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Peter Pellegrini államfő aláírta a 2025-ös állami költségvetési törvényt. Bízik benne, hogy a kormány figyelemmel fogja követni, milyen hatásai lesznek a törvénynek az emberekre, és szükség esetén megtalálja a módját, hogy segítséget nyújtson a szociálisan sebezhető rétegeknek – tájékoztatta a TASR-t az elnöki hivatal kommunikációs osztálya. Kiemelt kép: TASR

L’enquête administrative confirme qu’il n’y a pas eu d’erreur de calcul faite par l’OFAS sur l’AVS.

Pascal Broulis relance le projet de créer un Secrétariat d’État aux transports. Dix ans après un premier échec, cette fois sera-t-elle la bonne?

EU-Kommissionspräsidentin Ursula von der Leyen, wird nicht an der Wiedereröffnung der Notre-Dame Kathedrale in Paris teilnehmen, gab sie wenige Stunden nach der Einigung auf das EU-Mercosur-Handelsabkommen bekannt. Frankreich lehnt das Abkommen weiterhin vehement ab.

The agreed text makes the Paris Agreement an "essential element" of the trade deal, an inclusion Brussels has been trying to secure for years.

La chercheuse Bella DePaulo, qui s'est consacrée à l'étude de la vie des célibataires, fait part de ses conclusions dans une interview accordée à la BBC.

Written by Gemma Patterson.

The European Parliament’s Committee on Women’s Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) is organising the fifth European Gender Equality Week from 9 to 13 December 2024. Events on the agenda cover how Parliament works to combat gender inequality within different policy sectors and different demographics. This year the week has a special focus on tackling gender inequality in the digital world. Women face growing danger in the digital space, driven by the spread of harmful technologies, disinformation and new forms of online abuse.

Gender equality in the EU is a long-established policy. Increasingly, however, a minority of actors oppose certain aspects, often perceiving gender equality as a zero-sum game that disempowers men. This raises the possibility that there is a need to clarify that EU policies benefit men as well, particularly through tools and data addressing health and education. For example, some EU countries face some of the world’s largest gender gaps in life expectancy and disparities exist between male and female students at post-secondary level. No country or region in the world has yet achieved all the UN sustainable development goals on gender equality.

The week begins with an exchange of views on gender mainstreaming in the EU budget, in conjunction with Parliament’s Committee on Budgetary Control (CONT). The EU adopted gender mainstreaming as its official approach to gender equality in 1997. Priorities were set in the EU’s gender equality strategy to achieve this, for instance by ending gender-based violence, and addressing the pay and pension gaps, gender balance in decision making positions at work and the gender care gap. However, despite these efforts, much change still needs to happen and Parliament is keen to advance legislation for a more just society for everyone. The European Parliament has previously advocated for binding gender provisions that should ensure trade agreements promote equality and empower women effectively.

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Beyond women’s roles in the workplace, it is essential to look at their broader participation in employment and focus on breaking down the barriers that hold them back. EU directives require Member States to establish equality bodies to support victims of discrimination and to combat inequality. Vague rules have caused disparities, with some bodies working with limited resources, independence or mandates. New legislation adopted in May 2024 seeks to strengthen the equality bodies, ensuring they are better equipped to address continued sex discrimination in employment.

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Although they form half the population, women remain under-represented in politics across the EU, despite the clear benefits of gender balance for society and governance. Political parties and media play dual roles as both obstacles and enablers of women’s political participation,  while those women who do succeed in a securing a seat are likely to be held to a higher level of scrutiny and criticism than their male counterparts. Only 39 % of elected Members in the 2024 elections to the European Parliament were women. One seldom-discussed barrier to more women entering politics is gendered violence. This takes multiple forms, from physical attacks to psychological and symbolic abuse, including sexual and sexist comments, online hate speech and sexual harassment.

Violence against women remains prevalent and omnipresent. One in three women in the EU have experienced physical violence, according to a recent survey. Gender-based violence against women encompasses physical, sexual, psychological or economic violence and can take many forms, including harassment, stalking, rape, female genital mutilation, domestic violence and femicide. The violence takes place within the family and intimate relationships, in the workplace, in public spaces and online. Currently, national protection is inconsistent and gaps persist in EU measures to combat this serious violation of rights and barrier to equality. In May 2024, the EU adopted a directive setting minimum standards to criminalise certain forms of such violence, enhance victim support, and improve prevention. Member States now have 3 years to implement these crucial measures.

