In a passionate speech delivered recently at Columbia University in New York, the UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, described the fight against… Climate action: The way ahead
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Original: english Following the cessation of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh on 10 November 2020, discussion continued on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement, replacing the one of 1999. However the European Parliament could freeze the deal. The bilateral relations of the European Union with Azerbaijan are based on the EU-Azerbaijan Partnership and Cooperation Agreement in force
On 10 and 11 December, EU leaders met in Brussels for the last European Council of the year. This year they already met 10 times, in regular, special and videoconference meetings, essentially for urgent matters related to the pandemic. Here all the conclusions. This time, they discussed a very long and sensitive agenda. In particular:
Nearly 500 million Europeans are approaching Christmas and don’t know how to prepare. This time the EU sets the rules. On the eve of the much agonized vaccine, the winter months pose a greater risk for the spread of the virus, for essentially two reasons. First, it was understood that the colder months are propitiatory
The entire planet has been affected by the Coronavirus. In some continents, the population has been victim of poverty and of the backwardness of public health systems, or of leaders who have fallen into panic and populism. In other countries, the population has been victim of apparently perfect organizational systems. But unable to react quickly
Europe has launched an unprecedented bailout plan in EU history. The crisis triggered by the new Coronavirus is worse than the crisis of 2008 and the measures launched are only the beginning.
Ultime discussioni e voto dei due rami del Parlamento britannico per decidere se sarà un’uscita brusca oppure senza scossoni. Centinaia di “leggi” europee potranno decadere di colpo alla mezzanotte del prossimo 1º febbraio. Grandi movimenti dei mercati finanziari e grandi preoccupazioni tra gli industriali. Il governo sotto tre volte alla Camera dei Lord (dove i Conservatori non hanno la maggioranza).
Last discussions and vote of the two branches of the British Parliament to decide whether it will be or not an abrupt Brexit. Hundreds of European “laws” may suddenly expire at midnight on February 1st. Large movements in financial markets and major concerns among companies. Government loses three times in the House of Lords
La liaison ferroviaire transcontinentale eurasienne prend de plus en plus une dimension stratégique: les lignes multiple de liaison existant entre l’Europe et la Chine, ainsi que le projet EATL de la Commission économique pour l’Europe des Nations unies (CEE-ONU) et de la Commission économique et sociale des Nations unies pour l’Asie et le Pacifique (CESAP), concernent en effet dix-huit États de la région eurasiatique. Dix-huit États qui vont prospérer d’avantage, grâce aux investissement en infrastructures et aux échanges.
Avec le nouvel axe ferroviaire transcontinental eurasiatique, l’Asie centrale se retrouve désenclavée. L’Union européenne peut y trouver un atout majeur pour la réussite de la mise en œuvre de sa nouvelle “Stratégie pour un partenariat renforcé UE Asie Centrale“ adoptée lors du Conseil européen du 17 Juin 2019.