Photo by Ildar Garifullin on Unsplash The annual meeting of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will be held in Uzbekistan On May 16-18, the 32nd Annual Meeting of the Board of Governors of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will be held in Samarkand, under the general main theme – “Investing in Resilience”. The…
Photo by Dylan Hunter on Unsplash On 11 May, the US ambassador to South Africa, Reuben Brigeti, said he was aware of arms shipments from the republic to Russia. This precedent occurred in the first decade of December 2022, when the Russian ship Lady R was in the port of Simonstown, where, under conditions of strict secrecy, a…
Photo by Farhodjon Chinberdiev on Unsplash On 18 May, the Hilton Tashkent City Hotel will host the 2nd International Forum “Implementing Best Practices in Poverty Reduction”. This year, the Forum is organized by the Centre for Economic Research and Reforms (CERR) together with the Ministry of Employment and Poverty Reduction of the Republic of Uzbekistan. The Forum is…
Photo by Edoardo Ceriani on Unsplash Putin has consistently prepared for war with the West, which he considers a response to Russia’s “historic humiliation” – the collapse of the USSR. After the end of the Second Chechen War, Russia immediately began to accumulate military resources for territorial expansion in the post-Soviet space, no country within which the Kremlin…
Photo by Aleksandra Dementeva on Unsplash The Pro-Western and pro-democratic Armenian PR campaign is intensifying, flooding Armenian outlets in English all over the world. “Will the West save Armenia?”, laments the reputable Past outlet, demanding to protect the only democracy in the Caucasus from Azerbaijani dictatorship. “The West should support Armenia’s democracy, because it cannot be taken for…
Photo by George Pagan III on Unsplash MEPs have backed three resolutions on the respect for human rights in Algeria, Belarus and Myanmar. Deputies, at their session in Strasbourg, urged the Algerian authorities to “immediately release all those arbitrarily detained and charged for exercising their right to freedom of expression.” They say these include the prominent journalist Ihsane…
Photo by Tristan B. on Unsplash On Saturday 20 May, Brussels Pride – The Belgian & European Pride – will once again put the LGBTQIA+ community in the spotlight and decorate the streets of Brussels in the colours of the rainbow. This year, the theme is “Protect the Protest”. A call to respect the fundamental right to protest,…
Photo by Abdulaziz Mohammed on Unsplash Debate about the humanitarian and security situation in Sudan was held in the European Parliament in Brussels on 5th May. Anna van Densky, MEP Márton Gyöngyösia and James Wilson were interviewed by Bjorn Hultin. Photo by Radouan Bachiri This interview was first published in EUBriefs, and is reprinted here with the permission…
Photo by Gemma Chua-Tran on Unsplash Members of the European Parliament have voted to give consent for the EU accession to the Istanbul Convention on Preventing and Combating Violence Against Women and Domestic Violence (IC). All EU Member States have previously signed up to the convention but six countries have yet to ratify the accord. Following today’s…
Photo by Jorgen Hendriksen on Unsplash German Chancellor Olaf Scholz discussed with MEPs his views on Europe’s challenges and the bloc’s future. The debate took place today on 9th May, which is Europe Day. Before the start of the debate in Strasbourg, parliament’s President Roberta Metsola made a statement to mark Europe Day. Later President Metsola and Chancellor…
