politically-sensitive group

Albania: Selected Political and Human Rights Issues

Algeria: Political and Human Rights Update

Friends of the Presidency Group (Integrated Political Crisis Response arrangements and Solidarity Clause Implementation) | FoP IPCR/SCI [Abbr.]

Working Group on the situation of refugees and displaced persons in the ACP countries in the context of humanitarian aid policy

Activities and legal situation of the political groups

L. whereas the situation in Yemen carries grave risks for the stability of the region, in particular that of the Horn of Africa, the Red Sea and the wider Middle East; whereas Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) has been able to benefit from the deterioration of the political and security situation in Yemen, expanding its presence and augmenting the number and scale of its terrorist attacks; whereas the so-called Islamic State (ISIS) / Daesh has established its presence in Yemen and carried out terrorist attacks against Shiite ...[+++]mosques, killing hundreds of people;

1. Expresses grave concern about the worsening political and humanitarian situation in Burundi and the wider region; calls for an immediate end to violence and political intimidation of opponents and the immediate disarmament of all armed youth groups allied to political parties; extends its sympathy to victims of the violence and to those who have lost their lives, and calls for immediate humanitarian assistance for those who ha ...[+++]ve been forced to flee their homes;

These systems include: the Union maritime information and exchange system, SafeSeaNet, providing integrated maritime services[8] inter alia for traffic monitoring (situational awareness) and to ensure the implementation of EU legislation, hosted by the European Maritime Safety Agency (EMSA) and managed by the Commission’s Directorate-General for Mobility and Transport (MOVE) together with EU/EEA Member States in the High Level Steering Group[9]; the Common Emergency Communication and Information System (CECIS) facilitating communicat ...[+++]ion during maritime incidents and disasters managed by the Commission’s Directorate-General for Humanitarian Aid and Civil Protection (ECHO); the Vessel Monitoring System managed by Member States, the Data Exchange Highway (DEH) and the Fisheries Language for Universal eXchange (FLUX), managed by the Commission's Directorate-General for Maritime Affairs (MARE), supporting the Common Fisheries Policy; the Maritime Surveillance network (MARSUR) managed by the European Defence Agency (EDA) supporting the Common Foreign and Security Policy; the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) improving the situational awareness and reaction capability of Member States and of the EU Border Agency (FRONTEX) at the external borders as well as the Secure Information Exchange Network Application (SIENA), the information exchange system of EUROPOL, and the Joint Research Centre's Blue Hub platform supporting EU RD in maritime surveillance and situational awareness and experimenting with new data sources previously untapped.

– having regard to the statements made by High Representative (HR/VP) Catherine Ashton and her spokesperson on Egypt in 2012, in particular those of 25 May 2012 on the presidential elections in Egypt, of 1 June 2012 on the lifting of the state of emergency in Egypt, of 15 June 2012 on the Egyptian Supreme Constitutional Court's rulings, of 20 June 2012 on the political situation in Egypt, of 24 June 2012 on the election of Mohammed Morsi as the President of Egypt, of 13 September 2012 on the launching of a new EU-Egypt Task Force, of 5 December 2012 calling for a national dialogue, of 25 December 2012 on the referend ...[+++]um in Egypt, and of 25 January 2013 on the killings in Port Said,