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Der Schweizer Arbeitsmarkt kühlt sich laut einer neuen Umfrage deutlich ab. Die Einstellungsbereitschaft sinkt und die globale Unsicherheit sowie steigende Kosten belasten die Personalplanung.

Written by Györgyi Mácsai and Nadejda Kresnichka-Nikolchova, Members’ Research Service (EPRS) with Raffaele Ventura, GlobalStat, EUI.

This infographic provides insight into the economic performance of the United States (US) compared with the European Union (EU) and examines the trade dynamics between them. In 2024, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for the US was recorded at 2.8%, while the EU experienced a growth rate of 1.1%. Both inflation rates remain stable and show a declining trend compared to the years following the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the start of the war in Ukraine. The inflation rate in the US was slightly higher than that in the EU. Trade between the US and the EU continues to grow, except for EU imports of goods from the US, which have been in a declining phase since 2022.

Read this ‘infographic’ on ‘US: Economic indicators and trade with EU‘ in the Think Tank pages of the European Parliament.

16 szlovákiai városban tüntettek az emberek a konszolidáció ellen. Pozsonyban a SafetyCrew becslése szerint 16-18 ezer ember tiltakozott. Az ellenzék november 17-én általános sztrájkot hirdetne.

L'inflation continue de flamber en Roumanie, tandis que le déficit des comptes publiques se creusent. Très dépendant des tendances européennes, le pays est au bord de la récession.

- Articles / Roumanie, Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso, Economie, Une - Diaporama

Zum 60. Bühnenjubiläum: «Die Giovanni Zarrella Show» widmet Howard Carpendale am 20. September eine Spezialausgabe. Zu Gast sind Musikstars aus mehreren Generation. Jürgen Drews gibt ein emotionales Comeback – zum letzten Mal?

In today’s edition: Ursula von der Leyen says the EU will propose a faster phase-out of Russian energy, lawmakers prepare to vote on lifting Italian MEP Ilaria Salis’ immunity, and the Commission is set to unveil a new 'strategic agenda' with India

Nagykapos már hagyományosan megszervezi az Európai Mobilitási Hét programjait. Az egészséges életmódot és a környezetbarát közlekedést népszerűsítik.

Hashim Thaçi et ses co-accusés n'avaient « aucune autorité sur l'UÇK » et ne peuvent donc pas être tenus pour responsables des exactions commises sur le terrain. Le témoignage de James Rubin vient abonder la défense des anciens commandants.

- Le fil de l'Info / Courrier des Balkans, Kosovo, Kosovo juger crimes de guerres, Défense, police et justice, Une - Diaporama - En premier, Une - Diaporama

Hashim Thaçi et ses co-accusés n'avaient « aucune autorité sur l'UÇK » et ne peuvent donc pas être tenus pour responsables des exactions commises sur le terrain. Le témoignage de James Rubin vient abonder la défense des anciens commandants.

- Le fil de l'Info / Courrier des Balkans, Kosovo, Kosovo juger crimes de guerres, Défense, police et justice, Une - Diaporama - En premier, Une - Diaporama

Ab dem 13. September werden in Tokio in 26 Disziplinen neue Weltmeisterinnen und Weltmeister gesucht. Um keine Medaillenentscheidung und keinen Wettkampf mit Schweizer Beteiligung zu verpassen, gibts hier das komplette Programm der Leichtathletik-WM 2025.

Aus und vorbei: Für den Thuner Solarzellenhersteller Meyer Burger besteht keine Hoffnung mehr. Alle Mitarbeitenden in der Schweiz und Deutschland sind weg – bis auf ein Abwicklungsteam.

Terjed a hepatitisz A Nyitra megyében, főleg a Komáromi, a Lévai és az Érsekújvári járásban. A regionális közegészségügyi hivatalok intézkedéseket vezetnek be, a szakemberek szerint a megelőzés a legfontosabb.

Beim Start einer Swiss-Maschine in Boston ist es zu einem Schreckmoment gekommen. Ein Triebwerk ging plötzlich in Flammen auf. Daraufhin musste das Flugzeug seinen Start abbrechen.

Real Madrid müht sich zum Auftakt in die Champions League zu einem 2:1-Sieg gegen Olympique Marseille. Das entscheidende Tor fällt nach einem umstrittenen Handspenalty – und erhitzt die Gemüter.

Un an après son rapport dont les propositions devaient relancer l'économie de l'UE, Mario Draghi a alerté sur le fait que les défis économiques de l'Europe se sont « aggravés » au cours de l'année écoulée. À ses côtés, lors d'un événement à Bruxelles, Ursula von der Leyen s'est voulue confiante.

