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- 1Darfur arms embargo set to lapse unless UN Security Council acts●RE: https:// flipboard.com/@taz_de/politik- 7q8h8pgaz/-/a-6c03zolPQo2detKqy8v_ag%3Aa%3A2741305549-%2F0 "am Samstag läuft
The UN arms embargo covering Darfur is due to expire on Saturday and would have to be renewed by the Security Council to remain in force. Commentators highlight the role of the United Arab Emirates and the Rapid Support Forces in the Sudan war, with debate touching on regional actors from Colombia to Libya and Puntland as pressure builds over the embargo's future.
- 2Jens Spahn steps back from Bundestag budget committee●Jens # Spahn zieht sich aus dem Haushaltsausschuss des Bundestags zurück. Das macht Hoffnung, schreibt unser Redakteur.
Jens Spahn, the CDU's parliamentary group leader, is withdrawing from the Bundestag's budget committee, according to a taz commentary that frames the move as a reason for hope. The budget committee is one of parliament's most powerful bodies, steering federal spending, so his exit is being read as a significant shift in Berlin's fiscal politics.
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German discussion is centring on the Einspeisevergütung, the feed-in tariff paid to renewable energy producers. Commentators, including taz, warn that recent legislation associated with Katherina Reiche risks undermining the Energiewende, and argue the Bundestag must prevent what they call the strangling of Germany's energy transition. Supporters of solar and wind operators are watching closely how remuneration rates will develop.
- 4EU and Pastaza Prefecture clean up Puyo River banks▼The European Union in Ecuador and the Prefecture of Pastaza carry out the cleaning of the banks of the Puyo River in the #EUBeachCleanup2026
The European Union delegation in Ecuador and the Prefecture of Pastaza have carried out a cleanup of the banks of the Puyo River as part of the EU Beach Cleanup 2026 campaign. The initiative forms part of the EU's wider environmental outreach, bringing local authorities and volunteers together to tackle plastic and other waste in Amazonian waterways.