The Delegated Act on low-carbon hydrogen establishes a harmonised, transparent framework, defining fuels in a technology-open way. It is essential for a functioning hydrogen market but does not create demand or financial incentives. Achieving emissions reduction targets will hinge on robust methane emissions measurement and reporting. Costs will remain above unabated hydrogen, shaped mainly by natural gas and electricity prices. This in-depth analysis was provided by the Policy Department for Transformation, Innovation and Health at the request of the ITRE Committee. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Although euthanasia and assisted dying remain highly controversial in large parts of the globe, an increasing number of countries have legislation on it in place or are considering doing so. This is due to changing attitudes, advancements in medical technology and an ageing population. Several EU countries are at the forefront of these legal changes; at the same time, each of them has come up with its own solutions for addressing challenges such as how to avoid abuse. Neither EU law nor the European Convention on Human Rights contain provisions precluding EU countries from legislating on euthanasia. In response to questions from Members of the European Parliament, the European Commission has made it clear the EU is not competent to deal with the issue in any way. Four EU countries – Belgium, Spain, Luxembourg and the Netherlands – have legislation in force that allows euthanasia to be administered by a physician. Germany, Italy and Austria allow assisted suicide only. The Netherlands and Belgium, the two EU countries that were the first to allow euthanasia, have seen an increasing number of people apply for euthanasia over the years, with studies showing no sign of the legislation leading to any abuse. In addition, several EU countries are working on legislation on euthanasia or assisted dying. These include: Ireland, France, Cyprus, Malta, Portugal and Slovenia. The Portuguese parliament adopted relevant legislation back in 2023; however, owing to vetoes by the Portuguese president and rulings by the country's constitutional court, it has still not entered into force. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The Data Act aims to create value from data generated by connected products and services, by introducing data-sharing obligations. The principles enshrined in the Act have received general approval, but concerns have been expressed about the clarity of certain definitions, the sharing of commercially sensitive data and its regulatory complexity. Most provisions of the Data Act will apply from 12 September 2025. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

La liberté de la presse s’est dégradée dans 43 pays répartis sur tous les continents, dont 15 en Afrique et 15 en Europe.

Le Pays s’engage dans un chantier sans précédent : 164 milliards de Fcfp seront investis d’ici 2032 pour transformer les routes, fluidifier la mobilité, rapprocher l’administration des citoyens et développer le port autonome de Papeete.

La 54ème réunion des leaders du Forum des îles du Pacifique se déroule actuellement aux îles Salomon. Au cœur des débats : le réchauffement climatique, l'exploitation des fonds marins... Le président de la Polynésie plaide pour une réponse collective des pays de l'Océanie.

Fabienne offre des accessoires cousus main pour réconforter des malades du cancer durant leur chimiothérapie. Inspirée par des actions similaires observées dans l'Hexagone, elle confectionne gracieusement des coussins en forme de cœur pour un soutien sous l'aisselle, des cale-nuques pour soulager les douleurs cervicales, et des bonnets en coton élastique, tous destinés à apporter confort et réconfort aux patient(e)s.

À l’occasion de la Journée mondiale de prévention du suicide, l’association SOS Suicide alerte sur une augmentation inquiétante des tentatives en Polynésie française. Le phénomène touche désormais des enfants dès 7 ans, tandis que les facteurs de risque se multiplient.

Après un premier rassemblement en mars à Tahiti, le projet Héritage vit une nouvelle étape à Hossegor, du 9 au 19 septembre 2025. Vingt-cinq jeunes surfeurs participent à ce stage intensif, dont sept Tahitiens. L’objectif : préparer la relève et renforcer les liens entre la Polynésie et la métropole à l’horizon 2028.

Les dirigeants des îles du Pacifique ont appelé mercredi au respect de la souveraineté régionale, lors d'un sommet aux îles Salomon marqué par des accusations d'ingérence visant la Chine, qui cherche à accroître son influence en Océanie.

Des «ruptures» sur le fond comme sur la forme : le nouveau Premier ministre Sébastien Lecornu a lancé un message aux Français et aux oppositions en arrivant à Matignon. Privé de majorité à l’Assemblée, il enchaîne les rencontres politiques pour tenter de former un gouvernement et préparer l’adoption d’un budget.

