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Developing economies of the Europe and Central Asia region are experiencing economic stabilisation despite sluggish growth. To advance, governments are being encouraged by the World Bank to invest in higher education.

"Such decision-making, which neglects our environmental responsibilities, is profoundly short-sighted in an era already marked by environmental crises," says Remi Cossetti, fisheries policy officer at Seas At Risk.

Moins d’un an après la fronde des agriculteurs, qui a tenu le pays en haleine l’hiver dernier, les syndicats majoritaires de la profession ont appelé mardi 22 octobre à une nouvelle mobilisation nationale à partir de mi-novembre.

L’e-sport est en plein essor en Afrique, porté par une population jeune et férue de technologie et des femmes pionnières, et la vie de joueur professionnel est désormais possible.

Mardi 22 octobre, le Parti populaire autrichien (ÖVP) a renoncé à demander l'annulation de la loi européenne sur la restauration de la nature. Cette dernière avait été adoptée grâce au vote de la ministre autrichienne de l’Environnement, Leonore Gewessler (Verts/ALE).

L’eurodéputée et militante antifasciste italienne Ilaria Salis (GUE/NGL) a expliqué dans un communiqué de presse, ce mardi 22 octobre, que la Hongrie avait demandé la révocation de son immunité parlementaire.

Die konservativen ÖVP aus Österreich wird keine Klage gegen das neue EU-Renaturierungsgesetz einreichen, teilte die Partei am Dienstag (22. Oktober) mit. Grund dafür sei die mangelnde Unterstützung der Grünen, die das Land mitregierten.

Die antifaschistische Aktivistin Ilaria Salis (EU-Linke) gab bekannt, dass Ungarn die Aufhebung ihrer parlamentarischen Immunität beantragt hat. Der Rechtsausschuss des EU-Parlaments wird nun den Fall prüfen.

Le Parlement européen a voté mardi 22 octobre en faveur de l’octroi d’un prêt pouvant aller jusqu’à 35 milliards d’euros en faveur de l’Ukraine, qui sera financé par les profits dégagés par les avoirs russes gelés en Europe.

Lors du Conseil des ministres de l’Agriculture et de la Pêche lundi 21 octobre, certains États membres ont demandé que la protection des phoques et des cormorans — deux prédateurs accusés de nuire aux stocks de poissons — soit en partie levée. Une demande pour l’heure refusée par la Commission.

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From 22 to 24 October, the OSCE hosted the second workshop on cryptocurrency investigations in Astana, Kazakhstan. The intermediary workshop gathered more than thirty practitioners from the Asset Recovery Committee, the Financial Monitoring Agency, the Anti-Corruption Agency and the Prosecutor’s General Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

“Criminal use of virtual assets has become one of the most discussed problems of the financial system and for the economic security of most countries,” said Mr. Murat Tuleganov, the Head of the Office of the Asset Recovery Committee. “This highlights the critical need for capacity building of practitioners in order to identify, trace and effectively seize cryptocurrencies used for criminal activities,” he added.

Through real-life case studies, participants had the opportunity to learn about various steps in the investigation process including identification of the perpetrator, analysis of basic transactions, gathering evidence, reporting of suspicious transactions, and freezing and suspending cryptocurrency assets.

The workshop also covered how to effectively communicate with other institutions and the private sector throughout the investigation process, including with international counterparts.

This workshop was organized within the framework of the extra-budgetary project “Innovative Policy Solutions to Mitigate Money-Laundering Risks of Virtual Assets”, implemented by the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities. The project is financially supported by Germany, Italy, Poland, Romania, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Austria's ÖVP will not file for annulment of the controversial nature restoration law, citing legal obstacles.

As the new NBA season tips off, players like Joel Embiid and Victor Wembanyama continue to demonstrate Africa's influence on the competition.

Written by Marc Jütten.

Since Russia started its war of aggression against Ukraine by illegally annexing the Crimean peninsula, it has been seeking to foster relations with countries in the Global South that are not firmly aligned with the Western world. In 2023, a change in Russia’s foreign policy of 2016 placed a greater emphasis on Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) and Africa, where the Kremlin has been building influence since the Soviet era. Russia’s strategic goal is to counter the United States presence in the neighbourhood and to ensure that Latin America and the Caribbean remain geopolitically neutral. Russia is also pursuing the goal of building a new multipolar world order.

Russia’s longstanding political and security partners in LAC are Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela, each under an authoritarian regime. Russia is also trying to strengthen its political ties with other LAC countries such as Bolivia, Brazil and El Salvador. With all LAC countries, Russia works through bilateral agreements and intergovernmental forums, in particular BRICS and the G20.

From an economic perspective, Russia’s footprint in the region is very limited: its trade with LAC countries accounts for a mere 2 % of its global trade. Nevertheless, Russia has gained political leverage through its economic ties, especially due to key LAC countries’ reliance on Russian fertilisers and diesel.

In addition to political and economic relations, Russia has signed several military cooperation agreements with Latin American countries over the past two decades. Currently, military cooperation is primarily limited to Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Russian arms sales to the region have steadily declined since Russia’s invasion of Crimea and are now insignificant. Alongside political, economic and military ties, Russia employs disinformation campaigns to undermine liberal democracies and promote Russian propaganda narratives.

Read the complete briefing on ‘Russia’s strategy for Latin America: Strengthening ties in the light of the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan (Russia)‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

Individuals cannot attack people on the street for political reasons and then "come to the European Parliament and say, ‘Get me out of jail because I’ve committed grievous bodily harm as a criminal in Hungary.’ This is impossible!" said Hungarian PM Viktor Orbán.

Am Dienstag haben die Abgeordneten des Europäischen Parlaments grünes Licht für ein außerordentliches Darlehen an die Ukraine gegeben, das bis zu 35 Milliarden Euro umfasst.
Ausschuss für internationalen Handel

Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2024 - EP

Am Dienstag haben die Europaabgeordneten den Weg für ein verbessertes Management des europäischen Luftraums geebnet: mehr Direktflüge, weniger Verspätungen und besser fürs Klima.
Ausschuss für Verkehr und Tourismus

Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2024 - EP

Der EU-Kommission hält kontinuierlich Fristen zur Begrenzung von gefährlichen Chemikalien nicht ein. Unter anderem würden auch fehlende Räumlichkeiten eine Rolle spielen. Die Europäische Bürgerbeauftragte Emily O'Reilly ruft die Kommission nun auf, das systemische Problem anzugehen.