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Jurastudium in Bayern: Faktencheck zum integrierten Bachelor
Nachdem Baden-Württemberg im Dezember 2025 und nun auch Schleswig-Holstein im Juni 2026 die Einführung des integrierten Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) beschlossen haben, bleibt diese Perspektive Studierenden in Bayern weiterhin verwehrt. Eine Analyse des derzeitigen Gesetzgebungsverfahrens im Bayerischen Landtag zeigt, dass sich daran in absehbarer Zeit wenig ändern dürfte. Gemeinsam mit der AfD lehnen die Regierungsfraktionen CSU und Freie Wähler den Gesetzesentwurf der Grünen (LT‑Drs.
Réinsertion : la prison remplit-elle encore sa mission ?
Cédric est sorti de prison il y a 9 mois. Pendant ses trois années et demie passées derrière les barreaux, sa compagne l’a quitté et il a perdu tout contact avec ses proches. Aujourd’hui sans logement, il vit sous une tente à Rennes. Cédric a fait ce que l’on appelle dans le jargon « une sortie sèche », une libération sans réel accompagnement. Aujourd’hui, il lutte au quotidien pour se réinsérer. « Comment survivre, comment projeter quelque chose sans accompagnement réel dans le cadre du logement ?
Fünf Schritte wie die CSRD-Pflicht im Krankenhaus zur Chance wird
Die CSRD verpflichtet Kliniken zu mehr Nachhaltigkeit – nicht nur im Berichtswesen, sondern tief in der Governance. Einige Kliniken wie das UKW geben schon freiwillig Berichte ab. Warum die neue Berichtspflicht nicht nur Compliance ist. Ab dem Berichtsjahr 2027 wird die Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) auch für viele deutsche Krankenhäuser verbindlich.
In Syria, UNHCR’s Grandi urges more support for refugees returning home
Skip to main content UNHCR global website: Change site Close Global sites In Syria, UNHCR’s Grandi urges more support for refugees returning home Stories UN High Commissioner for Refugees marks World Refugee Day meeting Syrians going home, but warns that returns will prove short-lived without increased international assistance. 20 June 2025 A Syrian mother and her daughter pictured on their return to Syria from Lebanon at the Jdeidet Yabous border crossing on 20 June 2025.
Syrian centenarian leads his family home as returns reach half a million
Skip to main content UNHCR global website: Change site Close Global sites Syrian centenarian leads his family home as returns reach half a million Stories Great-grandfather Jassim is among more than 500,000 Syrians who have returned from neighbouring countries since the fall of the Assad regime, hoping to rebuild their homes and country despite many challenges. 16 May 2025 Jassim, a Syrian returnee, stands near the ruins of his former home in rural Al-Qusayr, Homs governorate.
UNHCR organizes first voluntary return convoy from camps in NE Syria
Skip to main content UNHCR global website: Change site Close Global sites UNHCR organizes first voluntary return convoy from camps in NE Syria Stories Families receive free transportation and other support before leaving Areesha camp after more than seven years of displacement, but funding cuts threaten UNHCR’s ability to help more Syrians return home.
Migrant deaths at Melilla border post: Three years on, truth remains elusive
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Drame migratoire à la frontière entre Melilla et le Maroc : trois ans après, l’enquête interdite
C’est l’une des nombreuses tragédies de l’immigration clandestine aux frontières européennes. Mais c’est l’une des plus meurtrières, aux images particulièrement choquantes. C’était le 24 juin 2022 à Melilla. Des migrants frappés, écrasés contre une clôture, asphyxiés, puis repoussés par les forces de sécurité marocaines, à coups de matraques, de gaz lacrymogène et de balles en caoutchouc. Bilan officiel : 23 morts.
As displaced Syrians return home, others wait and hope for more aid
Skip to main content UNHCR global website: Change site Close Global sites As displaced Syrians return home, others wait and hope for more aid Stories With more than 7.4 million Syrians still displaced inside the country, a lack of housing, work and services is preventing many from going home, with more international support needed to ensure returns are possible and sustainable.
Returning refugees find comfort in home amid destruction in southern Syria
SITTING in the living room of their shell-damaged home in the southern Syrian town of Sheikh Miskeenin in Dar’a governorate, Ibtihal, 52, described the surge of emotion she felt three weeks ago when she and her husband finally crossed back into Syria after a dozen years living as refugees in Jordan. “When I first arrived and stood at the border, I was overjoyed and moved, I started crying,” Ibtihal said.
