The international road transport sector is a cornerstone of Europe's economy and society, ensuring that citizens across the EU have access to essential goods and services. Nearly 90 % of transport workers are employed in land transport, with road transport representing the largest share. It is therefore particularly important to ensure adequate working conditions, fair wages, social protection, job security and safety, as well as comprehensive and accessible legislation for these workers. It is also essential to address demographic trends and to help workers adapt to the new digital environment and environmental requirements. At the EU level, legislation and various initiatives aim to address the challenges faced by road transport workers. The 2020 Mobility Package I covers the posting of drivers outside their home country, driving and rest time rules (including the use of tachographs), access to the profession, and market access (the latter applying specifically to goods transport). Another directive regulates driving times, breaks and rest periods in occasional passenger services. The revised Driving Licence Directive seeks to tackle driver shortages. EU initiatives focus on incentivising young people's and women's participation in the sector, on addressing the impact automation and digitalisation have on it, and on improving the provision of clear information on relevant EU legislation to drivers. The future holds new challenges and opportunities for the sector. The continued development of environmentally friendly transport modes, along with the wider deployment of intelligent transport systems and automated transport solutions, will reshape road transport and demand greater flexibility and adaptability from its workforce. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The fight against impunity remains a key challenge for the international community, as efforts to hold perpetrators of serious international crimes accountable are increasingly strained by geopolitical rivalries, fragmented enforcement and weak political will. This paper examines three accountability mechanisms – international criminal tribunals, universal jurisdiction and transitional justice – through comparative analysis and case studies. International criminal tribunals, from ad hoc tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda to the International Criminal Court, have advanced legal norms and secured landmark convictions. Yet, their legitimacy is weakened by high costs, slow trials, selective enforcement and limited cooperation from states. Universal jurisdiction allows national courts to prosecute atrocities irrespective of territorial or personal links. Its growing use in Europe, especially in cases linked to Syria and Ukraine, demonstrates potential, although inconsistent application and political frictions limit its effectiveness. Transitional justice, through truth commissions, reparations and institutional reforms, offers societies pathways to reconciliation and peace, but faces recurring challenges of political interference, resource scarcity and insufficient victim participation. Case studies from the Balkans, Ukraine, Ethiopia, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Colombia, Syria and Israel-Palestine highlight that no single mechanism is sufficient. Instead, effective accountability requires context-sensitive and context-specific combinations of tools. The paper concludes with recommendations for strengthening the European Union’s global role. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

A dix ans d'intervalle, ce sont les îles de Huahine puis de Tahaa qui ont été le théâtre de glissements de terrain, provoquant respectivement 10 et 8 morts

Invité ce midi du JT de Polynésie La Première, le Haut-Commissaire a tenu a dissuader les 29 familles de revenir dans leurs logements a proximité directe de l'effondrement de la falaise de Afaahiti

Huit personnes sont mortes dans l’éboulement d’Afaahiti. Selon des riverains, deux signalements liés à des travaux de terrassement auraient été transmis avant le drame, sans réponse. Ni le Labo TP ni le tavana ne s’expriment pour l’instant. Une enquête pour homicide involontaire doit établir les responsabilités.

L’incendie d’un complexe de gratte-ciels à Hong Kong a déjà fait 83 morts et plus de 250 disparus, alors que les pompiers tentent toujours de sécuriser les tours calcinées. Une enquête a été ouverte pour comprendre l’origine de cette catastrophe exceptionnelle.

Huit personnes ont perdu la vie dans l’éboulement de Te Honu, à Afaahiti, dans la nuit du 26 novembre. Les recherches, reprises après plusieurs répliques, se sont prolongées jusqu’à l’aube. Près de 200 intervenants ont œuvré pour localiser les victimes et sécuriser le versant instable.

Le corps d'un septuagénaire qui était recherché dans le secteur montagneux de Mahaena a été retrouvé par les pompiers de Hitiaa o Te Ra.

Après une nuit d’opérations menées dans des conditions extrêmement dangereuses, les recherches ont officiellement pris fin ce jeudi matin à Afaahiti. Les secours ont localisé les huit victimes de l’éboulement survenu hier, non sans émotions Le Haut-commissariat annonce désormais la suspension du chantier de déblaiement en raison de l’instabilité de la zone.

Après une nuit d’opérations menées dans une zone toujours instable, les recherches se sont achevées ce jeudi matin à Afaahiti (Tahiti). Les secours ont retrouvé les huit victimes du glissement de terrain survenu la veille. Face au danger persistant, le Haut-commissariat a décidé de suspendre le chantier de déblaiement.

