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The EU condemns Turkish illegal drilling activities

Following the review of the framework for restrictive measures in response to Turkeys unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Council today adopted a decision extending the regime for one year,until 12 November 2022.

The European Union will remain able to impose targeted restrictive measures on persons or entities responsible for or involved in unauthorised drilling activities relating to hydrocarbons in the Eastern Mediterranean. Such restrictive measures consist of anasset freezefor listed persons and entities as well as aban on travelto the EU for listed persons. In addition, EU persons and entities are forbidden from making funds available to those listed.

Currently,two individualsare subject to sanctions.

The decision will enter into force on the day following its publication in the Official Journal of the EuropeanUnion.

The sanctions regime against unauthorised drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean is a direct follow-up to the Council conclusions of 14 October 2019, which were endorsed by the European Council on 17-18 October 2019, when the EU reaffirmed its full solidarity with Cyprus regarding respect for its sovereignty and sovereign rights in accordance with international law and invited the High Representative and the Commission to submit proposals for a framework for restrictive measures.

The decision will be kept under constant review; it will be renewed or amended, as appropriate, if the Council deems that its objectives have not been met.

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Nowhere is that mistrust more palpable, diplomats said, than between Mr. Macron, a 43-year-old former banker, and Mr. Johnson, a 57-year-old onetime journalist. In both London and Paris, there is a sense that the relationship will not get fixed as long as Macron is in the lyse Palace and Johnson is in No. 10, said Peter Westmacott, who preceded Mr. Ricketts as Britains ambassador to France.

Britains departure from the European Union was a particular blow to Mr. Macron because it upset the power balance that had existed between the blocs three big states: Britain, France, and Germany. Now Mr. Macron is struggling to assert Frances leadership in a Europe dominated by Germany.

France and Macron have made the E.U. such a central pillar of their domestic and foreign policy, said Georgina Wright, a British expert on relations between France and Britain at the Institut Montaigne, a research organization in Paris. It is very difficult for him to cooperate with the U.K. government which continues to have a very antagonistic tone toward the E.U.

At home, Mr. Macron is leading in the polls but faces a robust challenge from the right. His main rivals all express skepticism about the European Union, though none argue for a split from the union. ric Zemmour, a provocative far-right TV star and writer who has shot up to second place in most polls, has said that Britain won the battle of Brexit and argues for a stronger France within Europe. So does Marine Le Pen, the leader of the National Rally, who is polling third.

Confronted with these challenges, Emmanuel Macrons message is to assert that being a member of the union entails obligations and rights, and that France takes part in all aspects of European politics, said Thibaud Harrois, an expert on French-British relations at the University of Sorbonne Nouvelle.

Unlike in Britain, however, where tensions with France preoccupy Downing Street and supply grist for headlines in pro-Conservative tabloids, Mr. Macrons hard line toward Britain is mainly a political calculation. There is little evidence that anti-British sentiment galvanizes the broader population.

For London, however, the fights over fish augur a much larger battle over its relationship with the European Union. Britain is now expected to upend its agreement with Brussels over how to treat Northern Ireland, which awkwardly straddles the trading systems of Britain and the union.

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Luanda, Angola, November 11, 2021-A new partnership between IFC and the European Union will support the growth and expansion of start-ups and entrepreneurs in Angola by providing them with improved access to training, markets, and a range of other development services, supporting the creation of jobs in the country.

Through the partnership, IFC and the EU will strengthen the capacity of existing fintech and digital tech incubators in Angola, helping them to serve more entrepreneurs with tailored training and support services. The partnership will also establish an agri-focused incubator to support the growth of entrepreneurs engaged in Angola's broiler, or chicken, rearing sector.

IFC and the EU will also help the Government of Angola develop a more enabling legal and regulatory framework for startups and entrepreneurs, removing policy hurdles that slow their growth, and building an entrepreneurial environment.

The goal of this five-year project is to nurture Angola's entrepreneurs and connect them to markets and financing.

"The project will be a fundamental step for the establishment of constructive partnerships between various actors that will stimulate the creation of decent jobs for all," said Jeannette Seppen, Ambassador of the European Union to Angola.

"Entrepreneurs and start-ups are important pillars of the digital and fintech sectors, though they often lack the access to training and other services they need to grow," said Srgio Pimenta, IFC'sVice President for Africa. "Through this inititaive, which strengthens our partnership with the European Union in the region, we will address many of the hurdles entrepreneurs in Angola face and help them to access financing, and to grow and create jobs, contributing to Angola's long-term development."