Returning refugees find comfort in home amid destruction in southern Syria
Skip to main content UNHCR global website: Change site Close Global sites Returning refugees find comfort in home amid destruction in southern Syria Stories Despite returning to a damaged home and lack of services, former refugee Ibtihal remains hopeful, but more international support is needed to meet humanitarian needs and ensure Syria’s lasting recovery.
Revisitando las sedes olímpicas: cómo los JJ. OO. de 1992 transformaron Barcelona (3/5)
Desde la creación de los Juegos Olímpicos modernos en 1896, la competencia por ser el anfitrión ha sido feroz. Las ciudades compiten con innovación y recursos para destacar y atraer a atletas y espectadores de todo el mundo. France 24 recorre las ciudades que han sido anfitrionas de los Juegos Olímpicos, desde Los Ángeles hasta Pekín, Atenas, Barcelona y Múnich. En esta edición viajamos a Barcelona.
Revisiting host cities: How the 1992 Summer Olympics transformed Barcelona
To display this content from , you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. Since the creation of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, the competition to be selected as the host city has been fierce. Cities vie with innovation and resources to stand out and attract athletes and spectators from around the globe.
Portugal: 50 años después, ¿qué queda del espíritu de la Revolución de los Claveles?
El 25 de abril de 1974 marcó para siempre la historia de Portugal y de Europa. En la tarde de esta fecha histórica, 200 jóvenes soldados, cansados de los estragos causados por la dictadura y la colonización, abandonaron sus cuarteles. Ocuparon, de inmediato, lugares estratégicos del país y obtuvieron el apoyo activo de la población. Se distribuyeron claveles rojos a los revolucionarios como signo de amistad, una flor que sigue siendo el símbolo de la revolución.
En España, el río Tinto ofrece a los científicos condiciones similares a las de Marte
En este En Foco exploramos el río Tinto en Andalucía, España. Sus característicos tonos morados y burdeos, a veces matizados con pinceladas de amarillo o azul, son resultado de altas concentraciones de hierro en sus aguas. Estas condiciones de acidez lo convierten en un entorno semejante al del planeta Marte, despertando el interés de astrobiólogos de todo el mundo, incluyendo aquellos de la NASA, quienes lo usan como campo de estudio. Informe de Céline Schmitt, Julien Garrel y Sarah Morris.
Spain's Rio Tinto river offers scientists Mars-like conditions
In this edition we discover Spain's Rio Tinto, or Red River, in Andalusia. The waterway's unique purple and burgundy tints, as well as sometimes yellow or blue colours, are due to the significant quantities of iron in the river. This acidity and these conditions make its environment comparable to those on the planet Mars. Astrobiologists from around the world, even from NASA, use the river for their studies. Our correspondents Céline Schmitt, Julien Garrel and Sarah Morris report.
Attentats de Madrid : vingt ans après, une blessure toujours à vif
C'est la série d'attentats la plus meurtrière qu'a jamais connue l'Espagne. Le 11 mars 2004 au matin, dix bombes explosaient quasi simultanément dans la capitale, ciblant la gare d'Atocha et ses alentours. Bilan : 191 morts et près de 2 000 blessés. Vingt ans après, les rescapés de l'attentat de Madrid attendent toujours de connaître la vérité. Vingt ans après, les Madrilènes sont encore traumatisés.
Madrid train bombings: An open wound, twenty years on
It was one of Spain's deadliest terrorist attacks in history. On the morning of March 11, 2004, ten bombs exploded almost simultaneously at the Atocha train station in the Spanish capital Madrid. Nearly 200 people were killed and more than 1,500 wounded. Twenty years later, survivors of the incident are still waiting to know the truth behind the bombings.
Microcredit support helps Afghan designer in France open studio
LA ROCHELLE, FRANCE — The door of the ‘Palme Couture’ sewing studio in the French seaside town of La Rochelle is wide open, inviting customers to enter. Inside the workshop proprietor Bashir, a refugee from Afghanistan, welcomes his clients with a broad smile before taking bespoke orders for special events, or making adjustments to jackets and dresses that he has designed himself.
Revisited - When four nuclear bombs fell onto Spanish village of Palomares Original
During the Cold War, the US military conducted manoeuvres in Spain’s Andalusia region. On January 17, 1966, a bomber and a supply plane collided in mid-air. From the belly of the bomber, four thermonuclear bombs fell to the ground. There was no nuclear explosion, as luckily they were unarmed. But they scattered highly radioactive plutonium over 250 hectares around the sleepy farming village of Palomares.
