Europe
What is Erasmus+?
News | European Parliament Find out more about Erasmus+, the EU's flagship programme that supports education, training, sport and young people. Launched in 1987, Erasmus+ has funded millions of learning opportunities. While…
Year: 2021
Human Rights
European Churches urge EU to protect the vulnerable in Afghanistan
European Churches urge EU to protect the vulnerable in Afghanistan Conveying solidarity with people in Afghanistan, Rev. Christian Krieger, president of the Conference of European Churches (CEC), and H.…
America
Eight in 10 African countries to miss crucial COVID-19 vaccination goal
Africa is set to miss the urgent global goal of vaccinating the most vulnerable 10% of every country’s population against COVID-19 by the end of September. Forty-two of Africa’s 54…
Editor's choice
European Academy of Religion 2021: One of the first sessions was on Scientology and Gnosticism
On Monday August 30, at the University of Munster, the European Academy of Religion – a research initiative on religion launched under the high patronage of the European Parliament, offering…
ENTERTAINMENT
Where to find inclusive beaches in Ukraine – where to relax on the sea in Ukraine
Freedom of movement: is a full-fledged barrier-free vacation at sea possible in Ukraine?
Europe
With the support of the EU, UNODC presented the Coca Crop Monitoring Survey Report 2020
© UNODC La Paz/Vienna, 1 September 2021 - With funding from the European Union, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) and the government of the Plurinational State…
Europe
Big Tech’s web of influence in the EU
As Big Tech’s market power grew, so did its political clout. Now, as the EU tries to rein in the most problematic aspects of Big Tech – from disinformation, targeted…
ECHR
New data-driven hub aims to detect and prevent next pandemic
A new centre in Berlin, Germany, launched on Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to help countries better assess and respond to global disease threats in the wake…
News
Biden defends US pullout from Kabul – Vatican News
US President Joe Biden says the US withdrawal from Afghanistan ends "an era of major military operations to remake other countries".
News
Tigray rebels loot humanitarian warehouses – Vatican News
Rebels in Ethiopia's war-torn Tigray region have reportedly been looting aid warehouses. The pillaging compounds a deepening humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa nation which sees over five million…