Under the EU Treaties, Member States have to consider their economic and employment policies as a common concern, and coordinate their action within the Council. The Council adopts employment guidelines that must be reflected in the Member States' employment policies and reform programmes. Before adopting these guidelines, Parliament is consulted on the draft, but the Council is not bound by Parliament's opinion. During the October II plenary session, Parliament is due to adopt an opinion on this year's employment guidelines, based on the report from the Employment and Social Affairs Committee. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Copper is a relatively common element with a variety of suppliers, and that should typically mean a stable market. However, the copper market has recently been showing unusual instability. New EU legislation, though not always directly related, seems to be having a significant impact on copper prices. This is the case for the Chips Act and the Critical Raw Materials Act – designed to make EU industry more resilient by improving strategic autonomy – but also for laws concerning energy, artificial intelligence and digitalisation. New factors, including looming shortages in strategic raw materials – such as copper – may strongly influence political action. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Following lengthy negotiations, the Council and Parliament reached a provisional agreement on 6 March 2024 on rules for more efficient air traffic management and to improve sustainability in the aviation sector. The Council adopted the agreed text on 26 September 2024 and it now needs to be adopted by Parliament. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Regions and cities play an important role in the implementation of EU laws, as many EU policies are executed at local or regional level. Regions and cities are usually the first point of contact between citizens and political authorities. Engaging with them can have a positive impact on the implementation of EU policies, and may also help to bring the EU closer to its citizens, thus enhancing its democratic legitimacy. During the October II plenary session, the European Commission is due to give a statement on the topic. A debate in the European Parliament comes at a time when the future of cohesion policy – the main policy supporting regions and cities – is at stake. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The EU will provide a new macro-financial assistance (MFA) loan of up to €35 billion to Ukraine as part of a G7 initiative to support Ukraine with a loan of up to US$50 billion (€45 billion). The new Ukraine Loan Cooperation Mechanism will provide revenues originating from immobilised Russian sovereign assets, so that Ukraine can service and repay loans from the EU and other G7 lenders. Parliament is expected to adopt the proposal during its October II plenary sitting. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Si le parti indépendantiste a pu montrer sa présence et sa détermination au sein des instances onusiennes, il dénonce la position de la France qui fait preuve d'un «déni diplomatique de la puissance administrante», selon ses mots. Le Tavini compte d'ailleurs se rendre à Genève devant le comité des droits de l'Homme des Nations Unies.

Albert Guilloux-Chevalier est un passionné de photographies anciennes. Une passion qu'il partage largement via sa page Facebook. Des clichés de ses archives personnelles, mais aussi trouvés grâce à des recherches sur le Net et qu'il a à cœur de partager avec tous.

Une « urgence sanitaire et environnementale »: c'est le constat du rapport d'information sur la gestion des déchets dans les Outremer, réalisé par la commission des lois du Sénat. Pour la Polynésie, le rapport préconise, entre autre, la restitution au Pays des compétences du traitement des déchets et de l'assainissement des eaux usées.

En plein contrôle de routine, les agents des douanes de l'aéroport de Tahiti Faa'a ont intercepté 3200 doses de cet hallucinogène habituellement consommé dans le milieu de la fête. De source proche de l'enquête, la drogue était cachée au milieu de cartes à jouer.

8 octobre 1996 : un baleineau, blessé par des harpons, mourrait à Mahina. 8 octobre 2024 : un baleineau, blessé par un bateau, mourrait à Punaauia. Une triste coïncidence qui relève dans les deux cas du même coupable : l'homme.

François-Noël Buffet a réservé son premier déplacement en Outre-mer à la Nouvelle-Calédonie. Cinq mois après le début des violences, les urgences sont nombreuses et les attentes encore plus. Après les traditionnels honneurs militaires et la coutume d’accueil au Sénat coutumier, la journée du mercredi 16 octobre est consacrée aux rendez-vous avec avec les présidents d'institutions et les maires. Suivez ce premier jour de visite avec NC La 1ère.