The post Mario Draghi regrette la « lenteur » de l’UE, Ursula von der Leyen encourage les efforts  appeared first on Euractiv FR.

Juve und Dortmund liefern eine wahnsinnige zweite Halbzeit mit acht Toren, zwei davon in der Nachspielzeit. Das 4:4 fühlt sich für die Gäste wie eine Niederlage an – auch für BVB-Captain Gregor Kobel.

Bern-Trainer Jussi Tapola fordert eine ligaweite Debatte, um eine einheitliche Linie zu haben, wenn es ums Thema Goalie-Behinderungen geht.

Credit: UN Photo/Loey Felipe

By Harvey Dupiton
NEW YORK, Sep 17 2025 (IPS)

The recent IPS article, “UNGA’s High-Level Meetings: NGOs Banned Again,” served as a stark and painful reminder of a long-standing paradox: the United Nations, an organization founded on the principle of “We the Peoples,” often closes its doors to the very communities it was created to serve.

Yet, after sharing this article with our members, we were reminded of a powerful truth: in spite of these physical barriers, the NGO community is “better together” and remains a potent force capable of shaping the decisions of governments.

The ban, far from silencing us, has only amplified our resolve. As we speak, hundreds of NGOs are organizing side events outside the UN, participating with willing governments and continuing our vital work.

We are often told that access is restricted “for security.” IPS quotes voices across civil society who have heard that refrain for years. But the net effect is to marginalize the very partners the UN relies upon when crises break, when schools need rebuilding, when refugees need housing, when women and youth need pathways into the formal economy.

If the room is too small for the people, you don’t shrink the people—you build a bigger room.

This ban also speaks to the very heart of why our NGO Committee is so deeply involved in the 2025 UNGA Week (September 22-30) of International Affairs initiative. We are committed to expanding UNGA beyond the walls of the UN and into the vibrant communities of the Tri-State area and beyond.

Our goal is to transform this week into an “Olympic-caliber” platform where diplomacy connects directly with culture, community, and commerce.

As a private-sector committee of NGOs, we recognize we are sometimes perceived as being “on the side of governments” because we emphasize jobs, investment, and a strong economy. That has spared us some of the blowback that human rights and relief NGOs bear every September.

But proximity to government doesn’t mean complacency. Where we part ways with business-as-usual—both in some capitals and within parts of the UN system—is on the scale of joblessness that goes uncounted.

Official series routinely understate the lived reality in many communities. In Haiti and across segments of the LDC bloc, our coalition’s fieldwork and partner surveys suggest joblessness well above headline rates—often exceeding 60% when you strip away precarious, informal survivalism. If you don’t count people’s reality, you can’t credibly fix it.

That is why our 2025 agenda is jobs-first by design. Our Global Jobs & Skills Compact is not just a proposal; it is a declaration of our commitment to a jobs-first agenda, aligning governments, investors, DFIs, and diaspora capital around a simple test: does the money create decent work at scale—and are we measuring it?

We are mobilizing financing tied to verifiable employment outcomes, building skills pipelines for the green and digital transitions, and hard-wiring accountability into the process so that “promises” translate into paychecks.

Accountability also needs daylight. During the General Debate we will run a Jobs-First Debate Watch—tracking job and skills commitments announced from the podium and inviting follow-through across the year.

The point is not to “catch out” governments but to help them succeed by making the public a partner. Anyone who has walked with a loved one through recovery knows the first step is honesty. Denial doesn’t heal; measurement does. That is as true for addiction as it is for unemployment.

IPS rightly reminds us that NGOs are indispensable to multilateralism even when we are asked to wait outside. We agree—and we’ll add this: if the UN is “We the Peoples,” then UNGA Week must be where the peoples are.

In 2025, that means inside the Hall and across the city—on campus quads and church aisles, in galleries and small businesses, at parks and public squares. We’ll keep inviting governments to walk that route with us, shoulder to shoulder.

Until every door is open, we will keep building bigger rooms. And we will keep filling them—with jobs, skills, investment, and the voices that make multilateralism real.

Harvey Dupiton is a former UN Press Correspondent and currently Chair of the NGO Committee on Private Sector Development (NGOCPSD).

IPS UN Bureau

 

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Az ellenzéki képviselők ellenzik, hogy gyorsított eljárásban tárgyaljon a parlament a konszolidációs csomagról, az intézkedések szerintük elsősorban a dolgozó embereket érintik.

Lionel Messis Inter Miami siegt zu Hause gegen Seattle, bei dem ein Schweizer im Tor steht, mit 3:1. Dem argentinischen Superstar gelingen ein Tor und eine Vorlage.