Europe
Majority of French still against Balkans’ EU integration
Some 59% of French citizens do not see the prospect of the Western Balkans countries’ EU accession in a positive light, a new study has found. But it also revealed…
Year: 2021
Europe
Half of Afghans need humanitarian aid as violence rises: EU commissioner
Half of Afghans need humanitarian aid but rising violence is preventing deliveries, a senior European Union humanitarian official said on Wednesday (3 February), reiterating calls for a ceasefire between the…
Europe
France puts EU withdrawal from Energy Charter Treaty on the table
The European Union and its member states should draw the consequences of the current stalemate in multilateral talks aimed at reforming the Energy Charter Treaty and consider a coordinated withdrawal,…
Europe
Redoubling public health measures needed due to COVID-19 virus variants
As we enter the first months of 2021, increasing numbers of reports of variants of the COVID-19 virus mark a new development in the pandemic. A variant dominant in the…
News
Middle East: Are people losing their religion?
Few topics are as delicate as religion — especially in the Middle East. Officially, Arab states have major Muslim populations, varying from around 60% in Lebanon to almost 100% in Jordan…
Books
Thoughts about daily Bible reading
… is value in studying one book at a time. Pick Genesis … , and just read through the book over and over and over … again. Studying one book…
Europe
EU Questions Ukrainian President’s Sanctions On TV Stations
The European Union has questioned a move by … February 3, the spokesperson of EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell … Power Broker Pull Strings The EU statement contrasts with…
Europe
EU will not respond to ‘threats’ from London over Northern Ireland border disruption, says Dublin
The EU will not scrap or alter controversial Brexit border arrangements for Northern Ireland in response to “unilateral demands or threats” from London, Ireland’s foreign minister has warned. Simon Coveney…
America
Israeli-born Margaret Karram elected president of Focolare movement
The international Focolare Movement that promotes unity and universal kinship has a new president for the next six years -- Margaret Karram -- an Arab Catholic, born 1962 in Haifa,…
Europe
The Lies Told About The EU Copyright Directive’s Upload Filters May Help Get Them Thrown Out In Court
from the freedom-to-conduct-business dept Although the main fight over the EU's Copyright Directive was lost back in March 2019, there are plenty of local battles underway. That's a consequence of…