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Colonel Michael Randrianirina is sworn in as the new president of Madagascar at a ceremony in the capital.

A nyolcvanas évekre a Delta Airlines öt évtizedes működést tudhatott maga mögött és a mezőgazdasági repülőgépektől eljutott a szélestörzsű óriásokig. Olyan repülőgépek üzemeltetése kezdődött ebben az évtizedben, amelyek közül néhány ma is forgalomban áll. A nyolcvanas évek azonban nem indultak könnyen. A gazdasági helyzet, az üzemanyag ára és az 1978-as deregulációs törvény miatt kialakult verseny nehéz helyzetbe hozta a légitársaságot, amely további beszerzésekkel igyekezett előrelépni. Ezek középpontjában a Boeing volt.

A Delta Airlines nem volt egyedül a problémáival, számos más iparági szereplő küzdött hasonló gondokkal, és ahogy az lenni szokott, létszám csökkentéssel igyekezett túlélni. A Deltánál másképp gondolkodtak, a dolgozók közel tíz százalékos fizetésemelést kaptak, továbbá olyan repülőgépek beszerzését célozták meg, amellyel leválthatták az öregedő és kevésbé gazdaságos típusokat.

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EU-Abgeordnete dürften am Dienstag das Gesetz zum Waldmonitoring kippen. Der 2023 von der EU-Kommission vorgestellte Entwurf soll die Datenerhebung und das Wissen über Europas Wälder verbessern.

Parliament rapporteurs Jutta Paulus (Greens, DE) and Matteo Ricci (S&D, IT) will brief journalists on the EU’s new driving licence rules, shortly after the vote in plenary.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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Parliament rapporteurs Jutta Paulus (Greens, DE) and Matteo Ricci (S&D, IT) will brief journalists on the EU’s new driving licence rules, shortly after the vote in plenary.
Committee on Transport and Tourism

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The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mission) calls for continued attention and a prompt and effective response from law enforcement and judicial institutions regarding the threats targeting journalist Vahidin Durić. The Mission underscores the importance of ensuring that all cases endangering journalists’ safety are treated with urgency and diligence, in line with relevant legal provisions.

The Mission also highlights the crucial role of the contact points for journalists within prosecutors’ offices and police agencies across Bosnia and Herzegovina in facilitating effective co-ordination and timely investigation of such cases. Holding perpetrators to account helps deter future attacks and enables journalists to carry out their work in a safer environment.

The Mission reiterates that all media professionals must be guaranteed a safe working environment, in which all fundamental rights and freedoms are fully protected and respected.

À Bruxelles, Donald Tusk est perçu comme le symbole du retour de la Pologne dans l’UE. Mais, alors qu’il arrive à la moitié de son mandat, au niveau national, son gouvernement fait face à un mécontentement croissant parmi la population, à des tensions internes et à des critiques sur des promesses non tenues.

The post Entre avancées en matière de sécurité et promesses non tenues : le bilan mitigé de Donald Tusk à mi-mandat appeared first on Euractiv FR.

The world is falling behind on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a situation exacerbated by recent geopolitical disruptions and challenges to international cooperation. This policy brief, based on a virtual roundtable in the context of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) with influential experts from Latin America, Africa and Asia, explores how recent global shifts – such as reduced funding for development, fundamental policy changes of major powers and weakened multilateral institutions – are reshaping development and trade cooperation.
While these disruptions have had damaging effects on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in particular, they also present opportunities to reform international systems, diversify cooperation formats and strengthen regional and sectoral alliances. Three key recommendations emerge from the roundtable discussion that are relevant for international cooperation for sustainable development going forward:
• Trade is increasingly being used as a tool to project geopolitical power, contributing to the fragmentation of global economic systems. In response to these disruptions, countries are encouraged to diversify cooperation by promoting open regionalism, fostering plurilateral partnerships and strengthening sectoral collaboration (e.g. on artificial intelligence) and economic resilience.
• The decline in development aid cannot be compensated by individual actors alone. LMICs are forced to actively address financing gaps through improved conditions for investments, stronger domestic revenue generation, better macroeconomic management and efforts to curb illicit financial flows. The international community should support them in these efforts. Aid remains vital, especially for low-income countries and humanitarian emergencies. However, fairer and more reciprocal part-nerships should be developed, acknowledging mutual economic interests and based on knowledge sharing.
• Recent disruptive and polarising policy decisions, while theoretically reversible, have lasting negative effects on trust, budget priorities and international cooperation. Nevertheless, experts emphasise the potential to build new alliances, involving LMICs, for sustainability transitions, reformed global governance structures and alternative cooperation models. To seize these opportunities, leadership from countries that depend on rules-based international cooperation systems – especially middle powers – is considered essential for driving systemic change.

