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Ezt a Költségvetési Tanács elnöke, Ionuţ Dumitru nyilatkozta egy konferencián, amelyen az euróövezethez való csatlakozás feltételeit vázolták. Hozzátette, óriási a különbség e városok és az ország szegény vidékei között, és e különbségek csak mélyültek az utóbbi években. A 2200 lejes júniusi nettó átlagjövedelem csak a fővárosban, Ilfov, Kolozs és Temes megyékben volt magasabb, de 17 megyében 1600 lej alatti volt. Összegzésként az hangzott el, hogy a különböző régiók közötti eltéréseket mérsékelni kell, mielőtt az ország az euróövezetbe kerül.

A 30 hektáros vagy annál kisebb erdős területek magán vagy jogi személy tulajdonosai kérhetik az ingyenes védelem a kormány közleménye szerint. Az intézkedéssel az illegális fakivágást szorítanák vissza. Az őrzést a 2008-as erdészeti törvény írja elő, de eddig nem alkalmazták. A kormányhatározat szerint az összeget azoknak az erdészeteknek utalják, amelyek szerződéssel vállalják az erdős területek őrzését. A csaknem 250 millió lejes keretet mintegy 2 millióan vehetik igénybe a 2016-2020-as időszakban. Az intézkedés mintegy 580 ezer hektár területet érint.

November 17, 2016 (JUBA) - Briefing the United Nations Security Council for the last time, the Special Representative of the Secretary-General for South Sudan called on the 15-member body to continue to accord priority to the country and to consider the future of its people in taking any decisions.

The new head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), Ellen Margrethe Loj (Photo: UN/Staton Winter)

“The people of South Sudan have suffered far too much and for far too long. The victims of this conflict still carry hope and have high expectations from the international community,” Ellen Margrethe Løj told the Council today.

“I urge all involved and especially the South Sudanese leaders never to lose sight of the ultimate goal – a peaceful and prosperous future for the people of South Sudan,” she added.

Ms. Løj underscored that the difference between the success and failure of the South Sudanese Peace Agreement lay in its comprehensive and inclusive implementation by its parties and called for sustained regional and international support to the country.

Further in her briefing, she highlighted that the security situation in the country, particularly in the Greater Equatorias, in parts of Unity, and Western Bahr el Ghazal states, remained volatile, with frequent attacks that resulted in civilian casualties and displacement, as well as disrupted supply of essential goods, including food.

The envoy also said the increasingly fragmented conflict – often with ethnic undertones – continued to push the country towards further division and risked a full-scale civil conflict.

“Much more needs to be done by the Transitional Government [of National Unity] to put a stop to these security incidents that contribute to an environment of instability and violence, lead to displacement and exacerbate the already dire humanitarian situation,” she said, underscoring the need to take actions that arrest the increasing ethnic tensions.

UNMISS chief cites ‘dire' humanitarian situation

Ms. Løj, also the head of the UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS), informed the Council that despite an agreement between the Government and the Mission on freedom of movement, military commanders on the ground were either not informed of or disregarded the agreement, causing significant challenges to the Mission's movement and patrols.

In addition, she drew attention to the humanitarian situation that remained “dire” with some 4.8 million people estimated to be severely food insecure and farmers in parts of the country likely to miss the upcoming planting season due to lack of availability of seeds, caused by fragile security.

“Our humanitarian colleagues are doing their outmost best to reach people in need but they continue to face obstacles in terms of movement, bureaucratic procedures and criminality,” she said.

This briefing was Ms. Løj's last briefing to the Security Council in her current post. She steps down from these positions at the end of November.

(ST)

Source : © European Union, 2016 - EP

Les libéraux étaient persuadés que l’histoire était de leur côté, explique Michael Ignatieff. Voilà pourquoi ils paniquent maintenant que Donald Trump a remporté les élections. Pour lui, leur réaction est excessive.

Lázár János szerint bosszú áll a vádak mögött az uniós biztos magánrepülős budapesti látogatásáról. Az uniós szóvivő szerint a német üzletember nem ért ahhoz, amiről elvileg tanácsot ad a magyar kormánynak.

