Draft amending budget No 1/2025 (DAB 1/2025) to the EU's 2025 general budget seeks to enter the €1.35 billion surplus from implementation of the 2024 budget as revenue into the 2025 budget. Including this surplus would lead to a corresponding reduction in Member States' gross national income (GNI) contributions to the 2025 budget. The European Parliament is expected to vote on the Council's position on DAB 1/2025 during the July plenary session. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Gas storage provides a valuable reserve in case of strong demand or supply disruption, reducing the need to import additional gas and helping stabilise energy prices. In March 2025, the European Commission proposed an amendment to the Gas Storage Regulation, adopted during the 2022 energy crisis, to extend its validity until the end of 2027. During its July plenary session, the European Parliament will vote on the text agreed in trilogue negotiations with the Council. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Albania has been an EU candidate country since June 2014. On 25 March 2020, the Council decided to open accession negotiations with the country, based on its progress in meeting the political criteria and fulfilling the five priorities that are key for EU membership. Accession negotiations effectively started in July 2022, when the first intergovernmental conference was held. The main challenges are flaws in the functioning of the judiciary, in the fight against corruption, and in the safeguarding of media freedoms and minority rights. The European Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) adopted its report on the European Commission's 2023 and 2024 reports on Albania on 4 June 2025. A debate and vote on the report are due to be held in plenary in July. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Georgia applied for EU membership in March 2022 and received candidate status on 14 December 2023, under certain conditions. Since then, the severe democratic backsliding brought about by the ruling Georgian Dream party has resulted in the de facto halt of Georgia's EU accession process. Additionally, the country is currently embroiled in a political crisis following the contested October 2024 parliamentary elections. Parliament's Committee on Foreign Affairs (AFET) adopted its report on the 2023 and 2024 enlargement Commission reports on Georgia on 4 June 2025. A debate and vote on the report are due to be held in plenary in July. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Denmark is a constitutional monarchy with a representative parliamentary system. According to the Constitutional Act (section 3), the monarch and the Parliament jointly constitute the legislative authority, the monarch exercises executive authority, and the courts of justice represent the judicial authority. The monarch, however, mainly has a ceremonial role and appoints the Prime Minister and cabinet ministers, who are responsible for governing the country. The government is formed through the system of 'negative parliamentarism', meaning that the government must not be opposed by a majority in the Parliament. The government and its ministers are accountable to the Parliament. General elections must be held at least every four years, while the Prime Minister can dissolve the Parliament and call for new elections. Powers are separated, but a close link exists between the Parliament and the government due to parliamentarism, with political parties playing a key role. Most of the ministers are usually members of parliament, even if this is not a requirement. The Folketing is the unicameral Parliament of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is composed of 179 members elected by general and direct ballot for a period of four years: 135 members are elected through party-list proportional representation in ten constituencies; 40 seats are allocated to ensure proportionality at national level; and, as part of the Danish Realm, Greenland and the Faroe Islands each elect two members. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Invité de notre JT, l'ancien ministre et vice-président du Pays Jean-Christophe Buissou, récemment relaxé dans l'affaire Taui FM- Ecoparc, a rompu son retrait de la vie publique pour aborder sa relaxe, son passé judiciaire, son avenir politique et livrer son analyse sur la gestion du gouvernement du conflit social actuel.

Hier, les premières médailles ont été décrochées en va'a, mais c’est surtout la natation qui a réalisé une belle moisson durant la nuit. La lutte tahitienne a aussi remporté 4 médailles, et le volleyball est bien parti pour tout rafler. Le point sur la première journée de compétition.