Dr Priyadarshi Dash is Associate Professor at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) in Delhi.
Dr André de Mello e Souza is Head of the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Development (IPC-id) at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) in Brasília.

The world is falling behind on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a situation exacerbated by recent geopolitical disruptions and challenges to international cooperation. This policy brief, based on a virtual roundtable in the context of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) with influential experts from Latin America, Africa and Asia, explores how recent global shifts – such as reduced funding for development, fundamental policy changes of major powers and weakened multilateral institutions – are reshaping development and trade cooperation.
While these disruptions have had damaging effects on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in particular, they also present opportunities to reform international systems, diversify cooperation formats and strengthen regional and sectoral alliances. Three key recommendations emerge from the roundtable discussion that are relevant for international cooperation for sustainable development going forward:
• Trade is increasingly being used as a tool to project geopolitical power, contributing to the fragmentation of global economic systems. In response to these disruptions, countries are encouraged to diversify cooperation by promoting open regionalism, fostering plurilateral partnerships and strengthening sectoral collaboration (e.g. on artificial intelligence) and economic resilience.
• The decline in development aid cannot be compensated by individual actors alone. LMICs are forced to actively address financing gaps through improved conditions for investments, stronger domestic revenue generation, better macroeconomic management and efforts to curb illicit financial flows. The international community should support them in these efforts. Aid remains vital, especially for low-income countries and humanitarian emergencies. However, fairer and more reciprocal part-nerships should be developed, acknowledging mutual economic interests and based on knowledge sharing.
• Recent disruptive and polarising policy decisions, while theoretically reversible, have lasting negative effects on trust, budget priorities and international cooperation. Nevertheless, experts emphasise the potential to build new alliances, involving LMICs, for sustainability transitions, reformed global governance structures and alternative cooperation models. To seize these opportunities, leadership from countries that depend on rules-based international cooperation systems – especially middle powers – is considered essential for driving systemic change.

Dr Priyadarshi Dash is Associate Professor at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) in Delhi.
Dr André de Mello e Souza is Head of the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Development (IPC-id) at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) in Brasília.

The world is falling behind on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), a situation exacerbated by recent geopolitical disruptions and challenges to international cooperation. This policy brief, based on a virtual roundtable in the context of the Hamburg Sustainability Conference (HSC) with influential experts from Latin America, Africa and Asia, explores how recent global shifts – such as reduced funding for development, fundamental policy changes of major powers and weakened multilateral institutions – are reshaping development and trade cooperation.
While these disruptions have had damaging effects on low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) in particular, they also present opportunities to reform international systems, diversify cooperation formats and strengthen regional and sectoral alliances. Three key recommendations emerge from the roundtable discussion that are relevant for international cooperation for sustainable development going forward:
• Trade is increasingly being used as a tool to project geopolitical power, contributing to the fragmentation of global economic systems. In response to these disruptions, countries are encouraged to diversify cooperation by promoting open regionalism, fostering plurilateral partnerships and strengthening sectoral collaboration (e.g. on artificial intelligence) and economic resilience.
• The decline in development aid cannot be compensated by individual actors alone. LMICs are forced to actively address financing gaps through improved conditions for investments, stronger domestic revenue generation, better macroeconomic management and efforts to curb illicit financial flows. The international community should support them in these efforts. Aid remains vital, especially for low-income countries and humanitarian emergencies. However, fairer and more reciprocal part-nerships should be developed, acknowledging mutual economic interests and based on knowledge sharing.
• Recent disruptive and polarising policy decisions, while theoretically reversible, have lasting negative effects on trust, budget priorities and international cooperation. Nevertheless, experts emphasise the potential to build new alliances, involving LMICs, for sustainability transitions, reformed global governance structures and alternative cooperation models. To seize these opportunities, leadership from countries that depend on rules-based international cooperation systems – especially middle powers – is considered essential for driving systemic change.

Dr Priyadarshi Dash is Associate Professor at the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS) in Delhi.
Dr André de Mello e Souza is Head of the International Policy Centre for Inclusive Development (IPC-id) at the Institute for Applied Economic Research (Ipea) in Brasília.

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On 2 October, Emmanuel Decaux, President of the OSCE’s Court of Conciliation and Arbitration, reported to the OSCE Permanent Council about the Court’s activities over the last year.

“The principle of peaceful dispute settlement has been at the heart of international relations for more than two centuries,” said President Decaux, outlining the legal framework provided by the Court to achieve this goal. “The Court is unique in that it is based on a multilateral treaty that has a life of its own and is designed to last.”

