This European implementation assessment of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU in regard to fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins aims to inform the ongoing work of the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries (PECH) on an own-initiative implementation report, ' The impact of the implementation of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive 2014/89/EU on fisheries in selected fishing areas and sea basins (2024/2126 (INI)), ahead of the Directive’s planned revision at the end of 2026. The assessment is composed of two parts. The first part, an introduction by the European Parliamentary Research Service provides historical background to the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive and presents the European Parliament’s position, setting the scope of the external evaluation study. The second part is an evaluation study undertaken by a team of external experts that assesses the implementation and effects of the Maritime Spatial Planning Directive on the fisheries and aquaculture sectors, based on five evaluation criteria - effectiveness, efficiency, coherence, relevance and EU added value - and drawing on desk research, interviews and six regional case studies (Baltic Sea, Channel, Bay of Biscay, North Coast Portugal, Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea). Source : © European Union, 2025 - EP

Le cirque de Samoa a terminé sa tournée sur le Caillou dimanche dernier. A la mi-janvier, direction Tahiti pour 2 mois de représentations à Outumaoro. Parmi cette troupe, une jeune Calédonienne, Sasha, spécialisée dans les tissus aériens, va réaliser son rêve : se produire devant le public tahitien.

Parliament has passed the Viksit Bharat – Guarantee for Rozgar and Ajeevika Mission (Gramin) or VB-G Ram G Bill, 2025, replacing MGNREGA. The new law aims to enhance rural employment by focusing on durable asset creation and transparency, despite opposition protests over alleged removal of Mahatma Gandhi's name.

The speaker is downplaying tensions within his party that for months he had tamped down with the help of President Donald Trump.

It’s the first time the ethics watchdog has brought a Hatch Act action against a local or state official in at least a decade.

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Several people dressed as Santa and a group of masked elves were filmed at a grocery store in Montreal on Monday night filling up carts with food. An activist group calling themselves Robins des ruelles or Robins of the Alleys claimed responsibility for the heist. The group says the stolen food was redistributed in the community.

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Chief inspector of prisons Charlie Taylor has served an urgent notification for HMP Swaleside in Kent.

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The North Atlantic Alliance, under the pretext of a so-called Russian military threat, has «significantly increased» its military presence near Russia’s borders

Party leaders hope to avoid contentious fights over the party’s failing as it attempts to reboot for the 2026 midterms.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi L. Noem’s announcement follows reports by The Washington Post detailing plans to downgrade the definition of such symbols to “potentially divisive.”

The Trump administration will repurpose $2.6 billion in military housing assistance to pay $1,776 “warrior dividend” bonuses to service members, according to a senior administration official.

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