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Summer School focuses on protection of worship places and religious communities
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Summer School focuses on protection of worship places and religious communities

Freedom of religion or belief is a fundamental human right. It encompasses the right to publically exercise one’s religion, including the possibility to dedicate special places – churches, synagogues, mosques,…

27 July 2021 · 4 min read

“Horrific” Baker Act Abuses Fought by Florida Attorney
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“Horrific” Baker Act Abuses Fought by Florida Attorney

The Florida "Baker Act" has previously caused long lasting trauma to children who were removed from school for an involuntary mental health examination without their guardian's knowledge. Recent amendments to…

27 July 2021 · 8 min read

COMECE contributes to the European Commission’s New European Bauhaus
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COMECE contributes to the European Commission’s New European Bauhaus

The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) participated in the design phase of the European Commission’s initiative New European Bauhaus

7 July 2021 · 2 min read

Pakistan denounces EU resolution on blasphemy
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Pakistan denounces EU resolution on blasphemy

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Saturday said there would be no compromise on the blasphemy laws, as all the Ulema…

2 May 2021 · 3 min read

A Green Germany Could Pump Up Europe's Fiscal Push
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A Green Germany Could Pump Up Europe’s Fiscal Push

A decade ago Germany’s intransigence over bailouts and borrowing prolonged the eurozone’s sovereign debt crisis, one reason the region’s economic recovery lagged behind the U.S.’s. Another crisis, another lagging recovery…

28 April 2021 · 2 min read

OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde concludes visit to Kazakhstan
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OSCE Chairperson-in-Office Linde concludes visit to Kazakhstan

NUR-SULTAN, 13 April 2021 — OSCE Chairperson-in-Office, Swedish Minister for Foreign Affairs Ann Linde, concluded her official visit to Kazakhstan on 12 April. Nur-Sultan was the first stop on a…

13 April 2021 · 2 min read

A Free Exercise of Religion Supreme Court
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A Free Exercise of Religion Supreme Court

The first significant distinction of the newly constituted Supreme Court concerns the free exercise of religion from government control. The latest evidence is the 5-4 ruling late Friday slapping down…

12 April 2021 · 2 min read

US follows Europe as church membership falls below 50 percent
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US follows Europe as church membership falls below 50 percent

Americans seem to be following the pattern of Europeans and going to places of worship less and less and becoming more secular. The proportion of Americans who consider themselves members…

31 March 2021 · 3 min read

Bosnia and Herzegovina: EIB provides €40 million for improving the urban transport network in the Canton of Sarajevo
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: EIB provides €40 million for improving the urban transport network in the Canton of Sarajevo

To support the transition to more sustainable transport modes, the European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing €40 million for the reconstruction of the urban transport network in the Canton of…

23 March 2021 · 3 min read

Germany: EIB provides €50 million in risk financing to Wachstumsfonds Bayern 2
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Germany: EIB provides €50 million in risk financing to Wachstumsfonds Bayern 2

The European Investment Bank (EIB) will provide up to €50 million in risk financing to Wachstumsfonds Bayern 2 (WBF2), a venture capital fund set up on the initiative of the Free…

23 March 2021 · 5 min read