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- 1UN arms embargo on Darfur set to expire Saturday●RE: https:// flipboard.com/@taz_de/politik- 7q8h8pgaz/-/a-6c03zolPQo2detKqy8v_ag%3Aa%3A2741305549-%2F0 "am Samstag läuft
The UN arms embargo covering Sudan's Darfur region expires on Saturday and must be renewed by the UN Security Council. Discussion is focused on whether the embargo will be extended amid the war between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces, with attention to arms flows and regional actors including the United Arab Emirates.
- 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 in the Bundestag, is withdrawing from the budget committee, the taz reports. Its editorial argues his retreat offers hope, implying it could ease tensions in budget negotiations. Spahn has been a prominent and often combative figure in the Union's parliamentary leadership, so his reduced role in the committee is drawing attention in Berlin politics.
- 3EU approves first drug for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy▼European Commission grants marketing authorization for NEZGLYAL® (leriglitazone), the first pharmacological treatment approved for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (cALD), a rare neurodegenerative disease
The European Commission has granted marketing authorization for NEZGLYAL (leriglitazone), making it the first pharmacological treatment approved for cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy, a rare and rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease that primarily affects young boys. Until now, care options for cALD were limited mainly to stem cell transplantation in eligible patients. The approval is being highlighted as a significant milestone for families affected by the rare disease and for rare-disease drug development in Europe.
- 4Funding scandal over antisemitism projects larger than known●„Die Fördergeldaffäre um # Antisemitismus -Projekte hat noch größere Ausmaße als bislang bekannt. Dokumente, die der taz
New documents obtained by the German daily taz indicate that the funding scandal around state-backed antisemitism projects is bigger than previously known. According to the report, the Israel lobby organisation Elnet also received funding, allegedly following political pressure from the CDU and Berlin Senator for Culture Joe Chialo. The revelations are drawing criticism of how Berlin's cultural funding is being handled.
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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.
- 6EU 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.