Commissioner Dombrovskis has been invited to an Economic Dialogue, following the 15 December 2025 Economic Dialogue on the launch of the 2026 European Semester Cycle, which covered the key elements of the Commission’s package, including the Macroeconomic Imbalances Procedure, the Joint Employment Report, the Euro Area policy recommendations and ongoing efforts to strengthen the EU’s global competitiveness. This briefing first takes stock of the latest economic developments, including the impact of the conflict in the Middle East, notably through higher energy prices and their implications for the EU economy. It then provides an update on recent developments on EU fiscal surveillance, focusing on the state of play and implementation of the medium-term fiscal-structural plans (MTFSPs), draft budgetary plans for 2026, and the broader implementation of the revised economic governance framework. Finally, it covers latest developments related to the simplification package, forthcoming changes to the methodology of Country-Specific Recommendations (CSRs), and key findings from the Debt Sustainability Monitor. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Access to affordable, adequate and energy-efficient housing has become one of the EU's most pressing socio-economic challenges. Rising house prices and rents, limited affordable supply and regional disparities have intensified housing insecurity, especially for low-income households and young people. Although housing policy remains primarily a national competence, it has gained prominence on the EU agenda in response to concerns about affordability, social exclusion and energy poverty. In December 2025, the European Commission published an affordable housing plan aimed at boosting housing supply, mobilising investment, simplifying permits, and targeting young people and the homeless to facilitate access to affordable housing. Additionally, the Commission provides guidance to Member States on housing issues through the European Pillar of Social Rights and the European Semester. The Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF), the main instrument of Next Generation EU, plays a significant role in supporting housing-related reforms and investments through Member States' national recovery and resilience plans (NRRPs); it supports 50 housing-related investments and 21 reforms. Housing-related investments are also supported by traditional EU funding instruments under the multiannual financial framework (MFF), including cohesion policy funds and InvestEU. The NRRPs cover a wide range of relevant investment and reform measures, including areas such as social and affordable housing supply, energy renovation, urban regeneration and regulatory reforms. An analysis of the 10 plans with the largest share of measures supporting affordability and availability of housing show the different approaches Member States have taken within the RRF framework. The European Parliament has called for access to decent and affordable housing to be recognised as a fundamental right and put forward a set of recommendations prepared by its Special Committee on the Housing Crisis. Overall, the EU's evolving approach aims to enhance coordination between Member States, increase funding mobilisation and provide clearer policy guidance to tackle the housing crisis. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

En décembre 2024, un ancien dignitaire religieux, autrefois vénéré comme le père Noël Ato Nohotemorea, a été démis de ses fonctions sacerdotales. Un an plus tard, un tribunal l'a reconnu coupable de malversations, marquant le début d'une saga judiciaire et ecclésiastique sans précédent.

Après quatre décennies passées à informer, raconter et transmettre, Thomas Teriiteporouarai, journaliste et présentateur bilingue emblématique de Polynésie La 1ère, prend sa retraite. Retour sur le parcours d’une voix et d’un visage qui ont marqué plusieurs générations de téléspectateurs.

Le contrat de délégation de service public entre le pays et Air Tahiti est prolongé de 2 mois. La compagnie pourra ainsi continuer de vendre des billets à destination dans 34 îles de la Polynésie jusqu’au 31 août 2026.

Le Dory 2 a été mis à l’eau au Vietnam, dans le chantier local du groupe australien de construction navale Austal.

Au complexe sportif Boris Léontieff, à Arue, le «Challenge Porinetia» bat son plein depuis le 30 mars. Pendant une semaine, les jeunes talents de Tahiti et des Îles Sous-le-Vent s’affrontent, avec pour objectif de dénicher les futures pépites du basket-ball polynésien.

