This study examines the perpetrators and methods of transnational repression within the European Union (EU) and suggests possible counter-strategies for EU institutions. The study explains how transnational repression relates to associated issues faced by the EU, such as foreign interference, disinformation, abuse of migration frameworks and hybrid threats. Whilst the scale, scope and methods of transnational repression comprise a global phenomenon, this problem is specifically prevalent within the EU. Three case studies feature perpetrator states active inside the EU: Russia, Iran and China. In response, legal frameworks and policy responses have been developed in relevant political contexts, including the United States of America, the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada and various EU Member States. The study concludes by providing recommendations for European institutions to address transnational repression. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This study examines how the European Commission and the European Investment Bank measure the impact of their external action programmes and investments on decent and sustainable job creation in Sub Saharan Africa, with particular attention to the Global Gateway. This paper summarises current employment impact assessment practices, recognising their capacity to capture high level direct and indirect employment effects while also identifying clear limitations, especially in harmonising job quality metrics. The paper identifies solid foundations alongside clear shortcomings in the EC and EIB appraisal, monitoring and evaluation systems for measuring decent jobs impacts. It finds that shifts under the Neighbourhood, Development and International Cooperation Instrument – Global Europe have underscored the importance of adopting robust job creation metrics and for embedding these systematically across EU external action. Finally, the paper showcases good practices in EU programmes and partner multilateral development banks and development finance institutions that have strengthened clarity and commitment to monitoring decent job impacts through country jobs diagnostics, adopting employment markers, reinforcing environmental, social and governance due diligence frameworks and policies promoting responsible business conduct. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This study examines transparency in the context of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, with a particular focus on data and information availability, quality, granularity, accessibility, comparability and comprehensibility. Lessons learnt are drawn from the positive examples and shortcomings in transparency identified across National Resilience and Recovery Plans and at EU level. The study puts forward some recommendations, including the adoption of an accessible, consistent and interoperable transparency ecosystem, to enhance the accountability of future EU funding instruments. This document was provided by the Economic Governance and EMU Scrutiny Unit at the request of the ECON Committee. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The RRF has promoted investments and reforms in nearly any area of domestic policy. The legal framework governing the RRF is broad and undefined, with little practical guidance, leaving the Commission wide discretion to negotiate fund allocation with national governments. In practice, this has led to large amounts of EU funding being directed to national projects without clear EU-level impact. The RRF’s wide scope and strict confidentiality regime, combined with the performance-based delivery mode, enable its implementation to escape scrutiny and make rigorous assessment of value for money nearly impossible. The main risk to the financial interests of Union is not fraud or irregularities, but EU money financing projects that have little relevance for European priorities. - The implementation of the RRF relies on the ability to define milestones and targets and measure performance in a sensible manner. This is particularly hard for reforms, which are difficult to pin down to milestones and targets. Funds have often been disbursed on the basis of procedural milestones that bear little relation to actual performance. - Based on the RRF experience, 27 national plans are not an efficient tool for promoting European priorities that are global and Europe-wide. EU priorities need to be incorporated in the forthcoming legal framework in a clear and operational manner, so as to effectively limit and frame Commission and Member State discretion in drawing up the plan. - The Commission’s MFF package fails to address the core problems of the RRF model. It does not define EU priorities. The legislative framework provides no actual ‘requirements’ that would effectively steer national plans. It leaves too much discretion for the national governments to propose, and the Commission to approve, in a confidential setting, nearly any national project that in their determination seems worthy of funding. - The shift to performance-based funding fundamentally alters what ‘management’ of EU funds consists of, creating new risks to the financial interests of the Union Measured error rates may go down because what constitutes ‘management’ in the new system is less demanding. Costing/pricing takes place at a point where only the outlines of the measures are known. At the point of disbursement, the value of each milestone is calculated with a methodology that bears little connection either to real or estimated costs. The eventual actual national cofinancing rates may end up being far from the numbers required in the regulation. - ⁠Trying to make up for these problems through oversight arrangements in the Parliament or Council is unlikely to succeed. Instead, EU legislators need to maintain control over EU priorities and set clearer limits on what EU funding can be spent on, reconsider the central status given to national plans, and address the deep information asymmetries built into the RRF model. Using EU funds requires appropriate accountability structures at EU level, aimed at ensuring that money is effectively steered to policies with EU-wide interest. Funding national policy measures requires strong involvement of national parliaments and civil society. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The Commission’s NRPP proposal seeks to preserve core features of the Cohesion Policy Funds (regional and local authority involvement under shared management) while drawing on RRF innovations (integration of reforms and investments, performance-based disbursement linked to milestones and targets). • The proposed governance model and oversight regime is a potentially credible hybrid. But some modifications are needed to ensure fairness and comparability in Commission assessments of national Plans, secure meaningful stakeholder participation throughout the policy cycle, and develop effective monitoring systems that support learning and adaptability without imposing excessive administrative burdens. • The Commission's proposals address many criticisms of the RRF and CPF through explicit assessment criteria for milestone and target fulfilment; ex-ante payout values per milestone and target; clarified provisions for recovering unjustified payments; and stakeholder-based Monitoring Committees to review implementation and approve amendments to operations. • But major unresolved problems remain, notably: the absence of a definition of what constitutes addressing 'all or a significant subset' of EU recommendations to Member States; the effectiveness of the proposed 'regional test' in ensuring genuine stakeholder participation; ensuring Monitoring Committees’ capacity to oversee national and regional Plans effectively; and ensuring that performance indicators are genuinely useful in monitoring NRPPs in real time. • The NRPPs are more flexible than the RRF and the CPF, featuring smoother disbursement systems; easier Plan revisions based on 'reasoned requests' without requiring demonstration of changes in 'objective circumstances'; a Mid-Term Review leading to mandatory submission of amended Plans; a new EU Facility to support rapid responses to crises and emerging Union priorities. • Verifiability and auditability are strengthened compared to the RRF through clarified assessment criteria and transparent ex-ante payout values. But the multi-tiered Single Audit approach creates new challenges that will require national audit authorities, the Commission, and the European Parliament to develop expertise in assessing performance information alongside traditional cost-based audits. • The 500+ mandatory common indicators proposed by the Commission are unlikely to provide a satisfactory solution, since most are primarily output-focused and do not provide evidence of intervention effects. Effective ‘diagnostic monitoring’, aimed at detecting and correcting problems in real time, would require a more robust set of programme- and project-specific indicators reflecting intervention logics and expected outcomes. • The NRPPs enhance inclusiveness compared to the RRF through the structural embedding of the partnership principle and the involvement of local actors in Plan design, implementation, monitoring, and revision. Yet inclusiveness could be enhanced, for example, by requiring Member States to publish outline proposals for stakeholder involvement in the Plans at each stage of the process. • The proposed governance model and oversight regime has the potential to improve transparency and accountability by enabling the European Parliament to build on the Commission’s oversight of national audit authorities, ECA investigations, and extensive mandatory information provision on the Plans and their implementation. But transparency could be further enhanced by requiring publication of Monitoring Committee discussions and reports of annual review meetings. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Expert pour l’ONU et invité de notre JT de ce soir, Vincent Doumeizel présente l'algue comme une ressource inexplorée majeure. Capable de remplacer le plastique, de nourrir l'humanité et de réparer les océans, c'est une « bombe nutritionnelle » qui pourrait provoquer une révolution écologique. Pour lui, ce changement commence dans nos assiettes pour préserver notre santé et celle de la planète.