À Valladolid, un mariage tumultueux entre les conservateurs et l’extrême droite espagnols
Le 28 mai dernier, les conservateurs du Partido popular, arrivés au coude-à-coude avec les socialistes aux élections municipales, se sont alliés au parti d'extrême droite Vox pour gouverner Valladolid. La ville est également la capitale de la Castille-et-Léon, région où les deux mêmes partis de droite avaient décidé de gouverner ensemble il y a plus d’un an. Un mariage qui se révèle aujourd'hui tumultueux. Dernière ligne droite pour les candidats aux élections générales en Espagne.
À Valladolid, un mariage tumultueux entre les conservateurs et l’extrême droite espagnols
Retour à l'accueil / Europe sur le terrain De notre correspondante en Espagne – Le 28 mai dernier, les conservateurs du Partido popular, arrivés au coude-à-coude avec les socialistes aux élections municipales, se sont alliés au parti d'extrême droite Vox pour gouverner Valladolid. La ville est également la capitale de la Castille-et-Léon, région où les deux mêmes partis de droite avaient décidé de gouverner ensemble il y a plus d’un an. Un mariage qui se révèle aujourd'hui tumultueux.
À Valladolid, un mariage tumultueux entre les conservateurs et l’extrême droite espagnols
Le 28 mai dernier, les conservateurs du Partido popular, arrivés au coude-à-coude avec les socialistes aux élections municipales, se sont alliés au parti d’extrême droite Vox pour gouverner Valladolid. La ville est également la capitale de la Castille-et-Léon, région où les deux mêmes partis de droite avaient décidé de gouverner ensemble il y a plus d’un an. Un mariage qui se révèle aujourd’hui tumultueux.
En Foco - España: la Comunidad Valenciana se prepara ante el riesgo de incendios forestales
Volver a la página de inicio / Programas / En Foco En 2022, España fue el país europeo más afectado por los incendios forestales. Más de 300.000 hectáreas arrasadas en casi 50 incendios distintos. Debido a la sequía y al calentamiento global, el Gobierno español ha decidido iniciar el plan de prevención de este año con mes y medio de antelación. En todo el país, los gobiernos regionales se preparan para la amenaza de las llamas.
Focus - Spain's vulnerable Valencia region prepares for risk of wildfires
Back to homepage / Shows / Focus In 2022, Spain was the country in Europe worst hit by forest fires. More than 300,000 hectares went up in smoke in almost 50 separate fires. Due to drought and global warming, the Spanish government has decided to start this year's prevention plan a month and a half early. Across the nation, regional governments, which each have their own firefighting unit, are preparing for the risk of blazes. Our correspondents report from the southern region of Valencia.
Focus - Spanish farmers in battle against giant solar parks
Back to homepage / Shows / Focus In the Spanish countryside, farmland is being turned into space for solar panels and wind farms. Spain's government wants to produce at least 74 percent of its electricity from renewable energy by 2030, an increase of 16 percent in five years. To meet those targets, the country is opting for giant solar farms, particularly in the southern Andalusia region. That's angering farmers – some of whom are having their land expropriated – and even some ecologists.
Focus - Espagne : Madrid tente d'en finir avec la Cañada Real, le bidonville de la honte
/ Émissions / Focus Située à environ 15 kilomètres de la célèbre Puerta del Sol à Madrid, le quartier de la Cañada Real est considéré comme le plus grand bidonville d'Europe. Plusieurs milliers de personnes y vivent, souvent dans des habitations de fortune et des conditions insalubres. La situation s’y est aggravée depuis octobre 2020 car de nombreux habitants sont privés d'électricité. Beaucoup d'entre eux considèrent que les autorités locales font pression sur eux pour les déloger.
Focus - Madrid's shantytown: Life without power in Canada Real
It is one of Europe’s largest shantytowns. Canada Real in the Spanish capital Madrid is just 15 kilometres away from the landmark square Puerta del Sol. A side of the city few tourists see. Conditions were already poor in much of the neighbourhood and then, in October 2020, the electricity was cut off to thousands of residents, including many young children. Many believe the authorities want to drive them out of the area. Report by Céline Schmitt, Armelle Exposito and Sarah Morris.