In 2026, disbursements from the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) could amount to some €180 billion in the best‑case scenario, more than twice the level of 2025. This support could help EU Member States mitigate the challenges they face in an increasingly uncertain global outlook. However, they need to make efforts to ensure full implementation of their national recovery and resilience plans and absorption of RRF resources, since the deadline to meet investment and reform objectives is 31 August 2026. Meanwhile, the military escalation in the Middle East is weighing on growth prospects and higher energy prices are adding new pressure on inflation. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This workshop assessed recent developments in human rights and accountability across Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in the context of the 4th EU–CELAC summit (Santa Marta, 9 November 2025). Bringing together EU policymakers, regional human rights representatives, academics and civil society actors, the discussion examined the structural challenges affecting democratic governance and the institutional mechanisms available to address them. Participants highlighted the coexistence of democratic backsliding, organised criminal violence, institutional fragility and shrinking civic space with enduring commitments to international human rights law and multilateral cooperation. Particular attention was given to the region’s complex “accountability mosaic”, comprising international and regional judicial bodies, national human rights institutions, transitional justice mechanisms and protection frameworks for human rights defenders. While these mechanisms have produced meaningful advances, their effectiveness remains uneven and vulnerable to political, economic and security pressures. The workshop also explored the human rights implications of transnational organised crime, climate-related vulnerabilities and trade-based cooperation frameworks, emphasising the need for policy coherence, sustained multilateral engagement and capacity-building. Overall, the discussion underscored that EU–LAC relations are grounded in shared normative principles but require more systematic operationalisation through political dialogue, cooperative instruments and support for regional and domestic accountability structures. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Et si l'histoire de la perle noire de Tahiti prenait racine à Arcachon, entre l'Hexagone et la Polynésie, en découvrant le destin d'un homme oublié qui refait surface aujourd'hui. Simone Grand était l'arrière-grand-père de Simone Brand, anthropologue bien connue de Tahiti.

Invitée de notre matinale radio, Solène Belaouar, procureure de la République, livre un état des lieux alarmant du trafic d'ice en Polynésie française. Face à l'explosion de ce trafic, la procureure récuse les solutions simplistes. Entre répression ferme, lutte contre le blanchiment et enjeux sociétaux, elle détaille une stratégie globale pour endiguer ce fléau « unique en France » qui gangrène aujourd’hui toutes les couches de la société.

This study provides country-specific data and analysis on the potential impacts of the proposed revision of the EU Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD). Using the Tobacco Excise Tax Simulation Model, it focuses on nine Member States. Simulations of higher minimum excise rates for cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes indicate higher prices, narrower price gaps between countries, reduced consumption, higher revenues and declines in premature mortality. These findings support timely and undiluted implementation of the proposed revision of the TTD. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

European Council President António Costa declared 2026 'the year of European competitiveness', emphasising the significance that the European Council places on the topic. Given the current geopolitical context, Costa put substantial efforts into maintaining the EU leaders' focus on this agenda point. Despite predictions that competitiveness would be sidelined, the European Council followed up on the discussions at the informal competitiveness retreat at Alden Biesen on 12 February, launching a 'One Europe, One Market' agenda to be implemented in the next two years. Two other crucial points were on the table. First, the enactment of the €90 billion loan to Ukraine, on which EU leaders did not convince Hungary to lift its veto on a required implementation law. This time around, leaders did not shy away from speaking bluntly, calling Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's behaviour 'disloyal', or even 'a betrayal'. For the sixth time in a row, a separate text was adopted on Ukraine, with the firm support of 25 EU leaders. The second central point was the escalating situation in the Middle East, on which EU leaders displayed unity in condemning Iran's indiscriminate military strikes against countries in the region and in rejecting US President Donald Trump's demands – and threats regarding the future of NATO – to help unblock the Strait of Hormuz. The European Council also discussed – albeit briefly – security and defence, migration, European democratic resilience, the protection of children online, the EU's eastern border regions and the situation at the Dniester river. Back-to-back with the European Council, EU leaders met for a Euro summit in inclusive format to discuss the euro-area economy in light of the war in the Middle East. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This study provides country-specific data and analysis on the potential impacts of the proposed revision of the EU Tobacco Taxation Directive (TTD). Using the Tobacco Excise Tax Simulation Model, it focuses on nine Member States. Simulations of higher minimum excise rates for cigarettes, roll-your-own tobacco, heated tobacco products and e-cigarettes indicate higher prices, narrower price gaps between countries, reduced consumption, higher revenues and declines in premature mortality. These findings support timely and undiluted implementation of the proposed revision of the TTD. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Organic production in the EU is governed by Regulation (EU) 2018/848. Following the Court of Justice's judgment of 4 October 2024 in Case C 240/23 Herbaria Kräuterparadies II, which stated that imported products recognised under equivalence arrangements cannot use the EU organic logo, the Commission has proposed adjustments to improve clarity for consumers and prevent trade disruptions. The proposal would revise the labelling rules for imports from equivalent third countries, allowing the EU organic logo to be used only when additional EU requirements are met. It would also simplify requirements for cleaning and disinfection products, raise the thresholds for exempting small sellers of unpacked organic products, ease the conditions for groups of operators, and extend equivalence recognitions to trade partners to prevent trade disruption. Further changes would address quail production rules, withdrawal periods for veterinary medicines, outdoor access for poultry and limits on poultry house size. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Après l'annonce de la création d'un second groupe indépendantiste à l'assemblée et de sa potentielle démission, le président de la Polynésie française était l'invité du journal télévisé ce 29 mars. Sur notre plateau, Moetai Brotherson a écarté une démission immédiate, sauf si Oscar Temaru la lui imposait.