Un ensemble immobilier de 2 lots mis en vente par appel d’offres, situé à Paea, au lotissement Papehue. Cette vente intervient à la demande de l’AGRASC, l’agence de gestion et de recouvrement des avoirs saisis et confisqués. Ces biens immobiliers ont été saisis par la justice dans le cadre de blanchiment d’argent et de trafic de stupéfiants.

Un ensemble immobilier de 2 lots mis en vente par appel d’offres, situé à Paea, au lotissement Papehue. Cette vente intervient à la demande de l’AGRASC, l’agence de gestion et de recouvrement des avoirs saisis et confisqués. Ces biens immobiliers ont été saisis par la justice dans le cadre de blanchiment d’argent et de trafic de stupéfiants.

Depuis 2023, la justice enquêtait sur un centre d'enfouissement de déchets illégal, dans la vallée de la Punaru'u (Punaauia). La semaine dernière, les deux exploitants ont été mis en examen et l'un d'eux placé en détention provisoire. Six entreprises du BTP les plus impliquées ont fait l'objet de garde-à-vue. La justice a également saisi près de 197 millions de francs pacifique sur les comptes bancaires. Les mis en cause encourent jusqu'à 5 ans de prison.

L'archipel de la Société reste en vigilance orange pour les fortes pluies. Ce mercredi, plusieurs chutes d'arbres ont perturbé la circulation ou endommagé une maison à Faa'a.

Ambiance électrique à la veille d'un CA décisif. Le 18 janvier, un collectif de salariés d'Air Tahiti Nui adressait un courrier aux autorités du Pays, pour dénoncer une «confusion des rôles», une fermeture «précipitée» de la ligne vers Seattle ou encore une trésorerie «alarmante». Ce mercredi, des syndicats de pilotes et de PNC se désolidarisent et appellent à la «responsabilité».

Les députés ont approuvé à l'unanimité ce mercredi en commission une proposition de loi refondant le régime d'indemnisation des victimes des essais nucléaires français menés en Polynésie entre 1966 et 1996, remplaçant la notion de «causalité» par un «principe d'exposition» aux rayonnements ionisants.