Surveys show that discrimination based on characteristics such as sex, racial or ethnic origin, religion or belief, disability, age and sexual orientation persists across the European Union (EU). The concept of multiple discrimination recognises that, in their daily lives, people may experience discrimination on more than one of these grounds. It encompasses cases where each type of discrimination can be proven and addressed distinctly (cumulative discrimination) and cases where two or more grounds interact to create a unique form of discrimination that cannot be understood by considering each ground in isolation (intersectional discrimination). Recognising and addressing these forms of multiple discrimination is an important aspect of combating discrimination through legal and policy tools, since victims face exacerbated disadvantages but are afforded uneven protection due to gaps in current legislation. Current national legislation and/or case law on multiple discrimination provides varying degrees of recognition and protection to victims. Most Member States recognise multiple discrimination implicitly, but few have introduced specific provisions. Only two have so far given full recognition in law to intersectional discrimination as distinct from cumulative discrimination. While the Treaties give the EU competence to introduce legislation to combat discrimination, the protection afforded by current EU equality directives remains incomplete. A proposed 'horizontal anti-discrimination directive' that could define the concept of discrimination on multiple grounds has stalled. However, progress has been made with the adoption of the Directive on Pay Transparency, which recognises intersectional discrimination explicitly in relation to sex discrimination in employment. Implementation of this directive will provide a useful testing ground. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Drawing on previously untapped archival sources, this study explores the European Parliament's positions on the fundamental changes in the Soviet Union between March 1985 and December 1991. The study demonstrates how the European Parliament's initiatives, including relations with Soviet representatives, advanced Parliament's foreign policy goals at the end of the Cold War. These goals included promoting European Community positions through political pressure and informal negotiations, fighting for human rights in the Soviet Union and the countries of the socialist bloc, opposing the occupation of the Baltic States and encouraging democratic changes inside the Soviet Union, particularly the transformation of its parliamentary body. Members of the European Parliament prioritised supporting the democratic transition in Central and Eastern European countries, liberated from communist rule and the collapsing Soviet empire. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

This document is part of a series of Comparative Law studies that analyze the principle of environmental protection in different legal orders around the world. After a brief historic introduction and a presentation of applicable legislation and case law, the content, limits and possible evolution of this principle are examined. The subject of this study is Canada’s federal legal system. While a “principle of environmental protection” does not appear in the text of Canada’s constitutional documents, a large number of laws at the federal, provincial and territorial levels have as their purpose the protection of the environment, and the importance of this objective has been judicially recognized. The legal framework of environmental protection has been shaped by the constraints that federalism imposes on each level of government — especially on the federal Parliament; these constraints influence both the form and the content of environmental legislation. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

L'Assemblée de Polynésie a voté «pour» l'interdiction d'importation d'appareils et produits de vapotage. Adeline Sabatier, présidente de l'association des parents d'élèves du collège Tinomana Ebb et Teave Chaumette, élue non-inscrite à l'Assemblée de Polynésie, étaient les invitées de la rubrique Regards croisés de ce mardi 9 septembre.

C'est un oui unanime... Le Conseil économique, social, environnemental et culturel a rendu, mardi 9 septembre, un avis favorable au projet de loi du Pays visant à autoriser la mise en place d'un titre professionnel pour les chauffeurs de bus, proposé par le CFPA. L'objectif : combler la pénurie de chauffeurs de bus et de cars.

Sébastien Lecornu est le nouveau Premier ministre, nommé par Emmanuel Macron. Ce n'est pas un inconnu outre-mer. Il a été le locataire de la rue Oudinot de 2020 à 2022. Et son bilan à la tête du ministère des outremers est contrasté : des référendums en Nouvelle-Calédonie à la gifle électorale pour LREM lors de la présidentielle, en passant par la crise sanitaire liée au Covid qui a touché les Outre-mer à cette époque.

La société spatiale SpaceX - propriété d'Elon Musk - a racheté pour 17 milliards de dollars de fréquences à l'opérateur américain EchoStar, dans le cadre du renforcement des opérations de son réseau Starlink, ont annoncé lundi les deux groupes dans un communiqué.