La cassure au sein du Tavini est bel et bien actée. Une situation qui pourrait peser sur la stabilité politique du Pays dans les semaines à venir.

À Maupiti, le conseil municipal a élu Mathilda Valentin à la tête de la commune. Une décision dans la continuité du vote en faveur du changement exprimé lors des municipales 2026. Mareto Atuahiva, numéro 1 de la liste gagnante, sera son premier adjoint.

Le Marathon Polynésie la 1ère - Tahiti KDO 2026 marque le coup d'envoi de la saison de va'a au fenua. Au total, 119 équipes et 1500 rameurs sont engagés ce samedi 28 mars. Le direct télé démarre à 6h30.

Le Marathon Polynésie la 1ère - Tahiti KDO 2026 marque le coup d'envoi de la saison de va'a au fenua. Au total, 119 équipes et 1500 rameurs sont engagés ce samedi 28 mars. Le direct télé démarre à 6h30.

La communauté des surfeurs s'est rassemblée vendredi 27 mars en fin d'après-midi à Punaauia pour honorer la mémoire de deux jeunes riders disparus tragiquement, le week-end dernier.

À l'issue des élections municipales en Polynésie française, le haut-commissariat a révélé deux irrégularités dans les communes de Rangiroa et Arutua. Il s'agit de doubles candidatures, formellement interdites par le code électoral. Le tribunal administratif dispose de trois mois pour se prononcer.

The inclusion of a rebalancing mechanism into EU preferential trade agreements is a comparatively recent development. So far, only two such mechanisms have been introduced. A first rebalancing mechanism was incorporated into the EU–United Kingdom (UK) Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA). It is designed to allow either party to take unilateral rebalancing measures (e.g. suspension of preferential tariffs) if, after the UK's withdrawal from the EU, 'significant divergences' from the principle of 'a level playing field for open and fair competition and sustainable development' were to emerge that have 'material impacts' on bilateral trade or investment. The mechanism does not apply to all provisions of the TCA. The TCA's mechanism has to date remained untested. A second rebalancing mechanism was introduced into the EU–Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and the EU–Mercosur interim trade agreement (iTA). The mechanism applies to the trade pillar contained in both the EMPA and the iTA and is modelled on the World Trade Organization's rarely used non-violation complaint mechanism. Similar mechanisms exist in a number of regional preferential trade agreements, to most of which the United States is a party. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The March II plenary session of the European Parliament focused on major geopolitical and economic issues. Members held debates on statements from the Council and the Commission, on energy security and affordability, the conclusions of the European Council meeting of 19 March 2026, and the human rights situation in Iran. The Parliament also addressed the European Citizens' Initiative calling for a ban on conversion practices in the European Union, as well as holding debates on legislative proposals for deposit protection and early intervention measures in the banking sector and to implement the European Union–United States trade deal. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

The objective of this briefing is to provide a comprehensive and up-to-date overview of EU financial support to Ukraine, in light of the ongoing debate on the need for continued financial assistance in the short and medium term. It assesses Ukraine’s short- and medium-term financing needs, provides an overview of the past, current and planned EU instruments and funding volumes. It takes stock of the position and future liabilities of the EU budget due to the aid provided. It also provides an overview of the state of play regarding frozen Russian assets and their potential use, including budgetary and legal considerations. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This briefing is prepared in view of the public hearing with the Chair of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), Andrew Bailey, scheduled for 9 April 2026 in the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Ce document s’intègre dans une série d’études qui, avec une perspective de droit comparé, visent à faire une présentation de la liberté de pensée, de conscience et de religion dans différents ordres juridiques. Après avoir expliqué le droit positif et la jurisprudence d’application, le contenu, les limites et la possible évolution de cette liberté sont examinés. La présente étude a pour objet le cas de l’Union européenne. Cette liberté est garantie par l’article 10 de la Charte des droits fondamentaux de l’Union européenne et par nombreuses dispositions de droit primaire. Avant le Traité d’Amsterdam de 1997 et la directive 2000/78/CE du 27 novembre 2000, il n’y a eu que peu d’arrêts de la CJUE pertinents pour la liberté de pensée, de conscience et de religion, mais ils sont importants : l’arrêt Van Duyn c. Home Office, lié à la libre circulation des travailleurs et l’arrêt Vivien Prais, concernant l'égalité des chances des candidats de toutes les religions devant l'accès aux institutions de l’Union européenne. Par la suite, la jurisprudence s’est développée avec nombre d’arrêts concernent l’interprétation et l’application de la directive 2000/78/CE, et un nombre plus réduit concernant d’autres actes de droit dérivé, en particulier en ce qui concerne la liberté de religion. La jurisprudence précise notamment les limitations pouvant être apportées au port visible de signes politiques, philosophiques ou religieux et en particulier du foulard islamique, ainsi que la limite des discriminations sur l’emploi dues à l’appartenance religieuse ou à l’attitude de bonne foi ou de loyauté envers une éthique et les situations justifiant le droit d’asile ou la protection subsidiaire pour des ressortissants de pays tiers immigrant dans des États membres. La protection de cette liberté peut être considérée dans l’ensemble comme effective mais il ne faut pas oublier qu’elle ne s’applique que dans le champ des compétences de l’Union. Il y a cependant place pour des améliorations, notamment pour faire face aux défis présents et futurs. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Une rixe impliquant plusieurs personnes a éclaté ce jeudi à Faa'a du côté de Tavararo. Policiers municipaux et gendarmes sont intervenus sur place pour sécuriser le secteur.

