C'est avec une immense satisfaction que la délégation polynésienne, composée des six maires marquisiens et des ministres de la Culture et de l'Agriculture, a appris à New Delhi l'inscription des Marquises au patrimoine mondial. Localement, la fierté prédomine également.

7 cyclistes polynésiens s'envoleront demain matin pour la Nouvelle-Zélande. Ils représenteront la Polynésie française lors de la Novice Tour of Manawatu. Les coureurs (dont 1 féminine) vont des catégories U15 à U19. Aujourd'hui, c'était leur dernier entraînement avant le départ pour Aotearoa.

Moments d’émotions et de partage. Ce vendredi 26 juillet, le parc d’Atimaono a accueilli la cérémonie d’ouverture des JO 2024. Une cérémonie qui a célébré la culture, le spirituel et le sport. Une célébration de l’union qui a pris tout son sens à la veille du départ de l’épreuve de surf sur la vague mythique de Teahupoo. En ce jour exceptionnel, une autre célébration s’est invitée à la fête : l’inscription des Marquises au patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO.

Pour ce dernier épisode spécial JO de surf 2024 «la dernière ligne droite» , Polynésie la 1ère retrace les préparatifs, les entraînements et les moments forts en compétition de nos deux représentants olympiques locaux : Kauli Vaast et Vahine Fierro, accompagnés de leurs coachs, Jérémy Florès et Hira Teriinatoofa.

La Polynésie française est fière d'être pays organisateur d'une des étapes de ces Jeux Olympiques. Pendant deux semaines, le petit village de la presqu'île de Tahiti accueille les 48 surfeurs représentant chacun leur nation. Durant quatre jours, ils et elles s'affronteront sur la vague mythique de la passe de Hava'e. Comment suivre cette compétition exceptionnelle à Teahupoo ? Retrouvez le calendrier des épreuves et les horaires de diffusion dans cet article.

Following the negative reaction from the Commission when the Council published its general approach to the CMDI reform, this briefing provides some initial analysis regaring the key aspects of public interest assessment, resolution objectives and resolution funding. Clearly, the Council aims for a narrower scope of resolution in harmonised procedures by the Banking Union authorities than the Commission and narrows the available funding accordingly, potentially privileging action under national frameworks instead. Whether a balance is achieved, however, will require more in-depth analysis. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

This briefing paper provides a summary of key monetary policy developments and decisions taken by the ECB’s Governing Council. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Reprise partielle des vols entre Tahiti, Bora Bora et Raiatea. Ceci grâce à un déploiement de pompiers des aérodromes pour assurer la sécurité des opérations. Les passagers qui ont pu rejoindre leurs destinations sont soulagés. Mais alors qu'une reprise des vols vers Rangiroa était annoncée, seules deux rotations ont pu être opérées cet après-midi.

Une opération de recherche d'une personne qui s'est perdue sur le sentier des 3 pinus à Moorea a eu lieu hier, en soirée et s'est poursuivie ce mercredi matin. Le mardi 23 juillet 2024, la gendarmerie et les sapeurs-pompiers ont été alertés vers 17h00 par deux amies inquiètes de ne pas voir leur proche revenir de sa randonnée à Moorea.

La société Tahiti Sûreté, l'une des deux entreprises assurant la sécurité à l'aéroport, a déposé ce mercredi 24 juillet dans l'après-midi, un préavis de grève auprès de sa direction, par l'intermédiaire des syndicats A Tia i mua et CSTP-FO. Si leurs cinq points de revendication ne sont pas entendus, la grève pourrait être effective mardi prochain, soit le 30 juillet à minuit.