Ireland's national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP) has the fourth smallest allocation in absolute figures under the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). Following the European Commission's 2022 update of national allocations, the initial €989 million allocation was adjusted to €914.4 million in grants, to be disbursed in five instalments. In 2024, Ireland introduced in its plan a new REPowerEU chapter to accelerate the green transition; this, once approved by the Council, brought Ireland's new total to €1 153.8 million in grants. The latest update due to objective circumstances was approved in July 2025. Ireland has received two payments worth €439.3 million. Relative to the size of its economy, Ireland's RRF grants are not large: around 0.3 % of the country's 2019 gross domestic product (GDP), while the total RRF amounts to 5.2 % of 2019 EU 27 GDP. Given also that spending is spread over the years up to 2026, the RRF is not expected to have a significant direct impact on Ireland's key macroeconomic indicators. The Commission estimates that it could increase Ireland's GDP by 0.1 % by 2026. А more significant indirect impact is expected from the overall boost to the EU economy and the associated cross-border spillover effects. The plan's overall objective is to contribute to a sustainable, equitable, green and digital recovery. It complements the government's broader domestic efforts under the economic recovery plan, underpinned by the national development plan (NDP) of €165 billion, for 2021 to 2030. Although the RRF allocation amounts to less than 1 % of the total NDP investment, the plan's 19 investments and 10 reforms focus on strategic EU priorities. The Irish NRRP allocates 50.2 % of funding to climate-related measures (boosted by REPowerEU) and, excluding REPowerEU, 34.2 % to digital measures. The European Parliament participates in interinstitutional forums for cooperation and discussion on the implementation of the RRF, and scrutinises the European Commission's work. This briefing is one in a series covering all EU Member States. Fifth edition. The 'NGEU delivery' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the lifecycle of the plans. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Malta's national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP) had an initial value of €344.9 million, while its amended plan is worth €336.3 million. Under the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), at the core of the Next Generation EU (NGEU) instrument, Malta's RRF grant allocation decreased from €316.4 million to €258.3 million. In April 2023, Malta submitted a request to amend its NRRP, to which it added a new REPowerEU chapter with an additional grant allocation of €30 million. It also requested to transfer a portion of its share of the Brexit Adjustment Reserve to its plan (€40 million). With these funds, and cutting some measures, the overall EU financial contribution to the amended plan amounts to €328.2 million in grants, with the rest to be covered by national means. A 2025 revision of the plan did not affect the total allocation. While in nominal terms, Malta has the second smallest allocation, it ranks higher in terms of RRF grants per capita. The value of Malta's grants under the RRF equals about 2.3 % of its 2019 gross domestic product (GDP), less than the average for the EU overall (the RRF equals 5.2 % of EU-27 GDP in 2019). So far, Malta has received pre-financing (including REPowerEU) and three regular payments. The total disbursements stand at €215 million, or 65.5 % of its allocation (the EU average is 55.6 %). The plan takes account of the Council's 2019 and 2020 country-specific recommendations, and aligns with both national economic and investment plans and funding under EU cohesion policy programmes for the 2021-2027 period. The plan's overall objective is to contribute to sustainable, equitable, green and digital recovery, embracing major common EU challenges. The amended plan has a stronger focus on the green transition, devoting 68.8 % of the funds to it (up from 53.8 % in the original plan), making Malta's NRRP one of the greenest; 26.2 % of the amended plan (excluding the REPowerEU chapter), or 20.6 % (including the chapter), will contribute to the digital target. The European Parliament participates in interinstitutional forums for cooperation and discussion on the implementation of the RRF, and scrutinises the European Commission's work. This briefing is one in a series covering all EU Member States. Sixth edition. The 'NGEU delivery' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the lifecycle of the plans. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Mardi 2 septembre, un père de famille de 19 ans tentait de mettre fin à ses jours. Ce denier, qui souffre d'une addiction à l'ice, est sorti vivant de la réanimation. Il est aujourd'hui hospitalisé en psychiatrie. Sa mère, Mauo Toti, témoigne.

Le défi Va’a Freedom avait une ambition : relier Tahiti à Bora Bora en pirogue, soit 280 kilomètres de rame, pour lancer un message fort contre l’ice. Mais la traversée a dû être interrompue par l’organisateur en raison d’une houle trop importante.

Le 25e Salon du livre de Tahiti organise un grand concours d’écriture et d’illustration sur le thème «25 ans… et demain, e ananahi ia». Ouvert aux enfants, jeunes et adultes, ce concours littéraire et artistique mettra en lumière des talents de toute la Polynésie. Les meilleures créations seront publiées, exposées et diffusées lors du Salon, du 16 au 19 octobre 2025 à To’atā.

Les députés ont renversé François Bayrou, en lui refusant la confiance à une nette majorité lors d'un vote ce lundi 8 septembre. Invité café de notre matinale radio, le sénateur Teva Rohfritsch espère qu'une certaine stabilité soit enfin trouvée, et d'éviter d'importantes répercussions pour la Polynésie et les Outre-mers.

Les députés ont renversé lundi 8 septembre François Bayrou, en lui refusant la confiance à une nette majorité lors d'un vote qu'il avait sollicité de lui-même sur l'état des finances publiques. Bayrou devrait remettre sa démission à Emmanuel Macron, mardi à 8h (soit lundi 20h, heure de Tahiti).

