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Microprocessors market: the General Court upholds the Commission's 2023 decision against Intel but reduces the fine by approximately € 140 million

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Marché des microprocesseurs : le Tribunal confirme la décision de 2023 de la Commission contre Intel mais réduit le montant de l'amende d’environ 140 millions d’euros

Une vingtaine de ressortissants du Monténégro combattraient avec les troupes russes en Ukraine. La police a lancé une « opération Lougansk », procédant à des perquisitions et deux arrestations, mais les médias pro-serbes dénoncent une mise en scène.

- Articles / Une - Diaporama, Monténégro, Ukraine, Défense, police et justice, Monitor (Monténégro)

Deux immeubles contigus se sont effondrés à Fès, dans le nord du Maroc mercredi. Selon le bilan établi par les autorités locales, au moins 22 personnes sont mortes et 16 autres ont été blessées "à divers degrés de gravité".

In today's edition: Grids package, environmental deregulation, renewables

Les alliés européens de l'Ukraine ont soutenu une proposition menée par l'Allemagne visant à transformer les actifs publics russes détenus en Belgique en un « prêt de réparation » afin de soutenir financièrement Kiev. Mais l'utilisation de ces actifs s'est avérée controversée, la Belgique accusant l'Union européenne de « minimiser » les risques.

Les députés doivent se prononcer sur le projet de budget de la Sécurité sociale. Les socialistes ont annoncé voter "pour", mais l'issue du vote reste incertaine. Ségolène Royal, ancienne candidate socialiste à la présidentielle, estime que "le PS fait preuve de responsabilité". C’est aussi les 120 ans du principe de laïcité. Pour Ségolène Royal, "un espace neutre n'est pas un espace sans religion". La socialiste est aussi l’auteure de "Mais qui va garder les enfants" (Éd. Fayard).

In today's edition: Google AI probe, Customs reform, AI & elections, Germany Space Act

Plus Kubilius' secret council, flagship projects, and military mobility emergencies

Volodymyr Zelensky veut remettre à Washington une nouvelle version de plan de paix, écrit avec les Européens, version dont on ne sait pas grand-chose. L'autre point abordé par le président ukrainien, en déplacement en Italie, sont les élections dans son pays : Volodymyr Zelensky a répondu à Donald Trump qui l'a accusé de se servir de la guerre pour ne pas organiser une nouvelle élection présidentielle.

Un calme relatif règne ce mercredi 10 décembre au matin à Uvira, chef-lieu du territoire du Sud-Kivu, sous contrôle des Forces armées de la RDC (FARDC) et des combattants Wazalendo. Selon des témoignages concordants, les habitants vaquent timidement à leurs occupations quotidiennes sans présence confirmée de rebelles du M23, bien que les marchés et écoles tournent au ralenti.

En votant le budget de la Securite sociale, le PS a-t-il aussi sauve la Macronie ? C'est la charge de LFI, qui voit dans ce vote une integration des socialistes a la coalition gouvernementale.

Le maire de Paris Centre, qui reunissait son comite de soutien lundi en presence de Bertrand Delanoe, tire a boulets rouges sur LFI et s'oppose a tout rapprochement de son camp avec les troupes melenchonistes.

In many villages, people may not have smartphones or internet, but they always have a radio. When forecasts are delivered in the local language, through voices they know, communities understand faster and act immediately. —John Mbise, a senior TMA climatologist

BBC Sport explores Mohamed Salah's personality with help from the people who know him best.

The organisation behind the LGBTQ+ "Pride Match" at the 2026 World Cup say they intend to push forward with their plans despite one of the teams involved objecting to Fifa.

Le 10 décembre est la Journée internationale des droits de l’homme. En République du Congo, le Centre d’Actions pour le développement (CAD) dénonce à cette occasion ce qu'il qualifie de « politique sécuritaire expéditive ». Dans un rapport publié ce début de semaine, l’organisation dénonce une augmentation des cas de violations des droits civils, dans un pays où les autorités luttent depuis plusieurs mois contre le grand banditisme. 