The European Union's water policy contributes to the fact that most people living in the Union have good access to water services. Gaps remain, however, along with significant local and seasonal variability. There is also a need to address growing drought and flood risks. Since 2019, more than two thirds of EU Member States have received at least one reference to water management in their country-specific recommendations in the context of the European Semester. The EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), which has a strong focus on the green transition, can be used to promote sustainable water management. Overall, the national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs) of 15 Member States include investment and reform measures directly linked to this policy area, with a budget of at least €12.92 billion. Thus, the RRF is projected to double the funding (another €13 billion) devoted to water-related projects under cohesion policy up to 2027. Against the backdrop of a widening investment gap in sustainable water management across the EU (now estimated at €25.6 billion per year), the RRF is helping to address some of the challenges the EU and its Member States are facing in this policy area. In absolute figures, Spain and Italy earmark the largest RRF allocations for sustainable water management, but other Member States such as Croatia, Cyprus and Slovenia also devote particular attention to this policy area in their NRRPs. The plans usually include a mix of reform and investment measures, with the former expected to improve the impact of the latter and the governance of the sector. The bulk of funding (72.3 %) goes to measures in water management and conservation of water resources (for example, rehabilitation of dams and projects to optimise the use of existing resources and establish or expand strategic reserves). The remainder is invested in 'Provision of water for human consumption compliant with efficiency criteria' (19.6 %), including reducing leaks, and in 'Waste water collection and treatment compliant with energy efficiency criteria' (8.1 %). As of 8 July 2024, the European Commission had assessed 17 % of the milestones and targets linked to sustainable water management in the NRRPs as having been achieved. The percentage of completion was much higher for reforms (41 %) than for investments (11 %); the frontloading of reform measures in many plans is one factor contributing to this difference. Member States must meet milestones and targets by 31 August 2026 in order to receive the related funding. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Advances in (neuro)technological development have led to an increase in the use and accessibility of neurotechnologies (NT), allowing brain activity to be recorded, analysed and manipulated by neurotechnological devices. While they were originally used only for clinical purposes, they are becoming more and more attractive for healthy populations willing to enhance their cognitive or physical abilities. Consumer-grade devices can be acquired and used by lay persons without supervision in work, education and entertainment environments. This state of affairs raises a multitude of open questions and the possibility of threats to data security and privacy, as well as neuropsychological, ethical and societal implications. As a result, the Neurorights Foundation (NRF) was formed in 2017 to investigate and discuss these questions and make them visible to the public. This study addresses the NRF's claims and suggestions and evaluates the need for their proposed 'neurorights'. Disciplinary evaluations of the issues at stake are followed by recommendations and policy options. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

On 15 December 2021, the European Commission adopted a legislative proposal to recast the 2009 EU Gas Regulation as part of the hydrogen and decarbonised gas markets package. In the European Parliament, the file was referred to the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), which adopted its report on 9 February 2023. The report was endorsed at the plenary session of 15 March 2023. The Council adopted its general approach on 28 March 2023. The Parliament and the Council reached a provisional agreement on 8 December 2023. The revised regulation was published in the Official Journal on 15 July 2024 and entered into force on 4 August 2024. The regulation revises internal market rules to prepare the gas sector to transition towards low-carbon and renewable gases, creating an EU legislative framework for the hydrogen market. The newly established European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen (ENNOH) will support the development of hydrogen infrastructure. It also enshrines in legislation the voluntary demand aggregation mechanism for gas, as proposed by Parliament. Fourth edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. The first edition was drafted by Alex Wilson. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

La grève à l'aéroport de Tahiti (ADT) se poursuit, à quatre jours de l'ouverture des Jeux Olympiques. Les vols à destination des aéroports domestiques de Tahiti, Bora Bora, Raiatea et Rangiroa restent bloqués. Certaines communes s'organisent pour mettre en place des navettes maritimes. Le point dans cet article.

Les Jeux Olympiques et leur grand écart. Alors qu'à Paris, les tarifs des transports en commun ont presque doublé pendant les Jeux. Tahiti, au contraire, choisit de les rendre totalement gratuits, pour tous. Du 26 juillet au 5 août, les 21 lignes de bus ne nécessiteront plus aucun titre de transport. Les cartes prépayées ne seront pas non plus déduites. Cette gratuité est aussi assortie d'une obligation de communication trilingue (français, anglais et tahitien) par le transporteur, la SAS RTCT. Une mesure mise en place par le gouvernement, dans le cadre des Jeux Olympiques, qui divise les usagers. Reportage.

Le filtrage à Teahupo'o s'allège provisoirement. À compter de ce mercredi 23 juillet et jusqu'au vendredi 26, l'accès aux snacks et aux restaurants du PK0 est possible. 50 places de parking sont disponibles.

Le Président du Pays Moetai Brotherson était l'invité du journal du mardi 22 juillet. De retour du Japon, il s'exprime sur la grève qui paralyse l'aéroport de Tahiti Faa'a (ADT), sur le problème des transporteurs de Moorea, mais aussi sur le coup de gueule des prestataires touristiques de Teahupoo ainsi que sur son déplacement au Japon et en Azerbaïdjan.

La ministre des Outre-mer, Marie Guevenoux, se rendra en Polynésie française, dans le cadre de l'épreuve de surf des JO de Paris 2024 et en Nouvelle-Calédonie, pour répondre à la crise que connaît l'archipel depuis le 13 mai, soit une dizaine de semaines.