Un septuagénaire est recherché dans le secteur montagneux de Mahaena. Les pompiers de Hitiaa o Te Ra. Les drones de la gendarmerie vont être mobilisés pour tenter de localiser le disparu.

Slovakia is set to receive €6 408.5 million, solely in grants, to implement its national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP), representing 6.8 % of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019. That grant allocation includes the revised Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) grant allocation (€6 005.8 million), REPowerEU grants (€366.4 million), and a transfer of the country's remaining share from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve (€36.3 million). On 8 May 2025, the European Commission adopted an implementing decision reducing Slovakia's RRF allocation by €1.23 million due to a conflict of interest. This amount was deducted from the fifth payment of €492 million received on 10 July 2025. On 13 November 2025, the Council approved Slovakia's latest (fourth) revision of the NRRP. Slovakia's plan comprises reforms and investment to help the Slovak economy recover, while advancing the green and digital transitions and addressing structural weaknesses. In the 2025 country report, the Commission found that Slovakia's NRRP is progressing but requires increased efforts for timely completion. So far, Slovakia has received €3 963.8 million (61.9 % of the total allocation), covering pre-financing (including REPowerEU pre-financing) and five grant payments. Slovakia's absorption of RRF resources sits above the EU average of 56.5 %. The European Parliament continues to ensure transparency and accountability through interinstitutional dialogues on RRF implementation, and scrutiny of the Commission's work. This briefing is one in a series covering all EU Member States. Fifth edition. The previous editions were drafted by Magdalena Sapała and Božena Destin Bobková. The 'NGEU delivery' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the lifecycle of the plans. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

We analyse the euro area economic outlook, the European Central Bank’s monetary policy stance and its communication strategy. We offer suggestions for complementing monetary policy statements: including additional indicators, publishing scenario analyses, and being more explicit about secondary objective considerations. We indicate guidelines for future policy analysis, like how structural changes in the economy influence monetary policy, trade-offs between different roles of the ECB, the impact of rate setting on the green transition, and additional scenarios for digital euro introduction. This document was provided by the Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny Unit at the request of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (ECON) ahead of the Monetary Dialogue with the ECB President on 3 December 2025. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Executive Vice-President Ribera, charged with the Competition portfolio, has been invited to a structured dialogue in ECON on 4 December 2025. This briefing outlines key principles of competition policy, and elaborates on the available State aid data, to illustrate its size (exceeding the EU budget) and use. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

This briefing provides background on digital assets ahead of the ECON public hearing on 3 December 2025. In addition to providing quantitative and qualitative background information on digital assets including stablecoins, the briefing also aims to clarify how the decentralized and centralized parts of crypto assets interact. It offers two main take-aways: First, since the creation of Bitcoin as the first genuine digital asset, alternatives have in general re-introduced risks by imitating business models of traditional centralized financial institutions. Second, stablecoins, as a manifestation of this trend, combine elements of decentralized and centralized finance. While they use services of decentralized public ledgers (such as Ethereum) they are (highly) centralized when it comes to corporate decisions (such as minting) or the management of reserve assets and resemble Money Market Funds (MMFs) but with increased operational and cyber risks. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The EU Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) 2028–2034 allocates significant funding (EUR 522 billion) to its Heading 2: 'Competitiveness, prosperity and security'. It proposes three key instruments which directly impact ITRE core areas of responsibility : - The European Competitiveness Fund (ECF), which serves as the MFF’s main instrument to boost EU competitiveness. It merges 14 programmes into a flexible fund, aiming to enhance coherence and EU added value, but raises concerns over centralised oversight and governance. - Horizon Europe, which supports research and innovation with a 63% budget increase, yet remains below the Draghi report’s recommendation, raising concerns about underfunding, excessive centralisation as well as eligibility of dual-use. - Connecting Europe Facility, which funds Trans-European Networks in transport (including military mobility) and energy. Unresolved challenges — governance, EU versus national priority alignment, and practical implementation new funding mechanisms — will play a central role in determining ITRE’s policy influence in the years ahead. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

