This study examines housing needs across the EU, focusing on inequalities in affordability, accessibility, and quality. It provides a mapping of the current housing needs in the EU across territories, including across Member States, rural and urban areas, outermost regions, and islands and across population groups. The study analyses key factors affecting housing demand and supply challenges, and the impacts of housing scarcity on health, education and employment. It also reviews how EU legislation and funding shape and support national policies in the area of decent, sustainable and affordable housing. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

C’est le rendez-vous culturel de l’année, mais c’est aussi un défi logistique sans précédent. Alors que le Matavaa débute demain, lundi 15 décembre 2025, l'île voit sa population doubler en quelques jours. De l'aéroport aux commerces en passant par les fournils, toute l'économie locale tourne à plein régime pour accueillir délégations et touristes.

Une scène digne d'un film. Ce samedi, en plein match de football opposant des équipes U13 à Punaruu, un parapentiste a atterri sur le terrain. A la grande surprise de quelques joueurs mais surtout des spectateurs qui n'ont pas manqué de filmer la scène.

Samedi ensoleillé mais dimanche dans la grisaille. Du moins dans la partie ouest de la Polynésie.

Deux individus ont ouvert le feu dimanche sur la foule qui célébrait la fête juive de Hanouka sur la célèbre plage de Bondi à Sydney, en Australie, faisant 15 morts et 40 blessés, dans un acte «terroriste» et «antisémite» selon les autorités.

Le conflit social chez les contrôleurs aériens dure depuis près de trois semaines. Le préavis de grève, déposé le jeudi 13 novembre, reste en vigueur. Une nouvelle rencontre entre la direction et les syndicats, ce vendredi, n’a pas permis de trouver un accord. Les agents grévistes réclament davantage de garanties de sécurité.

Mardi 9 décembre 2025, un contrôle de la DTPN à l’arrivée d’un vol French Bee venant de San Francisco a mené à l’interpellation de trois individus. Un homme de 20 ans transportait environ 700 grammes d'ice, ingérée sous forme de 77 ovules, précise la procureure de la République.

L’épidémie de grippe en Polynésie progresse. Le nombre de cas confirmés continue d’augmenter, avec une forte présence du sous-type A(H3N2), connu pour provoquer des formes parfois sévères chez les personnes âgées, les femmes enceintes et celles souffrant de maladies chroniques. Depuis ce matin le CHPF a mis en place une cellule de crise pour pouvoir gérer un afflux de patients.

«Evénement culturel majeur qui se tient tous les quatre ans aux Marquises, ce festival est une véritable célébration des traditions, de la musique, de la danse et de l'art marquisien», écrit Tahiti Tourisme à propos du Matavaa qui se tiendra bientôt à Ua Huka.

Déotille Videau est championne de France juniors du 200 mètres papillon. Un titre que la nageuse de 16 ans a remporté à Angers ce vendredi avec un chrono de 2'13''71. C'est encore mieux que le record qu'elle avait battu le mois dernier.

Élue Miss Tahiti 1990 puis Miss France 1991, Mareva Georges reste une figure emblématique de la Polynésie, reconnue bien au-delà du fenua. Elle a accompagné Hinauoko Devèze, cinquième Polynésienne à rejoindre la grande famille Miss France, dans sa préparation. Dans cette interview, Mareva Georges nous confie ses impressions, partage ses conseils et revient sur l’évolution du concours à travers les années.

The deployment of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites is rapidly transforming global communications, providing low-latency and high-speed internet from altitudes generally below 2 000 km. However, this vital infrastructure is vulnerable to sophisticated cyber threats such as jamming and hijacking. In response, existing EU frameworks on cybersecurity and physical resilience are being complemented with the proposed EU space act. This new regime is set to reinforce binding cybersecurity and resilience measures – including encryption, secure authentication and comprehensive supply-chain risk management – to strengthen the security of space assets and operations. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The global digital information sphere has become a contested geostrategic and ideological battleground. In this online 'marketplace of ideas', democracy is increasingly under pressure not only from traditional authoritarian governments, but also corporate actors who seek to further their interests. In democratic open information spaces, citizens would ideally be free to express and inform themselves. Authoritarian actors, on the other hand, continue to fine-tune techniques to manipulate public opinion abroad, to undermine democratic societies and processes, all the while tightening control of the information sphere at home to further their own agenda. At the same time, a corporate scramble to lead the development and rollout of new technologies – with artificial intelligence (AI) positioned as a game changer in this quest – is increasingly visible in the geostrategic technology arena. Potential opportunities for tech industrialists, however, come with challenges for citizens and open democracies. Whereas generative AI (Gen AI) tools are already widely used to find, consume and share information, they can also accelerate and transform information manipulation, challenging information integrity in new ways. As pressures on the information space continue to grow, mirrored in public concern, regulators are pushed to act fast. In a changing geostrategic landscape, upholding universal values in the digital realm is particularly pertinent for the EU. Legislation relevant to Gen AI-enabled information manipulation includes the Artificial Intelligence Act, the Digital Services Act (DSA), including the Code of Conduct on Disinformation, the European Media Freedom Act and the Directive on Combating Violence against Women. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

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À Teva I Uta, le collège Tinomana Ebb a organisé une journée de solidarité réunissant ses élèves et une vingtaine de seniors. L’objectif : sensibiliser les collégiens à l’importance des liens intergénérationnels.

