Russia must provide ‘urgent and comprehensive’ care to opposition leader Navalny: Rights experts
Alice Edwards, who is officially known as the Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment, said she was…
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Locust outbreak in Afghanistan threatens wheat harvest
The UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) sounded the alarm on Wednesday after locusts were spotted in the country’s north and northeast.…
1 in 3 children overweight in the European region: WHO report
The WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022, was launched by the spouses of 16 European leaders and Heads of State, in the Croatian capital. Childhood obesity data for…
Violence in Sudan likely to spark record levels of hunger
In an alert on the situation, the World Food Programme (WFP) said that it expected between two and 2.5 million more people…
Real household income rises in the second half of an otherwise weak 2022
Real household income per capita grew by 0.6% in the OECD in the fourth quarter of 2022, exceeding growth in real GDP…
Who is Maria Gabriel?
Maria Ivanova Gabriel is the proposal of the first political force in the parliament for Prime Minister of Bulgaria. This became clear…
Tonia Kiousopoulou, Emperor or Manager: Power and Political Ideology in Byzantium before 1453. La Pomme d’or, Geneva 2011.
https://www.pommedor.ch/emperor.html Byzantium in the 15th century is too easily dismissed as the anachronistic tail end of an ancient ecumenical empire, whose only…
15 people detained for an attack with stones against an election rally in Turkey
Erzurum’s police, in eastern Turkey, arrested 15 people after a group of people threw stones at an opposition campaign bus. During the…
On Europe Day – The European Union matters
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola´s address at This is Europe -debate with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Europe Day, 9 May 2023.
Olaf Scholz: “We need a geopolitical, larger, reformed EU, open to the future”
Chancellor Olaf Scholz debated with MEPs during the 'This is Europe' series, calling for a united Europe capable of changing to secure…