This briefing provides additional economic background ahead of the public hearing of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs on 8 April 2026. It complements EPRS briefings (here and here) on the recent Commission proposal on pensions of 20 November 2025, as well as on the revised regulatory framework for insurers (Solvency II) which will apply as of 30 January 2027. All initiatives aim to contribute to achieving the objectives of the Savings and Investment Union (SIU) by giving additional latitude to institutional investors on how to channel more “patient” long-term funding to growth and scale-up companies, including via investments in venture and private capital funds. The European Council conclusions of 19 March called on co-legislators to conclude negotiations on supplementary pensions by the end of the year. The current briefing provides (i) general information on the magnitudes involved; (ii) enabling conditions to be kept in mind also based on the Danish experience; (ii) a discussion of the transmission channel that has been identified between supplementary pensions and the stock market; (iv) as a form of summing up the topic a basic check list for policy makers who aim to boost domestic capital markets using this channel. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Newborn screening is an established preventive healthcare practice that enables the detection and treatment of health conditions at an early stage. It could reduce the risk of 'diagnostic odyssey' often experienced by persons affected by rare diseases, which in Europe are defined as health conditions that affect less than 1 in 2 000 persons. This briefing presents the findings of a desk review of publicly available sources on newborn screening practices in the EU and the United States (US), which serves as a benchmark. The research finds that these practices vary widely in the EU, which raises concerns regarding equal access to healthcare and the promotion of health outcomes. In total, 87 different rare conditions are covered in national newborn blood screening (NBS) panels (including those conditions in pilot programmes) across the EU. However, only two rare health conditions – congenital hypothyroidism and phenylketonuria (PKU) – are included in all national NBS panels. Other notable differences between Member States include the sample collection window, which ranges from 24 to 144 hours after birth. The draft legislative-initiative report calling for an EU rare disease action plan (2025/2130(INL)), being discussed in the European Parliament's Committee on Public Health, calls for stronger measures to harmonise and promote NBS in the EU. A February 2026 EPRS study finds that stronger EU action on newborn screening – as part of an overall EU rare disease action plan, as called for by the European Parliament – could boost access to health care and social inclusion, promote better health outcomes, lower healthcare costs and promote health sector innovation and competitiveness. This briefing presents further evidence to support this claim. First, the diffusion of newborn screening for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) was faster in the US, where SMA is included in federal guidelines, than in the EU, where there are presently no such guidelines. Some research has found that earlier diagnosis of SMA is associated with better health outcomes and lower health care costs. Second, the rate of infant mortality is lower in EU Member States that cover more health conditions in their NBS panels. Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

En mars 2008, à Mahina, Émile Vernaudon remporte les municipales alors qu'il est détenu à la prison de Nuutania pour l'affaire de l'OPT. Accusé d'avoir détourné 115 millions de FCFP, il réussit l'un des coups les plus fous de l'histoire politique française.

Milton Parker, nouveau conseiller municipal de Taiarapu Ouest avec Faana Taputu, était l'invité café de ce jeudi 26 mars. Il est venu parler de leurs projets pour la commune, avec Ibrahim Ahmed Hazi.

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Invité sur notre plateau, le ministre de l'Économie, Warren Dexter, détaille les mesures prévues par le gouvernement pour le pouvoir d'achat des Polynésiens. Maintien du prix de l’essence grâce à un bouclier budgétaire, soutien à Air Tahiti Nui, prise en charge partielle des produits de première nécessité… le ministre présente sa stratégie à court terme pour répondre aux urgences actuelles.