London, U.K. 8 October 2024: UK-based, nonprofit The Chancery Lane Project (TCLP) has launched six new foreign-language climate clauses — three German and three Japanese. These clauses help organisations integrate net zero commitments into their contracts, making...
On a day that marked significant reflection and determination, Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, addressed the European Parliament, focusing on key issues impacting Hungary, Ukraine, and the wider European...
The European Council has once again extended its restrictive measures against Nicaragua for an additional year, maintaining the sanctions until October 15, 2025. This decision reflects the EU's ongoing concern over the deteriorating political...
Issyk-Kul, Kyrgyzstan – 7 October 2024 - From October 1 to 3, the OSCE’s Transnational Threats Department, in collaboration with the Office of the Co-ordinator of OSCE Economic and Environmental Activities, hosted a significant...
Dushanbe, Tajikistan – 3 October 2024 - In an urgent response to the escalating drug crisis impacting youth across Central Asia, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) convened a regional workshop...
On 1 October, over 1,000 essential workers from nine EU countries will rally in front of the European Parliament in Brussels, calling for urgent reforms to the EU’s public procurement rules. The Left stands...
The Ministry of Justice of Finland approved last week a law that prohibits the sale of real estate to citizens who endanger the independence of Finland.
The document signed by the Minister of the Supreme...
The role of local and regional authorities in effectively responding to the challenges facing European democracies, in supporting Ukraine, protecting human rights, saving the environment, and enabling young people’s involvement is the focus of a conference of...
There is a need for expanding municipal partnerships and co-operation between Ukrainian and other European municipalities, and for sharing good practices of municipal support for rural and small communities to increase their resilience; European...
The European Commission is getting ready to review citizens’ proposals and one controversial idea on the table is the 'PsychedeliCare’ initiative that supports the exploration and implementation of psychedelic treatments for mental wellbeing issues....
By Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, Centre for Faith and Community Development, Nigeria ([email protected])
1. INTRODUCTION
Crime prevention – whether at the societal, community or individual level – is a much sought-after goal in contemporary societies across the...
The fee for traveling abroad, which Turkish citizens pay, is increased from 150 to 500 Turkish lira (about 14 euros). The Ordinance was published in the issue of the Turkish State Gazette (Resmi Gazete)...
Russian citizens or Russian companies participate in 11,939 companies in our country. This is clear from the answer of the Bulgarian Minister of Justice Maria Pavlova to a question posed by the parliamentarian Martin...
More than three hundred Moldovan priests went on a "pilgrimage" to Moscow, with all their expenses covered. The organization of the clergy took place on Viber, and as the sponsor of the entire event,...
SARAJEVO, 30 August 2024 - In a critical step toward upholding democratic standards, the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) has officially opened an...
Sicily's regional government today asked the area's airports to stop selling souvenirs with mafia-related images.
"Let the sale of mafia-themed souvenirs and trinkets end in the shops and commercial establishments of Sicilian airports," urged Alessandro...
The Turkish Independent Orthodox Church called Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky's address to Patriarch Bartholomew of Constantinople as "ecumenical" a crime against Turkey's territorial integrity and an "attempted riot" against its constitutional order. She called...
Warsaw, Poland – In a significant political maneuver, Poland’s former Prime Minister, Mateusz Morawiecki, is reportedly in contention for the leadership of the European Conservatives and Reformists (ECR) party, as published today by EURACTIV. This...
In a landmark announcement, Commissioner for Home Affairs, Ylva Johansson, addressed the staff of eu-LISA, the European Union Agency for the Operational Management of Large-Scale IT Systems, regarding the impending deployment of the state-of-the-art...
By Emmanuel Ande Ivorgba, PhD. Executive Director, Centre for Faith and Community Development (CFCD)
INTRODUCTION
The traditional concept of leadership is based on the notion that leaders are selected to command control and make final decisions...
Following an invitation by the Election Commission of Sri Lanka, the European Union has decided to deploy an Election Observation Mission (EOM) to Sri Lanka to observe the Presidential Election scheduled for 21 September...
In a rebuke highlighting the European Union's dedication to humanitarian values and international law the EU High Representative expressed serious concern about the controversial comments made by Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich at the...
Ukrainian businesses report unfounded repressions during Russia’s war on Ukraine
August 2024
In July 2024, owners and top managers of Ukrainian enterprises gathered again at a roundtable in Kyiv to declare that not a single high-profile...
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 Documents by its parties, published...