Digital technologies have both amplified and repressed women’s rights. The digital world has empowered women to connect, share their experiences, and raise awareness about issues such as abuse, as seen with movements like #MeToo. At the same time, it has given abusers and misogynists new tools to amplify harmful content on an unprecedented scale. Recognising the harm of digital violence, the EU has implemented legislation to tackle it, this includes the Directive on Combating Violence against Women, which criminalises serious forms of cyberviolence, and the Digital Services Act, which mandates the removal of harmful content, content that disproportionately affects women. The internet has also become a central tool in facilitating human trafficking, enabling traffickers to recruit, control, and exploit victims through digital means. Europol highlights that adult females in EU Member States are the primary victims of online human trafficking, practices often referred to as ‘cyber slavery’, creating a new set of dangerous circumstances and ways for women to be exploited.

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"Concrete commitments to halt deforestation by 2030” is one of the key changes made to the agreement, the Commission said.

Ghana’s western region is a hotbed for illegal gold mining. It’s destroying the country’s forest reserves and polluting rivers that locals use for drinking water.

Ghana’s western region is a hotbed for illegal gold mining. It’s destroying the country’s forest reserves and polluting rivers that locals use for drinking water.

Ghana’s western region is a hotbed for illegal gold mining. It’s destroying the country’s forest reserves and polluting rivers that locals use for drinking water.

Le deuxième vol charter de 100 migrants béninois rapatriés d'Algérie a atterri, ce jeudi 5 décembre 2024, à l'aéroport international Cardinal Bernardin Gantin de Cotonou.

Le rapatriement des Béninois vivant en situation difficile en Algérie s'est poursuivi ce jeudi. 100 migrants dont 95 hommes et 5 femmes ont foulé le sol béninois (par vol charter) en provenance de l'Algérie. Ils ont reçu à leur descente d'avion, des kits de première nécessité et une assistance psycho-sociale et médicale pour les plus vulnérables. Le premier vol charter effectué mardi 3 décembre a permis le retour de 150 migrants. Ce qui fait au total 250 migrants béninois rapatriés d'Algérie.

Ce rapatriement s'inscrit dans le « cadre du Programme de protection, de retour et de réintégration des migrants pour l'Afrique subsaharienne (MPRR-SSA). L'Organisation Internationale pour les Migrations (OIM) s'est engagée dans une collaboration avec les autorités béninoises afin de protéger les droits des migrants et faciliter leur réintégration dans leur communauté d'origine. Les migrants bénéficient d'un retour sécurisé dans leur pays d'origine grâce à l'initiative conjointe de L'Union Européenne et de l'OIM.

À propos de l'OIM

L'Organisation Internationale pour les Migrations (OIM) est une agence intergouvernementale qui œuvre pour une migration humaine et ordonnée au bénéfice de tous. Grâce à ses programmes de retour volontaire assisté, l'OIM soutient les migrants en situation de vulnérabilité et leur offre des solutions durables.

She was due to stop in Paris on her way back from Montevideo, Uruguay – but decided against it last-minute.

Der ungarische Geheimdienst spionierte EU-Beamte in Budapest aus, indem er ihre Hotelzimmer durchsuchte und Informationen von Laptops herunterlud, heißt es in einem gemeinsamen Bericht der belgischen Zeitung De Tijd und der ungarischen NGO Direkt36, der am Freitag veröffentlicht wurde.

Les services de renseignement hongrois ont espionné des fonctionnaires européens en visite à Budapest, selon un rapport conjoint du journal belge De Tijd et de l’ONG hongroise Direkt36, publié ce vendredi 6 décembre.

Irische Fischer forderten Dublin auf, vor einem Treffen der EU-Fischereiminister am 9. und 10. Dezember eine entschlossene Haltung gegenüber Norwegen einzunehmen. Dem skandinavischen Land wird vorgeworfen, seit mehreren Jahren unzulässige Fangquoten in europäischen Gewässern zu nutzen.

La Cour constitutionnelle a annulé le premier tour de la présidentielle, marqué par le succès inattendu du candidat d'extrême droite Călin Georgescu, en raison d'ingérences russes. Cette décision surprise a été prise deux jours avant le second tour.

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Selon un document interne du Parti populaire européen (PPE) consulté par Euractiv, le groupe politique de centre droit souhaite réviser le statut de protection de l’ours et d’autres espèces, parallèlement au déclassement de la protection du loup.

It is no surprise the president is vulnerable and isolated – he may need to turn to Notre Dame for some divine grace.