Edna Tepava, reine de beauté polynésienne est décédée dans l'hexagone où elle s'était installée depuis quelques années. Ses obsèques ont eu lieu à Rochefort ce mardi 15 octobre

Hadja Lahbib a member of the Mouvement reformateur (MR) party, which sits with the Renew Europe group in the European Parliament, has been serving as Belgian minister for foreign affairs, European affairs and foreign trade, and federal cultural institutions since 2022. She was elected as a member of the Parliament of the Brussels Capital Region in 2024 but is currently on leave to fulfil her ministerial duties. Before joining the Belgian government, she co-led the Brussels bid for the title of European Capital of Culture 2030. Born in Belgium in 1970 to a family of Algerian Kabyle origin, Lahbib obtained a master's degree in journalism and communication from the Université Libre de Bruxelles. She then worked as a journalist and presenter for Belgium's French-speaking public broadcasting company and other broadcasters, where she gained international experience in covering conflict zones, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories. She produced several documentaries to highlight injustices, especially those against women in Afghanistan, Kenya and Belgium. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Since 2022, Maria Luís Albuquerque has been independent non-executive director and a member of the Audit, Risk, and Nomination committees at Morgan Stanley and a member of the Operating Team at Horizon Equity Partners. She has been a member of the ISCTE University Institute of Lisbon's Executive Education Advisory Board since 2019. Prior to her current roles, she was an independent non-executive director (chair of the Sustainability Committee) at the asset management firm Arrow Global Group (2016-2021), and a member of the High-level forum on the capital markets union, an expert group within the European Commission (2019-2020). In her political career, she has served as an elected member of the Municipal Assembly of Almada (2017-2021), a member of the Portuguese Parliament (2015-2019), minister of state and finance (2013-2015), and deputy minister for the treasury (2011-2013). Before that, she was director of the Department of Financial Management at the Portuguese Rail Infrastructure Company, and head of the Issuing and Markets Department at the Portuguese Debt and Treasury Management Agency. Born in 1967, Maria-Luís Albuquerque holds a master's degree in financial and monetary economics from the Lisbon School of Financial and Monetary Economics (ISEG), and a degree in economics from the University of Lusíada. This is one of a set of briefings designed to give an overview of issues of interest relating to the portfolios of the Commissioners designate. All these briefings can be found at: https://epthinktank.eu/commissioner_hearings_2024. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Magnus Brunner has been Austria's federal minister for finance since December 2021. Prior to this role, he served as a state secretary in the Federal Ministry of Climate Protection, Environment, Energy, Mobility, Innovation and Technology from 2020 to 2021. From 2018 to 2020, Brunner was vice-president of the Federal Council of Austria, after having served as a member of this institution from 2009 to 2020. Additionally, he served on the Municipal Council of the Höchst Municipality from 2000 to 2004. From 2009 to 2020 Brunner was a member of the Federal Council of the Austrian People's Party (ÖVP), affiliated to the European People's Party (EPP) group in the European Parliament. Brunner's earlier professional experience includes serving as the political director of the Austrian Economic Association (2002-2005), as well as holding the position of head of corporate development, communication and strategic development at the Austrian energy company Illwerke VKw Group (2006). He was also on the Board of the Austrian energy company OeMAG (2007-2020). Born in 1972, Brunner is a graduate of King's College London (LLM), the University of Innsbruck and the University of Vienna (where he obtained a PhD in law). This is one of a set of briefings designed to give an overview of issues of interest relating to the portfolios of the Commissioners designate. All these briefings can be found at: https://epthinktank.eu/commissioner_hearings_2024. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Costas (Costantinos) Kadis is a scientist with a solid academic profile who has held ministerial portfolios in health, education and agriculture in various Cypriot governments. Kadis is professor of biodiversity conservation at Frederick University, where he also heads the Nature Conservation Unit and has been appointed as deputy president of the University Council. Between 2014 and 2023, Kadis served in two successive Cypriot governments without belonging to a political party. He was minister for education and culture (2014-2018), and minister for agriculture, rural development and environment (2018-2023). In the latter position, he was also responsible for fisheries and marine research. Born in Nicosia in 1967, Kadis graduated and obtained a PhD in biology from the University of Athens. After several research-related positions in Greece and Cyprus, he joined Frederick University in Cyprus in 2005, where he was appointed associate professor, founded the Nature Conservation Unit, and was Dean of the School of Education. He held these positions until 2014, apart from the period from July 2007 to February 2008 when he served as minister of health (as a member of the centre-right Democratic Party (DIKO). Kadis also chaired the Greek Cypriot Environment Committee from 2008 to 2014 as part of the government's (unsuccessful) efforts to reunify Cyprus. This work did lead to important environmental cooperation agreements with the Turkish Cypriot community. This is one of a set of briefings designed to give an overview of issues of interest relating to the portfolios of the Commissioners designate. All these briefings can be found at: https://epthinktank.eu/commissioner_hearings_2024. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Dans le cadre de la semaine de l'allaitement, du 14 au 20 octobre, zoom sur l'accompagnement des jeunes mamans à l'hôpital du Taaone. Depuis février, 7 ostéopathes interviennent en maternité, grâce à une subvention du Pays. Les mamans se disent satisfaites, mais cet accompagnement prendra fin en novembre.