This briefing analyses the implementation of the new economic governance framework in its first year of application. In particular, after discussing recent economic developments (Section 1), it assess results and roll-out of the new framework of fiscal coordination and surveillance as reported by the Commission in its 2025 Spring Package (Section 2). It also describes the current state of play on the implementation of the national escape clause for defence spending (Section 3) before focusing on the current excessive deficit procedures (Section 4). Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The European Committee of the Regions is made up of 329 members representing the regional and local authorities of the 27 Member States of the European Union. It issues opinions sought on the basis of mandatory (as required by the Treaties) and voluntary consultation and, where appropriate, own-initiative opinions. Its members are not bound by any mandatory instructions. They are independent in the performance of their duties, in the European Union’s general interest. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The European Council, formed of the heads of state or government of the Member States, provides the necessary impetus for the development of the European Union and sets out the general political guidelines. The Commission President is also a non-voting member. The President of the European Parliament addresses the European Council at the beginning of its meetings. The Lisbon Treaty established the European Council as an institution of the Union and endowed it with a long-term presidency. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The organisation and operation of the European Parliament are governed by its Rules of Procedure. The political bodies, committees, delegations and political groups guide Parliament’s activities. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Together with Parliament, the Council of the European Union is the institution that adopts EU legislation through regulations and directives and prepares decisions and non-binding recommendations. In its areas of competence, it takes its decisions by a simple majority, a qualified majority or unanimously, according to the legal basis of the act requiring its approval. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

L'ancienne footballeuse britannique Fran Hurndall a terminé dimanche une course de charité de 3 800 kilomètres à travers l'Australie, réalisant ainsi le temps le plus rapide jamais enregistré pour une femme. Elle a couru pour récolter des fonds en faveur des victimes de violences conjugales.

Leur fils a eu un grave accident de scooter sur Tahiti et se trouve dans un état critique à l'hôpital. Les parents ne peuvent pas quitter les Marquises où ils résident, en raison de la grève qui paralyse les vols domestiques. Une situation personnelle urgente qui les plonge dans le désarroi.

Faute d'accord, la grève débute ce lundi 30 juin, à la Maison de la culture et dans plusieurs services du Pays. Entre 40 et 50% du personnel est gréviste à la Maison de la culture, selon les syndicats. Ce mouvement entraîne des perturbations sur les vols, les examens du permis et le Heiva.

Hinaupoko Devèze a été sacrée Miss Tahiti 2025, samedi 28 juin, à Pirae. Les médias métropolitains ont retrouvé un clip de 2021, des rappeurs Koba LaD et Naps, dans lequel elle faisait une apparition.

This study offers an in-depth examination of the European Union’s (EU) trade defence instruments (TDI), focusing on their evolution, implementation and impact on industries, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). It takes stock of the European Commission’s trade defence activities and critically examines existing TDI. It highlights procedural complexities, including investigation timelines and provisional measures, alongside the unique challenges SMEs face in accessing TDI. It includes a short empirical analysis of the activity of EU trade defence measures and explores sector-specific dynamics, with examples from steel, ceramics and renewable energy industries, illustrating the protective and adaptive role of TDI against unfair global trade practices such as dumping and subsidies. Comparative insights into international practices from the USA, China and India further contextualise EU approaches. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Foresight is increasingly used to explore future EU policies. Foresight methodology combines an evidence-based approach – including literature review, surveys and trend analysis – with the imagination of possible futures, usually based on expert views and scenarios. The application of foresight to long-term decision-making is usually referred to as strategic foresight. Used in a policy context as 'policy foresight', it is mostly used in agenda setting, strategic planning or to support policy design. Scenarios can be exploratory or normative, aiming at fixed policy outcomes. Because foresight seeks to improve policymaking by anticipating future developments, policy considerations are often part of foresight reports, sometimes followed by strategies. All EU institutions engage in foresight, and so do several Member States. Since 2019, foresight has been part of the portfolio of one or more members of the European Commission. The Commission publishes annual foresight reports, while its Joint Research Centre conducts more in-depth foresight projects. The European Parliament's Policy Foresight Unit and its predecessors have been conducting foresight since 2015. Since 2022, the Council of the EU publishes an annual 'Forward Look', while other EU institutions apply foresight to topics that fall into their remit. Nine EU institutions and bodies cooperate in the European Strategy and Policy Analysis System (ESPAS), which holds an annual foresight conference and publishes a Global Trends Report every five years. Recent trend analyses from EU institutions, such as the Global Trends Report, point to challenges for the EU's resilience through social fragmentation, a lack of technological sovereignty and innovation, economic dependencies, environmental risks and geopolitical rivalry. Forward-looking publications search for answers to the 'poly-crisis' in which the EU has found itself since the COVID 19 pandemic. Common objectives of current EU policy foresight, as expressed in reports and strategies, include reducing the EU's external dependencies, increasing the EU's resilience and enhancing its capacity to act. Achieving (open) strategic autonomy – sometimes referred to as 'sovereignty' – runs as a red thread through many EU policy foresight reports. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Un millier de personnes ont célébré 41 ans d'Autonomie dimanche après-midi à la mairie de Papeete. L’accès refusé au pied de la stèle du parc Paofai n’a rien gâché de la fête. Pendant ce temps, les indépendantistes commémoraient eux la mémoire des Tahitiens tombés au combat lors de l'annexion du royaume de Tahiti à la France.

