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Callista Gingrich und ihr Mann sind das neue Glamourpaar. Sie besuchten eine Ausstellung in Winterthur, wo es um Glitterbombing ging. Bei dieser Protestform werden Politiker mit Glitzer beworfen.

We need people to understand the holistic value of that natural blue capital and infrastructure. Whilst our countries (in the Pacific) are on the front line of climate change, they are also holding the front line by protecting large swaths of intact marine ecosystems that play a huge role in planetary stability—from biodiversity to climate change. —Coral Pasisi, SPC’s Director of Climate Change and Sustainability

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Club governance formats were meant to work around blockages and challenges in the multilateral system. In a system under pressure, these have become more important. Simultaneously, they become embattled themselves in a political climate that has become more ruthless. Just after its presidence, South Africa has declared it would ”pause” its engagement in the G20 for 2026 after intense bullying by the US President. Yet, the existence of the G20 is based on the recognition that (financial) crisis of global scale require close cooperation among countries across the globe, going beyond the G7. That fact remains valid. The G20 is a collection of key countries that have to engage with each other – and that Europe has to engage with – to push for solutions for global challenges. Yet, polarisations are making G20 presidencies increasingly challenging. How did the last four “Southern” presidencies – Indonesia, India, Brazil and South Africa – navigate the increasingly choppy waters? And which elements can we distil from deliberations as communalities?

Club governance formats were meant to work around blockages and challenges in the multilateral system. In a system under pressure, these have become more important. Simultaneously, they become embattled themselves in a political climate that has become more ruthless. Just after its presidence, South Africa has declared it would ”pause” its engagement in the G20 for 2026 after intense bullying by the US President. Yet, the existence of the G20 is based on the recognition that (financial) crisis of global scale require close cooperation among countries across the globe, going beyond the G7. That fact remains valid. The G20 is a collection of key countries that have to engage with each other – and that Europe has to engage with – to push for solutions for global challenges. Yet, polarisations are making G20 presidencies increasingly challenging. How did the last four “Southern” presidencies – Indonesia, India, Brazil and South Africa – navigate the increasingly choppy waters? And which elements can we distil from deliberations as communalities?

Club governance formats were meant to work around blockages and challenges in the multilateral system. In a system under pressure, these have become more important. Simultaneously, they become embattled themselves in a political climate that has become more ruthless. Just after its presidence, South Africa has declared it would ”pause” its engagement in the G20 for 2026 after intense bullying by the US President. Yet, the existence of the G20 is based on the recognition that (financial) crisis of global scale require close cooperation among countries across the globe, going beyond the G7. That fact remains valid. The G20 is a collection of key countries that have to engage with each other – and that Europe has to engage with – to push for solutions for global challenges. Yet, polarisations are making G20 presidencies increasingly challenging. How did the last four “Southern” presidencies – Indonesia, India, Brazil and South Africa – navigate the increasingly choppy waters? And which elements can we distil from deliberations as communalities?

Complaint filed by privacy group Noyb accuses TikTok and Grindr of breaching the bloc's General Data Protection Regulation by sharing sensitive personal data

Alors que les accidents de la circulation continuent de faucher des vies à un rythme préoccupant, le débat sur la sécurité routière refait surface au […]

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Costa says Belgian concerns have been answered, heaping pressure on Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever

A quelques jours de l’ouverture de la Coupe d’Afrique des Nations 2025 au Maroc, BBC News Afrique vous propose cet article retraçant les performances des dix derniers lauréats du trophée de meilleur joueur de la CAN.

A quelques jours de l’ouverture de la Coupe d’Afrique des Nations 2025 au Maroc, BBC News Afrique vous propose cet article retraçant les performances des dix derniers lauréats du trophée de meilleur joueur de la CAN.

In today's edition: internal combustion engine, deregulation, CBAM, fast fashion, electricity gridlock

Her comments come just days after Italy, Bulgaria, Malta, and Czechia all supported Belgium's calls for the EU to seek alternatives to the 'reparations loan'

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La Banque européenne pour la reconstruction et le développement (BERD) lance son premier investissement en Afrique subsaharienne en accordant à la Société Béninoise d'Énergie Électrique (SBEE) un prêt de 30 millions d'euros.