World Food Day is celebrated every year on 16 October to promote awareness and action in support of those who suffer from hunger. What is more, over 2.8 billion people – around one third of the world's population – were unable to afford a healthy diet in 2022. The average cost of such a diet continues to increase globally reaching 3.96 purchasing power parity dollars per person per day in 2022. Read our infographic to dig deeper into the topic. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

For her second mandate, European Commission President-elect Ursula von der Leyen has prioritised strengthening EU competitiveness and simplifying existing EU legislation. One focus here is the regulatory burden in taxation within the EU and its potential evolution. On 17 October 2024, the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) is due to hold a public hearing on simplicity and transparency in tax policy. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Dimanche 13 octobre, les pompiers sont intervenus pour éteindre un incendie sur des déchets verts. À 10 heures, le feu est toujours alimenté sous le tas, nécessitant l'intervention d'une seconde drague de la commune.

La Moloka'i Hoe a fait son retour le dimanche 13 octobre 2024 après quatre ans d'absence. C'est Shell va'a qui remporte la compétition, loin devant les autres équipes hawaïennes, pour la treizième fois de l'histoire. L'équipe tahitienne est venue à bout des 65 kilomètres en 4 heures et 35 minutes et 07 secondes, avec plus de treize minutes d'avance sur ses adversaires.

L'AS Tamarii Punaruu section surf entraîne chaque semaine des volontaires malvoyants. Objectif : sensibiliser et développer l’accessibilité au surf pour les personnes en situation de handicap. Une session était organisée ce dimanche 13 octobre sur la plage de Ahonu à Mahina.

Le 08 octobre dernier, une baleine juvénile est tragiquement décédée au large de Faaa des suites d'une grave blessure à la mâchoire. Les autorités avaient tracté la carcasse aussi loin que possible et prévenu du potentiel obstacle que pourrait représenter le cétacé semi-immergé. Ce samedi 13 octobre, des restes d'organes ont atterri dans le lagon de Moorea à Atiha. La baignade et la pêche sont fortement déconseillées dans la zone.

Météo France a placé l’île de Rapa en vigilance orange pour vents violents, samedi 12 octobre.

Un cluster de dengue a été détecté au lotissement Miri. Des traitements seront effectués les 14 et 18 octobre prochains.

Un porte-conteneur qui devait décharger à Papeete le 16 octobre a fini par annuler son voyage en Polynésie. En cause : le remorqueur du port Aito Nui II toujours en panne. Le Seattle Express, un mastodonte des mers de 294 mètres, ne prendra pas le risque de venir à Papeete sans certitude de pouvoir accoster.

