Ukraine announced similar hostile clarion
Tom Newman. Foreign Correspondent. Moscow: As snow blankets the Moscow skyline and Christmas markets light the streets of Kiev, the serenity of winter has been pierced in Eastern Europe. Russia’s FSB security services denounced hostile acts by several Ukrainian sailors. Ukraine announced similar hostile clarion calls against Russian aggression. The incident happened when the Russian military shot at and detained two Ukrainian armoured vessels, a tug boat and their sailors off the Kerch strait. The vessels had tried, with or without notice depending on which countries story you believe, to enter the Kerch strait. The strait is a narrow gap between Crimea and Southern Russia. It links the Sea of Azov to the Black Sea. Following the annexation of Crimea, Russia built a new bridge across this area with one access point which now blocks all Ukrainian cargo ships from entering the Ukrainian ports of Mauripol and Berdansk. ... continued on page 4
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Federal Council ratifies the Declaration on the exploitation of European launchers
TL Bureau. Bern: On 30 November, the Federal Council approved and ratified the Declaration by certain European governments on the Launchers Exploitation Phase of Ariane, Vega and Soyuz from the Guiana Space Centre («Launcher Exploitation Declaration LED 2017»). This Declaration sets up the framework for the exploitation of the European launch vehicles for an extended period until 2035. The ratification concludes the national procedure for acceptance of this declaration by Switzerland.
IOC Executive Board initiates an inquiry into AIBA
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TL Bureau. he Executive Board (EB) of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today decided to initiate an inquiry into the International Boxing Association (AIBA). This is the initiation of a procedure which can lead to the withdrawal of recognition for AIBA. The decision came after AIBA had submitted a Progress Report to the IOC, as required by the EB decision of 19 July 2018, detailing its current situation regarding governance, financial management and sporting integrity.
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G20 told crucial COP24 climate change conference ‘must succeeed’: Guterres Photo/UN
TL Bureau. Buenos Aires: As well as mistrust between nations, and the risk of confrontation and escalation, Mr, Guterres said that there was a lack of trust between peoples in general and institutions everywhere, both at a national level – in the form of governments and parliaments – and internationally; because globalization has divided the world into winners and losers. Those left out, he said, “feel angry, that feel frustrated, that many times…there was not enough effort from their government, or from international organizations like the UN, in order to attend their problems, to attend their difficulties in the rustbelts of this world. I think it is very
important to come together, the different countries around the world, and to have a common strategy for a fair globalization, which means a globalization that leaves no one behind.” For this reason, the world’s largest economies, such as the G20 group, must support the UN’s 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, said the UN chief, which was devel-
oped precisely to ensure a fair globalization and aims to eradicate poverty and address a wide range of governance problems worldwide. ‘Katowice must succeed’ Mr. Guterres also pointed out that this year’s G20 meeting is important because it precedes the COP24 climate change conference taking place in Katowice, Poland from 3 December, at which the “Work Pro-
EUROPOL COORDINATES ITS 12TH REFERRAL ACTION DAY TO COMBAT ONLINE TERRORIST CONTENT TL Bureau. The Hague: On 29 November 2018, Europol’s European Union Internet Referral Unit (EU IRU) organised its 12th joint Referral Action Day with the national referral units of seven Member States and third parties, including Denmark, France, Germany, Ireland, Lithuania, Portugal and the United Kingdom. This joint action was coordinated from Europol’s headquarters in The Hague and targeted online material linked to terrorist activities. During the Referral Action Day, the parties involved thoroughly reviewed the referral process, from the detection of terrorist content to its flagging to the online service providers. The focus of this continuous
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initiative included the detection and referral of terrorist content from ten file sharing platforms. A total amount of 7 393 items were assessed and referred to the participating online platforms with a request to be reviewed against their terms of service. Europol promotes cooperative relations to combat terrorist online propaganda. Similar joint actions will continue to be organised frequently. Based within Europol’s European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) , the EU IRU detects and investigates terrorist content on the internet. Furthermore the Unit produces strategic insights into jihadist terrorism and provides support to law enforcement authorities in the EU Member States in online criminal investigations.
gramme” or rule book of the 2015 Paris Agreement – when practically all countries signed up to a pledge to ensure global temperatures do not rise by more than 2 degrees before the end of this century– is expected to be agreed. Addressing the media on Friday, the Secretary-General said that “Katowice must succeed. We need to build in Katowice the momentum that is necessary for an increased ambition to be shown by the international community…when in 2020 the commitments made in Paris will be renewed in order to make sure that we are able to bring the increase of temperature in the world until the end of the century to clearly below 2 degrees and as close as possible to 1.5 degrees.”
United States, Mexico, and Canada Conclude Trilateral Agreement on Environmental Cooperation
TL Bureau Washington, DC. Today the United States of America, Mexico, and Canada finalized a new environmental cooperation agreement (ECA). The Agreement will take effect upon entry into force of the USMCA and builds on the long history of trilateral cooperation among the three countries to reduce pollution, strengthen environmental governance, conserve biological diversity, and sustainably manage natural resources. The ECA supersedes the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation (NAAEC), which has resulted in two decades of achievements relating to cross border environmental issues. The United States will continue to play a leadership role and will participate in the trilateral environment Council.
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