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

Addis Ababa (HOL) — Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud joined Kenyan President William Ruto and Djiboutian President Ismaïl Omar Guelleh on Tuesday for the official inauguration of Ethiopia’s Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Africa’s largest hydroelectric project.

Ethiopia officially inaugurated Africa's largest hydroelectric dam on Tuesday, a project that will provide energy to millions of Ethiopians while deepening a rift with downstream Egypt that has unsettled the region.

En marge du Conseil des ministres tenu ce lundi 08 septembre 2025, Mme Gninga chaning zenaba, Ministre de l'Entrepreneuriat, du Commerce et des PME-PMI, a saisi l'occasion pour remettre en mains propres à Son Excellence Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, Président de la République, Chef de l'État, Chef du Gouvernement, deux symboliques présents offerts par les jeunes entrepreneurs gabonais. Ces présents dont un tableau d'art contemporain et un trophée d'honneur sont issus de la cérémonie (...) - COMMERCE & INDUSTRIE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

Le Président de la République, Chef de l'État, Son Excellence Brice Clotaire Oligui Nguema, a reçu ce jour les membres de la Commission nationale chargée du suivi de l'arrêt rendu le 19 mai 2025 par la Cour internationale de Justice (CIJ), relatif à la délimitation terrestre et maritime ainsi qu'à la souveraineté sur certaines îles entre le Gabon et la Guinée Équatoriale. Conduite par son président, M. Dieudonné Aba'a Owono, la délégation est venue présenter au Chef de l'État le rapport (...) - JUSTICE / SUJET_ECRIT_MAISON

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Mulanje-based Rise and Shine Primary School, established under the FDH Bank plc Graduate Start-Ups Programme, has achieved a 100% pass rate in the 2024/2025 Primary School Leaving Certificate of Education (PSLCE) examinations, just two and a half years after opening its doors. The school enrolled 21 candidates, all of whom passed, with 12 securing places […] The post FDH graduate start-ups yield 100% pass rate appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

The release of more documents about Jeffrey Epstein, including a bawdy drawing that Trump denied making, has prolonged the political problem for the president.

Two KNA chiefs among nine entities targeted for running notorious international crime hub in Shwe Kokko.

Lord Stuart Rose, the former boss of Marks & Spencer and Asda, called for 'radical action', saying Britain was 'standing still in a lay-by while we decide what to do'.

The dictators' discussion would seem to be straight out of science fiction, a Daily Mail investigation has revealed it is significantly more realistic than is widely known.

Regime claims young people fighting in People’s Defense Forces were “deceived” by the parallel National Unity Government and can expect leniency if they lay down arms.

Reports of the 80-year-old’s worsening heart problems have triggered debate in China’s policy circles as the junta denies any crisis and blocks access.

On Saturday night, Silver Stadium in Lilongwe became more than a concert venue — it became the stage where Malawian music’s past, present, and future converged. At the heart of it all was Tay Grin, the self-styled “Nyau King,” marking 20 years of artistry with his “Echoes of Greatness” concert. This was not just another […] The post ANALYSIS: Tay Grin at 20 — A Night That Redefined Malawian Music appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

On the evening of October 18, 2025, the Amaryllis Hotel in Blantyre will host a night of elegance, ambition and purpose as the Miss Malawi Preliminary Event unfolds. From 6:30 PM to 10:30 PM, thirty young women will take to the stage, each one carrying with her not just the hope of wearing a crown, […] The post Miss Malawi 2025 Preliminary Event Set to Redefine Beauty with Purpose appeared first on Malawi Nyasa Times - News from Malawi about Malawi.

