It hasn’t had the same publicity but Ukraine has experienced an “invasion” of another sort in recent times. Fortunately, this one has been of a strictly non-violent nature. The “invasion” in question was by the renowned British street artist Banksy who, somehow, managed to get into the war-torn country recently to leave his signature art…
Photo by Alexandr Podvalny on Unsplash Christmas is a time when families come together to care for each other: this year, with waves of strikes in the public sector paralysing the UK, millions of people are struggling even to care for themselves, writes Philip Bushill-Matthews. Public support for the various strikes is variable: but support for healthcare strikers…
We publish here in full the text of the speech given by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Uzbekistan H.E. Vladimir Norov, at a round table conference held on 18 December at Archazor in Uzbekistan. I warmly welcome you to our already traditional New Year’s Eve diplomatic event, which this time takes place in the beautiful…
A multi-award-winning popular visitor attraction set to woo a Belgium audience this Christmas and New Year. “Lightopia”, a spectacular light and sound show, has become a go-to Christmas experience. This year, it also takes place in Belgium and in a setting almost as spectacular as the event itself: in the grounds of the Castle of…
Putin is changing tactics and the Kremlin is preparing to launch missile strikes on thermal infrastructure, using cold as a weapon of mass destruction against Ukrainians, reports the International Foundation for Better Governance. Russia has not achieved a single goal in its genocidal invasion of Ukraine, all plans and forecasts of the Russian military and the political elite have turned out…
Photo by Riccardo Annandale on Unsplash. Russia’s missile attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure are taking the form of targeted genocide: the civilised world must help Ukrainians survive the most difficult winter since 1991, writes the International Foundation for Better Governance. Putin personally delegated to General Surovikin the task of destroying Ukraine’s energy sector in order to start destroying…
Parliament’s 2022 Sakharov Prize was awarded to the Brave People of Ukraine, in a ceremony today, 14 December. They were represented by their President, elected leaders and civil society at the ceremony in Strasbourg. Russia’s unprovoked genocidal invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022 and is inflicting enormous costs on the Ukrainian people, who are…
Speaking after the opening of the Hong Kong trial of Jimmy Lai under the so-called National Security Law of China, Reinhard Bütikofer MEP has condemned what he calls the “criminalisation” of Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong. Lai is a Hong Kong entrepreneur and activist. He founded Giordano, an Asian clothing retailer, Next Digital, a Hong…
MEPs say they are “appalled” by the allegations of corruption in the European Parliament. Four people have been arrested in connection with the alleged corruption which,reportedly, involves an MEP and parliamentary aides. The S&D Group, in a statement on Monday, says it has zero tolerance for corruption. It goes on, “We support a thorough investigation…
Before Brexit the UK was renowned for ‘gold-plating’ EU laws with extra red tape. With a 7% drop in real incomes forecast over the next two years, and the UK needing to generate economic growth, the objective should be to roll back red-tape barriers to growth rather than adding to the burden – yet the…
