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The letter had been drafted and was expected to be sent – but it fell through as political campaigning got underway, French Interior Minister Bruno Retailleau’s cabinet told Euractiv.

Die Republik Moldau steht vor einer wegweisenden Präsidentschaftswahl sowie einem entscheidenden EU-Referendum. Letzteres hat zum Ziel, den EU-Beitritt als verfassungsmäßiges Ziel festzuschreiben. Die Sorge vor russischer Einmischung bleibt dabei hoch.

Deutschland und Norwegen wollen die Sicherheit von kritischen Unterwasserinfrastrukturen innerhalb der NATO stärken. Eine Aufteilung des NATO-Territoriums in fünf Meeresregionen, bei dem jedes Gebiet von einem Mitglied der Allianz geschützt wird, soll dabei helfen.

The next meeting of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, 4 December 2024 from 9:00-12:30 and 14:30-18:30 and on Thursday, 5 December 2024 from 9:00-12:30 in Brussels (room TBC).

Further information about the meeting can be found here.

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SEDE missions 2023:

• India - 17-21 December 2023
• Israel and OPT - 8-10 December 2023
  
• Germany and Poland - 24-26 July 2023
  
• Armenia - 19-22 June 2023
  
• Romania and Moldova - 15-18 May 2023
  
• Djibouti and Somalia - 1-4 April 2023
  
• Bosnia and Herzegovina - 20-23 February 2023
  

SEDE meetings' calendar 2nd half of 2024 - 10th legislature
AFET-DROI-SEDE calendar of meetings - 2nd half of 2024
EP calendar 2024
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Ligne du Samu surchargée, déserts médicaux, manque de moyens et problèmes de répartition des personnels soignants... En Serbie, les soins urgences sont bien loin des standards européens et des associations tirent la sonnette d'alarme.

- Articles / Serbie, Mašina, Société, Santé

From 14 to 17 October 2024, a delegation from Albania’s Central Election Commission (CEC), including representatives from the Regulatory Commission and the technical staff, conducted a study visit to Sarajevo, focused on the administration of the out-of-country voting. The visit – organized by the OSCE Presence – comes at a crucial time for Albania, as the CEC is drafting secondary legislation to facilitate the participation of Albanian citizens living abroad in the 2025 parliamentary elections.

The Albanian delegation met with representatives of Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Central Election Commission, officials overseeing the election counting process, and representatives of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. During the meetings, participants discussed the rules and procedures for out-of-country voting, focusing on voter registration for citizens living abroad, the preparation of voter lists, voting procedures, tabulation of results, and the use of new technology. The Albanian officials were introduced to Bosnia and Herzegovina’s nearly three decades of experience in implementing out-of-country voting, including challenges faced and the solutions developed over the years. Special emphasis was placed on the recent local elections, where measures were taken to enhance the integrity and inclusiveness of voting from abroad.

The OSCE Presence in Albania organized the visit as part of its "Support to electoral reform and processes in Albania" project funded by Sweden, Switzerland, the U.S. Mission to the OSCE and Poland.

The climate crisis is a child rights crisis. Children face distinct and heightened risks from the escalating im- pacts of climate change and increase in disasters. As disasters increase in number and severity around the world, children and young people in several countries but also in Greece bear the greatest burdens that can last a lifetime. They are often impacted first and most severely by crisis in their education, livelihoods, health and wellbeing. Girls, women, people with disabilities, displaced children, and families living under the poverty line are especially vulnerable. Disasters threaten all children’s inherent rights guaranteed in the Convention on the Rights of the Child to life, survival, protection, development, participation and free expression. The pres- ent report provides an analysis of the state of climate in Greece; a review of the climate policy and regulatory framework assessing the extent of child sensitivity and inclusivity; a children’s vulnerability mapping of the 13 Regions of Greece; and lastly how climate change affects children in Greece, mainly in the domain of education, overall service provision, mental health and well-being. The key outcomes have been shaped into a set of recommendations to competent Authorities and stakeholders that directly address the critical challenges faced by children in Greece in the aftermath of environmental disasters, exacerbated by climate change.