On 1 March 2023, as part of the road safety package, the European Commission published a legislative proposal to help ensure EU-wide application of driving disqualifications. The proposal calls for increased cooperation, harmonisation of legislation, simplification of information exchange, capacity-building, and improved public awareness efforts. In order to prevent impunity due to a lack of legislation, the proposal sets out rules to allow better EU-wide enforcement of driver disqualification decisions when drivers commit major traffic offences outside their own country. In the European Parliament, the Committee on Transport and Tourism (TRAN) is responsible for the file. The TRAN committee adopted its report on 29 November 2023. Interinstitutional negotiations started in October 2024, and a provisional agreement was found on 25 March 2025. The agreement was voted in plenary at second reading on 21 October 2025. The final act was signed on 22 October and published in the Official Journal on 5 November 2025. Sixth edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the legislative procedure. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The Pact for the Mediterranean was announced in the Commission political guidelines for 2024-2029 and adopted on 16 October 2025. It is a new strategic framework proposed by the European Union (EU) to strengthen cooperation with southern Mediterranean partners and build a more integrated, stable, and prosperous Common Mediterranean Space. Launched on the 30th anniversary of the 1995 Barcelona Declaration, this Pact was presented as an 'ambitious paradigm shift' in Euro-Mediterranean relations – moving towards deeper integration based on co-ownership, co-creation and joint responsibility. The Pact sets out a comprehensive agenda across three interlinked pillars, each with actionable initiatives: people; sustainable and integrated economies; and security, preparedness and migration management. By scaling up existing programmes and launching new joint initiatives, the Pact for the Mediterranean offers a blueprint to turn common challenges into shared opportunities. It calls on policymakers to unite their efforts in a spirit of partnership. By following through on these recommendations – investing in people, integrating economies, bolstering security, and collaborating across borders and tiers of government – the EU and its Mediterranean neighbours aim to co-create a future of peace, prosperity and stability for the region. On 20 November, the Council approved conclusions on the Pact for the Mediterranean. A Pact for the Mediterranean ministerial meeting is scheduled for 28 November, in Barcelona, to launch the Pact formally and commemorate the 30th anniversary of the Barcelona Declaration. The meeting will also launch the Union for the Mediterranean Regional Forum. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Après l’éboulement qui a enseveli plusieurs maisons tôt ce matin à Afaahiti, le gouvernement de Polynésie française et le Haut-commissariat ont renforcé les opérations de secours. Un hélicoptère Dauphin des Forces armées a été envoyé sur zone pour appuyer les équipes déjà mobilisées au sol.

L'éboulement survenu tôt ce matin à Afaahiti a touché deux maisons, entièrement ensevelies. 9 personnes sont susceptibles de se trouver sous les décombres. Les pompiers et gendarmes tentent toujours d’accéder aux habitations. En raison de l'instabilité du terrain, les opérations pourraient durer 48 heures.

Un éboulement survenu cette nuit à Afaahiti et a touché deux maisons, dont deux entièrement ensevelies. Neuf personnes potentiellement disparues. Les pompiers et gendarmes sont sur place, suivez notre édition spéciale

Un éboulement survenu cette nuit à Afaahitiet a touché trois maisons, dont deux entièrement ensevelies. Cinq personnes manquent à l’appel. Les pompiers et gendarmes tentent toujours d’accéder aux habitations. Le terrain reste instable.

EU chemicals and pesticides legislation focuses on protecting human health and the environment, while facilitating trade. It includes rules on chemical product marketing, restrictions on hazardous substances, and protocols for accidents and exports. Key achievements include the Classification, Labelling and Packaging (CLP) and REACH Regulations. The ongoing revision process aligns the legislation with the European Green Deal, particularly its sustainability and biodiversity strategies. In 2025, newly announced proposals and action plans aim to enhance safety, simplification and innovation in the regulation of chemicals and pesticides. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

EU policy for research and technological development (RTD) supports scientific excellence, innovation, and global competitiveness. The policy is rooted in early European legislation, it and was extended in the 1980s with a European framework programme for research. In 2014, most EU research funding came under the umbrella of Horizon 2020 (2014-2020). Its successor, Horizon Europe, is the EU’s main research and innovation funding programme for the 2021-2027 period, with a budget of EUR 93.4 billion. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Sweden's national recovery and resilience plan (NRRP) is financed under the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The NRRP's total volume is €3 445.7 million, financed entirely through EU grants. This amount reflects the downward revision of the national RRF envelope in June 2022, and includes €198 million in additional grants under the REPowerEU chapter, as well as a €66 million transfer from the Brexit Adjustment Reserve. The plan represents 0.4 % of the RRF and 0.7 % of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) in 2019 (the RRF represented 5.2 % of EU 27 GDP in 2019). Sweden is set to receive payments in five instalments. To date, the European Commission has disbursed €1 646 million, covering the first two instalments and corresponding to 47.8 % of its total grant allocation, which is below the EU average of 56.5 %. In June 2025, Sweden submitted a revised plan, to ensure full implementation before the RRF ends in August 2026. The revision is currently under Commission assessment and pending Council approval. The plan contributes 43.6 % of resources to climate-related objectives, surpassing the minimum target of 37 % set in the RRF Regulation. At 21.2 %, its allocation for digital expenditure also exceeds the threshold, which was set at 20 % of resources (excluding the REPowerEU chapter). The European Parliament has been a major supporter of establishing a common EU recovery instrument, and takes part in interinstitutional settings to cooperate, discuss and scrutinise implementation of the European Commission's work. This briefing is one in a series covering all EU Member States. Fourth edition. The previous edition was written by Eckhard Binder. The 'NGEU delivery' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the lifecycle of the plans. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