Lázár János szerint bosszú áll a vádak mögött az uniós biztos magánrepülős budapesti látogatásáról. Az uniós szóvivő szerint a német üzletember nem ért ahhoz, amiről elvileg tanácsot ad a magyar kormánynak.

Par : Amir Nabil

Après leur déboire avec les responsables en charge de l'enseignement supérieur, les responsables d'établissement privés ont décidé de prendre leurs responsabilités. Et la prise en main de leur destin passe par un regroupement au sein d'un creuset formel pour défendre leur cause. C'est ce qui vient de se traduire par la création du patronat des établissements privés d'enseignement supérieur (PEPES). Hier jeudi 17 Novembre 2016, plusieurs présidents et promoteurs de ces établissements se sont réunis à Cotonou pour formaliser leur cadre. Au terme des travaux, un bureau de 9 membres a été élu. Ce bureau est présidé le Colonel des douanes Marcellin Zannou, Président fondateur du prestigieux Institut Supérieur des Métiers de l'Audiovisuel (Isma). Il faut préciser que l'objectif du PEPES est d'œuvrer à l'instauration de meilleures pratiques au sein de ses membres et d'accompagner la tutelle pour une meilleure qualité de l'enseignement supérieur au Bénin. Nous vous invitons à consulter la liste du tout premier bureau du (PEPES)

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NAISSANCE DU PATRONAT DES ÉTABLISSEMENTS PRIVÉS D'ENSEIGNEMENT SUPÉRIEUR (PEPES)
Réunis en Assemblée Générale constitutive ce jour jeudi 17 novembre 2016, les présidents et promoteurs de 17 Universités et Ecoles privées d'enseignement supérieur ont créé le Patronat des Établissements Privés d'Enseignement Supérieur (PEPES).
Le Bureau devant conduire la destinée du nouveau Patronat est composé ainsi qu'il suit :
Président : ZANNOU Marcellin (ISMA)
1er VP : ZOCLI D'Alcantara (ESPERANZA)
2ème VP : KOUPHIN Charles (ISM ADONAI)
Secrétaire Général : MEHOBA Théodore (SCAE)
Trésorier Général : ASSOGBA Victor (PIGIER BENIN)
Commissaire aux comptes : KOUDESSI Epiphane (HEGT)
Commissaire gouvernance et qualité : SONOU Fabrice (Les Cours SONOU )
Commissaire à la Communication : HOUNHUEDO Isidore (ESM BENIN)
Commissaire à l'organisation : GUIDI Salomon (HEIM)
L'assemblée Générale, fort de l'engagement à oeuvrer pour les bonnes pratiques a créé un Conseil d'éthique et de Discipline composé ainsi qu'il suit :
Président : GANDONOU Albert , (IUB)
VP : AYIVOR Georges (ESGIS)
Rapporteur, : AGBOSSOU Roland (ESAG AMEN)
Membres : HOUESSOU-ADIN Thomas (IUST-SA BENIN), GUIDIBI Emmanuel (IAE-OPA).
Le Président d'honneur du Patronat est le professeur GLELE Valère de L'UPI-ONM.
Le nouveau Patronat ainsi créé fera une déclaration dans les tout prochains jours.

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On December 4, Italy is slated to hold a crucial referendum. At stake is the reform of the country’s Constitution proposed by the current government. The reform will see, among other things, Italy’s two chamber system radically change. The Senate will see its duties drastically reduced and it will be composed of regional and city councilmen.

With the vote nearing, the campaign is in full swing and for the first time is involving Italians abroad. Several politicians on both sides of the campaign have travelled around the world to promote their view on the issue. Brussels is no exception, given the importance of the local Italian community.

Over the past two days, there were meetings with the public led by important figures in favour and against the reform. The Basta un Si (A Yes is enough) committee organised a public meeting with Foreign Minister Paolo Gentiloni in between the Eurogroup meeting of Foreign Ministers, whilst the Io dico No (I say No) had Vice-President of the Italian Parliament Luigi Di Maio, MPs Gianluca Vacca and Simone Valente, and MEPs Isabella Adinolfi and Ignazio Corrao.