As part of its work with Angola's incubators, IFC will assess Angola's investment climate and business development challenges and opportunities and make recommendations for how entrepreneurs can best be supported.

Through the partnership, the EU will provide IFC with 4.8 million to allow IFC to deliver advisory services to the Government of Angola and to incubators in the country.

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The European Union and the German Federal Ministry of the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) funded Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA) Support Project titled Waste Solutions for a Circular Economy in India will support Bengaluru in transition to low-carbon Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management technologies in line with circular economy principles which are based on design out waste and pollution, keep products and materials in use and regenerate natural systems.

The project aims to provide technical and financial support to BBMP for setting up new plants and revamping existing Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs), compost facilities and biomethanation plants. The project will also support in creating a role-model source segregation system through citizen engagement and demonstrating models for integrating the informal sector in Bengaluru.

Bengaluru is one of the five lighthouse cities chosen for the NAMA Support project funded under the NAMA Facility. Other locations include Goa, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu), Varanasi (Uttar Pradesh), and the North Delhi Municipal Corporation. The project has the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC) as the nodal Ministry and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA) as the implementation partner ministry. The project is working with various state bodies as well.

It will also support lighthouse cities, including Bengaluru, in capacity building of its staff on low-carbon waste management solutions as well as facilitate technological collaboration with the European companies in this area. The project will help reduce Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions, landfill space and lead to improved recovery of resources. It also aims at increasing awareness on source segregation of waste by conducting campaigns on associated environmental pollution and health risks and facilitating availability of low-carbon solutions for waste treatment technologies towards a circular economy.

On Tuesday, Ugo Astuto, Ambassador of the European Union to India conducted a joint site visit to one of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management facilities in Koramangala with the joint commissioner, SWM (BBMP) Sarfaraz Khan.

Talking about the project, Astuto said, Through this project, the EU is happy to cooperate with India and Bengaluru authorities in fostering the transition to low-carbon technologies in the area of solid waste.

Gaurav Gupta, Chief Commissioner, BBMP said, The transition to a circular economy is a priority for the city and the role of international cooperation in facilitating knowledge and experience exchange is crucial. He further proposed preparing a vision document for MSW Management for the city of Bengaluru along with stock-take of the ongoing initiatives.

Gupta expressed interest to collaborate on management of specialized waste like Construction and Demolition (C&D) waste, as it is a major concern for BBMP. He suggested that a plan for management of C&D waste, including collection, transport, storage, processing and use of final products should be prepared.

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The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Grandi, has criticized the European Unions handling of refugees. Violent replays and asylum scams can be observed time and time again. An EU based on the rule of law should have done better.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Filippo Grandi, accused the European Union of violating the law in dealing with refugees. In some places, violent pushbacks have been seen, including beatings of refugees and migrants, Grandi said in a speech at the European Parliament in Brussels. Refugees and migrants are sometimes stripped naked and thrown into rivers or left to drown in the sea.

Youve seen Attempts to evade asylum obligations by paying other countries to absolve you of responsibility. He criticized the European Union based on the rule of law must and can be better, as he criticized the United Nations High Commissioner before MEPs.

In his speech, Grandi also spoke about the current situation on the Belarus-Poland border. He said it was unacceptable for countries to encourage dangerous travel for vulnerable people.

Between 2,000 and 4,000 migrants are currently stranded in the border area between Belarus and Poland. Soldiers from both countries are stationed in the area. Observers fear that the situation will worsen.

The European Union accuses Belarus Governor Alexander Lukashenko of deliberately smuggling migrants from the Middle East to the European Union countries of Latvia, Lithuania and Poland in order to respond to this. Brussels sanctions decisions To practice.

The European Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, has also criticized the pushbacks. In an interview with the Guardian newspaper, Johansson said such an approach should not under any circumstances be normalized or codified. ARD studio Brussels. The European Union must abide by its values:

We are not Lukashenko, we are the European Union and we have to show that.

At the same time, Johansson urged EU countries to protect their external borders and prevent unauthorized border crossings. We do not have open borders, the EU commissioner stressed. However, it must be ensured that migrants can apply for asylum in a country at border posts.

Europamagazine, 10.11.2021

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