Dulces navideños para niños: cómo moderar su consumo

por: ALMA PALAU FERRÉ

 1 de diciembre de 2016

El riesgo de que los pequeños aumenten de peso se incrementa en Navidad, debido al cambio de hábitos y al mayor consumo de calorías

Imagen: noblige

Cada vez hay más dulces navideños específicos para los niños, más próximos al chocolate y menos cercanos a la tradición, es decir, al turrón clásico, los polvorones y el mazapán. ¿Cómo moderar el consumo de dulces cuando, además del contenido, los envoltorios actuales son tan atractivos para el público infantil? El siguiente reportaje sugiere cómo mantener los hábitos de alimentación saludable en Navidad, propone ocho pasos para evitar que los menores coman dulces en exceso, detalla cuáles son los principales ingredientes de los dulces navideños y cuáles son las cantidades diarias recomendadas para los pequeños.

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Belgian beer culture added to UNESCO’s heritage list

By Georgi Gotev | EurActiv.com

1/12/2016

Beer culture in Belgium was inscribed yesterday (30 November) on UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.

Beer culture in Belgium.

[UNESCO]

Following an extremely strict procedure which took one and a half years, Belgian beer is finally part of UNESCO’s cultural heritage list. Belgium’s German community proposed adding Belgian beer to the list, in order to avoid a battle between the Walloon and Flemish community over the merit of the selection.

Belgian Prime Minister Charles Michel used the occasion to invite tourists to visit the country, and breweries to advertise for their brands.

The Belgian press reports that the application dossier was carefully prepared. In particular, the accompanying video avoided overly presenting scenes of cheerfulness and respected the balance between men and women.

Intangible cultural heritage means the practices, representations, expressions, knowledge, skills – as well as the instruments, objects, artifacts and cultural spaces associated therewith – that communities, groups and, in some cases, individuals recognise as part of their cultural heritage.

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Bulc says controversial German deal paves way for EU road toll law

By Catherine Stupp | EurActiv.com

02.12.2016

German Transport Minister Alexander Dobrindt and Violeta Bulc, the EU transport commissioner, have ended their prolonged fight over a controversial German road toll—provoking anger from neighbours. But Bulc insisted the deal will pave the way for a European-wide road tolling scheme next year.

Alexander Dobrindt and Violeta Bulc

[European Commission]

The transport commissioner insists the deal with Germany will not conflict with her plans to overhaul EU road toll rules early next year.

Bulc said the deal with Dobrindt was a “first step towards a common European framework for road charging”.

She will propose a new EU law by April that will shake up road toll rules and charge drivers different rates based on how much their car models pollute. The overhaul will include measures to digitise toll systems and reward cleaner vehicles.

The EU transport chief told reporters she is still deciding between toll rules that charge either based on how long cars spend on the road or how far they drive.

 

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Europol and the 24 Christmas criminals

By EurActiv.com with AFP

1/12/2016

The EU’s law enforcement agency, Europol, has started getting into the festive spirit by launching an advent calendar that will reveal one of Europe’s most wanted criminals every day in the lead-up to Christmas.

"On the first day of Christmas, the EU gave to me... an Austrian criminal." Europol has launched a festive-themed social media campaign aimed at catching some of the continent's most wanted.

[Europol]

 

Advent calendars, those delightful special almanacs that signal the unstoppable advance of Christmas, come in many shapes and forms, from pictures of presents to tiny chocolates and miniature bottles of booze.

This year, Europol is bringing out their own, somewhat grimmer, rendition: an online version featuring Europe’s most wanted criminals.

“As from 1 December, we will for 23 days in a row publish one fugitive from one member state per day,” Europol spokesman Gerald Hesztera told AFP.

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Timmermans dashes Danish hopes for ‘parallel deal’ on Europol European Commission Vice President Frans Timmermans told Denmark’s leaders yesterday (27 September) that they would not get the cross-border policing deal they have been seeking since Danes voted in a referendum to quit Europol. EurActiv.com

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The wanted person will be highlighted on social media including Europol’s Facebook page and on Twitter for that day, Hesztera said, speaking from Europol’s Hague-based headquarters.

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Hausse des taux d'intérêt: vers la fin de l'argent facile

Par 3 auteurs

 01/12/2016

 

 L'élection de Donald Trump, le retour de l'inflation et le risque politique en Italie font remonter les taux, après des années de crédit gratuit. Une mauvaise nouvelle pour les États endettés comme la France.

Les taux des emprunts d’État américains à dix ans se sont envolés de 1,73% à plus de 2.30% en quelques jours après l’election de Donald Trump.

Crédits photo: Susan Walsh/AP

Depuis des années proches de zéro, les taux d'intérêt ont amorcé un mouvement de hausse aux États-Unis mais aussi en Europe. Ceux des emprunts d'État américains à dix ans se sont envolés de 1,73 % à plus de 2,30 % en quelques jours après l'élection de Donald Trump. En France, le bond a été plus modeste: ils ont grimpé jusqu'aux alentours de 0,70 %, alors qu'ils voguaient en dessous de 0,45 % quelques semaines plus tôt. «Et ce n'est pas fini. D'ici un an, les taux américains à dix ans pourraient atteindre 3 %», estime Éric Bourguignon, chez Swiss Life AM. 

Ce mouvement est notamment soutenu par le retour de l'inflation, que la politique économique de Donald Trump devrait accélérer, et par les aléas politiques comme le référendum italien de dimanche. La BCE elle-même s'inquiète de ce revirement, qui fragilise les banques les plus vulnérables mais aussi les États les plus endettés. Pour la France, dont la dette atteint 2170 milliards d'euros, toute hausse des taux se chiffrerait en milliards supplémentaires à rembourser. Cette remontée est également une mauvaise nouvelle pour les emprunts immobiliers.

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EU champions ‘people power’ but devil lies in the detail

By Robert Hodgson | EurActiv.com

1/12/2016

The European Commission’s Winter Package of energy proposals, unveiled yesterday (30 November), is set to boost household and local power generation, but obstacles remain.

Commissioners Maroš Šefčovič and Miguel Arias Cañete talk clean energy at a press conference in Brussels yesterday.

[European Commission]

Initial reactions to a raft of draft legislation presented on Wednesday include widespread support for plans to give citizens the right to generate and sell their own green electricity.

The EU executive promised to put consumers in the driving seat of a revolution in the way electricity is produced, traded and consumed across Europe.

“Consumers and communities will be empowered to actively participate in the electricity market and generate their own electricity, consume it or sell it back to the market,” the Commission said in a briefing note accompanying its Winter Package of energy laws, part of EU plans for an Energy Union.

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Commission defends new energy rules and climate ambition The European Commission today (30 November) defended its 30% energy efficiency target, as opposed to the higher goal called for by MEPs and campaigners, as it unveiled “clean energy“ plans to boost renewable use, cut waste and reduce subsidies for coal power. EurActiv.com

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Citizen power

However, the devil in the detail suggests hopes of a rapid decommissioning of large coal-fired and nuclear power plants in favour of millions of self-generating, green “energy citizens” may be premature.

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01-12-2016 O Sindicado dos Trabalhadores da Aviação e Aeroportos (SITAVA), convocou os seus associados, nomeadamente os trabalhadores das empresas de ‘handling’ Groundforce e Portway, para uma manifestação junto ao Aeroporto de Lisboa, no dia 5 de Dezembro, entre as 11:00 e as 14:00 horas. Alerta-se para os possíveis constrangimentos motivados pela referida manifestação e reforça-se a necessidade de comparência com maior antecedência no aeroporto.