Europe Human Rights Violations Under Scrutiny
Europe human rights violations are testing courts, governments and EU credibility - from asylum abuses to surveillance and attacks on civic freedoms.
Zoltan Tarr, 2026 Hungary’s Religious Freedom Opportunity
Hungary’s new administration has been handed a rare opportunity: to turn religious freedom from a politically managed issue into a genuine democratic…
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France Under UN Scrutiny: The Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture Makes Its First Visit
The UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture visited France for the first time from 17–23 May 2026, eighteen years after ratifying OPCAT.…
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Gaza: Life-saving medicines blocked as killing continues, disease gains ground
Recently returned from a visit to the devastated enclave, Dr. Renee Van de Weerdt, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s representative in the…
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Natural Health in Europe: What It Really Means Today
Natural health is becoming one of Europe’s most important public conversations. But the term is often misunderstood. It can refer to healthy…
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Europe’s Weekly Soundtrack: Eurovision Echoes Across Europe
This week, Europe’s musical conversation is still orbiting Vienna. Bulgaria’s first-ever Eurovision victory has turned DARA’s “Bangaranga” into the continent’s defining pop…
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Europe
Dancing for Health: How Hungary’s New Health Minister Is Rebranding Politics Through Joy
BUDAPEST — Politics is traditionally a landscape of stiff suits, calculated speeches, and solemn podiums. However, the historic political shift in Hungary has introduced an entirely different rhythm to governance. Zsolt Hegedűs,…
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The telescope that could reveal the missing half of the universe
If you have ever seen the Milky Way in the night sky, you probably noticed that it looks cloudy. That is because towards the centre of…
News
More News newsWhy EU Institutional Accountability Matters
EU institutional accountability shapes rights, spending and power across Europe. Here is where scrutiny works, where it fails, and why…
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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…
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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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Increased import of personnel in Bulgaria: Issuing visas will take only 3 days for seasonal workers
Bulgaria opens doors to foreign workers under pressure from business and Brussels The Bulgarian labor market is facing an acute personnel crisis, which is forcing employers to import…
Human Rights
More Human Rights news“I Am Not Afraid of the Truth”: An Interview with Konstantin Rudnev from Rawson Prison
Written by Marco Respinti
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URI 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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Bangladesh genocide of 1971 meets the legal definition, and it is past time for the UN to name it
The 1971 genocide in Bangladesh is one of the most brutal, and yet most under‑recognised, mass atrocities of the twentieth century. More than five decades on, the international…
Politics
More Politics newsWhat 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…
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Patriarch 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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Russia sees Satanism in Eurovision
People are living in the times of witch burnings, but there's nothing we can do about it if they like it. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has found…
Religion
More Religion newsShio III to begin his ministry with a request for amnesty for political prisoners
By Iya Barateli, journalist, publicist, analyst The Georgian Orthodox Church has, without any surprises, approved the new patriarch – the…
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Vatican creates commission on artificial intelligence
The Vatican will create a special commission to deal with the development and impact of artificial intelligence, DPA reported, quoted…
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Society
More Society newsReproducing Society, Securing the Economy – Social Reproduction in Practice
Series - Hidden from the Economy
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Who Cares (for My Niece and My Grandfather)?
Series - Hidden from the Economy
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…