Drawing attention to migrants' human rights and highlighting their contribution to society, International Migrants Day is observed every year on 18 December. The day was designated by the United Nations General Assembly on 4 December 2000 in response to growing migration numbers around the world. This updates a 2024 'At a glance' note by Anita Orav. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

In the 10 years since the adoption of the Paris Agreement, the Parties to the agreement have achieved a lot of progress in response to climate change. A Loss and Damage Fund was established in 2022. Rules for international carbon trading have been established under Article 6 of the agreement. A new goal for climate finance was agreed in 2024. The COP30 climate conference in November 2025 adopted indicators for climate adaptation and agreed to triple adaptation finance. The first global stocktake under the Paris Agreement in 2023 called for accelerating climate action, tripling renewable energy capacity, doubling the rate of energy efficiency improvements and transitioning away from fossil fuels. Building on the global stocktake, Parties submitted their third round of climate pledges in 2025, ahead of COP30. Full implementation of the pledges would lead to a global temperature increase of around 2.4°C, a large improvement compared to the 3.5°C increase projected before the Paris Agreement but still falling short of the agreement's target to keep global warming well below 2°C and ideally 1.5°C. With global carbon emissions still rising, the 1.5°C target will only be achievable after a temporary overshoot. As every fraction of a degree of global warming will result in increasing damages, additional efforts will be needed to keep the overshoot as short and as close to 1.5°C as possible. The current geopolitical situation hinders swift progress on collective climate action. The United States has decided to leave the Paris Agreement, a third of the Paris Agreement Parties failed to update their climate pledge, and a roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels was blocked at COP30. The EU, traditionally a leader in international climate policy, struggled to build strong coalitions to drive an ambitious outcome at COP30. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

This briefing reviews the initial implementation of the National Escape Clause (NEC), operationalised for defence purposes in 2025 to help accommodate higher defence spending within the EU fiscal framework. Using the evidence released in the European Semester Autumn package, it assesses how Member States responded to the new instrument, both in terms of activation and actual use of the additional fiscal room. These early developments offer preliminary insights into how such clauses operate in practice, and into their effectiveness in encouraging higher spending in specific policy areas within clearly defined rules and over relatively short implementation periods. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

EU growth continues to build momentum, driven mainly by domestic demand. Fiscal deficits are edging up, and debt remains elevated. Inflation is revolving around the 2 % target, prompting the ECB to keep rates unchanged. Labour markets remain tight, with unemployment stable at record-low levels and employment at historic highs. US tariffs are expected to weigh only modestly on EU growth, affecting exports, with limited and short-lived effects on GDP, prices and the trade balance. Regarding EU funding, the delivery of the national recovery plans is advancing, but more than half of all milestones and targets are still outstanding. Thus, it is crucial for Member States to accelerate implementation in 2026 to secure the full economic impact of investment and reform measures. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The rules for electing the Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) are set both by EU laws, which apply to all Member States, and national laws, which differ from country to country. The common rules establish the principle of proportional representation, define electoral thresholds and specify activities that are incompatible with serving as an MEP. Other important details, such as the specific voting system and the number of constituencies, are decided by national laws. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

European territorial cooperation (ETC) is one of cohesion policy’s goals and aims to solve problems across borders and to jointly develop the potential of diverse territories. Cooperation actions are supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) through three key components: cross-border cooperation, transnational cooperation and interregional cooperation. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

European Union employment strategy, dating back to 1997, has established common objectives for employment policy and contributed to ‘soft coordination’ among the Member States. Creating more and better jobs was one of the main goals of the Europe 2020 strategy. In the March 2021 European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan, the Commission proposed new and more ambitious targets in employment policy as well as concrete actions for a fair, equitable and well-functioning labour market. EU law is relevant in certain areas, even if the responsibility for employment policy lies primarily with national governments. Employment policy is monitored and assessed in the European Semester. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Improving health and safety at work has been an important concern for the EU since the 1980s. Legislation at European level sets minimum standards for the protection of workers, while allowing Member States to maintain or introduce more stringent measures. Health and safety at work is a key component of the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

The Cohesion Fund was set up in 1994 and provides funding for environmental and trans-European network projects in the Member States whose gross national income per capita is less than 90% of the EU average. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Après la découverte de plusieurs dizaines de kilos de stupéfiants dans un conteneur arrivé des États-Unis, une enquête ouverte en mai 2025 a permis d’identifier un réseau structuré d’importation de méthamphétamine et d’anabolisants. Huit personnes ont été interpellées et de nouvelles saisies ont été réalisées. 