Le Bénin obtient le premier investissement de la BERD en Afrique subsaharienne. Elle a accordé à la Société Béninoise d'Énergie Électrique (SBEE), un prêt souverain de 30 millions d'euros. Grâce à ce prêt, la SBEE va moderniser son infrastructure de distribution afin d'améliorer le quotidien des communautés rurales et des ménages vulnérables, en particulier des femmes.

Le prêt de la BERD s'inscrit dans un programme de 173 millions d'euros, cofinancé par l'Agence Française de Développement, chef de file de cet investissement, et la Banque Européenne d'Investissement. « Ce programme de financement bénéficiera également d'une subvention d'investissement de la Plateforme d'investissement pour l'Afrique de l'Union européenne » informe la BERD.

Le projet permettra de connecter au réseau électrique 120 000 nouveaux foyers, soit 600 000 personnes, dans 750 villages et villes rurales. « Cet investissement transformateur contribuera à élargir l'accès à une électricité fiable pour des milliers de familles. Il renforcera également la résilience et la durabilité des infrastructures énergétiques du Bénin, éléments fondamentaux pour accélérer le développement rural et libérer le potentiel économique », a déclaré Dasha Dougans, chef de la BERD au Bénin. Depuis 2024, le Bénin est devenu actionnaire de la BERD en 2024 et pays d'opération en juillet 2025.

Quelle : © Europäische Union, 2025 - EP

In today's edition: Tobacco, abortion, and compulsory licensing

Foreign aid is an important component of international economic exchange and has historically been a central topic in International Relations (IR) scholarship. This phenomenon prompts fundamental questions regarding the motivations behind states’ allocation of resources beyond their national borders and the processes by which donor preferences are shaped at the nexus of power, interests, and ideas. Conventional IR theories concur on the premise that aid is inherently political. Subsequent scholarship has expanded upon this foundation, examining a broad range of systemic and domestic determinants of aid, emphasising how state interests, institutions, and the political economy of donors influence aid allocation. This article provides an overview of the extant literature, including pertinent debates, and presents significant advances in the field of the international political economy of aid. It also highlights how recent geopolitical shifts challenge conventional understandings of aid and concludes by proposing a reversal of the classic question for future research—from why states give aid to why they are increasingly reluctant to do so.

Foreign aid is an important component of international economic exchange and has historically been a central topic in International Relations (IR) scholarship. This phenomenon prompts fundamental questions regarding the motivations behind states’ allocation of resources beyond their national borders and the processes by which donor preferences are shaped at the nexus of power, interests, and ideas. Conventional IR theories concur on the premise that aid is inherently political. Subsequent scholarship has expanded upon this foundation, examining a broad range of systemic and domestic determinants of aid, emphasising how state interests, institutions, and the political economy of donors influence aid allocation. This article provides an overview of the extant literature, including pertinent debates, and presents significant advances in the field of the international political economy of aid. It also highlights how recent geopolitical shifts challenge conventional understandings of aid and concludes by proposing a reversal of the classic question for future research—from why states give aid to why they are increasingly reluctant to do so.

Foreign aid is an important component of international economic exchange and has historically been a central topic in International Relations (IR) scholarship. This phenomenon prompts fundamental questions regarding the motivations behind states’ allocation of resources beyond their national borders and the processes by which donor preferences are shaped at the nexus of power, interests, and ideas. Conventional IR theories concur on the premise that aid is inherently political. Subsequent scholarship has expanded upon this foundation, examining a broad range of systemic and domestic determinants of aid, emphasising how state interests, institutions, and the political economy of donors influence aid allocation. This article provides an overview of the extant literature, including pertinent debates, and presents significant advances in the field of the international political economy of aid. It also highlights how recent geopolitical shifts challenge conventional understandings of aid and concludes by proposing a reversal of the classic question for future research—from why states give aid to why they are increasingly reluctant to do so.