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#PlasticsTreaty update after day 5: lots of statements, not much of negotiations happening. And only two days to go here in Busan, which may not be the terminus of that journey after all. More on the latest developments, or the lack of it in Contexte ⤵️ 💰 PS: we also published a piece earlier today on the whole financing debate, which is one of the most contentious. For read here: (https://lnkd.in/ee9qSd46) https://lnkd.in/ePmi5Ewa

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🔵In a new interview for Carenews, le média des acteurs de l'engagement 🌍📗, VOICE Director Maria Groenewald discusses the indispensable collaboration with the European Union, particularly with DG ECHO. Despite substantial support, the #funding remains insufficient – with only 40% of the humanitarian financial needs being met in 2023. As we step into 2024, it is clear that the available budget of €1.8 billion will not suffice, especially amidst increasing demands due to ongoing #humanitarian crises worldwide. As VOICE champions for enhanced EU and Member States budgets for humanitarian aid, it is crucial to remember that each negotiation and #partnership aims to improve the implementation of humanitarian programs, emphasizing the importance of initiatives like the Grand Bargain and the humanitarian-development-peace #Nexus. VOICE continues to seek new members from countries where humanitarian aid needs stronger representation and advocates for increased transparency in aid reporting. 🔽For more details on how #VOICE is driving change and representing European NGOs in the humanitarian landscape, read the full interview here: https://lnkd.in/dxmpdFKa

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Luxembourg is in the vanguard! The country's data protection authority has been designated as the national competent authority until the EU's AI Act.

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Today at the invitation of Lars-Hendrik Röller, President Emmanuel Macron attended the Berlin global dialogue, focusing on EU Competitiveness, building on his speech at the Sorbonne last April, on the Letta and Draghi reports and on the German-French contribution for Growth adopted in Meseberg in May, largely reflected in the new European Commission policy guidelines for the next five years. Time for the EU to deliver its own agenda! From President Macron’s « Europe can die » to Mario Draghi’s risk of a « slow agony », Europe’s growth and social model is at risk, even after strong and united EU responses to the Covid pandemic and to the Russian agression in Ukraine. The EU is lagging behind the US and China. It needs to reshape its growth model, invest and deliver more, particularly on climate change, AI, defence industry, to be more competitive. Five steps will be crucial : 1) The EU needs a simplification shock with its regulations, as it faces the risk of a technological desynchronisation with the US and China, to keep its attractiveness and deepen its Single Market in key sectors (energy, telcos, financial services). 2) The EU should use its instruments to enforce and restore a level playing field in trade relations with competitors, as they do not follow WTO rules anymore. Not to become protectionists: just to be fair to EU companies, industries, farmers, as they face Chinese overcapacities and subsidies as well as the impacts of the American IRA. The EU shouldn’t be naively continuing to play by the book and ignoring it has become an adjustment factor for international players. 3) The EU needs to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050 with an industrial base. We need to deliver on a Clean Industrial Deal, building on energy autonomy and based on technological neutrality (net zero industry Act, Carbon border adjustment mechanism, etc.). 4) The EU needs to deliver an industrial strategy on key sectors identified in the Versailles Summit and the German-French contribution in Meserg so as to keep the technological edge, reduce dependencies and strengthen its resilience and sovereignty: IA, quantum computing, energy, biotechs/healthcare, defence, semiconductors, etc. We need to help EU players to innovate and scale up. 5) The EU needs to invest much more in these key sectors, mobilising both public and private support. As the EU budget is not sufficient, the EU also needs to build on innovative ways that have increased its investment capacity, such as the Juncker Plan and then the first common borrowing capacity for with NextGenerationEU. The EU also needs to mobilise private money, to channel the abundant European savings so that they stay in Europe to support the clean and digital transitions as well as the European defence technological and industrial base. This means more investments in equity and achieving the capital markets union. Time for an efficient EU to rush to deliver on this agenda!