Written by Steven Blaakman.

Migration management is one of the European Union’s priorities. The geopolitical context has significantly changed, which has also affected the EU’s migration and asylum management. With the support of the EU, Member States need to be able to rapidly and effectively respond to developments in migratory flows. The European Commission has proposed significantly increasing EU funding for asylum and migration policies in the 2028-2034 multiannual financial framework.

The aim of the proposed regulation is to contribute to the efficient management of migration flows and asylum, including by providing support for the implementation, strengthening and development of the pact on migration and asylum, and the common system of temporary protection for displaced persons in the event of a mass influx.

LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL

2025/0540(COD) – Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council establishing the Union support for asylum, migration and integration for the period from 2028 to 2034, COM(2025) 540, 16 July 2025

NEXT STEPS IN THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT

For the latest developments in this legislative procedure, see the Legislative Train Schedule: 2025/0540(COD)

Read the complete briefing on ‘Union support for asylum, migration and integration‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

The United Nations Headquarters as seen from First Avenue in New York City. Credit: UN News/Vibhu Mishra

By Kul C Gautam
KATHMANDU, Nepal, Dec 10 2025 (IPS)

The election of the next Secretary-General of the United Nations comes at a highly inopportune moment in 2026, when the UN is being bypassed, and multilateralism—with the UN at its core—is under increasing challenge from some of the world’s most powerful states and leaders.

The new Secretary-General, taking office in 2027, will inherit an unprecedented financial crisis and a pressing need for major institutional reorganization simply to keep the UN afloat. At first glance, this hardly seems like the right moment for a new SG to advance a bold vision—one capable of winning over powerful leaders who appear lukewarm toward strengthening genuine multilateralism and instead prefer a multipolar order where each can guard its own sphere of influence.

Yet history reminds us that some of the boldest ideas have emerged during periods of great upheaval—wars, revolutions, and global crises. It is therefore conceivable that a visionary new UN leader could break new ground, introduce innovative ideas, and help plant the seeds for a rejuvenated, rules-based world order.

Kul Gautam

While many of today’s most powerful leaders may be ambivalent about multilateralism, the world’s general public—especially the digitally savvy younger generation—has a strong sense of global interdependence.

They increasingly identify as global citizens, eager to thrive in a borderless world, and are more likely to embrace visionary proposals for UN reform that meet the realities of the 21st century.

A promising starting point would be the election of the first-ever female Secretary-General of the UN. Another essential reform would be restructuring the UN’s financing system to make it more broad-based and less dependent on the whims of a few wealthy, powerful states.

Some consolidation of the UN’s sprawling architecture—much of it underfunded—is already underway through the current SG’s UN80 Initiative. A new SG could accelerate this effort, earning the support of both critics and cynics.

Still, even a dynamic and visionary new SG will require the backing of Member States. At present, leaders of the most powerful states, particularly the veto-wielding P5, seem disinclined to empower the world’s top diplomat as a true global leader.

While many enlightened global citizens—especially Gen Z—hope for a bold, inspiring figure at the helm, the major powers may prefer a more compliant “Secretary” rather than a strong, strategic “General.”

With the rise of the Global South and groupings such as BRICS+ and the G20, the balance of power—especially soft power—is shifting away from the states that founded the UN 80 years ago.

One hopes this evolving landscape will help strengthen the UN and reinvigorate multilateralism, which remains the only viable way to confront such transcendental issues as climate change, war and peace, pandemics, widening inequalities, and the profound opportunities and risks of the AI revolution.

The world urgently needs a more effective UN to address these pressing global challenges—none of which any nation, however rich or powerful, can tackle alone. It is to be hoped that world leaders, attuned to their peoples’ aspirations, will choose a highly capable new Secretary-General and empower her to help build a more peaceful and prosperous world for present and future generations.

Kul Gautam is a former UN Assistant Secretary-General, Deputy Executive Director of UNICEF and author of Global Citizen from Gulmi: My Journey from the Hills of Nepal to the Halls of the United Nations.

IPS UN Bureau

 

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