He recalled the 1957 European Convention for the Peaceful Settlement of Disputes and its relationship to the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration within the OSCE, which entered into force on 5 December 1994. Highlighting that the Convention on Conciliation and Arbitration is now binding on 34 OSCE participating States, Decaux said that the Court’s mechanisms remain open, on a voluntary basis, to all OSCE participating States. He welcomed efforts made to ensure the Court’s place in the ‘OSCE toolbox’ available to all OSCE stakeholders.

Acknowledging the complexities and diverse perspectives of the current geopolitical challenges, Decaux emphasized the Court’s capability of setting up a conciliation commission or an arbitral tribunal. “For the Convention to prove its usefulness, it must be used by the States and institutions of the OSCE. It must not be merely a legal ideal, but a diplomatic reality,” he said.

President Decaux, whose term ends in November 2025, concluded his address with a farewell message and words of encouragement for the next Bureau of the Court.

Read the full address (delivered in French)

A Tennessee-t néhány nappal a leytei ütközet után visszavezényelték a nyugati partra, a régóta esedékes nagyjavításra. A csatahajó november 26-án érkezett meg Bremertonba, ahol a hajó szárazdokkba állt, a legénységet pedig szabadságolták. A Big Five többi csatahajója a Hetedik Flotta kötelékében tovább folytatta a Fülöp-szigeteken előrenyomuló csapatok tüzérségi támogatását, melynek során majdnem mindegyikük szerzett kisebb-nagyobb sérüléseket, többnyire a kamikazéknak köszönhetően.

A Coloradót november 27-én találta el két kamikaze, melyek súlyos fedélzeti károkat, és nagy emberveszteséget okoztak a hajónak, melynek legénységéből 19 tengerész meghalt, 72 megsebesült. Sérülései ellenére a csatahajó december közepéig folytatta a szigetek ágyúzását, és csak ezt követően tért vissza a Manus-szigeti támaszpontra, ahol elvégezték a sérülések ideiglenes javítását. A Colorado 1945 január elsején tért vissza a flottához, hogy részt vegyen a Lingayen-öbölben tervezett partraszállás előkészítésében. Kilencedikén azonban ismét megsérült, ezúttal „baráti tűz” következtében. A mélyrepülésben támadó japán gépekre tüzelő légvédelmi ágyúk tüzérei sokszor annyira belefeledkeztek a lövöldözésbe, hogy lövegeikkel akkor is követték a támadó gépeket, amikor azok már saját hajók közelébe, vagy éppen takarásába kerültek. Az ilyesfajta balesetek nem mentek ritkaságszámba, és gyakran komoly veszteségekkel jártak, mint ebben az esetben is. A Colorado nyitott állásokban elhelyezett légvédelmi ágyúinak kezelői között nagy pusztítást végeztek a becsapódó gránátok repeszei, melyek 18 tengerészt öltek meg, 51-et pedig megsebesítettek. Magában a hajóban nem keletkeztek komolyabb károk, az Ulithinél elvégzett javítások után a Colorado néhány héttel később ismét csatlakozott a már az okinawai partraszállásra készülődő flottához.

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Mit Alex Borg an der Spitze hoffen Maltas Konservative nach zwölf Jahren Opposition auf ein Comeback.

Das dreistündige Gespräch zwischen der China-Delegation des EU-Parlaments und Vertretern des Nationalen Volkskongresses war das erste dieser Art seit sieben Jahren.

At its meeting on 25 of September the Subcommittee on Human Rights presented a study on Environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) to highlight their courageous work in an increasing difficult environment.

The study "Environmental human rights defenders: New developments and their implications for the European Union and the European Parliament" reports on recent vital breakthroughs, driven partly by EHRDs, including recognition of the right to a healthy environment by the United Nations, as well as progress from voluntary guidelines to binding provisions on human rights and sustainability due diligence.

At the meeting MEPs discussed how current initiatives as the revision of the Corporate Sustainable Due Diligence Directive could threaten these advancements. It's recommended for the EU to strengthen the realisation of EHRDs' rights and their role as custodians of the right to a healthy environment, not only for themselves but also for others who cannot raise their voices.

Study "Environmental human rights defenders: New developments and their implications for the European Union and the European Parliament"
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SKOPJE, 17 October 2025 – International election observers will hold a press conference to present their findings following the local elections in North Macedonia.

What:

• A press conference of the international election observation mission to the local elections in North Macedonia
• For those unable to attend, you can follow the livestream here

Who:

• Matteo Mecacci, Head of the ODIHR Election Observation Mission
• Gobnait Ní Mhuimneacáin, Head of the Congress Delegation
• Marta Temido, Head of the EP Delegation​

When:

• 15.00 local time (GMT +2) on 20 October 2025

Where:

• Platinum 1 meeting room, DoubleTree by Hilton, Bulevar ASNOM 17, Skopje

Registration:

• No registration is needed, but only questions from journalists will be taken

The international election observation is a joint mission of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), the Congress of Local and Regional Authorities of the Council of Europe (Congress), and the European Parliament (EP). The mission totals 276 observers from 40 countries, made up of 254 ODIHR experts and long- and short-term observers, 15 parliamentarians and staff from the Congress, and 7 from the EP.

