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Mit neuen EU-weiten Vorschriften wird ein harmonisierter strafrechtlicher Rahmen zur Korruptionsprävention und ‑bekämpfung geschaffen.

Der Rat hat den Rahmen für restriktive Maßnahmen gegen diejenigen, die für Handlungen verantwortlich sind, die die Souveränität und Unabhängigkeit der Republik Moldau destabilisieren, untergraben oder bedrohen, um ein weiteres Jahr bis zum 29. April 2027 verlängert.

Der Rat nimmt neue Vorschriften zur Verbesserung der Qualität, Verfügbarkeit und Rückverfolgbarkeit von forstlichem Vermehrungsgut (FVG) an, mit denen Innovation und Wettbewerbsfähigkeit im Saatgutsektor der EU gefördert werden.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council will take place on 24April 2026 at 16.00.

EU leaders will meet in Lefkosia and Agia Napa (Cyprus) on 23-24 April 2026.

The agreed text seeks to clarify social security rules for EU workers who have moved to a different EU country, while fairly distributing obligations among member states.
Committee on Employment and Social Affairs

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„Es besteht zum jetzigen Zeitpunkt keine Notwendigkeit, in die Lebens- und Reisegewohnheiten der Menschen einzugreifen“, sagte Verkehrskommissar Apostolos Tzitzikostas nach einer Videokonferenz mit Ministern.

Der deutsche Außenminister Johann Wadephul erklärte, die Aussetzung des Assoziierungsabkommens oder die Verhängung individueller Sanktionen gegen Israel seien „unangemessen“.

Vendredi 17 avril 2026 à 18 heures au campus Malesherbes (amphithéâtre 128) au 108, boulevard Malesherbes 75017 Paris

- Agenda / Monténégro, Région parisienne

Jeudi 16 avril 2026 à 16 heures à la bibliothèque Malesherbes (108, boulevard Malesherbes 75017 Paris).

- Agenda / Monténégro, Région parisienne

Mardi 14 avril 2026 à 18 heures à la Maison de la recherche de l'Inalco 2, rue de Lille 75007 Paris
Le Centre de Recherches Europes-Eurasie-CREE (Inalco) vous invite à une nouvelle séance des Débats du CREE autour du nouveau roman de Lea Ypi : Indignité (Calmann-Lévy). Le débat sera animé par l'historien Andreas Guidi.
« Et si tout ce que je sais sur ma grand-mère s'avérait être une histoire tissée d'espoir, de trahison, de pouvoir et de perfidie, une histoire qu'elle aurait inventée (…)

- Agenda / Albanie, Région parisienne

Né au Monténégro, il fut l'entraîneur mythique du Partizan de Belgrade. Grande figure du basket-ball, Duško Vujošević, décédé le 8 avril à l'âge de 67 ans, était toujours resté un Yougoslave de coeur, rétif à tout nationalisme et opposant déclaré au régime Vučić.

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Dimanche, la Serbie a vécu à l'heure hongroise. Tandis qu'Aleksandar Vučić espérait la victoire de son ami, allié politique et partenaire économique Viktor Orbán, l'opposition espérait, elle, que la Hongrie sache enfin tourner la page.

- Articles / Serbie, Courrier des Balkans, Orban Balkans, Vucic, Economie, Relations régionales, Politique

Implementing the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda and mainstreaming gender have the potential to make UN peacekeeping operations more operationally effective, including by improving situational awareness and strengthening mission planning. Within this effort, military gender advisers (MGAs) play a central role in integrating a gender perspective across the military components of UN missions.

This policy paper examines the role of MGAs in UN peacekeeping operations, drawing on interviews and survey data from gender advisers and focal points across missions.

It discusses how MGAs are situated within the UN Peacekeeping Gender Architecture, variations in recruitment and training of MGAs, and the wide range of roles and responsibilities of MGAs. Furthermore, the paper identifies persistent challenges, including unclear job descriptions, short deployment cycles, limited training, and difficulties in coordination with civilian counterparts. The paper finds that the effectiveness of MGAs is shaped by factors such as leadership support, professional background, gender and cultural dynamics, and resource constraints. It underscores that as peacekeeping operations face financial pressures and structural reforms, ensuring that gender advisers are adequately trained, resourced, and integrated into mission planning will be critical to maintaining operational effectiveness.