Military mobility, defined as the capacity of armed forces to swiftly move troops and equipment across the European Union (EU), is a crucial but long-overlooked aspect of European defence. After decades of underinvestment and unresolved obstacles, there is a need to intensify coordinated and integrated efforts at EU, North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and Member State level to increase resources and address physical, legislative, and regulatory barriers that continue to cause delays and disruptions for military forces. Failure to act would leave armed forces unprepared in the face of threats, and undermine the security of citizens. Ultimately, this could jeopardise the EU's ability to demonstrate credible deterrence and achieve defence readiness. Upcoming initiatives at EU level represent an opportunity to finally adopt a comprehensive approach to military mobility. Clear added value could be provided by not only increasing targeted investment in dual-use infrastructure and reducing regulatory burdens, but also addressing issues in related security and defence domains that clearly impact military mobility decisions, including investment in cybersecurity, logistics hubs, stockpiling and transport innovation to enhance the security and resilience of military networks. For current ambitious defence initiatives, allocating sufficient budgetary resources is essential. This briefing looks within and beyond the current framework and explores the potential impact of additional investment of between €75 billion and €100 billion until 2035 to improve the current state of infrastructure. Our analysis finds that the added value associated with a larger amount of funds invested collectively leads to benefits which are almost three times higher (€21 billion additional GDP per year in 2035) than when Member States invest separately and in an uncoordinated way. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Tôt ce dimanche matin, un jeune conducteur de 20 ans, alcoolisé, a violemment percuté le mur d’enceinte de la gendarmerie à Papeete. Revenant d'une soirée, il se serait assoupi. Malgré le choc, il n'a pas été blessé.

Dans les îles aussi le défilé contre l'ice a eu un énorme retentissement : des Marquises aux Australes en passant les Raromatai et les Tuamotu, la population a tenu à manifester pour montrer sa crainte et sa solidarité dans ce combat qui s'annonce long et difficile. Hier à Manihi, un homme a raconté son expérience avec l'ice et les conséquences sur sa famille.

Imaginez que vous venez d’acheter un terrain et au moment de lancer les travaux, on vous indique que vous ne pouvez pas construire. C’est ce que vit une jeune femme sur son terrain au quartier Afeu à Papeari. La faute au site de dépôt d’armes et de munitions de l’armée situé quelques kilomètres plus loin. 1 000 habitants de la vallée sont concernés car ils sont dans le périmètre de sécurité.

La journée mondiale de prévention du suicide est le 10 septembre. Pour parler du suicide en Polynésie, Annie Tuheiava-Mairau, présidente de l'association SOS Suicide, était l'invitée de notre JT de ce soir : augmentation des appels, tentatives de suicide, avec des profils de détresse variés, et impact de la consommation de l'ice. Pour sensibiliser et faire la prévention du suicide, divers événements vont être organisés prochainement.

Il n’y aura plus de cantine le vendredi à l’école Ahutoru de Arue. Là-bas, la cantine est prise en charge par l’association des parents d’élèves. La seule d’ailleurs, à Tahiti. Cette décision fait suite à de nombreuses factures impayées. Elles s’élèvent à près de 3 millions cfp...

Le vote de confiance demandé par François Bayrou à l’Assemblée nationale, prévu le 8 septembre, pourrait avoir des répercussions considérables pour les outre-mer. Alors que l’opposition de gauche et le RN annoncent déjà un vote défavorable, la perspective d’une chute du gouvernement soulève de nombreuses interrogations sur les grands dossiers ultramarins. Une instabilité qui ne pourrait qu’engendrer tensions et colère, selon le constitutionnaliste Benjamin Morel.

L'équipe de France a réussi des débuts emballants dans les qualifications au Mondial 2026 en battant à l'extérieur l'Ukraine (2-0), son plus coriace adversaire, mais a perdu Ousmane Dembélé sorti sur blessure, ce vendredi 5 septembre à Wroclaw (Pologne).

Samedi 6 septembre, une grande marche est annoncée à Papeete contre l'ICE et les drogues avec des milliers de participants attendus. La Fédération citoyenne polynésienne de lutte contre les drogues et la toxicomanie veut frapper un grand coup. Sa présidente Kathy Gaudot était l'invitée café de notre matinale radio...

Face à la persistance du mouvement social de la flotte administrative, Maupiti a dû trouver une solution d'urgence pour son approvisionnement en carburant. Le maire, Woullingson Raufauore, a négocié directement avec un prestataire privé pour éviter une coupure d'électricité imminente sur l'île.