This study examines the extent to which the EU’s legal framework and Member States’ practices on dual-use export controls align with their respective legal obligations, particularly as they relate to conflict-affected regions. There is a lack of high-quality data on EU trade in dual-use goods. While the EU’s annual report has improved in recent years, it continues to lack granularity regarding what is actually exported. Some Member States produce annual reports, including a few that offer a good level of data granularity. Customs trade data including from Eurostat COMEXT is also examined. However, the limited correlation between this data and specific dual-use goods means that it does not significantly close the gap. Despite this, the current dual-use Regulation 2021/821 does provide Member States with a sufficient basis to implement their international commitments for listed items. The situation is different for non-listed items. Many conflict-affected countries are not subject to UN or EU arms embargoes. While sanctions issues are usually considered separately from dual-use export control issues, there is an important provision in Regulation 2021/821 which allows for the control of non-listed goods to military end uses which is only available to Member States when the country is subject to an arms embargo. The study concludes that the EU should improve reporting so that trade in dual-use goods with conflict-affected regions can be monitored, should discourage the use of open and general licences for conflict-affected regions, should solidify its ability to add items to the EU list outside of the multilateral export control regimes, and should issue additional guidance on interpreting licensing criteria when assessing exports to conflict-affected regions, including how to integrate IHL considerations. Overall, the EU should shift to a more proactive approach to risks associated with dual-use trade with conflict-affected regions. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

A forward-looking and comprehensive European immigration policy, based on solidarity, is a key objective for the European Union. Immigration policy is intended to establish a balanced approach to dealing with both regular and irregular immigration. Source : © European Union, 2026 - 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, 2026 - EP

Indirect taxes include value-added tax (VAT) and excise duties on alcohol, tobacco and energy. The standard VAT system generally applies to goods and services bought and sold for use or consumption in the EU. Excise duties are levied on the sale or use of specific products. EU legislative activities are aimed at coordinating and harmonising VAT law and harmonising duties on alcohol, tobacco and energy, to ensure the proper functioning of the internal market. Parliament’s legislative role with regard to VAT and excise duties is limited to the consultation procedure. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The EU Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation (Europol) is a central plank of the EU’s broader internal security architecture. Law enforcement cooperation and policies are still developing, with a special focus on countering terrorism, cybercrime and other serious and organised forms of crime. The main goal is to achieve a safer Europe for the benefit of everyone in the EU, in compliance with fundamental rights and data protection rules, as requested several times by Parliament. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The need for effective communication has a legal basis in the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union (the Charter), which guarantees the right to be informed about EU issues for all citizens. The EU institutions have developed several tools and services to stay in contact with and inform the public. Since its formal launch in 2012, the European Citizens’ Initiative has allowed citizens to become more directly involved in new legislation and EU issues. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Face à un trafic record, les contrôleurs de Tahiti-Faa'a tirent la sonnette d'alarme. Invitée de notre JT ce soir, Tiarama Lehartel (USAC-CGT) explique pourquoi le manque d'effectifs menace la sécurité. Entre épuisement et besoin de recrutements pérennes, elle détaille les revendications des grévistes pour garantir un service réglementaire et sûr dans le ciel polynésien.

Un chiffre qui interpelle et qui inquiète. 26 %, c’est la part de la population polynésienne touchée par la goutte, un record mondial. Une maladie longtemps liée au mode de vie, mais dont la piste génétique est aujourd’hui étudiée à travers l’enquête Metabogout, menée sur l’ensemble des archipels.

Météo France vient de placer les îles du Vent et les îles Sous-le-Vent en vigilance orange pour fortes pluies.

La 23e édition du FIFO a lieu du 6 au 15 février dans les salles de la Maison de la Culture. Projections, soirées spéciales, ateliers : retrouvez toutes les infos pratiques dans cet article.

Après l'annonce du Premier ministre de recourir au 49.3 pour faire adopter le budget 2026, LFI et le RN vont déposer chacun une motion de censure. Alors que les partis donnent leurs consignes de vote sur ces motions, quel sera le choix des députés ultramarins ?

La tribune politique s'empare désormais du dossier Air Tahiti Nui, transformant une crise interne en un affrontement ouvert. Au lendemain de la diffusion d’un courrier d’alerte par un collectif de salariés, le Tapura Huiraatira a publié un communiqué au ton particulièrement vif, fustigeant ce qu’il qualifie de « terrain d’expérimentation politique » et de « gabegie » budgétaire.

Lundi 19 janvier, un passager du navire de croisière Star Breeze, s'est jeté à la mer, au large des îles Marquises. Ce mardi, compte tenu de l’effort de recherche, ayant permis de couvrir une large zone concentrant les probabilités maximales de dérive de l’homme à la mer, le Haut-Commissaire a décidé de mettre fin aux recherches par moyens dirigés (notamment aériens).