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STELLUNGNAHME zu dem Vorschlag für eine Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rates zur Einrichtung von „Horizont Europa“, dem Rahmenprogramm für Forschung und Innovation, für den Zeitraum 2028-2034 sowie über dessen Regeln für die Beteiligung und die Verbreitung der Ergebnisse und zur Aufhebung der Verordnung (EU) 2021/695
Ausschuss für Sicherheit und Verteidigung
Costas Mavrides

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La Vjosa, le dernier grand fleuve sauvage d'Europe, est théoriquement protégée par un parc naturel créé en 2023, mais sa mise en oeuvre patine. Le long des berges, au cœur des plaines agricoles, jusque dans le delta où le fleuve se jette dans l'Adriatique, la protection de ce cours d'eau unique se heurte à d'immenses défis.

- Articles / Barrages Balkans, Courrier des Balkans, Albanie, Environnement

The African Union’s admission to the G20 as a permanent member in 2023 marked a major milestone in global economic governance, giving the continent its first collective seat at one of the most influential decision-making forums on debt, trade, climate finance, and development. While this corrected a long-standing imbalance in representation, key questions remain about whether this institutional presence will translate into substantive influence.

This issue brief examines how the AU organizes its participation in the G20 and assesses the progress made under South Africa’s 2025 presidency, particularly on debt sustainability. It highlights initiatives such as the ministerial declaration on debt and the Africa Expert Panel proposals for reforms to the global debt architecture, while underscoring the continued limitations of existing G20 mechanisms, and the structural challenges posed by high borrowing costs..

The brief finds that while Africa has generated momentum within the G20, sustaining progress will require stronger coordination within the AU, the operationalization of key institutional mechanisms, and a more focused and strategic approach to advancing continental priorities in a shifting geopolitical landscape.

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IPI and the Permanent Mission of the Netherlands to the United Nations cohosted a policy forum, “Examining the Role of the Peacebuilding Fund in UN Peace Operation Contexts” on April 9th.

The UN Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) is designed to support catalytic, timely, and risk-tolerant investments through projects that contribute to advancing national peacebuilding priorities. Over the past two decades, the PBF has supported programming in over twenty contexts where the UN has deployed a peace operation and has often played a crucial role during mission transitions. The purpose of this event is to examine the role of the Fund in UN peace operation settings. The event will also serve to launch an IPI publication, “UN Peace Operations and the Role of the Peacebuilding Fund,” authored by Lauren McGowan, Policy Analyst at IPI.

Building on the insights of the report, this forum brought together representatives of the UN Secretariat, member states, and civil society organizations to discuss how the PBF has been leveraged in peace operation settings and how it can “further enhance its support” to countries preparing for or undergoing transitions from peace operations, in line with the recommendations of the recent review of the UN peacebuilding architecture (PBAR).

Opening Remarks:
Djeyhoun Ostowar, Counsellor, Deputy Head of Political Affairs Section, Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to the UN

Speakers:
Lauren McGowan, Policy Analyst, International Peace Institute
Bushra Hassan, Senior Monitoring and Evaluation Adviser, Peacebuilding Fund Support Branch, Peacebuilding and Peace Support Office
Anayansi Lopez, Head of Pillar, Civil Affairs, Human Rights, Guidance and Learning, Policy and Best Practices Service, Division of Policy, Evaluation and Training, Department of Peace Operations
Anees Ahmed, Director, Rule of Law Advisory Section, UN Mission in South Sudan (VTC)
Sheila Romen, Coordinator, Peacebuilding Fund Secretariat in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Resident Coordinators Office (VTC)

Moderator:
Jenna Russo, Director of Research and Head of the Brian Urquhart Center for Peace Operations and Peacebuilding, International Peace Institute

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