Photo by Luke Stackpoole on Unsplash The UK’s Supreme Court has discharged Romania’s extradition request for businessman Gabriel Popoviciu. This final decision by the Supreme Court, in response to Romania’s appeal against an earlier decision to refuse Popoviciu’s extradition to Romania, means that after six years of litigation, Popoviciu has won this lengthy court battle. The Supreme Court…
Photo by Osama Madlom on Unsplash The financial community is increasingly rejecting nuclear weapons, a new report from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons claims. ICAN is a coalition of non-governmental organizations in one hundred countries promoting adherence to and implementation of the United Nations nuclear weapon ban treaty. It says that after more than a year…
Photo by Kevin Kelly on Unsplash A new report from the Institute of Economic Affairs (IEA) says that although numerous EU member states are imposing stricter limits or outright bans on alcohol advertisements, these restrictions do nearly nothing to lower alcohol consumption levels. Public health campaigners have long insisted that alcohol advertising bans could help reduce sales and, by…
Photo by Parker Hilton on Unsplash MEPs and Latin American parliamentarians have highlighted the importance of revitalising rules-based multilateralism and working together to recover from recent crises. The 15th Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) that took place this week in Madrid concluded its work on Thursday (27 July) with participants highlighting the need to continue promoting and strengthening…
Photo by AXP Photography on Unsplash We republish here in full the address by the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev at the First Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Central Asian countries. I am indeed pleased to see you all today at the First Summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council and Central Asian countries….