Hier après-midi, en battant l'AS Tefana lors de la finale de la Coupe de Polynésie, les filles de l'AS Pirae font un carton plein en réalisant encore cette année le triplé.

Ce dimanche, la compagnie Air Tahiti est obligée de modifier son programme de vols d'aujourd'hui par manque de pompiers chargés d'assurer la sécurité des opérations aériennes. Samedi soir, elle avait assuré que le programme serait maintenu.

Un incident rare s'est produit hier soir au stade de Fautaua pendant le match opposant le Papeete Rugby Club et Paea Manu’ura : deux pylônes d'éclairage ont lâché vers la fin de la rencontre. Conséquence : le match a dû être arrêté et la finale de rugby du championnat de Polynésie qui devait suivre a été reportée à samedi prochain.

Samedi 28 juin, la légendaire pirogue Hōkūle’a accoste à Papeete, escortée par Hikianalia et Faafa’ite. Une cérémonie d’accueil populaire, entre rituels traditionnels, danses, chants et rencontres culturelles, marquera ce retour historique. Polynésie la 1ère vous fera vivre l’événement en direct dès 12h30, à la TV, à la radio, sur internet et les réseaux sociaux.

As the Treaties make no specific reference to forests, the European Union does not have a common forestry policy. Therefore, it remains primarily a national competence. However, the EU has established a European forest strategy and supports many actions that have a significant impact on forests in the EU and in non-EU countries. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The free movement of goods, services, capital and people across borders is growing continuously. In response, the European Union is enhancing judicial cooperation in civil law matters with cross-border implications, effectively building bridges between diverse legal systems. The EU’s key goals are to ensure legal certainty and easy and effective access to justice. This involves clearly identifying the competent jurisdiction, determining the applicable law and streamlining the procedures for recognition and enforcement of judgments. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) covers Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestine, Syria and Tunisia. It consists of bilateral policies between the EU and the 10 individual partner countries, plus a regional cooperation framework, the Union for the Mediterranean. The EU boosted support for democratic transformation under the ENP in 2011, in response to the uprisings in its southern neighbourhood. It further reviewed the ENP in 2015. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Equality between women and men is one of the objectives of the European Union. Over time, legislation, case-law and changes to the Treaties have helped consolidate this principle and its implementation in the EU. The European Parliament has always been a fervent defender of the principle of equality between men and women. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

By supporting the Member States in the fight against poverty, social exclusion and discrimination, the EU aims to reinforce the inclusiveness and cohesion of European society and to everyone to enjoy equal access to opportunities and resources. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Rien ne va plus entre le Port autonome de Papeete et la SNC Degage & Cie. Ce dernier conteste le déplacement de ses navires effectué le 20 juin dernier, alors que le tribunal administratif ne l'avait pas encore ordonné. Le Port autonome, lui, estime être dans son bon droit.

Diagnostiquer les cancers, c'est désormais plus facile grâce au Tep Scan. Opérationnel depuis quinze jours au centre Hospitalier de Polynésie française, en attendant l'achat d'un cyclotron, cet outil de haute technologie ne détecte pour l'heure que les cancers de la prostate. L'appareil a coûté 250 millions de francs pacifiques, la salle pour le recevoir 90 millions. Si ces coûts paraissent importants, les économies attendues le sont tout autant.

Suite à la pluie, la soirée de MIss Tahiti 2025 dans les jardins de la mairie de Pirae est reportée au samedi 28 juin.

