Less than a week ago, Russia held a so-called “presidential election” that once again confirmed that Putin’s rule poses a real threat to millions of people both inside and outside Russia. On 22 March, Russia launched one of the largest attacks on Ukraine, using 151 aerial attack weapons: 63 strike UAVs of the Shahed-136/131 type,…
Russia should bear “criminal responsibility” for the death of dissident Alexie Navalny, according to MEPs. The claim, by the Greens, came on the day Navalny’s widow, Yulia Navalnaya , made a speech to the EU parliament plenary session in Strasbourg. Her husband died in suspicious circumstances in a Russian jail over a week ago. Sergey…
Photograph Eduard Delputte on Unsplash Roberta Metsola, president of the European parliament, has paid a moving tribute to the winners of this year’s Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. The prize has been awarded to Jina Mahsa Amini and the Woman, Life, Freedom movement in Iran. The award was presented in Strasbourg in a ceremony…
On December 8, Uzbekistan celebrates the 31st anniversary of the adoption of the Constitution. The new edition of the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan was adopted in a referendum held on April 30, 2023. In the Constitution of the Republic of Uzbekistan, the main rules related to foreign policy are reflected in Articles 15,…
Speaking at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly, the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Sh. Mirziyoyev noted that “we will resolutely continue the policy of building a New Uzbekistan as a legal, secular, democratic and social state. In our Basic Law, we reaffirmed our commitment to the principles of human rights, freedom…
Photo by shraddha kulkarni on Unsplash3L0M5qO The African Plant Nutrition Institute (APNI) in Benguérir, Moroccohas announced the finalists of its annual African Plant Nutrition Scholar Award. A total of ten African students were selected from advanced science programs focused on plant nutrition and the management of nutrients applied to crops in Africa. “The academic institutions these young people represent,…
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 Monika Grabkowska on Unsplash The Commission has published a key analysis of the existing EU policies supporting the agri-food sector to “become greener, more digital and resilient.” With it, the Commission says it is launching a public consultation inviting interested parties to propose actions to accelerate the twin transition of the sector. The consultation is open to the whole industrial…
Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash “Solidarity with Ukraine is as existential to Ukraine as it is to Europe”, said European Parliament President Roberta Metsola to European leaders at the European Council. The Maltese MEP gave an opening speech on the first day of the summit, expected to be dominated again by events in Ukraine. She said, “The…
Photo by Isaac Quesada on Unsplash President Emmanuel Macron’s stand-off with France’s trade unions over his pension reform plans are widely reported as a peculiarly French issue. That should read ‘wrongly’ reported because pensions are a looming crisis of disastrous proportions for the whole of Europe, writes Giles Merrit. Most EU countries’ state pension schemes are unaffordable, private…
