Photo by Joel & Jasmin Førestbird on Unsplash Fresh calls have been made for the UK’s “brutal test” for compensation for miscarriages of justice victims to be scrapped. The demand comes after a key ruling by the Strasbourg-based European Court of Human Rights. The court on Tuesday ruled in two cases concerning claims for compensation from two men….
A respected Brussels political pundit says he is relieved that predictions of a major breakthrough for Far Right parties in the EU elections was not realised. Some nationalist parties did score heavily in certain EU member states such as France, Italy and Germany. But the centre right EPP group is still by far the biggest…
Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash A senior Greens MEP has admitted the party’s poor showing in the EU elections is a “blow.” He also said the rise of the far-right in today’s elections is “extremely concerning.” The Greens suffered losses in the EU elections especially leading to fears of weakening of climate ambitions Reacting to the outcome…
This year’s CESNUR conference is co-organized by the Center for Studies on New Religions (CESNUR), Université Bordeaux Montaigne — CLIMAS (Cultures et littératures des mondes anglophones), and the International Society for the Study of New Religions (ISSNR). The conference takes place from 12 to 15 June at the Université Bordeaux Montaigne in Bordeaux, France, and…
Photo by Farid Ershad on Unsplash The EU has agreed to pump in an extra €150 million in humanitarian aid for the crisis in Afghanistan./ It says the move is needed “in view of the deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.” On Monday, the EU said it had activated its emergency aid reserve to avoid a risk of famine…
Photo by Guillaume Périgois on Unsplash One of the EU parliament’s most senior MEPs says “Europe will survive” despite the rise of nationalist and Far Right parties in the European elections. The comments by Polish MEP Danuta Huebner come after a weekend of shocks in the EU wide poll. First exit polls show gains for the centre-right and…
As millions of EU citizens living in the UK vote in the European Parliament elections, it is not just Britons who will no longer be able to vote in these elections after Brexit, writes Else Kvist. As a Danish citizen living in the UK, along with the vast majority of other Danes who have settled…
Photo by Matt Brown on Unsplash A new survey says 63 percent of those planning to vote Labour in the UK general election support Britain rejoining the EU. A second and separate poll on voter intentions reveals that almost six in 10 voters (58 per cent) think that Brexit and Britain’s relationship with the EU should be one of the…
Photo by Benjamin Davies on Unsplash Sightseers and commuters in London are being given the chance to make more eco-friendly journeys. This is thanks to “Earth Clipper”, Europe’s first hybrid high speed passenger ferry. Built to the High-Speed Craft Code it is the first of three new passenger ferries operated by a UK company, “Uber Boat by Thames…
Photo by Denys Nevozhai on Unsplash At this moment of great instability, the European Union is looking for new leaders, writes Andrew Duff. The decisions it faces are delicate and critical. With the national elections for the European Parliament taking place in 27 member states on 6-9 June, the question is: Can they deliver the leadership the EU…