For more information, please contact:

Katya Andrusz, ODIHR: +48 609 522 266 or katya.andrusz@odihr.pl

Stephanie Poirel, Congress: +33 6 63 55 07 10 or stephanie.poirel@coe.int

Raffaele Luise, EP: +32 470952279 or raffaele.luise@europarl.europa.eu

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Egészségipari, egészségügyi innovációk támogatására indít programot a kormány, a gyógyszer- és orvostechnikai, valamint kórházi innovációkra 27 milliárd forintot szánnak - jelentette be a kulturális és innovációs miniszter pénteken sajtótájékoztatón Budapesten.

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SARAJEVO, 17 October 2025 - On the occasion of European Anti-Trafficking Day, 18 October, the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina, together with the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings (OSR/CTHB), organized a conference in Sarajevo to raise awareness and promote stronger action against trafficking in human beings.

Bringing together representatives from the private sector, labour inspectorates, law enforcement, civil society, international organizations, and the diplomatic community, the conference emphasized shared responsibility and coordinated action to apply human rights due diligence and prevent trafficking and labour exploitation in supply chains.

“The OSCE has long recognized that combating trafficking in human beings requires a whole-of-society approach. This means that preventing trafficking in supply chains demands close co-operation among all relevant stakeholders. No actor can succeed alone,” said Ambassador Rick Holtzapple, Head of the OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina. “The private sector, national authorities, international organizations, civil society, and consumers each have a unique role to play in ensuring that supply chains are free from labour exploitation.”

Forced labour is a transnational problem deeply embedded in complex global supply chains, and no country can tackle it in isolation. Fabian Bonertz, Senior Advisor at the Office of the OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, emphasized that recent developments in due diligence and forced labour regulations—such as those emerging from the European Union and other global frameworks—reflect a growing international commitment to ethical supply chains. “For countries seeking to enhance their trade standing, aligning with these standards offers not only moral but also market advantages. It’s not only the right thing to do; it’s smart business,” Bonertz said.

Highlighting Bosnia and Herzegovina’s national efforts, Ermin Pešto, State Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and Illegal Migration at the Ministry of Security of BiH, noted: “Bosnia and Herzegovina is at the beginning of the process of adopting a systemic approach to this issue. The Strategy for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, adopted by the Council of Ministers of BiH, foresees specific measures that we will implement in the coming period. A special focus will be on the involvement of government institutions, such as public procurement agencies and labour inspectorates, as well as chambers of commerce and the private sector, in order to create a comprehensive and sustainable response to this problem.”

The OSCE Mission to Bosnia and Herzegovina will continue working with partners to strengthen prevention, enhance protection mechanisms, and promote ethical and transparent business practices that safeguard human rights and dignity.

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Prishtinë / Priština, 17 October 2025

As part of its ongoing efforts to enhance public safety, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo handed over 200 fire extinguishers to collective housing buildings in Ulpiana and Sunny Hill neighbourhoods of Prishtinë/Priština municipality.

This initiative, implemented in co-operation with the Local Public Safety Committee (LPSC) Ulpiana and Sunny Hill neighbourhoods, aimed to improve fire safety and preparedness in the community, and is part of wider Mission efforts to support community safety initiatives by LPSCs.

These two neighbourhoods consist of many buildings with outdated and poorly maintained electrical installations and the lack of fire exit stairs, significantly increasing the risk of fire, thus making the donation essential for improving residents’ safety and preventing potential fire hazards.

In addition to the equipment donation, the initiative included training sessions delivered by local firefighters to teach the residents how to safely use fire extinguishers and assess when it is safe to intervene during a fire emergency.

“Our projects in support to LPSCs focus on addressing the priority needs of local communities, including vulnerable groups such as women, youth, the elderly, people with disabilities, and non-majority communities”, said Bertram Welsing, Director of the Department for Security and Public Safety in OSCE Mission in Kosovo. “Ultimately, they aim to help establish sustainable partnerships and ensure the effectiveness and credibility of LPSCs.”

LPSCs play a crucial role in enhancing collaboration between the police and communities by addressing local safety concerns and working to improve the overall quality of life across Kosovo.

For many years, the OSCE Mission in Kosovo has worked closely with the LPSCs to improve community safety, strengthen police-community partnerships, and tackle security issues at the local level.