C'est une première pour le patron des gendarmes en Outre-mer. Une semaine de visite en Polynésie française avec une tournée aux Marquises. Ce vendredi 27 juin dans la matinée, le général de corps d’armée Pierre Poty a participé à la cérémonie des couleurs à la brigade de Faa'a, devant 200 gendarmes des compagnies des îles du Vent et des archipels. En poste en Guyane et à la Réunion, le militaire connaît bien les problématiques ultramarines.

Europe's culture and cultural heritage are fundamental to EU values and identity, providing space for discussion, engagement and debate. Culture also fosters a European sense of belonging and social cohesion, strengthens communities, and drives innovation and economic competitiveness. The New European Agenda for Culture, which has provided a framework for EU cultural policy since 2018, has become outdated in light of the significant challenges currently facing culture. To address this gap, the priorities of the Commissioner for Intergenerational Fairness, Youth, Culture and Sport, Glenn Micallef, include the development of an overarching, coherent and ambitious strategic framework for culture. This framework, called a new Culture Compass for Europe, is expected to provide long-term direction for diverse cultural aspects in EU policymaking and to ensure that culture becomes more accessible to all. The Culture Compass can be seen as a new policy approach that places culture at the centre of EU policies, serving as a driver for democracy, security, competitiveness, societal resilience, innovation and international partnerships. The European Parliament has played a crucial role in advancing discussions on culture at the EU level. Parliament has called on the Commission to strengthen EU support for building more crisis-resilient creative and cultural sectors and to provide adequate funding for EU-wide programmes promoting culture. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) is the core component of Next Generation EU (NGEU). By promoting the sustainable and inclusive recovery after the COVID-19 pandemic that ensures the green and digital transitions make progress, the RRF is consistent with the European Commission's priorities. Belgium's initial maximum contribution to finance its national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP) was set to €5 924 million in grants. The amount was updated in June 2022 and reduced to €4 523 million. In addition, the non-repayable allocation for the REPowerEU chapter to reinforce the NRRP's energy dimension is set at €281 million. Belgium also submitted a reasoned request to transfer part of its allocation from the resources of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve to the RRF (€228 million). Finally, Belgium requested a loan support of €264 million. The overall EU financial contribution to the amended Belgian NRRP stands thus at €5 298 million; it represents 0.7 % of the entire RRF, and 1.1 % of Belgium's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019. The Council approved Belgium's amended NRRP in December 2023. Other targeted revisions took place in 2024 and 2025. In total, Belgium has received €2.46 billion so far: €915.1 million in pre-financing – 13 % of the initial NRRP (€770 million, all grants) in 2021, and 20 % of the REPowerEU chapter (€102.1 million in grants, €43 million in loans) in 2024; and two result-based instalments – one of €631.6 million (all grants) in September 2024, and another of €909 million (of which €40 million in loans) in May 2025. The European Parliament, which was a major advocate of creating a common EU recovery instrument, participates in interinstitutional forums for cooperation and discussion on RRF implementation and scrutinises the European Commission's work. This briefing is one in a series covering all EU Member States. Third edition. The 'NGEU delivery' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the lifecycle of the plans. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

EU cooperation with African countries and the African Union (AU) is based on two distinct frameworks: namely (a) the Partnership Agreements with the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) states and (b) the Joint Africa-EU strategy.The legal basis for the political, economic and development aspects of the partnership between the EU and the ACP states was established by the Cotonou Agreement in 2000. This was replaced, on 15 November 2023, by the Samoa Agreement, which was negotiated to modernise and upgrade the partnership.The Joint Africa-EU strategy has been implemented through multiannual roadmaps and action plans adopted at each EU-AU summit, which traditionally takes place every three years. At the EU-AU summit held in February 2022 in Brussels, EU and AU leaders agreed on ‘A Joint Vision for 2030’, which aims to consolidate a renewed partnership based on solidarity, security, peace, sustainable development and shared prosperity. The third EU-AU ministerial meeting took place on 21 May 2025, with the participation of the new AU leadership. This meeting reviewed progress on the Joint Vision for 2030, and paved the way for the seventh EU-AU summit, which is set to take place in Africa in 2025, marking 25 years of the partnership since the Cairo summit in 2000.The EU is Africa’s most significant donor of official development assistance. This is mainly funded by the EU’s general budget through the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument (NDICI) – Global Europe. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP