On 15 December 2021, the Commission presented a proposal to regulate methane emissions reductions in the energy sector. The proposal is part of the second batch of proposals in the 'fit for 55' package, aiming to align EU climate and energy laws with the EU Climate Law's 2030 target. The proposal aims to address gaps in current legislation: those relating to methane emissions from upstream exploration and the production of oil and fossil gas, but also those from the gathering and processing of fossil gas, the transmission, distribution and underground storage of gas, and liquid gas terminals operating with fossil and/or renewable methane. In Parliament, the proposal was referred to the Committees on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (ENVI) and on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE). On 26 April 2023, the committees adopted a joint report, introducing several amendments to the proposal. For instance, by 31 December 2025 the Commission would have to set a binding 2030 EU methane emissions reduction target covering all relevant emitting sectors. The report would make changes to the monitoring and reporting requirements and the mitigation measures. Parliament adopted its position for the trilogue negotiations on 9 May 2023, without changes to the joint committee report. Third edition. The 'EU Legislation in Progress' briefings are updated at key stages in the legislative procedure. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Since December 2022, some EU countries have been granting refugee status to all female Afghan asylum-seekers, solely on grounds of gender. This decision is based on the worsening situation in Afghanistan, in particular for women and girls, with the level of discrimination deemed sufficiently serious to amount to persecution of a social group, as defined in the 1951 Refugee Convention, and fulfilling the requirements for granting refugee status. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Pourquoi une kite surfeuse a été mordue hier par un requin dans la baie de Matavai ? Des surfeurs et des pêcheurs pensent qu'à cet endroit il y a beaucoup de thons ou que le squale aurait peut-être voulu marquer son territoire.

A Hao, cette dernière journée de vacances avant la reprise s’écoule paisiblement et les habitants profitent encore un peu du temps de repos qui leur reste.

Difficile, voire impossible de trouver des crevettes locales en ce moment dans les restaurants ou les commerces. Les 4 producteurs de la Polynésie peinent à fournir le marché. La faute à un problème sanitaire au sein de l’élevage. Mais les experts n’ont toujours pas identifié la cause et dans les fermes, l’inquiétude grandit.

Neuf détenus de la prison d'Uturoa ont suivi durant 3 semaines la formation au permis côtier. Une initiative de Ronald Léon, le chef du centre pénitentiaire d'uturoa, avec l'aide du SPIP (service pénitentiaire d'insertion et de probation) et du JAP (juge d'application des peines, en l'occurrence le juge du tribunal de Raiatea). Mais deux seulement l'ont décroché.

L'attaque s'est déroulée à Arue, ce dimanche 28 mai.

Deux véhicules car bass saisis au petit matin dans la commune de Faa'a. C'est le bilan d'une opération de contrôle, menée par une vingtaine de gendarmes, visant ces voitures aux enceintes trop puissantes. Un dispositif exceptionnel pour lutter contre les nuisances sonores.

Aux États-Unis, des entreprises fabriquent des vêtements en bio-matériaux à partir de champignons ou de toiles d'araignées, beaucoup plus écologiques.

C'est le grand défi de la Présidence. Le Pays s'engage notamment pour l'insertion professionnelle et l'accessibilité. Deux grandes difficultés pointés du doigt au quotidien par les principaux concernés.

C'est la dixième Palme d'or remportée par un film français et la troisième remise à une réalisatrice en 76 éditions.

C'est un morceau de tissu que l'on porte tous ou presque et en toute circonstance. Le Pareu est un incontournable de la garde-robe mais avant tout, une tenue traditionnelle au fenua.

As part of its efforts to promote mobility and intercultural understanding, the European Union (EU) has designated language learning as an important priority, and funds numerous programmes and projects in this area. Multilingualism, in the EU’s view, is an important element of Europe’s competitiveness. One of the objectives of the EU’s language policy is therefore for every EU citizen to master two other languages in addition to their mother tongue. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

European integration has led to significant social developments over the years. A recent milestone came in 2017, when Parliament, the Council and the Commission proclaimed the European Pillar of Social Rights and reaffirmed their commitment to ensuring better living and working conditions throughout the EU. The related action plan of 2021 set out concrete initiatives to turn this commitment into reality. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

REACT-EU is a programme to repair the social and economic damage caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, and to prepare for a green, digital and resilient recovery. REACT-EU seeks to mobilise an additional EUR 47.5 billion from the structural funds for the years 2021 and 2022, and to increase flexibility in cohesion policy spending. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

The Just Transition Fund is a financial instrument within the Cohesion Policy, which seeks to provide support to territories facing serious socio-economic challenges arising from the transition towards climate neutrality. The Just Transition Fund will facilitate the implementation of the European Green Deal, which aims to make the EU climate-neutral by 2050. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

The EU budget is financed in large part (over 90 %) from own resources. Annual revenue must completely cover annual expenditure. The system of own resources is decided by the Council on the basis of unanimity, having regard to the opinion of the European Parliament, and needs to be ratified by the Member States. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Depuis 2021 placé sous le statut de témoin assisté, Reynald Temarii est mis en examen depuis ce lundi dans l'affaire dite du Qatargate. C'est le journal Le Monde qui a révélé cette information.

Les accidents de la circulation peuvent davantage survenir durant les week-ends prolongés à cause d'un relâchement de la vigilance. Les autorités rappellent que 17 personnes sont déjà mortes sur les routes depuis le début de l'année. Ce week-end de la Pentecôte, les contrôles routiers vont être renforcés.

Un peu de chance et beaucoup de sueur pour Edmond et son frère Mervin qui ont pêché un espadon de près de 200 kg au large de Raivavae.

L'accueil Te Vai ete se prépare activement. Le gros des travaux touche à sa fin, les entreprises sont censées boucler leur chantier le 2 juin. Un centre de jour pour les sans-abris avec à la clé des repas mais aussi des formations en vue de leur insertion sociale.

Voulant apparemment se suicider, un passager d'un avion d'Asiana Airlines a ouvert vendredi une issue de secours en pleine phase d'atterrissage, a indiqué la compagnie sud-coréenne, précisant que l'appareil s'est posé sans encombre mais que des passagers ont été hospitalisés.

This annual report of the European Parliament's Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) for the year 2022 provides a comprehensive account of European Parliament activity in promoting understanding of and research in the fields of science and technology assessment. The STOA Panel comprises 27 Members of the European Parliament representing 11 parliamentary committees. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Hours before the Beijing Winter Olympics officially opened on 4 February 2022, Chinese President Xi Jinping had a long meeting with Russian President Putin. In the joint statement issued after the meeting – which referred to the bilateral relationship as a 'no-limits friendship' – the Chinese leader for the first time voiced his country's outright opposition to NATO enlargement and support for Russia's 'proposals to create long-term legally binding security guarantees' in Europe. It remains, however, unclear whether Putin informed Xi of his intention to invade Ukraine. On 24 February, 4 days after the end of the Winter Olympics, Russia began its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The China-Russia relationship has seen major shifts since 1992. At the outset, China's population was greater than Russia's and the two countries had very similar level of total gross domestic product. Nowadays, thanks to China's exceptional growth performance and the impact of Russia's war on Ukraine, China's economy is estimated to be up to 10 times bigger than Russia's. Similarly, trade with Russia is not of major importance to China in terms of value. However, the high share of raw materials (including food) in Russian exports and the transfer of Russian military technology are of strategic importance to China. Since 2012 – when Xi was first made General-Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) – the relationship has evolved into an informal alliance in the face of what both countries consider a rising threat from the West to their regimes. China's response to Russia's war on Ukraine – a balancing act sometimes referred to as 'pro-Russia neutrality' – has so far been much closer to Russia than it was in 2014 when Russia annexed Crimea. At the same time, developments since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 have increased Russia's dependency on China, which some now qualify as a rising 'vassalisation' of Russia. This is an update of a briefing originally published in March 2022. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

This study, commissioned by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the JURI Committee, looks into the challenges and possible improvements of administrative cooperation between Member States, as regards cross-border enforcement of administrative fines and recovery claims. Legal instruments to facilitate transnational cooperation are necessary. Also the terms ‘fine’ and ‘recovery claim’ are often subject to different definitions in the Member States. Framework Decision 2005/214/JHA works for offenses regulated therein. Measures to improve cooperation are allowed by Article 82(1) TFEU but administrative authorities are regularly not judicial authorities. Amendments can be based on Article 114(1) TFEU if they serve to supplement provisions on information, service and enforcement assistance. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Open strategic autonomy is about ensuring that the EU has the capacity to cope alone if necessary but without ruling out cooperation whenever possible. It goes some steps beyond smart supply chain management by taking into account geopolitics as well as economic factors. It relies on foresight to identify threats and ensures resilience by anticipating the required responses. Could the resulting preparedness also prevent crises by normalising situations that would otherwise become emergencies? Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Russia's war on Ukraine has changed geopolitical realities on the continent. Since the war began, Moldova has been granted EU candidate country status. It will also host the second European Political Community summit on 1 June 2023. President Maia Sandu – supported by the country's government, led by Dorin Recean – has put forward a modernisation agenda for the country despite difficult economic and geopolitical circumstances. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