This study identifies data gaps throughout the textile industry supply and value chains, from fibre to the end of product life stage and assesses current initiatives addressing them. It also exposes the following challenges: missing data, data accessibility, data management, reliability and relevance, mandatory or non-mandatory data collection, data sharing, and data cost issues. Drawing on a literature review, 17 stakeholder interviews and 2 expert workshops, the study gathers essential insights from the field, and evaluates current and forthcoming initiatives for addressing data gaps. It goes on to discuss policy options geared towards using data to help achieve a sustainable transition and circular economy in the textile sector. Views on how to use data to tackle the fast fashion phenomenon are presented at the end of the study. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The rise of e-commerce has required changes to the system of value-added tax (VAT) to ensure that the rules allow for smooth and fraud-proof transactions between customers and sellers. The major overhaul of the VAT rules for e-commerce in 2021 introduced a series of important simplifications for businesses, such as the creation of an import one-stop shop (IOSS). The IOSS allows businesses to declare and remit VAT on all their business-to-consumer (B2C) distance sales of imported goods across the EU (i.e. goods bought online and dispatched/transported from a third country to a customer in the EU) through one single VAT return, rather than in each country where they make a sale. However, at the moment, the IOSS operates with a threshold, whereby the distance-selling of imported goods with a value above €150 cannot be declared in the IOSS. Having assessed that the €150 threshold constitutes a burden to businesses, the Commission proposed on 17 May 2023 to further expand the IOSS by removing the threshold entirely. This change would open the use of the IOSS to a wider range of businesses, which would benefit from lower compliance costs. The proposal is subject to a special legislative procedure, requiring unanimous support in the Council, following consultation of the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee. Negotiations in the Council are on-going. Third edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

On 8-17 July 2024, the UN high-level political forum on sustainable development assessed progress towards SDG 2: 'End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture'. It is unlikely this goal will be met by 2030. Instead, food insecurity, malnutrition and food prices have worsened globally. The primary causes of food insecurity are threefold: conflict, economic instability, and extreme weather conditions, which frequently intersect and exacerbate one another. Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine has hindered the recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and worsened the worldwide food crisis. This has shown that several food systems are unsustainable, relying too heavily on vulnerable global chains. This unsustainability is also highlighted by the fact that a third of the food produced globally is wasted or lost. In the EU itself, food inflation owing to the impact of extreme weather events, the pandemic and the war in Ukraine has led to more than eight EU citizens in 100 being unable to afford a proper meal on a regular basis, while 50 in 100 are overweight. Better nutrition and agricultural sustainability are at the core of the EU's new common agricultural policy and the 'farm to fork' and biodiversity strategies. These are now being put to the test by the impact of COVID-19 and Russia's war on Ukraine. In poorer countries, the EU and its Member States act on food insecurity through humanitarian aid and development cooperation. The EU bases its external action towards SDG 2 on comprehensive strategies in conflict areas, substantial research capacities and the promotion of international cooperation. However, its impact is difficult to assess, while other EU policies, particularly on trade, have a spillover effect on other food systems around the world. This briefing updates a previous edition by Anna Caprile and Eric Pichon, published in January 2022. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

À Moorea, les transporteurs demandent un contrôleur technique pour leurs véhicules. Une doléance déjà parvenue au ministère de tutelle, restée sans réponse. «Cela fait 6 mois que l’on essaie de rencontrer le gouvernement», déclare le président du syndicat des transporteurs et activités à Moorea. La direction des Transports terrestres, elle, dit étudier la demande.

Ce sont 600 visiteurs par jour attendus dans la FAN zone du Pk0 mais en attendant, comme à Paris, les clients se font rares dans les snacks et les restaurants. Depuis la mise en place des restrictions de circulation le 20 juillet, Teahupoo est beaucoup moins fréquenté comme nous avons pu le constater sur place.

Impossible de se rendre par avion à Bora Bora, Raiatea et Rangiroa... La grève d’ADT est effective depuis ce lundi 22 juillet. Aucun pompier ne peut assurer la sécurité sur la piste d’atterrissage de ces trois îles dont l'aéroport est géré par ADT.  Certains passagers sont pour le moment bloqués à Tahiti et dans ses îles.

Les sites historiques du Henua Enata vont-ils figurer au patrimoine mondial de l’humanité ? Les six maires marquisiens sont en route vers New Delhi. L’inde accueille la 46ème session du comité du patrimoine mondial de l’UNESCO qui s’est ouvert le 21 juillet et va se poursuivre jusqu’à la fin du mois. Vendredi 26 juillet, le comité examinera la candidature des Marquises. Confiants, les Hakaiki espèrent réaliser le rêve des anciens maires de leur archipel.

Sans négociation dimanche 21 juillet entre l’intersyndicale (CSTP/FO, de la CSIP, de O oe to oe rima et de Otahi) et la direction d’Aéroport de Tahiti, la grève est effective depuis ce lundi à minuit. Certains vols seront modifiés voire annulés. Le point des vols d'Air Tahiti.

