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German President Dissolves Parliament, Sets Stage for High-Stakes February Election
Europe
Berlin, December 27, 2024 – German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier has officially dissolved the Bundestag, paving the way for early elections on February 23 that could signal a dramatic political shift…
Economy
The funding will enable Ukrainian communities to continue implementing 151 sub-projects in 2025 and beyond, focusing on schools, kindergartens, hospitals, social housing, heating and water systems and other social infrastructure.…
Human Rights
Senior UN officials have been meeting representatives of the new caretaker authorities in Damascus in the past few days, following the overthrow of the Assad regime. This morning in New…
Europe
From climate change to digital disruption, and global conflicts to humanitarian crises, 2024 was a year of significant events. It was a year of elections across the world, and…
Editor's choice
Mahvash Sabet is recovering from heart surgery: Iran’s government must let her do so in peace by never returning her to prison. GENEVA—23 December 2024—Mahvash Sabet, a 71-year-old Iranian Baha’i…
News
New rules to combat deforestation will now take effect in late 2025, providing businesses additional time to adapt. In a significant move to address global deforestation, the European Parliament has…
America
President Metsola presented the Sakharov Prize 2024 to Venezuela’s Edmundo González Urrutia and María Corina Machado at a ceremony on Tuesday in Strasbourg. Edmundo González Urrutia, a diplomat and politician…
Human Rights
A team from the Independent International Commission of Inquiry (CoI) on Syria visited former prisons and detention centres, including the notorious Sednaya and the Military Intelligence Branch 235 prisons.It is…
Editor's choice
The recent attack in Magdeburg involving terrorist Psychiatrist Al-Abdulmohsen has highlighted the urgent need for Germany to reassess its security measures. The incident raises important questions regarding integration, extremism, and…
Education
COMECE advocates for the unique contribution of Religious Education at the European Schools in latest position paper. The Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union (COMECE) publishes a…