La sénatrice Lana Tetuani a interpellé le ministre de l’Intérieur ce mardi sur la mobilité des personnels gendarmes et policiers en outre-mer, et principalement en Polynésie française. La sénatrice a une nouvelle fois demandé au gouvernement de prendre en compte les critères du CIMM, le Centre des Intérêts Matériels et Moraux, et d’étudier en priorité les dossiers des Polynésiens.

The great cormorant is a highly mobile, fish-eating bird that has a significant and widespread impact on fish stocks and aquaculture sites. Due to its predation impact, the cormorant was heavily persecuted in the 19th and early 20th centuries, but has been a protected species since the European Union Birds Directive came into force in 1979. Its population has grown significantly since then. While the bird cannot be hunted, the Birds Directive permits derogations to prevent serious damage to wild fish stocks and fish farms. These derogations are widely used by Member States, in a highly varied manner. The European Parliament called for the adoption of a European cormorant management plan in 2008, to minimise the increasing impact of cormorants on fish stocks, fishing and aquaculture. This request was reiterated in the Parliament's 2018 and 2022 resolutions on aquaculture. Similarly, at Council meetings in September and October 2025, several Member States urged the European Commission to coordinate EU-wide management of cormorant populations. Following recent discussions, the Commission held a structured dialogue with the Member States in October 2025. In this context, the Commission announced updated guidance on the use of derogations under the Birds Directive. In November 2025, the European Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Advisory Commission, an intergovernmental fisheries advisory body, published its final framework for a management plan as part of a project co-funded by the EU. The aim of this initiative is to maintain favourable conservation status for the cormorant while protecting fish species and aquaculture fish farms. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Cross-border parental child abductions in the EU are governed by The 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction and (except for Denmark) the Brussels II-ter Regulation. Countries outside of the EU may or may not be Contracting States to ‘the Convention’, but will not be bound by Brussels II-ter. Research has found that the often negative, long-lasting impact of abduction may continue throughout the lifecycle of those who have been abducted. It may also affect future generations of society. This means that every effort to deter abduction should be made. Where that is not possible, the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention should be nurtured to support its application in contemporary society. Specialist mediation should be encouraged in relation to international child abduction generally, and specifically in relation to Third Countries which are not Contracting States to ‘the Convention’. This study was commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the JURI Committee. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Tax fragmentation across Member States continues to undermine the functioning of the EU single market. Legal uncertainty and administrative complexity create persistent obstacles to cross-border activity. On 27 January 2026, the European Parliament's Subcommittee on Tax Matters (FISC) will host a public hearing on this topic. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

There has been a significant surge in the number of virtual private networks (VPNs) used to bypass online age verification methods in countries where these have been put in place by law. Protection of children online is high on the political agenda, and new legislative frameworks are being implemented that require a minimum age to access certain online products and services. The European Union's Digital Services Act has introduced recommended guidelines for age assurance, which apply to online intermediaries and social media platforms. Some argue that access to VPN services should be restricted to users above a digital age of majority. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Déjà condamné à plusieurs reprises pour des faits similaires, Alain, 38 ans, a été reconnu coupable de violences sur sa sœur. Le tribunal a prononcé une peine mêlant emprisonnement, suivi renforcé et interdictions strictes.

Une jeune femme d’une trentaine d’années a été grièvement blessée ce lundi après-midi à Rapa après un accident survenu dans une habitation. Elle a dû être évacuée en urgence par hélicoptère.

Chaque année, plus de 1 000 nouveaux cas de cancer sont recensés en Polynésie. Pour mieux accompagner ces patients, l’Institut du cancer de Polynésie française a mis en place trois dispositifs complémentaires : ARATA’I ONCO, Patients Partenaires et CAP Evasan. Chacun répond à un besoin spécifique : du suivi des patients traités par chimiothérapie orale à domicile, à l’accompagnement des malades nécessitant une évacuation sanitaire internationale.

Un ressortissant américain de 66 ans se serait jeté à la mer depuis un navire de croisière se trouvant dans les eaux polynésiennes. Peu avant les faits, l’homme aurait eu une dispute avec son épouse. D’importants moyens de recherche ont été déployés par le JRCC.

Gouvernance contestée, menaces sur la sécurité des vols et incertitudes stratégiques : un collectif de salariés d’Air Tahiti Nui (ATN) a adressé un courrier d'alerte aux élus de l’Assemblée de la Polynésie française. Ce document, que nous nous sommes procurés, décrit une compagnie qui serait en proie à une démotivation générale et une instabilité financière aggravée. Sollicité par notre rédaction, le président du conseil d’administration (PCA), Hiro Arbelot, n'a pas souhaité s’exprimer.