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🎥 Interview with Mr. Glenn NGUEMA : Fundraising Strategies for the CAPS Project 💡In Episode #11 of Energy Hub - La Minute CABEF, Lionnelle Amandine Bonny discusses the financial challenges of major projects such as the Central African Pipeline System (CAPS) with Mr. Glenn NGUEMA. Follow this link : https://lnkd.in/etKgpdpD 🌍As a financial expert in mining, gas, and oil within CEMAC and the founder of @Vienne Mining, Mr. NGUEMA shares the strategies implemented to ensure optimal management of financial resources. "We took the initiative, as experts, to prepare the technical elements that, in various contexts, demonstrate an effective mobilization of funds," he explains. Mr. NGUEMA also reaffirms his commitment to clean and sustainable energy. His participation in this discussion highlights the importance of financial expertise in driving impactful projects for the region. #CABEF2024 - Libreville, Gabon: 📍 Radisson Blu Hotel, Libreville - Gabon 🌐 www.cabef2024.com 📧 [email protected] 📞 +237 655 96 96 96 #Energy #CentralAfrica #Innovation #CAPS #CABEF2024 #Gabon #SustainableEnergy #CABEF2024 #Awards #Energy #CentralAfrica #Innovation #Excellence #Partnerships #Growth #Opportunities #SustainableDevelopment #APPO #NaturalGas African Energy Chamber African Petroleum Producers’ Organization SCDP (Cameroon Petroleum Depots Company) Gabon Oil Company (GOC) Société des Hydrocarbures du Tchad Gabon Oil Ministère du Pétrole, des Mines et de la Géologie Ministère des Mines Gabon Ministère du Pétrole du Gabon

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📢 Today, the world's attention once again turns to Italian leadership, but not for the reasons we'd hope. Italian journalists from RAI, the state-run media, have taken a bold stand against what they describe as an increasingly repressive environment for media under the Fratelli d’Italia government. 🚫 This 24-hour strike highlights the growing concerns over threats to press freedom and expression in Italy. From criminal investigations targeting journalists to suspected instances of censorship, the alarm bells are ringing loud and clear. 🌍 These actions come in the wake of Italy's alarming drop in the Reporters Without Borders press freedom index. Plunging five places to No. 46 out of 180, Italy now shares the "problematic" category with EU counterparts Poland and Hungary. 😔 It's disheartening to witness a democratic nation forfeit its fundamental rights. Let's not forget: Criminalizing criticism against public officials violates the bedrock of freedom of expression, as safeguarded by Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). In a world where the media serves as a watchdog for democracy, preserving freedom of speech isn't just an option; it's imperative. #PressFreedom #FreedomOfSpeech #Italy 🇮🇹📰 https://lnkd.in/deKgKeuE

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My first #CoRPlenary ! More concretely the 160th plenary of the European Committee of the Regions. Incredibly exiciting to see the work of the different members of the CoR come to life in this occasion. This plenary covered very wide topics that touch all European citizens ✅EU Elections ✅Cohesion Policy ✅Child protection services ✅Mental Health ✅Energy ✅Affordable housing ✅ even cycling 🚴! The opinions adopted today mark the cornerstone for tomorrow’s legislation for regions, cities and all Europe! #eulocal #corplenary #euelections2024

