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Volker Türk | European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma 2024
On 2 August, we commemorate the last 4,300 Sinti and Roma in the German Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, who were murdered by the SS on that night in 1944 despite…
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Council of Europe
Access to official documents held by public authorities: Council of Europe evaluates compliance with the Tromsø Convention in 11 states
Strasbourg, 16.07.2024 – The Council of Europe’s Access Info Group (AIG), an independent group of experts created to monitor the implementation of the Council of Europe Convention on Access to Official…
Europe
Congress President welcomes liberation of prisoners of conscience in Russia and in Belarus
The President of the Council of Europe’s Congress of Local and Regional Authorities, Marc Cools, has made the following statement: “On behalf of the Congress, I unreservedly welcome the liberation of municipal…
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Ten Years On: The Ongoing Challenge for Yazidi’s Post-Da’esh
August 3, 2024 marks the remembrance of the Yazidi tragedy, commemorating a chapter, in Iraq's past. A decade ago, on this date in 2014, Da’esh (ISIS) terrorists perpetrated atrocities against…
Europe
Terry Reintke | European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma 2024
On 2 August, we commemorate the last 4,300 Sinti and Roma in the German Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, who were murdered by the SS on that night in 1944 despite…
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Helena Dalli | European Holocaust Memorial Day for Sinti and Roma 2024
On 2 August, we commemorate the last 4,300 Sinti and Roma in the German Nazi concentration camp Auschwitz-Birkenau, who were murdered by the SS on that night in 1944 despite…
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Cruelty Free Europe urges European Commission to speed up animal testing phase-out plans after stats show stalled progress
Animal protection NGO, Cruelty Free Europe, urges Ursula von der Leyen’s incoming European Commission to accelerate plans to phase out animal testing after the release of statistics for 2021 and…
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EIB and Haizea Team Up, with a €35 Million Green Loan to Boost Wind Energy Production in Europe
Green Loan - In a move to support the wind energy sector, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and Haizea Wind Group have officially agreed on a €35 million green loan…
Health
Smoking cannabis – 11 times higher risk of mental disorders
A new study published in the journal Psychological Medicine estimates that teenagers who use cannabis are 11 times more likely to develop a psychotic disorder than their non-marijuana-smoking peers. The…
Europe
Equality over discrimination: history must never repeat itself – President Metsola
The European Parliament marks European Roma Holocaust Memorial Day and honours the Sinti and Roma murdered in Nazi-occupied Europe. Today, the European Parliament joins the international community in marking European…