Cocaine, cannabis and opioids are getting easier to buy as criminal networks and armed groups capitalise on the fragile Sahel region’s “natural stopover point” to Europe on trafficking routes from South America, but authorities with help from the UN are taking down criminal networks and making a record number of seizures of illicit drugs....
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Millions of lives each year rely on the expertise and care of midwives and yet a global shortage is squeezing the profession like never before, the UN sexual and reproductive health agency UNPFA said on Sunday, marking the International Day of the Midwife. ...
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Some of the poorest women in an underdeveloped region south of Madagascar are “too ashamed” to seek the maternal health services they need, according to a midwife working in a health centre supported by United Nations agencies, but that may be about to change....
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The European Parliament concluded the final plenary session of its 9th term on 25 April. The European elections are taking place on 6 - 9 June. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP...
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Kommen Sie vorbei zu unserem nächsten Bürgerdialog am 7. Mai 2024 in Düsseldorf! Diskutieren Sie von 17:30 Uhr bis 19:30 Uhr im Weltkunstzimmer Düsseldorf gemeinsam mit Expert*innen aus Politik und Wissenschaft über Klimagerechtigkeit, die europäische Landwirtschaftspolitik und den EU Green Deal....
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The Standing Committee (*) of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), which brings together around 60 of the Assembly’s members, will meet in Vilnius on Friday 24 May 2024. After the opening of the meeting by PACE President Theodoros Rousopoulos, and a welcome address by......
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The selection panel of the Vigdís Prize for Women's Empowerment, which rewards outstanding initiatives to promote the empowerment of women in all their diversity in Europe and beyond, has today announced the shortlist for the first ever edition of the Award. Meeting in Reykjavík, the panel – made......
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Zum Abschluss ihrer diesjährigen Landesversammlung am vergangenen Wochenende in Bühl hatte die Europa-Union Baden-Württemberg gemeinsam mit den Jungen Föderalisten (JEF) und dem […]...
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Noch vor dem Europatag gibt es ein weiteres wichtiges Jubiläum. Am 1. Mai jährt sich zum 20. Mal die Große EU-Erweiterung. 2004 traten acht mittelosteuropäische Staaten, Polen, Tschechien, Slowakei, Ungarn, die baltischen Republiken, Slowenien sowie Malta und Zypern als neue Mitglieder der Union bei, die damals auf 25 Mitglieder anwuchs. Die fünfte und bis dato größte EU-Erweiterung war ein Meilenstein auf dem Weg zur Wiedervereinigung Europas, der mit dem Fall des Eisernen Vorhangs im Herbst 1989 möglich geworden war....
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A 21-member delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), led by Alfred Heer (Switzerland, ALDE), will travel to North Macedonia from 6 to 9 May to observe the parliamentary elections and second round of the presidential election, alongside observers from the OSCE......
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Bildquelle: Bettina Kümmerle Auch die Europaverbände waren am 29.04.2024 im Landtag anlässlich der EUROPA-Jugendveranstaltung „Du hast die Wahl – gestalte dein Europa!“ […]...
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Die Europa-Union Baden-Württemberg hat im Rahmen ihrer Landesversammlung, die am vergangenen Wochenende unter der Überschrift „Europa unsere Hoffnung“ im badischen Bühl stattfand, […]...
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Legislative work in the European Parliament's ninth term ended on April 25, 2024. Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP...
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Plenary session, Strasbourg Source : © European Union, 2024 - EP...
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Hope instead of fear: This is the guiding principle of our EurHope campaign for the European elections. In the current issue of Europa aktiv we show how this is implemented in the state and district associations of Europa-Union and JEF - from participation in democracy demonstrations to on-site European election debates in town halls and schools. Take a look!...
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In 2023, NATO air forces across Europe scrambled well over 300 times to intercept Russian military aircraft approaching Alliance airspace, with most intercepts occurring over the Baltic Sea. NATO has standing air-policing missions that calls for Allied jets to scramble when there are signs of Russian military planes approaching Allied airspace in unpredictable ways....
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From 1 January 2024, the United Kingdom's 7th Light Mechanized Brigade will lead NATO's rapid reaction force, placing thousands of soldiers on standby and ready to deploy within days. NATO's Very High Readiness Joint Task Force (VJTF) was created after Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014 and was deployed for the first time for collective defense of the Alliance after Russia's full-fledged invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The leadership position is rotated annually among Allies. The UK takes over from Germany, which led the force in 2023....
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Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg released a holiday greeting to NATO troops and veterans on Wednesday (December 20, 2023), thanking them for their service and commitment over the year. He said: “I had the privilege to meet many of you", telling Allied forces "without you there would be no NATO, no security and no freedom"....
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The European Parliament's 2023 Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought was awarded to Djina Mahsa Amini and the Women, Life, Freedom movement in Iran. Source: © European Union, 2023 - EP...
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Published: 5 months ago
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European Parliament - Priorities
Discover the measures to strengthen the integrity of Parliament and close loopholes to protect the institution and MPs from outside influence. Source: © European Union, 2024 - EP...
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Published: 8 months ago
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Parliament confirmed Wopke Hoekstra and Iliana Ivanova as new Commissioners and voted to give Maroš Šefčovič responsibility for the Green Deal. Source: © European Union, 2023 - EP...
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Published: 9 months ago
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European Parliament - Priorities
Find out how the EU protects consumers and what initiatives Parliament has taken to improve consumer rights. Source: © European Union, 2024 - EP...
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Published: 1 year ago
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European Parliament - Priorities
The EP Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought 2022 was awarded to the courageous people of Ukraine, represented by its President, elected politicians and civil society. Source: © European Union, 2023 - EP...
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Published: 1 year ago
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