After 'constructive discussions' in Geneva on 23 November between representatives of the US, Ukraine, France, Germany and the UK to 'update and refine' the 28-point Russia–Ukraine peace plan proposed by US President Donald Trump, the President of the European Council, António Costa, called a special meeting of EU leaders to take stock of the latest developments. The aim was to draw on the 'new momentum for peace negotiations' by carrying out 'additional work' on major issues left unresolved. EU leaders stressed that the solution should be just and lasting, and expressed their readiness to support the process by working closely with Ukraine, the US and NATO. While reiterating their commitment to provide Ukraine with all the diplomatic, military, economic and financial support it needs, they also insisted that issues concerning the EU directly, such as sanctions and immobilised assets, required an EU decision and its full involvement. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

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 brought Ireland's new total to €1 153.8 million in grants. In November 2025, Ireland submitted a new revision aimed at streamlining implementation. Ireland has so far received €679.6 million in three payments. Relative to the size of its economy, Ireland's RRF grants are not large, at 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 plan is not expected to have a significant direct impact on Ireland's key macroeconomic indicators. А more significant indirect impact is expected from the overall boost to the EU economy and the associated cross-border spillover effects (slightly over 1 % of Ireland's 2023 GDP). 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. Sixth edition. The 'NGEU delivery' briefings are updated at key stages throughout the lifecycle of the plans. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

La première pierre du vaste chantier de réhabilitation des services de soins de suite, de réadaptation et de long séjour a été posée ce mardi 25 novembre à Taravao. Un projet à plus d’un milliard de francs qui doit offrir aux 47 000 habitants de la commune des soins renforcés et de nouvelles capacités d’accueil, malgré des équipes d’urgentistes encore incomplètes. 

L’accessibilité des transports reste un gros point noir en Polynésie pour les personnes à mobilité réduite. Sur plus de 300 arrêts, beaucoup trop sont encore impraticables et la plupart des bus ne sont pas adaptés. Le gouvernement a donc décidé de lancer un vaste chantier avec notamment de nouveaux aménagements, un service à la demande, et 50 bus supplémentaires d’ici 2028.

Un missionnaire de l'Eglise de Jésus Christ des Saints des derniers jours a été violemment agressé à Faa’a dans le quartier de Pamatai. Blessé, il a été transporté à l’hôpital. Une agression qui a suscité une vague d'émotion et de colère sur les réseaux sociaux.

The ability of generative AI ('GenAI') to generate plausible text, images, music and computer code in response to human prompts is impressive. GenAI promises huge productivity gains in many domains, and large amounts of financial and political capital are staked on its success. Nevertheless, the current generation of models exhibit well-publicised weaknesses that might not simply disappear by using more data and processing power or smarter training. This paper looks at those limitations, and the lower-profile alternative approaches to AI that could overcome them and even provide the EU with a competitive advantage. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The global economic paradigm has shifted from globalisation to competition between transformative state projects. This briefing paper examines the risks and opportunities in EU-US relations, across the short-term threat of an AI Minsky moment in the US, the structural challenges of building state capacity for transformative industrial policy, and global Euro ambitions that require the European Central Bank to strengthen its local market maker and global lender of last resort frameworks, and European institutions to tighten the governance of Eurodollar stable coins while protecting monetary sovereignty through a digital euro. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

En une semaine, une personne s’est noyée et une autre a disparu en mer. En cette saison des pluies, la prudence est plus que jamais essentielle lors des sorties en mer. Les autorités rappellent les consignes de sécurité qui peuvent sauver des vies, tandis que les pêcheurs préfèrent renoncer lorsqu’ils jugent la mer trop agitée.

Hinamoeura Morgant-Cross a reçu un courrier, signé par la main d'Oscar Temaru, pour lui signifier son exclusion du groupe du Tavini Huiraatira à l'Assemblée. Des atteintes graves et répétées à l’intégrité et à la cohésion du groupe sont évoquées. Invitée du journal, l’élue a détaillé les raisons de cette exclusion et son ressenti face à cette décision.

C’est un contrôle routier qui avait mal tourné. Le 15 octobre dernier, sur le front de mer de Papeete, un policier avait été traîné sur plusieurs mètres après le refus d’obtempérer d’un automobiliste. Le procès en comparution immédiate a été renvoyé une seconde fois.