Dutch Court Tests Dogger Bank Protection
The Hague ruling challenges permit-free bottom trawling in one of the North Sea’s most important protected areas.
Bulgaria Wins Eurovision 2026 with DARA
Bulgaria has won the Eurovision Song Contest for the first time, after DARA’s high-energy performance of “Bangaranga” triumphed in Vienna with 516…
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Freedom of Religion in South Asia Under Pressure
Freedom of religion in South Asia faces legal curbs, mob violence and political pressure, with serious regional and European human-rights implications.
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When Algorithms Are Called Friends: Rethinking the Human-AI Relationship Beyond Fear and Anthropomorphism
Recent coverage of AI emotional dependency personifies algorithms as predators, obscuring the real issue: misaligned design, regulatory gaps, and inaccessible human care.…
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International Contact Group on Freedom of Religion
What the international contact group on freedom of religion or belief does, why it matters, and where its limits show in global…
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Thirty Years, Millions Spent, No Overthrow: The Scientology Story Tagesschau Refused to Tell
Germany’s public broadcaster reported the end of federal surveillance, but preserved the very stigma that decades of intelligence monitoring helped create. On…
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Europe
Kuwait-Europe: Gulf Money Makes Europe Forget the Price of Its Security
By Isaac Hammouch Modena, May 16, 2026. Salim El Koudri, a man of Moroccan origin in his thirties, deliberately drives into pedestrians in the center of the Italian city. Eight people are…
What Is Freedom of Religion?
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News
More News newsContracts Become a New Tool Against Food Waste
Summary: The Chancery Lane Project and WRAP have updated a model contract clause designed to help businesses measure, reduce and…
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Transnational Repression in Europe Explained
Transnational repression in Europe is rising through surveillance, threats and legal abuse. Here is how it works - and why…
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Economy
More Economy newsEU: Hermes Study Centre Supports Cyprus Compromise on Tobacco Excise Revision
The EU and Hermes Study Centre Support the Cyprus Compromise on the Revision of Tobacco Excise Duties Through a Position…
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History of Elderly Care in Bulgaria
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Human Rights
More Human Rights newsURI Europe Regional Assembly, “Sacred Earth, Shared Humanity” and the presentation of the PARTESS-COM project
By BRIDGES team During the URI Europe Regional Assembly, “Sacred Earth, Shared Humanity: URI Europe Responses to Violence and Harm,” held from…
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The Case of Konstantin Rudnev: Russian Transnational Repression in Argentina
Written by Marco Respinti
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“I Am Not Afraid of the Truth”: An Interview with Konstantin Rudnev from Rawson Prison
Written by Marco Respinti
Politics
More Politics newsPatriarch Daniil attends the swearing-in of the new Bulgarian government
His Holiness Bulgarian Patriarch Daniil was present in the National Assembly during the voting and swearing-in of the new, 107th,…
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Gadzhi Gadzhiev: “I will no longer allow either my honour or Kazakhstan’s reputation to be discredited”
"Hello, Mr Gadzhi Gadzhiev. Thank you for granting this in-depth interview to Opinion Internationale. This is the first time you…
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What to Do If Your Landlord Refuses to Return Your Deposit in Europe
The keys are back. The room is empty. You have cleaned the flat, sent your new address, and waited for the money you need for your next home.…
Religion
More Religion newsNorway’s FoRB Policy Sets a Global Standard
Norway has made freedom of religion or belief a sustained part of its international development and human-rights policy. Its approach…
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The Bulgarian Orthodox Church actively communicates with European institutions
On Europe Day, in an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio, Metropolitan Anthony of Western and Central Europe spoke about…
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What Is Freedom of Religion?
What is freedom of religion? A clear explanation of the right, its legal limits, and why it matters for democracy, minorities and public life.
Society
More Society newsReproducing Society, Securing the Economy – Social Reproduction in Practice
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Where Society Meets the Economy – Exploring the Socio-Economic
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Are We Just Money?
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What to Do If… in Europe
More What to Do If… in Europe newsWhat to Do If Your Employer Doesn’t Pay You in Europe
The payslip arrives — but the money does not. Days pass, then weeks. Rent is due, bills are stacking up,…
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What to Do If Your Bank Account Is Frozen in Europe
You try to pay for groceries or rent — and your card is declined. You check your banking app: your…
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What to Do If You Lose Your Passport in Europe
You reach for your passport — and it’s gone. Maybe it slipped out of your bag, maybe it was stolen, or maybe you simply left it behind. Whatever…
