Category: NEWS

Finnish Solo Sailor in Shipwreck is Rescued

According to the website of Yachting Monthly, Lehtinen escaped the sinking boat by activating an emergency life raft as well as his personal locator beacon.

Italy Holds Firm Stance on Immigration

Italy calls for better cooperation between NGO ships, the countries whose flags they fly and the countries where the ‘Search and Rescue’ (SAR) procedure comes into effect.

Zelensky Addresses G20

Zelensky’s response to negotiation proposals stressed that “one cannot trust Russia’s words”—denouncing Russian aggression as a breach of former treaties—stating there “will be no Minsk 3, which Russia would violate immediately after signing.”

UN Confirms 4-Month Extension of Black Sea Grain Deal

UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed his deep commitment to remove the “remaining obstacles to the unimpeded exports of Russian food and fertilizers,” as these remain “essential” to avoid a food crisis next year.

Latvia Started Pushing Back Migrants

Latvia Started Pushing Back Migrants

Latvian border guards turned back dozens of migrants into Belarus overnight.

August 12, 2021
Catholic Priest Murdered in Western France

Catholic Priest Murdered in Western France

France's interior minister reported that a priest was murdered in a small town in western France on Monday, August 9th.

August 10, 2021
Polish Priest and German Theologian Convicted of Inciting Hatred by German Court

Polish Priest and German Theologian Convicted of Inciting Hatred by German Court

The controversial article analyzed the existence of the “Lavender Mafia” in the Church.

July 28, 2021
Chinese Embassy Complains Against Reuters Photo

Chinese Embassy Complains Against Reuters Photo

The Chinese embassy in Sri Lanka complained on Sunday against the use of an “ugly” photograph of a Chinese Olympic

July 26, 2021
Germany and U.S. Reach Deal on Nord Stream 2

Germany and U.S. Reach Deal on Nord Stream 2

The U.S. says a deal has been reached with Germany to prevent Russian gas from being used as political leverage

July 22, 2021
European Commission Investigates Pegasus Affair

European Commission Investigates Pegasus Affair

The European Commission has decided to launch an investigation on the Pegasus Project. An investigative consortium formed by Forbidden Stories, Amnesty International and 17 media organisations revealed on Sunday that at least 10 governments had allegedly employed military spyware for illegal surveillance of journalists, lawyers, businessmen and members of civil society, Euractiv.com reports. “We are […]

July 22, 2021
EU Court Approves Headscarf Bans

EU Court Approves Headscarf Bans

Two German firms were fine to ban Muslim women from wearing headscarves, the EU court has said. “A prohibition on wearing any visible form of expression of political, philosophical, or religious beliefs in the workplace may be justified by the employer’s need to present a neutral image towards customers or to prevent social disputes,” the […]

July 19, 2021
Floods Destroy Regions In Europe

Floods Destroy Regions In Europe

Regions in Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Switzerland and Austria were hit hard. German Chancellor Angela Merkel said Sunday that she was horrified by the “surreal” devastation in the flood-ravaged region of German. Merkel walked through the village of Schuld in Rhineland-Palatinate state, one of the two hardest-hit regions in western Germany. “It is a surreal, […]

July 19, 2021
US And Germany To ‘Stand Against Russian Aggression’

US And Germany To ‘Stand Against Russian Aggression’

US President Joe Biden met German chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington. “We stand together and will continue to stand together to defend our eastern flank allies at Nato against Russian aggression,” US president Joe Biden told press while meeting German chancellor Angela Merkel in Washington on Thursday, in their first bilateral summit, EUobserver reports. “Good […]

July 16, 2021
Commission Launches Proceedings Against Hungary and Poland

Commission Launches Proceedings Against Hungary and Poland

The European Commission launched three proceedings against Hungary and Poland over what it sees as violations of fundamental rights of LGBTIQ+ people, leaving Budapest and Warsaw two months to respond to its concerns, Euractiv.com reports. The Commission said it considers Budapest’s new controversial legislative bans on “promoting or portraying” homosexuality or sex reassignment to minors […]

July 16, 2021
EU Plans To Cut Emissions 55% By 2030

EU Plans To Cut Emissions 55% By 2030

The European Commission reviewed the EU’s energy and climate law, aiming to cut carbon emissions by 55% before the end of the decade and initiate a decisive break away from fossil fuels. At the centre of the reform is a review of the bloc’s carbon market, the emissions trading scheme (EU ETS), which puts a […]

July 15, 2021
Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal Clashes With EU Court

Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal Clashes With EU Court

Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal said the EU’s top court has no authority to impose an injunction on its legal reforms. The EU court in 2020, had ordered Poland to suspend a new judicial disciplinary chamber, citing political reasons. The EU court repeated its appeal for Poland to obey in a statement by its vice-president on Wednesday […]

July 15, 2021