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And also in English for the non French speaking ones ! Two weeks ago, BLOOM Association and foodwatch France joined forces to warn of the health risks linked to the consumption of tuna. Thanks to these organizations, #mercury pollution and its toxicity were in the spotlight. If an immediate way to no longer be contaminated is stop eating tuna, this is unfortunately not enough to eradicate the problem of #mercury pollution. ⁉️ 🤔 But where are we with #mercury pollution? Contrary to popular belief, mercury did not disappear when we stopped using the 'unfamous' mercury thermometers. Many human activities release very large quantities of mercury: mercury levels present in the atmosphere are up to 500% higher than natural levels (200% for the oceans). Being considered one of the chemicals of extreme public health concern, #mercury found in water is easily ingested by animals (fish but also birds) and therefore.. ultimately... by... humans. especially when eating predatory fish - tuna but also swordfish! But what human activities are we talking about and what are we doing to stop them? 👍 Let's start with the good news: ✅ First, the Minamata Convention: An international treaty, which entered into force in 2017, which aims to protect human health and the environment against the harmful effects of mercury. Its name is sadly known because of Minamata disease (Japan) - a neurological disease causing blindness, congenital malformations, paralysis, etc. - which struck the inhabitants of this coastal town following the spill (by a chemical factory) of liquids containing high concentrations of methylmercury for decades. This Convention is still work in progress in terms of implementation but it is an instrumental tool at international level in the fight against #mercury toxic pollution! ✅ The EU then: Last summer a regulation allowing us to make considerable progress in this fight was adopted. The regulation prohibits (with some exceptions) the use of mercury in dental amalgam (yes, some people have mercury in their mouths) as well as in lamps. While these progresses are encouraging, the battle is not over! 💪 And I am extremely proud of the work carried out by my organization European Environmental Bureau in recent years. Indeed our work, led by the excellent Elena Lymberidi-Settimo, has been and remains instrumental in this battle. 🚨 Now on the bad news: the battle is not over indeed! And currently there is another use that we are fighting against: mercury added in skin lightening creams! 💄 ☠️ They enter the EU via e-commerce. Not only does their production pollute our oceans and our food, but it is also very toxic for users who put it directly on their skin!!! And indeed as mercury damages the nervous system, long-term use of mercury-added skin cream may damage the eyes, lungs, kidneys, digestive and immune systems. More on this here 👇 https://lnkd.in/eZpQ7n_e

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Here it is ! The English version of the report of #AIcommission delivered to the President Mr. Macron last March. The recommandations include collective appropriation of #AI from citizens and in the workplace the importance of #socialdialogue and involvement of #workersrepresentatives.

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Traffic from Facebook to established media outlets has dropped dramatically in recent years, which is such a shame for people who like quality news and a huge blow to the business of media companies - the opportunity to spread links to media content on the platform was free advertising for the media. However, this development has not been surprising: Many media outlets claim that link-sharing is a violation of copyright and demand payment for it. Now, the same risk is looming with Google: The media are actively creating an incentive for the platform NOT to share links to their content. At the same time, we hear disgruntled voices from these same media, demanding that Google MUST display their content. It doesn’t make sense. ‘You are evil if you don’t pay to display our links, and you are evil if you don’t display our links’.

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On 14th October, we will be presenting to Mairie de Clichy our project La Roseraie du Sud, an artist residency and gallery project to create a platform for exchange between French artists and artists from the Global South. One thing concerns me that since we are based in Clichy, the stakes are quite high because if we fail in convincing them on the value of the project, the administrative process will become 10x difficult. Further, being a Pakistani, in every meeting I am required to compensate for my roots and background because no one expects that can be a real project lead by a Pakistani. At the same time, I am confident that our project can hold its grounds. One point being that as we are progressing as a society in modern world, the differences are disappearing. One might think it's a good thing, but actually it's more complex. Diversity is not the absence of difference, rather, celebration of differences. On that basis a project like La Roseraie du Sud, which intends to be a canvas for plural energies is as important as any action for societal betterment. Such platforms can be, if not completely - partially, helpful to curb voices of hatred, violence, and discrimination in society, which is much needed in France at this moment. Let's hope for the best for La Roseraie du Sud ! #france #paris #art #culture #society #laroseraiedusud

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📢 🇫🇷 Green policies: French media regulator Arcom publishes policy framework to promote sustainable design of digital services ▶ In May 2024, French media regulator Arcom published a general policy framework to promote the sustainable design of digital services ✔What? A set of best practices for the conception of sustainable services ✔ For whom? All professionals involved in digital services design ✔ How? Professionals are invited to check/answer 78 criteria to ensure that the service will comply with an eco-design approach. Some criteria are specifically related to AV services. 💡 A tool for action & raising awareness to reduce the environmental footprint of digital services (also available in English!) 👍 The added value of cross-sectoral cooperation between NRAs: The framework was developed with telco regulator Arcep and the national Agency for the environment and energy management ADEME

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