The main sponsor of Basta un Si is the Democratic Party (PD). Its meeting was held in the Piedmont regional office, which has a spacious hall and wine bar. Several activists from around Europe joined to explain what they have been doing in order to promote their view. Activities included aperitifs with other expats and dinners at home with other undecided expats. Activists from Belgium, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the UK expressed their engagement with the campaign and spoke in positive terms about their experience so far.

Gentiloni gave a longer speech in which he praised the activists and underlined the importance of the reform. He also said how curious Italians abroad are about the referendum. In the Eurogroup, he has been asked many times about situation and, according to him, he was even asked about the referendum during his recent trip to Mali.

The minister didn’t touch on all the aspects of the reform in his speech, only some. Most notably, Gentiloni spoke about the reform of the Senate. He said that even the current system, which dates back to 1948, was accepted as a compromise by the Constituent Assembly. A reform of the model that has both the Parliament and Senate sharing the same duties and powers has been discussed repetitively throughout the years and in his view, it is an upgrade needed and much awaited.

The second aspect that Gentiloni spoke about was about the so-called Titolo V (Article V) that reshapes the duties of local governments in favour of the central state. About this, Gentiloni admitted that the actual situation, a result of previous Constitutional reforms, was a mistake that his party made, leaving a more confusing situation that needs to be clarified.

After the meeting, the minister went away whilst the committee invited the participant to have a glass of wine and discuss the reform one-on-one.

The Io dico No meeting was held in the Huis van het Nederlands, in one of its auditoriums. After a brief introduction by a local activist, the five MPs and MEPs gave one brief speech each and then passed the floor to questions from the audience.

All the politicians are part of the Five Star Movement and one of them, Luigi Di Maio, is one of the most prominent politicians. His speech was probably the longest and focused on the opportunity that a victory of the “No” vote would bring, with Matteo Renzi’s promise to resign. He thinks a victory of the “No” vote is a chance to “send back home” the current elite. He explained how the reform and most of the government policies of the past months have been made trying to conserve power and to avoid a Five Star Movement government.

Most of their speeches were very generic against the reform, and focused more on related topics or other issues that the Movement deems important. For instance, they spoke at length about the electoral law, explaining their own proposal that they will table to the President of the Republic in case of the government’s collapse. Also, another topic touched on was about lowering the cost of politics, one of the Movement stauncher propositioned. They were keen to underline how the reform won’t save much money as the government said, and rather their proposals will.

The audience’s questions were more focused on some aspect of the reform, but the mood was generally against it and with the hope that it won’t pass. A good part of them were mostly concerned with the votes from Italians abroad, that Di Maio earlier called at risk of fraud and invited all the public to be careful.

The meetings were both full of people, with no clear distinction between the two groups. On both sides, there were young professionals and older citizens, as well as older and younger expats. It shows that there is the will to confront and know more about the topic and the referendum. It also shows the different positions of Italy’s main parties.

The Five Star Movement is leading in the polls at a national level and it is not hard to see them gaining more and more votes. In many ways, they are in the same mould of many populist movements that are gaining importance all across the world and in the same way they may have avoided more technical questions or to dig deeper in their own proposal. Di Maio mentioned their ideas for a Constitutional reform but never really explained the details.

On the other hand, the Democratic Party and the “Yes” front have the advantage of being the government party, however this has lead them to sink in preferences and the reform is suffering from this. Moreover, the Democratic Party is not united on the issue. A minority is being led by former secretary and two time minister Pierluigi Bersani that is supporting the “No.” Gentiloni was very critical of these choices, noting that it is not the first time that the party showed signs of self-destruction.

 

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Less than two weeks after his public apology, Commissioner for Digital Economy and Society Günther Oettinger is facing another alleged ethics breach.

Now the news is all about Oettinger “catching a lift” with businessman Klaus Mangold so he could get to a meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on time, as he had been invited by the Hungarian government to attend a conference in Budapest, last May.

