The growing popularity of Columbia University professor Jeffrey Sachs in Europe is causing mixed feelings in political circles. His most recent appearance was in Rome, 20 June. He presented his views to a group of Italian MPs and a group of observers on the war in Ukriane at a conference entitled “The European and Italian…
On June 18th, for the first time in 24 years, Russian President Vladimir Putin embarked on a two-day visit to North Korea. This move, which has stirred concerns among the global community and democratic nations, was anticipated. The Russian leader chose a strategic moment to expand military and economic ties with Pyongyang, using the recent…
Photo by Manson Yim on Unsplash The EU’s outgoing foreign affairs chief says there has been a “continuous erosion of the rights and freedoms” of people in Hong Kong. Josep Borrell was reacting to the release of the EU’s 2023 annual report on Hong Kong. The former Spanish MEP said the report “illustrates in great detail the continuous…
The recent Global Peace Summit has proven to be a pivotal event in the ongoing struggle for international stability, particularly in the light of Russia’s aggressive actions. Despite Russia’s attempts to derail the summit, including efforts to forge alliances with China and Brazil and propose alternative peace plans, the gathering saw the participation of leaders…
Initiating the Peace Summit today in Switzerland, Ukraine has taken a significant step towards intensifying its contacts with countries of the Global South, which are increasingly playing a prominent role in the contemporary world order. Under President Zelenskyy, Ukraine has notably entered into a competition with Moscow for the favour of African and Latin American…
On 15-16 June the World Summit will take place at the Bürgenstock Hotel in the canton of Nidwalden, Switzerland, as announced by the presidents of Ukraine and Switzerland back in mid-January. This is the first event aimed at restoring peace and security in Ukraine, with approximately 100 states and organisations set to participate. In 2022,…
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…
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…
“Ad Unum Omnes” – Bellerophon astride Pegasus riding to battle. On this night 80 years ago troops from the air landing brigade of the 6th Airborne Division of the British Parachute Regiment dropped by parachute and gliders behind enemy lines shortly after midnight east of Caen in Normandy. They were spearheading the invasion forces of…
Photo by Josh Appel on Unsplash Former MEPs are locked in a bitter legal wrangle with the European Parliament over their EU pensions.One former MEP told this website “it is amost inexplicable and unjustified legacy” to cut the pensions of over 900 former MEPs “by 50 per cent and without notice or consultation.” The current European Parliament is in recess…
