Leonie Cater

Brussels

Chemicals & pollution reporter @POLITICOEurope ~ one third of our Sustainability Insights newsletter ~ [email protected] 🇩🇲🇬🇩

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Articles

The world just got closer to an ocean-saving treaty

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

NICE, France — The race to save the world's oceans is on. The United Nations Oceans Conference in Nice, France ended Friday with promises from world leaders to ratify a global, binding agreement to help protect the world’s oceans by September — paving the way for the world’s very first Conference of the Parties for a High Seas Treaty next year. “This is a considerable victory,” said French Oceans Ambassador Olivier Poivre d’Arvor in a press conference Friday.
5 choses à savoir sur le sommet mondial sur l’océan à Nice

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

NICE — Une cinquantaine de chefs d’Etat se réunissent cette semaine à Nice pour restaurer les océans, en souffrance depuis un bon moment. La troisième Conférence des Nations unies sur les océans (UNOC) s’achèvera vendredi ; en théorie par une déclaration politique visant à ce que le monde prenne la bonne direction en matière de conservation des océans et de pêche durable.
5 things to know about the global ocean summit in Nice

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

NICE, France — Around 50 heads of state are in Nice, France this week to resuscitate the world's long-suffering oceans. The third United Nations Ocean Conference ends Friday — in theory with a political declaration that steers the world in the right direction on ocean conservation and sustainable fishing practices.
“C’est donc gagné” : Emmanuel Macron se félicite pour la sauvegarde de la haute mer, mais il reste du pain sur la planche

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

NICE, France — Un accord international sur la protection des océans pourrait bientôt entrer en vigueur, Emmanuel Macron ayant annoncé lundi que suffisamment de pays s’étaient “formellement engagés” à ratifier le Traité sur la haute mer. “Si la Terre se réchauffe, l’océan quant à lui est en ébullition, a déclaré le président français. Nos scientifiques nous disent des faits que nous n’aurions pu imaginer : des canicules au sein même de nos océans.
Macron claims win in fight to save oceans - but there’s work to do

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

NICE, France — An international agreement on protecting the world's oceans could soon enter into force as French President Emmanuel Macron announced Monday that enough countries have "formally committed" to ratifying the so-called High Seas Treaty. "While the Earth is warming, the ocean is boiling," Macron said. "Our scientists are telling us things we could never have imagined: heat waves in the very heart of our oceans.
Czy Robert Fico poprze kolejny pakiet unijnych sankcji wobec Rosji? "Nie kosztem Republiki Słowackiej"

2 weeks ago | wiadomosci.onet.pl | Leonie Cater

— Jeśli istnieje sankcja, która mogłaby nam zaszkodzić, nigdy za nią nie zagłosuję — powiedział premier Robert Fico na konferencji prasowej w niedzielę. — Jestem zainteresowany byciem konstruktywnym graczem w Unii Europejskiej, ale nie kosztem Republiki Słowackiej. Fico powiedział, że uważa rezolucję parlamentarną za "silne narzędzie polityczne", na którym będzie mógł polegać. Viktor Orban i Robert Fico w objęciach Putina.
Israeli military ordered to block aid flotilla carrying Greta Thunberg

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

Israel Defense Minister Israel Katz on Sunday ordered the military to block an aid boat on its way to Gaza carrying a dozen activists, including Swedish climate campaigner Greta Thunberg. Katz instructed the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) “to act so that the ‘Madeleine’ hate flotilla does not reach the shores of Gaza — and to take any means necessary to that end,” the minister said in a statement on X.
Slovakia will block EU sanctions on Russia that hurt Bratislava’s interests, Fico says

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

Slovakia will block any European Union sanctions against Russia that damage the country's interests, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Sunday. His remarks come after the Slovak parliament on Thursday approved a resolution calling on the government in Bratislava not to vote in favor of new EU sanctions on Russia. "If there is a sanction that would harm us, I will never vote for it," Fico told a televised news conference on Sunday.
5 Palestinians reportedly killed en route to Gaza aid sites

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

At least five people were killed and others wounded by gunfire while on their way to aid distribution points in Gaza run by an Israeli and U.S.-backed group, according to media reports on Sunday citing Palestinian health officials and witnesses. Palestinian witnesses said Israeli forces started firing around a kilometer from a site run by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the city of Rafah, the Associated Press reported. Four bodies were brought to Nasser Hospital in south Gaza.
Colombian presidential candidate in critical condition after shooting

2 weeks ago | politico.eu | Leonie Cater

Colombian presidential candidate Miguel Uribe Turbay was in critical condition in hospital on Sunday after being shot while campaigning in the country’s capital of Bogotá. Uribe Turbay, a 39-year-old senator from the conservative Centro Democrático party, was attacked during a speech at a public event on Saturday. Police have arrested a 15-year-old suspect.