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Lithuania warned ion Friday morning that Vladimir Putin may choose to test NATO’s resolve in the weeks leading to Donald Trump’s coming to office.

Foreign Minister Linas Linkevicius said he was “very afraid” for the Baltics, as well as the Syrian city of Aleppo. Lithuania has a direct land border with Russia in the enclave of Kaliningrad. Lithuania claims Russia has been bolstering its military capability in Kaliningrad.

Over the last year, Lithuania has reintroduced military conscription, increased military spending, and is preparing citizens for ways to react in the event of a Russian invasion, including intelligence gathering.

Trump’s view that Russia should be a partner has raised fears of European security becoming a secondary concern.

From Berlin, US President Barack Obama urged his successor on Thursday to stand up to Russia if Moscow deviates from “international norms.” He also warned of a cyber arms race. President Obama is on his last tour of Europe, reassuring international partners that Washington remains committed to NATO.

In turn, Chancellor Merkel accepted – in line with Mr. Trump’s argument – that the US shouldered most of the burden and that Europe needed to spend more on defense.

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Au moment où le président-élu des Etats-Unis, Donald Trump, nomme un négationniste du réchauffement pour s’occuper d’environnement, Barack Obama publie le plan climatique américain pour 2050. Un article de notre partenaire le JDLE.

South Africa captain Faf du Plessis is charged with ball tampering in the second Test win over Australia in Hobart.

ARI 80/2016 - 17/11/2016
Mario Esteban

Los países del Sudeste Asiático se están posicionando en relación a la disputa entre EEUU y China por incrementar su influencia en la zona. ¿Cómo puede verse dicho proceso influido por el cambio de gobierno en Washington?

L'impôt sur les sociétés sera abaissé à 9 % en Hongrie pour toutes les entreprises à partir de 2017, le plus bas taux de l'Union européenne, a annoncé jeudi le Premier ministre Viktor Orban.

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EU member states moved a step closer to giving Ukraine visa-free access after ambassadors gave the Commission the green light for new talks on easing the rules but only after the bloc beefs up a mechanism to suspend visa-free agreements in an emergency.

The ability for Ukrainians to travel through Europe’s so-called Schengen zone has been long sought by Kiev, since it would potentially give a jolt to cross-border trade.

But some European nations fear an influx of lower-wage workers from Ukraine will put more pressure on labor markets and add to the growing doubts about immigration on the continents.

Both Ukraine and Georgia, another former Soviet republic, are at the same stage in the process, waiting for a compromise between the European Council and the European Parliament on the suspension mechanism.

Ukraine, a former Soviet republic, has fostered closer ties with the EU since Moscow annexed its Black Sea peninsula of Crimea in 2014 and started backing rebels fighting Kiev’s troops in the east of the country.

Many difficulties to progress remain, not least Ukraine’s sluggish fight against endemic corruption and the EU’s caution on immigration after the arrival of about 1.3 million refugees and migrants in 2015, mainly from the Middle East and North Africa.

But, a week before an EU-Ukraine summit on Nov. 24, EU states gave their conditional backing to allowing Ukrainians to travel visa-free to the bloc for short visits.

Implementation, however, will take time as further negotiations are needed between the EU states, the European Parliament and the bloc’s executive European Commission.

The decision on Thursday also says visa liberalization for Ukraine should not take effect until after the bloc – wary of a repeat of last year’s refugee influx – rolls out a beefed-up mechanism to lift any visa waivers in case of emergency.

Talks on the so-called suspension mechanism have been making slow progress and diplomats say it could take weeks before it is in place.

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Les citoyens européens sont insatisfaits de la lutte contre la corruption dans leur pays, selon une  enquête de Transparency Intertnational. Des résultats alarmants dans le contexte de la montée des extrêmes. Un article de notre partenaire La Tribune.

Ian Borg, responsable parlementaire de la présidence maltaise, estime qu’une UE à géométrie variable s’adapterait mieux aux besoins divers des États membres et permettrait de restaurer la confiance des citoyens.