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L’UE cherche toujours comment continuer à financer l’effort de guerre ukrainien

Depuis plusieurs semaines, les Vingt-Sept tardent à se mettre d'accord sur le financement d'un nouveau prêt de 140 milliards d'euros en faveur de Kiev. L'idée initiale était de garantir ce prêt par les avoirs russes actuellement immobilisés dans l'Union européenne (UE). Mais la Belgique, qui concentre l'essentiel de ceux-ci continue de s'y opposer. Obligée de revoir sa copie, la Commission européenne a présenté ce nouveau plan de financement cet après-midi avec des emprunts communs, une option loin de faire le consensus. L’impasse reste.

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L’UE cherche toujours comment continuer à financer l’effort de guerre ukrainien

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Depuis plusieurs semaines, les Vingt-Sept tardent à se mettre d'accord sur le financement d'un nouveau prêt de 140 milliards d'euros en faveur de Kiev. L'idée initiale était de garantir ce prêt par les avoirs russes actuellement immobilisés dans l'Union européenne (UE). Mais la Belgique, qui concentre l'essentiel de ceux-ci continue de s'y opposer. Obligée de revoir sa copie, la Commission européenne a présenté ce nouveau plan de financement cet après-midi avec des emprunts communs, une option loin de faire le consensus. L’impasse reste.

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Stakes High, Europe Races to Save Its Financing Plan for Ukraine

The European Union has a proposal for how to turn Russian frozen assets into a giant loan for Ukraine. If it fails, it could further weaken Europe’s global image.

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Members of the 31st Separate Mechanized Brigade, in the Donetsk region of eastern Ukraine last year.
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La Norvège reporte la polémique exploitation minière de ses fonds marins

La Norvège repousse de quatre ans l'attribution de premières licences d'exploration des ressources minières de ses fonds marins. L'an dernier, le Parlement norvégien avait pourtant donné son feu vert à l'ouverture de la prospection d'une partie des fonds de l'Arctique. Finalement, le gouvernement travailliste a promis de ne pas lancer d'appel d'offres pour « l'exploitation des minerais des fonds marins au cours de la présente législature », qui court jusqu'en 2029.

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La Norvège reporte la polémique exploitation minière de ses fonds marins

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La Norvège repousse de quatre ans l'attribution de premières licences d'exploration des ressources minières de ses fonds marins. L'an dernier, le Parlement norvégien avait pourtant donné son feu vert à l'ouverture de la prospection d'une partie des fonds de l'Arctique. Finalement, le gouvernement travailliste a promis de ne pas lancer d'appel d'offres pour « l'exploitation des minerais des fonds marins au cours de la présente législature », qui court jusqu'en 2029.

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European Commission plans ‘reparations loan’ to Ukraine using frozen Russian assets

Leaders focus on bolstering Ukraine’s finances as US-Russia talks to end war make little progress

The European Commission will move ahead with controversial plans to fund Ukraine with a loan based on Russia’s frozen assets, but in a concession to concerns raised by Belgium, which hosts most of the assets, the EU executive has also proposed another option: an EU loan based on common borrowing.

The European Commission president, Ursula von der Leyen, said on Wednesday the two proposals would ensure “Ukraine has the means to defend [itself] and take forward peace negotiations from a position of strength”.

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© Photograph: Reuters

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Trial of aid workers accused of facilitating illegal entry of migrants into Greece set to begin

The accused, including Syrian refugee Sarah Mardini and Irishman Sean Binder, were among those providing humanitarian assistance in Europe’s migration crisis

Twenty four former aid workers accused of facilitating the illegal entrance of migrants into Greece, and other crimes that carry lengthy prison terms, are set to appear in court on Lesbos in a trial being closely watched internationally.

Human rights defenders from around the world, including Sarah Mardini, the Syrian refugee immortalised in the Netflix movie, The Swimmers, are slated to take the stand when proceedings before a court of appeals begin in the island’s capital, Mytilene, on Thursday.

