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Risking death to smuggle alcohol past Somali bandits and Islamist fighters

BBC Africa - Mon, 10/21/2024 - 02:00
Despite the dangers, the transporters of the illicit brew see it as a way out of poverty.
Categories: Africa

EPP piles pressure on Commission for revision of medical devices regulation

Euractiv.com - Sun, 10/20/2024 - 22:23
Peter Liese's resolution will be voted on by MEPs on Wednesday.
Categories: European Union

What Moldova’s twin vote means for its EU future and Russia’s grip

Euractiv.com - Sun, 10/20/2024 - 10:54
With both Moldova and Georgia heading to the polls, concerns are high in Brussels that either of them could slip into Russia’s orbit.
Categories: European Union

Les Balkans face au surtourisme (4/4) | L'Albanie, entre rêves et désillusions

Courrier des Balkans / Albanie - Sun, 10/20/2024 - 08:21

Cette année encore, l'Albanie a battu un record de visiteurs étrangers. Ces succès donnent des ailes au pays des aigles, considéré comme la nouvelle perle des Balkans. Les infrastructures et l'urbanisation massive entreprises par le gouvernement menacent pourtant de compromettre des ressources naturelles uniques.

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Categories: Balkans Occidentaux

Migrants held in Albania transferred to Italy after court ruling

Euractiv.com - Sun, 10/20/2024 - 07:24
The court said the 12 migrants in the new Albanian facility of Gjader had to return to Italy because their countries of origin -- Egypt and Bangladesh -- could not be considered safe.
Categories: European Union

Israel pounds Beirut and Gaza after drone attack at Netanyahu’s villa

Euractiv.com - Sun, 10/20/2024 - 07:12
Diplomats and other sources say that with US elections approaching, Israel is seeking to use intensified military operations to try to shield its borders and ensure its rivals cannot regroup.
Categories: European Union

Cuba restores power to one-fifth of population after nationwide blackouts

Euractiv.com - Sun, 10/20/2024 - 06:54
The unprecedented nationwide blackout is the latest blow in the nation of 10 million, already suffering from dramatic shortages of food, medicine and fuel.
Categories: European Union

'We are poisoning ourselves': Ghana gold rush sparks environmental disaster

BBC Africa - Sun, 10/20/2024 - 03:05
Rivers have been polluted and forests destroyed on a shocking scale by illegal gold miners.
Categories: Africa

Exposition : Murmure d'une journée sans évènements

Courrier des Balkans - Sat, 10/19/2024 - 23:59

Chapitre 1er de la série Disparitions dans les paysages
Mimi Ciora – Dinu Bodiciu Commissaire de l'exposition : Edith Lázár
12 septembre – 19 octobre | La Cave | Institutul français de Cluj-Napoca Vernissage : jeudi 12 septembre, 18h Horaires d'ouverture : du lundi au vendredi, 10h – 17h
« Ce n'est pas tant un son réel qu'une sorte de bourdonnement interne, comme on peut imaginer entendre les ongles et les cheveux pousser ou les bourgeons s'ouvrir. » – Jenny Hval, Paradise Rot*
C'est (…)

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Categories: Balkans Occidentaux

G7 extend hand to non-Western states protecting UN at first ever defence meeting

Euractiv.com - Sat, 10/19/2024 - 18:44
“We need to tear down barriers and increase the number of countries that are demanding that international crises be tackled with multinational and multilateral bodies and fora,” the Italian defence minister said.
Categories: European Union

Pourquoi les dirigeants africains cachent-ils leur état de santé ?

BBC Afrique - Sat, 10/19/2024 - 12:33
La santé des dirigeants africains est souvent couverte par l'omerta ou le secret défense, ce qui contribue à alimenter les rumeurs les plus folles dans la population ou les médias. Mais que nous cachent les chefs d'Etat africains sur leur santé ?
Categories: Afrique

Pourquoi les dirigeants africains cachent-ils leur état de santé ?

BBC Afrique - Sat, 10/19/2024 - 12:33
La santé des dirigeants africains est souvent couverte par l'omerta ou le secret défense, ce qui contribue à alimenter les rumeurs les plus folles dans la population ou les médias. Mais que nous cachent les chefs d'Etat africains sur leur santé ?
Categories: Afrique

There are ‘very different opinions’ in NATO on inviting Ukraine, Dutch minister says

Euractiv.com - Sat, 10/19/2024 - 07:14
To reach the necessary consensus, Dutch Defence Minister Ruben Brekelmans said, allies would need to agree clear criteria that Ukraine would need to meet to get an invitation.
Categories: European Union

Biden and allies in Berlin vow no let-up in support for Ukraine

Euractiv.com - Sat, 10/19/2024 - 06:59
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer met on the day outgoing US President Joe Biden made his farewell visit to Germany.
Categories: European Union

G7 defence summit convenes in Naples during ‘historic moment’

Euractiv.com - Sat, 10/19/2024 - 06:40
Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto told journalists in Brussels that he had personally requested the summit given the many conflicts facing the international community.
Categories: European Union

Switzerland defends decision leaving loophole in Russia sanctions

Euractiv.com - Sat, 10/19/2024 - 06:30
The US called the Swiss decision to not fully adopt all components of the 14th package of EU sanctions "disappointing" and expressed the hope that Bern would work to close the loophole.
Categories: European Union

'You can't show weakness' - why African leaders maintain secrecy around their health

BBC Africa - Sat, 10/19/2024 - 02:40
There is a long history of African leaders hiding or lying about their health to keep rivals at bay.
Categories: Africa

Exposition : Detchko Ouzounov / Carnets de voyage

Courrier des Balkans - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 23:59

Pour inaugurer la nouvelle saison artistique, nous sommes heureux de vous inviter au vernissage de l'exposition Detchko Ouzounov / Carnets de voyage le 20 septembre à partir de 18h30, présentant des aquarelles, dessins et esquisses du grand artiste bulgare à l'occasion du 125ème anniversaire de sa naissance.
Organisée en partenariat avec la Galerie d'art de la ville de Sofia, l'exposition est composée d'environ 70 œuvres réalisées lors des voyages de l'artiste en Europe, Asie, Amérique du (…)

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Categories: Balkans Occidentaux

EU needs 500,000 drivers urgently, truck and coach companies ask MEPs for solutions [Advocacy Lab Content]

Euractiv.com - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 21:29
The commercial road sector is trying to find drivers across Europe, but it’s becoming increasingly difficult. This week they asked the European Parliament for solutions.
Categories: European Union

Understanding EU standards, their energy transition role and global influence [Advocacy Lab Content]

Euractiv.com - Fri, 10/18/2024 - 21:06
Standards are voluntary guidelines establishing technical specifications for products, services, and processes. Their impact is global and they are helping to drive the energy transition.
Categories: European Union

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