Focus - Spain: Gang violence on the rise in poor neighbourhoods of Madrid
Five young people, including two minors, were killed in Madrid in 2022 in score-settling between groups of rival gangs, known locally as "bandas latinas" ("Latino gangs"). The capital has four main gangs that have a total of around 800 members, according to police. Modelled on the South American cartels, they are made up of young Spaniards who are often from immigrant families and poor neighbourhoods. Nearly 40 percent of them are minors. Our correspondents report. Read more on related topics:
Six faces of the forcibly displaced in Ukraine
The city of Dnipro, in eastern Ukraine, has become a new home for many people forced from nearby towns and villages by the fighting. In Dnipro and throughout Dnipropetrovska Oblast region UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is delivering humanitarian assistance in response to the pressing needs of internally displaced people and people who remain in areas heavily impacted by the hostilities.
En Foco - El proyecto de una mina de litio que genera resquemor en el norte de Portugal
/ Programas / En Foco Se dice que el norte de Portugal alberga la mayor reserva de litio en Europa, un tesoro que despierta la codicia de las grandes empresas mineras. En Covas do Barroso, la empresa británica Savannah Resources quiere crear la mina de litio a cielo abierto más grande del continente para 2026. Este mineral, utilizado principalmente en la fabricación de baterías eléctricas para vehículos, es considerado esencial por la Unión Europea.
Boleto de vuelta - Un año después de la erupción del volcán de La Palma, las victimas siguen esperando ayuda oficial
/ Programas / Boleto de vuelta Tras medio siglo inactivo, el volcán Cumbre Vieja en La Palma, en las Islas Canarias de España, estalló repentinamente el 19 de septiembre de 2021. La erupción duró 85 días. Nadie murió, pero más de 1.000 viviendas y unos 70 kilómetros de carreteras fueron destruidas. La erupción asestó un duro golpe a la economía de la isla.
Spain will give women menstrual leave, where doctors deem it necessary, 100% funded by state - France 24
Spanish women who suffer from painful periods are set to be given the right to paid leave from work. The parliament in Madrid is expected to approve a proposal that would mean the state would pay 100% of menstrual leave, a measure that is a first in Europe. In Spain, some schemes already allowed time off for sufferers. FRANCE 24's Sarah Morris, Armelle Exposito and Céline Schmitt report.
In Portugal, a planned lithium mine in a rural village sparks controversy
/ Shows / Focus Northern Portugal is believed to comprise the most important lithium reserves in Europe. These sources have attracted the eye of a number of the world’s largest mining firms. London-based agency Savannah Sources desires to open the continent’s greatest open-cast lithium mine within the village of Covas do Barroso by 2026.
Focus - In Portugal, plan for lithium mine in rural village sparks controversy
Northern Portugal is believed to contain the largest lithium reserves in Europe. These resources have attracted the attention of some of the world's largest mining companies. The London-based firm Savannah Resources wants to open the continent's biggest open-cast lithium mine by 2026, in the village of Covas do Barroso. Supporters say this would give Europe an invaluable supply of lithium for producing batteries for electric cars, helping the EU reach its carbon-zero target by 2050.
Focus - Au Portugal, le projet d'une mine de lithium suscite la controverse
/ Émissions / Focus Le nord du Portugal abriterait la plus grande réserve de lithium du continent. Un trésor qui attise les convoitises des grandes entreprises minières. À Covas do Barroso, la société britannique Savannah Resources veut créer d’ici 2026 la plus grande mine de lithium à ciel ouvert d’Europe. Ce minerai, principalement utilisé dans la fabrication de batteries électriques pour les véhicules, est considéré comme indispensable par l’UE.
Revisited - Canary Islands: La Palma volcano goes silent, but anger rumbles on
After lying dormant for half a century, the Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, in Spain's Canary Islands, suddenly exploded in a river of fire on September 19, 2021. The eruption lasted for 85 days. No one was killed, but more than 1,000 homes were destroyed, as well as 70 kilometres of roads. Some 350 hectares of banana plantations were covered with lava. The eruption dealt a huge blow to the island's economy.
En Foco - La sequía en la Península Ibérica aumenta las tensiones entre España y Portugal
/ Programas / En Foco En septiembre de 2022, España anunció que ya no cumpliría plenamente con la Convención de Albufeira, un tratado firmado en 1998 que obliga a España a abastecer de agua a Portugal. La sequía extrema ha dejado los embalses españoles a un tercio de su capacidad media este año, una situación que no se veía desde 1995. A los agricultores portugueses les resulta difícil aceptar la decisión y los ecologistas la consideran un gran riesgo ecológico.
