Europe
Pollution: deal with Council to reduce industrial emissions
The new rules will reduce air, water and soil pollution, and steer large agro-industrial installations in the green transition.
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International
A Russian delegation will go to Skopje
The Russian delegation will participate in a meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the OSCE in Skopje, after Bulgaria, as promised to North Macedonia, opened the airspace for...
Christianity
More and more priests in Moldova are leaving the Russian Orthodox Church and moving to the Romanian Patriarchate
A large part of the Orthodox parishes of the ROC in Moldova left this jurisdiction and joined the Romanian Orthodox Church, which also has its own jurisdiction in the country....
Culture
Transformation Europe Lab in Kolding (Denmark)
The “Europe Transformation Lab” gathered (between 25th of October 2023 – 2nd of November 2023) 26 participants from different European Countries who agreed with the founding values of the European...
Asia
INDIA – Bomb attempt against Jehovah’s Witnesses’ gathering, three dead and dozens injured
A former Jehovah’s Witness claims responsibility. After Germany (March 2023) and Italy (April 2023), Jehovah’s Witnesses are now killed in a bomb attack in another democracy, India An explosive device...
Environment
Road traffic and domestic heating cause poor air quality across Europe
Emissions from road traffic and domestic heating behind breaches of EU air quality standards across Europe — European Environment Agency
Christianity
World Council of Churches Fails in Attempt to Hold Ukraine Round Table
The World Council of Churches released a statement admitting that its months-long efforts to organize Ukraine Round Table had failed.
Human Rights
UN rights body extends mandate of Special Rapporteur on Russia
The United Nations extended the mandate of the Special Rapporteur, an independent expert on the human rights situation in Russia for a further year.
Europe
The EU response to migration and asylum
Europe attracts many migrants and asylum seekers. Find out how the EU is improving its asylum and migration policies.
Human Rights
UN General Assembly elects 15 new members to Human Rights Council
After the ballots were cast and counted, Assembly President Dennis Francis announced Albania, Brazil, Bulgaria, Burundi, China, Côte d’Ivoire, Cuba, Dominican Republic, France, Ghana, Indonesia, Japan, Kuwait, Malawi, and the...