The first plenary session of October 2024 saw Members mark one year since the 7 October Hamas terrorist attack, as well as holding a debate on a statement by the High Representative/Vice President of the Commission, Josep Borrell, on the escalation of violence in the Middle East and the situation in Lebanon. Members also held a debate with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, current holder of the Council Presidency. Parliament adopted resolutions on Georgia's increasingly authoritarian trajectory and its effect on the country's EU membership prospects, as well as one condemning Russian interference in Moldova. Members also debated the situation in Sudan and the outcome of the Summit of the Future. And they discussed the preparation of the European Council meeting set for 17 18 October 2024 with the Council and Commission. Debates took place following Commission statements on wildfires in southern Europe, in the Balkans, and in the Amazon. Members also debated Commission statements on: fighting systemic gender-based violence; combating fake news, populism and disinformation; strengthening external border security; preventing drug-related crime; the 2024 annual rule of law report; and protecting the EU budget and ensuring that EU funds do not benefit terrorist entities or individuals. In addition to marking World Mental Health Day, Members debated the urgent need to revise the Medical Devices Regulation. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

The banking union project has achieved European-level policy integration of microprudential supervision but not of crisis intervention. This largely explains the disappointing progress in the cross-border integration of the banking sector, which we document using data on banks’ assets and also specifically on their sovereign exposures. In a capital markets union, there is no equivalent of the banking crisis intervention framework and related public financial safety net, and therefore supervisory integration can have more direct catalytical impact in that context than in banking. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

In the absence of specific rules on claims regarding the 'green' nature of products, how can consumers be sure that such claims are reliable, comparable and verifiable throughout the EU? On 22 March 2023, the European Commission put forward a proposal for a directive on green claims. The proposed directive would require companies to substantiate the voluntary green claims they make in business-to-consumer commercial practices, by complying with a number of requirements regarding their assessment (e.g. taking a life-cycle perspective). In Parliament, the file was allocated jointly to the Committees on Internal Market and Consumer Protection (IMCO) and on Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI). Parliament adopted its first-reading position on 12 March 2024 and the Council approved a general approach on 17 June 2024. Interinstitutional negotiations are now about to begin. Third edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Déjà deux établissements scolaires évacués en 48 heures suite aux inondations, Météo France annonce une dégradation du temps dans les prochaines 48 heures. Regardez la situation en direct (vidéo)

Un Cambriolage à la Direction des Affaires Foncières a eu lieu dans la nuit de lundi à mardi. Le préjudice est estimé à 2 millions de FCP. Les malfrats ont pris le soin de ne pas dérober de chèques

Certains redoutaient que Tahiti ne figure plus dans le tour mondial : l'étape à Teahupo'o est bien maintenue et aura lieu du 7 au 16 août 2025.

This is the second in a series of briefings looking into the role of the European Parliament in the development of European citizenship, ranging from the 1972 Paris Summit to the 2003 Draft Treaty establishing a Constitution for Europe. The present briefing focuses on the period from the 1984 Fontainebleau Summit to the 1992 Maastricht Treaty. This was a pivotal period that shaped the concept of European citizenship as it is understood today. This briefing delves into the critical role played by the European Parliament in shaping the discourse on European citizenship during this time. Building on its earlier work with the 1984 Draft Treaty on European Union, the Parliament sought to elevate European citizenship from a set of market-oriented rights to a cornerstone of a democratic European community. Despite facing resistance, particularly in maintaining the status quo of citizenship as an extension of national rights, Parliament, with the support of key allies such as the European Commission under Jacques Delors and the Spanish government, succeeded in securing the legal establishment of European citizenship in the Maastricht Treaty. This period marked a significant discursive shift, recognising citizenship as more than just a by-product of the internal market, but as a foundational element of the European Union's identity and legitimacy. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP

Les chiens en meute restent un problème en Polynésie. Dans la vallée de Tipaerui, à Papeete, les randonnées sont déconseillées en raison du risque d’attaque. Les policiers municipaux ont averti les propriétaires: les chiens divagant ne seront désormais plus tolérés. Le passage doit être sécurisé pour les marcheurs, les enfants et les bénévoles qui entretiennent la vallée.

Air Moana, qui devait stopper son activité le 30 septembre, maintient finalement ses vols. La compagnie aérienne domestique a reçu l'aide financière du Pays et des investisseurs pour un total de quatre milliards de francs Pacifique et prévoit même d'élargir sa flotte.