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© Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP

© Photograph: Petros Giannakouris/AP

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Germany’s space defense strategy marks a turning point. Private investors must now respond

Germany’s Minister of Defense, Boris Pistorius, speaks at the Federation of German Industries Space Congress in Berlin Sept. 25. Credit: BDI/Christian Kruppa

Readers of this magazine have known for years what we, as investors, have also known for years: that the space sector is not some marginal realm of human activity, to be left to a handful of specialists operating on the sidelines of normal life. Rather, space is the backbone of the world economy, a domain […]

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Death of Irish mother in ‘free birth’ reveals how poor maternity care is pushing women towards extreme influencers

Women in Ireland and the UK linked to Free Birth Society among scores around world to have suffered loss or serious harm after births

Over a weekend in late June 2024, Emilee Saldaya, the leader of the Free Birth Society, hosted a festival on her 21-hectare (53-acre) property in North Carolina. It was a celebratory gathering for FBS, a multimillion-dollar business that promotes a radical approach to giving birth without medical support.

Promotional footage from the Matriarch Rising festival shows Saldaya dancing beside her private lake, wearing a crown. That same weekend, more than 3,000 miles away, in Dundalk, a town on the east coast of Ireland, Naomi James, bled to death after freebirthing her son.

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© Illustration: Laurie Avon/The Guardian

© Illustration: Laurie Avon/The Guardian

© Illustration: Laurie Avon/The Guardian

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EU looks at legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China

Commission unveils €3bn strategy to de-risk and diversify supply chains for critical rare earth metals and elements

The EU is considering legally forcing industries to reduce purchases from China to insulate Europe from future hostile acts, the industry commissioner, Stéphane Séjourné, says.

He made his remarks as the European Commission unveiled a €3bn (£2.63bn) strategy to reduce its dependency on China for critical raw materials amid a global scramble caused by Beijing’s “weaponisation” of supplies of everything from chips to rare earths.

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© Photograph: China Stringer Network/Reuters

© Photograph: China Stringer Network/Reuters

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Top ex-EU diplomat Federica Mogherini accused of corruption and fraud

Prosecutors say two others also indicted in investigation into funding for school training young diplomats

The EU’s former chief diplomat Federica Mogherini and two other people have been formally accused of fraud and corruption, the European prosecutor’s office has said.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) did not refer to Mogherini by name, but said the rector of the College of Europe in Bruges – her role – had been formally notified of the accusations. A senior staff member of the college and a senior official from the European Commission were also indicted, the EPPO said, after all three were questioned by Belgian police.

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© Photograph: Luis Cortés/Reuters

© Photograph: Luis Cortés/Reuters

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Allemagne: Friedrich Merz maintient la réforme des retraites malgré la fronde des jeunes conservateurs

En Allemagne, le chancelier avait promis un « automne de réformes », en vue de relancer l’économie. L’un des projets majeurs devait être la réforme des retraites. Mais Friedrich Merz se heurte à la fronde d’une poignée de députés de son propre parti, qui menacent de ne pas voter le texte au Bundestag.

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Allemagne: Friedrich Merz maintient la réforme des retraites malgré la fronde des jeunes conservateurs

En Allemagne, le chancelier avait promis un « automne de réformes », en vue de relancer l’économie. L’un des projets majeurs devait être la réforme des retraites. Mais Friedrich Merz se heurte à la fronde d’une poignée de députés de son propre parti, qui menacent de ne pas voter le texte au Bundestag.

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Béryl Gastaldello et Maxime Grousset gèrent en séries du 100m 4 nages aux Championnats d'Europe petit bassin

Maxime Grousset, qualifié sans problème pour les demi-finales du 100 m 4 nages. (A. Mounic/L'Équipe)Lors de cette deuxième journée des Championnats d'Europe petit bassin à Lublin en Pologne, Maxime Grousset et Béryl Gastaldello ont géré, ce mercredi matin, leur série respective du 100 m 4 nages en prévision d'une soirée plus dense. Belle performance de Sacha Velly, qualifié pour la finale du 1500 m.
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Airbus cuts plane delivery target amid A320 fuselage problem

Output reduction to ‘around 790’ planes comes after French firm issued recall over software glitch affecting 6,000 jets

Airbus has cut its plane delivery target for this year after it identified a problem with the fuselage panels on its bestselling A320 family of aircraft that has forced it to inspect hundreds of jets.

The world’s largest plane manufacturer said it would now deliver “around 790” commercial aircraft this year, a drop of 30 from its previous target of 820 planes.

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© Photograph: Frederic Scheiber/EPA

© Photograph: Frederic Scheiber/EPA

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