Dans les abysses de l'océan Pacifique et l'obscurité la plus totale, des scientifiques ont découvert avec stupeur de l'oxygène provenant non pas d'organismes vivants mais de sortes de galets contenant des métaux... De quoi questionner la théorie sur les origines de la vie sur Terre.

Le Conseil constitutionnel a enregistré six recours concernant des députés ultramarins élus lors des élections législatives 2024. Anchya Bamana, Joseph Rivière, Emmanuel Tjibaou, Frédéric Maillot, Max Mathiasin et Mereana Reid Arbelot sont tous visés pour contentieux électoraux. Les recours ont été déposés soit par des associations, soit par des personnes morales.

This handbook provides an illustrated overview of the main fishing gears currently used in the EU. For each gear, the handbook outlines the essentials of its design, operation method and target species, and shows the main Member State fishing fleets that use it. In addition, it indicates the name of the gears in Danish, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch and Portuguese. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The aim of the two proposals, discussed in this briefing, was to improve the use, quality of, and access to traineeships across the EU. In line with the 'evaluation first' principle, the impact assessment (IA) accompanying the two proposals was prepared after the evaluation. Its intervention logic captures the problem, the specific objectives and the internal drivers well. However, more attention could have been devoted to the external drivers. The IA describes the areas and the policy options alongside the accompanying measures. The range of policy options and measures is broad but not all of them seem feasible. In addition, the relationship between the elements presented in the problem tree is difficult to follow. The IA assesses the impacts of the initiative from an economic, social and fundamental rights' point of view, and also mentions territorial impacts. Overall, it provides a broad quantitative and qualitative assessment of impacts and identifies those Member States that are most likely to be affected, yet does not go into much depth in quantifying the effects of specific measures. As the two proposals are highly relevant for SMEs, a comprehensive SME test and a competitiveness check were carried out. The IA and its annexes address data limitations and uncertainties in a transparent manner. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

When businesses start operating across borders, they are faced with a new and unfamiliar corporate tax system in each EU Member State. As a result, businesses with cross-border activities have to spend time and resources on understanding and complying with complex local corporate tax rules. This represents a significant administrative burden, in particular for small companies. On 12 September 2023, to lower tax compliance costs, the European Commission tabled a proposal for a Council directive to establish a head office tax system (HOT) for small businesses. Under HOT, micro-enterprises and small and medium-sized enterprises operating exclusively through permanent establishments would be able to continue to apply their national corporate tax rules – i.e. the rules they are already most familiar with – when they expand across borders. They would also be able to file a single tax return in the Member State of their head office, rather than separate tax returns in the different Member States. This would cut compliance costs and remove a significant barrier to the cross-border expansion of small companies in the single market. The proposal is subject to a special legislative procedure, requiring unanimous support in Council, following consultation of the European Parliament and the European Economic and Social Committee. The European Parliament adopted its (non-binding) resolution in April 2024. Negotiations in Council are still on-going. Third edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

While shell companies – company entities that have no or minimal economic activity – can serve useful commercial and business functions, they are sometimes abused by companies or individuals for aggressive tax planning or tax evasion purposes. To ensure sustainable public finances under the exceptional circumstances imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic, in December 2021 the European Commission presented a directive on preventing shell companies from misusing their structure for tax purposes ('Unshell'). The proposal introduces a 'filtering' system for EU company entities, which will have to pass a series of gateways, relating to income, staff and premises, to ensure there is sufficient 'substance' to the entity. Those entities that are deemed to be lacking in substance are presumed to be 'shell companies' and, if they are unable to rebut this presumption through additional evidence regarding the commercial, non-tax rationale of the entity, they will lose any tax advantages granted through bilateral tax treaties or EU directives, thereby discouraging their use. The directive requires unanimity in the Council for its adoption, following consultation of the European Parliament. Parliament adopted its (non-binding) report in January 2023. Negotiations in the Council continue. Third edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Les négociations entre syndicats et direction avaient été reportées au 21 juillet, suite au préavis de grève déposé le 16 juillet, et à la réunion infructueuse avec la directrice des ressources humaines vendredi. Mais sans mail de confirmation de rendez-vous de la part de la direction, les représentants syndicaux considèrent que le dialogue social est rompu. Pourtant, le directeur était bien présent à l'aéroport dimanche matin. Les vols pourraient être perturbés dès ce soir, minuit.

Les surfeurs sélectionnés aux JO ont commencé leur entraînement à la passe de Hava'e, à cinq jours du début des épreuves. L'équipe de France était de la partie dans des conditions médiocres : une petite houle et des vagues d'à peine 1 mètre 20.

Sa prestation a clairement fait l'unanimité auprès du jury comme du public.