On 17 July 2025, the Commission released its proposal for the MFF for the 2028-2034 period.The European Parliament’s Committee for Environment, Climate and Food Safety (ENVI Committee) has requested this briefing to analyse how the proposed 2028-2034 MFF would provide funding for climate and environment objectives. The proposed MFF introduce a horizontal 35% spending target for climate and environment, and streamlined 'do no significant harm' principle.The proposed NRP Fund and European Competitiveness Fund (ECF) would replace the LIFE programme as the principal source of funding for climate and environmental initiatives. Horizon Europe would support the ECF regarding collaborative research activities. The Connecting Euroope Facility would continue to support the transition to decarbonised transportation networks and renewable energy supply. Global Europe would remain the main instrument to support EU external action in the fields of climate, environment and sustainable development. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Depuis plusieurs années, le nombre d'enfants baisse en Polynésie française. Conséquence, entre 30 et 40 classes du premier de pourraient fermer à la rentrée prochaine. Des discussions sont en cours avec l'administration, auxquelles a participé Diana Yieng Kow, la secrétaire générale du syndicat STIP AEP UNSA. Elle était l'invitée du journal ce mardi 9 décembre.

Vingt jours après le début du mouvement de grève parmi les contrôleurs aériens du centre de contrôle de Tahiti-Faaa, pas de protocole d'accord en vue. La dernière réunion de conciliation, qui s’est tenue le vendredi 5 décembre, avec les représentants syndicaux de l’USAC-CGT et les représentants de la DGAC, la direction générale de l’aviation civile, n'a pas aboutie.

Teivitau Bambridge, figure emblématique du motocross en Polynésie, est décédé le 7 décembre, dans sa 61ème année. Pilote passionné, ancien membre du team Yamaha et père de famille, il laisse derrière lui de nombreux proches. Les cérémonies se tiennent à Paea.

International Anti-Corruption Day is marked every year on 9 December, to raise awareness of the negative effects of corruption on all areas of life. While difficult to measure, corruption entails not only economic but also social and political costs. International and EU anti-corruption efforts have translated into a multi-layered policy and legal framework. The European Parliament has called repeatedly for strengthened EU anti-corruption rules. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Data centres are key to innovation in artificial intelligence (AI). Data centres are needed to access on-demand and scalable computational power and to deploy centralised digital services. Both are key in the lifecycle of large AI models, as their training and execution are intensive and centralised. Increased EU data centre capacity would benefit AI innovation, as would research and innovation to achieve resource optimisation and the decentralisation of computational tasks. Weak EU AI development could further hurt EU competitiveness across industries by slowing digitalisation. Data centre capacity in the European Union is insufficient. The lack of capacity negatively impacts EU innovation, hindering economic growth. Studies suggest that despite comparable GDP, the United States has twice Europe's share of global data centre capabilities, and just three US-based companies account for 65 % of the EU cloud services market, which relies on data centres. Excessive dependence on non-EU capacity threatens the competitiveness of EU companies. EU data centre capacity-building is also hindered by legal and financial obstacles, as well as a lack of resources. EU-based secure cloud and AI computing services are lacking for highly critical use cases. The EU's need for a sovereign digital transition is increasingly salient in the face of geopolitical shifts and growing global competition for innovation. Providers and customers lack legal clarity however, hindering enhanced availability and the use of EU-based highly secure cloud and AI offers. Member States did not manage to reach agreement in recent efforts to define the requirements for a sovereign cloud through a proposed European cybersecurity certification scheme for cloud services (EUCS). Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Le chauffard avait écopé de six ans de prison le 1er décembre, après avoir renversé et traîné un policier de la DTPN sur une dizaine de mètres. L'homme a fait appel de sa condamnation, ont appris nos confrères de Tahiti Infos ce lundi.

La grippe s'installe en Polynésie : 35 cas de grippe A, dont 13 hospitalisations, ont été signalés fin novembre. Le virus avait causé 10 décès en 2024. La vaccination se poursuit : gratuite pour les publics prioritaires, elle reste accessible à tous pour environ 2 000 XPF.

The European Citizens' Initiative, 'My voice, my choice: for safe and accessible abortion', seeks an EU-level financial solidarity mechanism to support access to abortion care for women who cannot obtain safe and legal abortion in their home Member State, without harmonising national abortion laws. In November 2025, the Committee on Women's Rights and Gender Equality (FEMM) adopted a motion for a resolution and an oral question supporting the ECI's aims. A debate is scheduled for the December plenary session. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Amid rising geopolitical pressure, the EU seeks to reallocate current budget resources towards defence by enabling investment through five amended regulations on funding programmes, all part of a legislative package. In December, Parliament is due to vote on the provisional agreement reached with the Council on this package. Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP