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La commissaire chargée de la Concurrence, Teresa Ribera, a fait savoir qu’elle n’était pas favorable à un « retour en arrière » sur les législations de l’UE et a défendu les règles du bloc en matière d’intelligence artificielle.

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Eine Niederlage in den Marken wäre als landesweiter Dämpfer für Meloni gewertet worden. Stattdessen stärkt der Erfolg den Eindruck, dass ihre Regierung, die seit 2022 im Amt ist, weiter fest im Sattel sitzt.

Trump et Netanyahu sont des alliés proches depuis de nombreuses années, mais pas sans désaccords. Voici les moments clés de leur relation.

Seit mehr als 50 Jahren entsendet der philippinische Staat Arbeitskräfte auf den globalen Arbeitsmarkt. Die Arbeitsmigration ist auf den Philippinen stark institutionalisiert und Teil der Alltagskultur. Auch Geschlechterverhältnisse werden durch sie neu verhandelt.

Seit mehr als 50 Jahren entsendet der philippinische Staat Arbeitskräfte auf den globalen Arbeitsmarkt. Die Arbeitsmigration ist auf den Philippinen stark institutionalisiert und Teil der Alltagskultur. Auch Geschlechterverhältnisse werden durch sie neu verhandelt.

Seit mehr als 50 Jahren entsendet der philippinische Staat Arbeitskräfte auf den globalen Arbeitsmarkt. Die Arbeitsmigration ist auf den Philippinen stark institutionalisiert und Teil der Alltagskultur. Auch Geschlechterverhältnisse werden durch sie neu verhandelt.

Un réchauffement inédit, des vagues de chaleur marines, l’élévation du niveau de la mer, l’expansion d’espèces envahissantes et la perte accélérée de la banquise menacent les océans, leurs écosystèmes, la sécurité alimentaire, les économies et les communautés côtières. Tel est le constat alarmant du rapport annuel du service de surveillance par satellite Copernicus de l’Union européenne.

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The next meeting of the Committee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Monday, 13 October 2025 from 18.30-21.00 in Brussels (room ANTALL 4Q1).

Further information about the SEDE meeting can be found here.

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SEDE missions 2025:

• Norway - 27-30 May 2025
• Moldova and Ukraine - 14-17 April 2025
  
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - 24-27 February 2025
• Israel and Palestine - 5-8 February 2025

SEDE missions 2024:

• United Kingdom - 28-30 October 2024
• Ukraine - 25-26 October 2024

SEDE Committee meetings' calendar 2025
EP calendar 2025
Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

À l’approche de deux sommets européens organisés au Danemark, la Première ministre du pays, Mette Frederiksen, traverse une zone de turbulences politiques. Les récentes incursions de drones au-dessus d’infrastructures sensibles danoises ont pris les autorités par surprise et mis à l’épreuve la réputation de fermeté de la dirigeante.

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Willkommen bei Rapporteur! Jeden Tag liefern wir Ihnen die wichtigsten Nachrichten und Hintergründe aus der EU- und Europapolitik. Need-to-knows: Kopenhagen: EU-Staats- und Regierungschefs treffen sich zu einem informellen Europäischen Rat, um über die Ukraine und Verteidigung zu beraten Brüssel: Kommission und Parlament geraten wegen „Omnibus“-Paket zum Bürokratieabbau aneinander Gaza: Donald Trumps Friedensplan erschwert Europas Debatte über Sanktionen gegen […]

DIW-Themenbericht zum Jahrestag der Deutschen Einheit – Finanz- und Wirtschaftskraft der Länder sehr heterogen – Ostdeutsche Länder weiter schwach, schließen aber zu ärmeren westdeutschen auf – Finanzstarke Länder setzen sich ab – Produktivitätslücke zwischen Ost und West schließt sich – Stattdessen ...

L’initiative phare de la Commission européenne visant à simplifier la législation s’est transformée en une véritable lutte politique, diplomates et fonctionnaires accusant les députés européens de ralentir le processus.

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Bienvenue dans Rapporteur. Je suis Eddy Wax, avec Nicoletta Ionta à Bruxelles. À savoir : Copenhague : les dirigeants de l’UE se réunissent pour un Conseil européen informel afin de discuter de l’Ukraine et de la défense Bruxelles : la Commission et le Parlement s’affrontent sur le paquet « omnibus » visant à réduire les […]

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Written by Alina-Alexandra Georgescu.

Access to culture is a fundamental human right according to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights: cultural rights are indispensable for the dignity and the free development of the personality, and ‘everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, [and] to enjoy the arts’. Despite this legal underpinning, not everyone in the EU has equal access to culture. People with disabilities, and people living in rural, remote and disadvantaged areas, face a complex set of barriers to participation in cultural life: financial, physical, digital, legal and psychological.

Culture plays a vital role in fostering a European sense of belonging and social cohesion. It enhances Europe’s resilience for safeguarding democracy, particularly in today’s increasingly polarised societies. Therefore, barriers to participation in culture should be eliminated. Various studies have identified barriers to accessing culture for people with disabilities and those living in rural, remote and disadvantaged areas, and made recommendations on how such barriers can be removed. The EU has taken various measures to promote participation in culture, together with funding programmes for people with disabilities and people living in rural, remote and disadvantaged areas.

The ambitious framework placing culture at the centre of EU policies, the new Culture Compass for Europe, should ensure that culture becomes more accessible. The European Parliament has played a crucial role in advancing discussions on equal and obstacle-free access to cultural participation for all EU citizens. It has pointed out that any kind of barriers to full participation by individuals and communities in culture impede the development of truly democratic and inclusive societies.

Read the complete briefing on ‘Access to culture for people with disabilities and people living in rural, remote and disadvantaged areas‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

Marinel Ubaldo, climate activist from the Philippines, speaks at a Climate Week event hosted by Oxfam in New York City. Credit: Karelia Pallan/Oxfam

By Marinel Ubaldo
NEW YORK, Oct 1 2025 (IPS)

I was 16 years old when Super-Typhoon Haiyan tore through my community in Eastern Samar in the Philippines. It remains one of the deadliest storms in history, killing more than 6,000 people and displacing millions. My community lost everything: Loved ones, family homes and land, our ways to earn a living and rebuild, and our sense of safety all vanished overnight.

That storm did not happen in a vacuum. Fossil fuel companies have exacerbated the climate crisis, and with it, the destructive power and frequency of natural disasters. The fossil fuel companies, however, did not pay for the damage – instead they have raked in record profits, while it was our families, our government, and international donors who bore the costs.

That experience shaped my life.

Since Haiyan, I have worked with survivors, youth, and frontline communities across the Philippines and beyond. I have seen up close how climate disasters strip away homes, food security, and dignity.

I have also seen how fossil fuel corporations continue to rake in record profits while we pay the price. That is why I’ve joined campaigns like Make Rich Polluters Pay. Because what we are demanding is not charity – it is justice and accountability.

The science is clear: fossil fuel companies are responsible for around 75% of global greenhouse gas emissions. They have known for decades that burning oil, gas, and coal would destabilize the climate, yet they still choose to deceive the public and delay action. Today, their profits remain astronomical. In 2022 alone, fossil fuel companies made nearly $600 billion in after-tax profits.

Our demand is simple: tax these polluters for the damages they have caused, and channel those revenues to the communities least responsible yet hit hardest by the climate crisis. Such a tax would not only correct a historic injustice, but also mobilize desperately needed resources for adaptation, loss and damage compensation, and a just energy transition.

And it is not only fossil fuel companies that must be held accountable. Oxfam research has found that the richest 1% percent of humanity contribute more to climate breakdown than the poorest two-thirds combined.

A wealth tax on millionaires and billionaires, alongside a permanent polluter profits tax, could raise trillions each year to fund renewable energy, support farmers facing drought, and relieve the crushing debt burdens of countries like mine.

It’s important to note that this is not just an activist demand. A recent survey commissioned by Oxfam and Greenpeace, conducted across 13 countries covering nearly half the world’s population, show overwhelming support for taxing fossil fuel companies. Some key takeaways include:

• 81% of people support taxing fossil fuel companies – oil, gas, and coal – to pay for climate damages.
• 66% of people say oil and gas companies, not ordinary workers, should cover the costs of disasters.
• 86% of respondents want the revenues directed to communities most impacted by the climate crisis.
• 75% of respondents say frequent flyers, business-class travelers, and private jet users should pay more tax.
• And critically, 77% of people say they would be more likely to vote for political candidates who prioritize taxing polluters and the super-rich.

Even in the United States, with a climate denier in the White House, there is broad and bipartisan support: 75% of people surveyed support taxing oil and gas companies for climate damages – including 63% of Republicans.

In my own country, the Philippines, support is even higher: 84% back taxing fossil fuel companies. For us, the reason is clear. We know what it means to lose everything in a storm while watching corporations grow richer from the fuels that heat our planet.

And momentum for action is building. Last week, nearly 40 former heads of state and government – including former UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and former presidents Mary Robinson (Ireland), Vicente Fox (Mexico), and Carlos Alvarado (Costa Rica), among many others – issued an open letter urging governments to adopt permanent polluter profit taxes.

They argue that fossil fuel companies must contribute their fair share to finance the global energy transition and support those most at risk.

Oxfam analysis shows that a polluter profits tax on oil, gas, and coal companies could raise up to $400 billion in its first year alone. That is enough to provide major support for renewable energy expansion, climate adaptation, and relief for countries drowning in debt.

We also know this approach is feasible. During the 2022 oil price crisis, several governments implemented windfall taxes. In the United States, states like Vermont and New York have passed legislation requiring fossil fuel companies to pay into funds that support adaptation and disaster response. These examples prove that taxing polluters is possible and popular.

As world leaders return home after this year’s UN General Assembly to prepare for upcoming G20 talks in South Africa and COP30 in Brazil, the question before them is not whether this is possible. It is whether they will listen to scientists, to the public, to former presidents and prime ministers, and to frontline voices like mine.

For me, and for millions already living in the heart of this crisis, the call is clear: it is past time to make polluters pay.

Marinel Ubaldo is a climate activist from the Philippines who advocates for climate justice, and is a founding partner, of Oxfam’s “Make Rich Polluters Pay” campaign.

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By Ben Malor
NEW YORK, Sep 30 2025 (IPS)

DANGER – WARNING – ALARM: Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Maria Ressa is warning that lies are being weaponized deliberately to manipulate people around the world. Big, profit-oriented, and technology-enabled companies are now disregarding or trampling over the sanctity and veracity of facts and information to speed up disinformation, (using AI) in ways that quickly erase truth and leave people manipulated.

Even democratic elections are getting manipulated to the extent that some 72 per cent of the world is now living under illiberal or authoritarian regimes that have been “democratically” elected. Journalism, fact-checking, and public trust are under attack from this deliberate subversion of information integrity.

Enjoy this interview I conducted with Ms Ressa, (produced, directed and edited by my UN News and Media colleagues, Paulina Kubiak and Alban Mendes De Leon).

Ben Malor is the Chief Editor, UN Dailies, at UN News.

 

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