Jewish groups urge Lithuanian parliament to cancel honour for wartime activist and member of organisation that collaborated with the Nazis The American Jewish Committee (AJC) and the Lithuanian Jewish Community have released a joint statement calling on the Speaker of Lithuania's parliament, the Seimas, to stop a resolution ... Read more: Jewish groups urge Lithuanian parliament to cancel honour for wartime activist and member of...
Germany amps up battery production with massive state subsidies To meet its Paris Agreement commitments, as well as other domestic decarbonisation objectives, the German government has recently ramped up investment in renewables. Part of this is through an ... Read more: Germany amps up battery production with massive state subsidies
Georgian parliament ratifies constitutional amendments introducing proportional representation Earlier this week (29th June), the Parliament of Georgia voted to adopt a series of constitutional amendments designed to strengthen Georgia's democracy. This follows an electoral reform ... Read more: Georgian parliament ratifies constitutional amendments introducing proportional representation
Europe’s Darkest Hour: The Danger Comes from the UK and Italy Two political developments threaten Europe: A no-deal Brexit that would certainly hurt the British economy but would also be painful on the continent, and an out-of-control deficit in Italy. Taken ... Read more: Europe’s Darkest Hour: The Danger Comes from the UK and Italy
Publisher of Macedonian edition of Hitler's ‘Mein Kampf’ releases book by former PM Nikola Gruevski This story originally appeared on Meta.mk News Agency, a project of Metamorphosis Foundation. An edited version is published below as part of a content-sharing agreement. A publisher from ... Read more: Publisher of Macedonian edition of Hitler's ‘Mein Kampf’ releases book by former PM Nikola Gruevski
Biggest Far Right Group in the European Parliament Formed There has been a worrying uptick in support for far right parties across Europe in recent years. This has translated into the European parliament in the form of an influx of far right politicians. ... Read more: Biggest Far Right Group in the European Parliament Formed
Emirati princesses trafficking conviction sends "strong signal" but impunity prevails: experts "No one, even if you are a princess, is above the law" LONDON, June 30 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The conviction of eight Emirati princesses in Belgium on human trafficking charges for ... Read more: Emirati princesses trafficking conviction sends "strong signal" but impunity prevails: experts
How Theresa May's election disaster looks from continental Europe After Theresa May’s car-crash election campaign, there is doubt among key players in the European Union about whether the UK will be in a position to resume the Brexit talks on time. That leaves ... Read more: How Theresa May's election disaster looks from continental Europe