Key findings & takeaways of the present report:

• 2023 was the warmest year of the last 30 years, and the third driest year since 1991.
• 25 Municipalities declared State of Emergency on the grounds of drought and water stress in the period May-September 2024.
• Existing national policy & regulatory framework on climate change adaptation lacks particular measures and pro- visions for and by children, as well as other social standards.
• Peloponnese, Thessaly and Western Greece are the three Regions of Greece with a higher disaster risks 307,763 children are estimated to be at high risk of being affected by climate change in Greece.
• 80% of teachers that participated in the focus group discussion stated that the schools they work (or have previously worked) at are inadequately equipped to handle extreme weather events.
• Almost 70% of students that participated in the U-Report poll reported that they were not able to attend their class- es due to adverse weather during the last year.
• Increased anxiety, followed by limited greenery and forests were the two most prevalent effects of climate change as reported by young people participating in the U-Report poll.

Authors: George Dikaios, PhD, Research Fellow,ELIAMEP; Persefoni Kerentzi , PhD (c ), Schoolteacher; Vagia Tsoutsi, PhD, Reseacher at Aiginiteio University Hospital Athens; Marianna Terezaki, Research Assistant, ELIAMEP; Socratis Vlachakis, Programme Officer- Climate & Environment, UNICEF.
Advisory committee: Emmanouella Doussis, Professor, NKUA

Read the full report here in pdf.

Der designierte Energiekommissar Dan Jørgensen soll bei seiner Anhörung im EU-Parlament laut Dokumenten die CO2-Preispolitik der EU und die Stromexporte in die Ukraine verteidigen. Außerdem wird ihm angeraten, sich mit Befürwortern der Atomkraft zu versöhnen.

Dans un avis juridique de la Commission européenne datant de 2018, des propositions similaires aux « centres de retour » discutées par les dirigeants de l’UE lors du sommet de jeudi 17 octobre avaient été considérées comme soulevant des « défis juridiques et pratiques importants ».

The award ceremony will take place at 18.00, on Wednesday 23 October 2024, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg (Daphne Caruana Galizia Press Room).

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The award ceremony will take place at 18.00, on Wednesday 23 October 2024, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg (Daphne Caruana Galizia Press Room).

Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The award ceremony will take place at 18.00, on Wednesday 23 October 2024, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg (Daphne Caruana Galizia Press Room).

Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The award ceremony will take place at 18.00, on Wednesday 23 October 2024, at the European Parliament in Strasbourg (Daphne Caruana Galizia Press Room).

Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

A nearly €22 billion initiative is being implemented over the 2021-2027 period, aimed at achieving key European priorities.

Les dirigeants de l’Union européenne (UE) ont adopté une déclaration commune appelant la Commission européenne à proposer une nouvelle législation sur les retours des migrants en situation irrégulière ce jeudi 17 octobre.

Die EU-Staats- und Regierungschefs bekräftigen erneut ihre Forderung nach Deeskalation im Nahen Osten. Sie hoffen, dass die kürzliche Tötung des Hamas-Führers Yahya Sinwar den Weg für einen Waffenstillstand ebnen könnte.

Erstmals trafen sich die G7-Staaten im italienischen Solfagnano, um über Inklusion und die Rechte von Menschen mit Behinderungen zu beraten. Dabei einigten sie sich darauf, diese Themen zu einer "Priorität auf der politischen Agenda" zu machen.

Lors du sommet européen du 17 octobre, les dirigeants de l’Union européenne (UE) ont réitéré leurs appels en faveur d’une baisse des tensions au Moyen-Orient. Certains espèrent aussi que le récent assassinat du chef du Hamas, Yahya Sinwar, puisse déclencher des négociations en vue d’un cessez-le-feu.

In ihrer Abschlusserklärung zum EU-Gipfel fordern die EU-Staats- und Regierungschefs neue Rechtsvorschriften für die Rückführung irregulärer Migranten forderten. Auch die polnischen Bedenken wurden offenbar berücksichtigt.