Focus - Water woes: Drought raises tensions between Spain and Portugal
In September of 2022, Spain announced that it would no longer fully honour the Albufeira Convention, a treaty on water transfers to neighbouring Portugal. Extreme drought has left Spanish reservoirs at a third of their average capacity this year, a situation not seen since 1995. Portuguese farmers are finding the decision difficult to accept, while environmentalists say it creates a major ecological risk. Our correspondents report from the Spanish-Portuguese border, near the Almendra Dam.
Barcelona invests for masculinity workshops
Questioning our preconceived notions about gender can be crucial to overcoming bias. Last year, a Centre for New Masculinities opened in Barcelona, Spain aiming to break down old - and often harmful - models of manhood. FRANCE 24's correspondents Sarah Morris and Céline Schmitt went to visit one of their workshops for future Dads.
Focus - New Spanish law on locating Franco-era victims divides opinion
Almost five decades after the death of Spain's right-wing dictator Francisco Franco, the country is making a fresh attempt to offer justice to his victims. A new Democratic Memory law, which came into force in October, makes the state responsible for the search for tens of thousands of those forcibly disappeared during the Spanish Civil War and subsequent dictatorship. Socialist PM Pedro Sanchez says the law is a historic move to "settle Spanish democracy’s debt to its past".
En Foco - El Mar Menor en España, el primer espacio natural de Europa protegido como entidad jurídica
El Mar Menor, la laguna de agua salada más grande de Europa unida al mar Mediterráneo, se ha convertido en el primer espacio natural de Europa protegido con personalidad jurídica. Los ambientalistas y los lugareños se han quejado durante mucho tiempo de que la laguna sufre una grave contaminación, que atribuyen a la agricultura intensiva. Según una nueva ley aprobada en España, cualquier individuo ahora puede iniciar acciones legales para defender el ecosistema.
Focus - Spain's Mar Menor lagoon granted legal personhood in European first
The Mar Menor – the largest saltwater lagoon in Europe linked to the Mediterranean Sea – has become the first natural area in Europe to be protected as a legal entity. Environmentalists and locals have long complained that the lagoon suffers from serious pollution, which they blame on intensive farming. Under a new law passed in Spain, any individual can now bring legal action to defend the ecosystem. Our correspondents report.
Reporters - Dead with no names: Identifying the missing migrants of the Mediterranean
/ Shows / Reporters Every year, thousands of men, women and children die trying to cross the Mediterranean. These would-be migrants leave from Libya, Tunisia, Algeria or Morocco in the hope of a better existence in Europe, risking their lives in the process. This tragedy has led to the Mediterranean Sea being dubbed the world's largest open-air cemetery. FRANCE 24's Céline Schmitt, Armelle Exposito and Sarah Morris report on the difficult task of identifying the bodies of those recovered.
Reporters - Migrants : morts sous X en mer Méditerranée
/ Émissions / Reporters Chaque année, des milliers d'hommes, de femmes et d’enfants meurent en tentant de traverser la Méditerranée. Ces migrants clandestins partent de Libye, de Tunisie, d'Algérie ou du Maroc pour avoir une vie meilleure en Europe, au péril de leur vie. Une tragédie qui vaut à la Méditerranée le surnom de "plus grand cimetière à ciel ouvert au monde". Céline Schmitt a enquêté en Espagne sur la difficulté que représente l'identification des corps retrouvés.
Focus - Spain’s wetlands are drying up: heat and intense farming threaten the Donana
In southern Spain, the Donana National Park, one of the largest wetlands in Europe, has run dry. A year and a half ago, UNESCO declared the area "overexploited", but since then it has also been the victim of an extreme drought. Ecologists say action is urgent, but many locals say that tackling the problem would threaten their livelihoods. Report by Sarah Morris, Céline Schmitt and Armelle Exposito.
Sénat et Assemblée nationale : quelle relation entre le Parlement français et les institutions européennes ?
Les parlements nationaux : une influence croissante Si à l’origine de la construction européenne l’influence des parlements nationaux s’est vue réduite ou “court-circuitée” au profit des exécutifs et du Parlement européen, les traités successifs de Maastricht, d’Amsterdam et de Lisbonne sont venus corriger ce déficit.
Sénat et Assemblée nationale : quelle relation entre le Parlement français et les institutions de Bruxelles ?
Les parlements nationaux : une influence croissante Si à l’origine de la construction européenne l’influence des parlements nationaux s’est vue réduite ou “court-circuitée” au profit des exécutifs et du Parlement européen, les traités successifs de Maastricht, d’Amsterdam et de Lisbonne sont venus corriger ce déficit.
Focus - Espagne : les "macro-fermes", un modèle d'élevage au cœur d'un intense débat
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