C'est fait ! Après avoir annoncé une meilleure accessibilité des lieux publics aux personnes handicapées dès sa nomination, la ministre des Solidarités a présenté ce matin les aménagements effectués dans son ministère.

La police nippone a arrêté vendredi un jeune agriculteur suspecté d'avoir tué quatre personnes, dont deux policiers, à Nakano, dans le département de Nagano (centre du Japon), un «acte de haine extrême» qui a choqué tout le pays.

5 ans que l'association Amazones Pacific oeuvre pour le bien-être des femmes atteintes du cancer. Des bénévoles qui donnent de leur temps pour accompagner les patientes dans leur parcours pendant et après le traitement. Dans leurs locaux de Tipaerui, elles proposent plusieurs activités tout au long de l'année avec un maitre mot: la solidarité.

Après la décision de la cour d'appel, hier matin, Radio Tefana va continuer d'émettre. Au grand soulagement de ses salariés. Ces derniers vivaient avec une épée de Damocles au-dessus des ondes, l'amende de 100 millions cfp demandée lors du premier jugement. Tout ceci n'existe plus.

Ce document s’intègre dans une série d’études qui, avec une perspective de droit comparé, visent à faire une présentation du concept d’État de droit dans différents ordres juridiques. Après avoir expliqué la normative et la jurisprudence d’application, le contenu, les limites et la possible évolution de ce concept sont examinés. La présente étude a pour objet le cas de la Suisse. Elle met en exergue les caractéristiques de l’État de droit en Suisse : une conception large et ouverte de ce concept, d’une part, et une prépondérance de l’élément démocratique par rapport aux principes de l’État de droit, d’autre part. Comparée à la plupart des autres États examinés dans la présente série, la préservation de l’État de droit repose davantage sur des garde-fous politiques, ancrés dans la culture politique, que sur des mécanismes institutionnels ou juridictionnels. L’absence du contrôle de constitutionnalité des lois fédérales, un contrôle très limité de la validité des initiatives populaires fédérales tendant à la révision de la Constitution, et des garanties institutionnelles relativement faibles de l’indépendance des juges fédéraux illustrent ce point. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

On 31 March 2022, the Commission proposed a regulation that would lay down, in a single legal text, rules for geographical indications (GIs) for wine, spirit drinks and agricultural products, which are currently spread over three different regulations. During the May II plenary session, Parliament is expected to hold a debate on the report from the Committee on Agriculture and Rural Development (AGRI) and vote on the mandate for negotiations with the Council. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

Two anti-Kremlin armed groups, made up of Russian nationals fighting for Kyiv against their compatriots, have claimed they were behind a short incursion into Russian territory, prompting threats from Moscow, as the West pondered further sanctions against Russia and more arms deliveries to Ukraine. Ukraine has denied any role in the raid, while Russia has blamed ‘Ukrainian nationalists’ for the attack, and its Defence Minister, Sergei Shoigu, has vowed that Moscow will respond to any more cross-border raids swiftly and ‘extremely harshly.’ At the G7 summit of industrialised and democratic nations on 19-21 May, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked for more arms supplies for his country, including F-16 fighter jets. Russia said that the transfer of such planes would raise the question of NATO's role in the 15-month-old military conflict. The US and other countries promised to start training Ukrainian pilots to use F-16s. This note gathers links to the recent publications and commentaries from many international think tanks on Russia’s war on Ukraine. Earlier analyses of the war can be found in a previous edition of the ‘What Think Tanks are Thinking’ series. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP

The European Parliament is due to vote in May II on the second report on external attempts to influence elections and other democratic processes in EU countries. The report, prepared by the second Special Committee on Foreign Interference (ING2), follows up on the work of the Special Committee on Foreign Interference in all Democratic Processes in the European Union, including Disinformation (INGE), and makes recommendations to address institutional and normative gaps identified in the run-up to the 2024 European elections. Source : © European Union, 2023 - EP