Throughout all stages of the existence of the Russian state, its key drivers have been internal repression and external expansion, often combined with the genocide of the peoples who stood up against Russian invasion. Russia is an artificially created country with an artificial people inhabiting it: the so-called Russians, who claim to be part of…
Some European naitons are trying to sit on two chairs to the last – on the one hand, publicly supporting Ukraine in the fight against Russia and on the other, not daring to take more decisive action. The civilized world today provides Ukraine with unprecedented assistance, but only with one hand, while the other hand…
The Ministerial Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS opened on Wednesday 11 May in Marrakech, with the participation of representatives of more than 80 countries and international organisations. The Conference was jointly chaired by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, African Cooperation and Moroccans Abroad, Nasser Bourita, and the US Under Secretary of State…
Campaigners have responded to the May 11th vote by the EU Parliament PECH Committee on the implementation of Article 17 of the Common Fisheries Policy which aims to incentivise fishing in the most sustainable manner by giving priority access to resources,Rebecca Hubbard, Programme Director for Our Fish said, “Our Fish welcomes the outcome of the…
Lobby watchdog Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) says it has obtained recent meeting documents from the European Commission (EC) that reveal that major fossil fuel companies are influencing the EU’s response to the energy crisis. Minutes allegedly reveal that CEOs of six big energy companies – Shell, BP, Total, ENI, E.ON and Vattenfall – met President…
On 9 May in Berlin, a Ukrainian 1+1 TV crew was attacked by Russians celebrating Victory Day. The incident unfolded in Treptow Park outside the Soviet Soldier memorial. According to TV host Natalia Moseichuk, the day earlier, on May 8, the Ukrainian diaspora together with Ukrainian diplomats laid wreaths and flowers at the memorial to…
The international community has pledged close to €6.4 billion for 2022 and beyond during a conference on Syria organised by the European Union. The funding will help people in Syria and the neighbouring countries hosting Syrian refugees. Out of this amount, over €4.8 billion were pledged by the EU, with over €3.1 billion coming from…
Reported systematic forced organ harvesting in China is a serious human rights violation that requires a full, independent and transparent investigation, underlined the S&Ds in regard to last week’s adoption of the European Parliament resolution on this matter. Maria Arena, the S&D negotiator on the resolution on the reports of continued organ harvesting in China, said:…
Having been defeated with lightning speed during the first stage of the “special military operation” near Kyiv and stuck in Donbass during the second stage, the Kremlin has shown itself to be unable to adapt its military, political and economic instruments to the new reality. At a time when the collective West is completing the…
Hong Kong’s Election Committee has selected John Lee Ka-chiu, the sole candidate to the post of Chief Executive on 8 May 2022. This was the first selection process since the imposition of the National Security Law and the implementation of sweeping changes in Hong Kong’s electoral system. Preceding his selection, Lee was vetted by the…