China is reportedly preparing to reopen its domestic bond market to major Russian energy companies, including Rosatom and Gazprom Read Full Article at RT.com

The worst act of eco-terrorism in recent history has become a surreal exercise in convenient blame-shifting Read Full Article at RT.com

Seven Algerian teenagers have sailed across the Mediterranean on a stolen boat from Algeria to Ibiza Read Full Article at RT.com

Falling birth rates and a shrinking population have prompted new initiatives to discourage terminating pregnancies Read Full Article at RT.com

PM K.P. Sharma Oli and several other ministers have quit after a standoff with youth protesters at anti-corruption rallies led to 19 deaths Read Full Article at RT.com

The police are appealing for information on the whereabouts of a 13-year-old boy, Riril Firdaus, who was last seen on Monday (Sept 8) at around 5pm in the vicinity of Lorong Napiri.Lorong Napiri is a street in Hougang.Checks online show that Bowen Secondary School, Gravehaven Children's Home, Bright Vision Hospital and AWWA School are the only properties located at the nearly 350m long street.Anyone with information is urged to contact the police hotline at 1800-255-0000 or submit information online at www.police.gov.sg/i-witness. All information will be kept strictly confidential, said the police.[[nid:722339]]editor@asiaone.com

The sham vote will only encourage resistance forces to fight harder, the NUG said on the fourth anniversary of its declaration of war on the junta.

Regime troops are advancing south after recapturing the Asian Highway to Myawaddy on the border with Thailand.

SINGAPORE — The National Environment Agency (NEA) overpaid a project partner by $0.53 million for the operation of a waste-to-energy plant from December 2021 to January 2025.This occurred as NEA did not check with the partner on an update of the project's financial model, which would have included necessary adjustments to costs. It only did so when the Auditor-General's Office (AGO) asked about it in August 2024.This was noted in the AGO's annual report released on Sept 9 that highlighted key lapses by various ministries and public agencies for the 2024 to 2025 financial year.NEA's project partner was required to provide waste incineration services to NEA for a period of 25 years from 2021 to 2046. It had to submit a financial model incorporating the cost, funding, operating and technical assumptions, and update it within 30 days when it found out certain costs like the land lease premium and grid connection costs — which AGO found the partner had known since 2018.With the eventual update of the financial model, NEA estimated that it would pay $1.73 million less for the remaining contract period from February 2025 onward.

A 29-year-old man was arrested at Woodlands after being caught with over 1,400 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes.The Indian national was arrested on Aug 27 during an enforcement operation at Woodlands Terrace, said Singapore Customs in a press statement on Tuesday (Sept 9).During the operation at the back lane of the industrial estate, Singapore Customs officers noticed the man transferring a black trash bag between two Singapore-registered trucks. The officers then conducted checks and found 122 cartons of duty-unpaid cigarettes in the first truck.Some 1,323 cartons and 16 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes were also found in the second truck.In total, Singapore Customs seized 1,445 cartons and 16 packets of duty-unpaid cigarettes, in addition to the two trucks involved. The total duty and Goods and Services Tax (GST) evaded amounted to around $156,693. Investigations revealed that the man had been allegedly instructed to transfer part of the duty-unpaid cigarettes from the second truck to the first truck for delivery. Court proceedings are ongoing against the man, said Singapore Customs.

MOUNTAIN HOME, Idaho — The Republic of Singapore Air Force (RSAF)'s digital innovation startup Agile Innovation Digital (RAiD) have, for the first time, joined the ranks of Exercise Forging Sabre held in the US.A team from RAiD will form part of the over 800 personnel from the Singapore Army, RSAF, Digital and Intelligence Service and the defence technology community partaking in this year's drill.RAiD is a startup team that provides digital solutions to RSAF personnel. Over in the US, they will be working with the Defence Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) to harness digital solutions and data analytics to help the Singapore Armed Forces (SAF).The unilateral exercise is currently ongoing at Mountain Home Air Force Base in Idaho from Sept 6 to 21, and is the tenth edition in a series that started in 2005. At this biennial integrated sense and strike exercise, the SAF will be sharpening its digital prowess through new technologies including upgraded mission software and an expanded drone line-up.

Andrew Cabot, a businessman who has been married to ousted Astronomer HR executive Kristin Cabot for two years, has broken his silence on the now viral kiss-cam incident.

The heaviest bombardment fell on the Krasnoyaruzhsky district, which was struck by 23 munitions and 18 drones

The fatalities include 140 children

According to Pierre de Gaulle, he and his wife want to shield their children from decadence and the decline of Western values