Category: World

  The Commission presented today the Common Implementation Plan for the Pact on Migration and Asylum to ensure everything is in place by June 2026 to turn the legislative acts into reality.  The EU has adopted a common European system to manage migration and asylum which entered into force on 11 June 2024. The Commission is […]

“Working for the Employer and Workplace Policy Team at ODEP is a dream come true. On the farm so many years ago, I wanted to change the world. Now I work for an organization that does it every day. I am proud to represent someone from rural West Virginia who has a disability and is […]

In a stark assessment of the dire situation after more than eight months of war, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned on Tuesday that “a significant proportion of Gaza’s population is now facing catastrophic hunger and famine-like conditions”. To date, more than 8,000 youngsters have been diagnosed and […]

In a video posted on social media, Karim Khan urged victim groups, civil society organizations, national authorities, and international partners to engage with his Office and provide any evidence and material relating to the ongoing atrocities being inflicted on civilians. The ICC has an ongoing active investigation into the situation in Darfur, which began in […]

The below is attributable to Spokesperson Matthew Miller: Deputy Secretary of State Kurt M. Campbell met today with former Finnish president and EU Special Advisor Sauli Niinistö.  They underscored the importance of increased U.S.-EU cooperation in confronting today’s global challenges and reaffirmed their commitment to transatlantic security and support for Ukraine against Russia’s aggression.  The Deputy Secretary and […]

To develop eco-friendly electronics such as sensors and circuit boards, Dr Valerio Beni is following the paper trail – literally. An expert in green chemistry at Swedish research institute RISE, Beni has switched his focus to wood from pulp in a bid to make consumer electronic devices that have no carbon footprint and are easier […]

Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s attacks on Italy’s cultural heritage – from libel suits against intellectuals to her government’s censorship of texts critical of Mussolini – have made headlines across Europe. Less attention, however, has been granted to the agricultural minister’s blows on the country’s natural heritage. Francesco Lollobrigida, who has held this position since October […]

Gideon (Gidi) Markuszower is set to become the Netherlands’ new Migration and Asylum Minister following recent coalition negotiations in the Hague, and possibly even Deputy Prime Minister, according to Dutch media on Wednesday. Markuszower was born in Tel Aviv but grew up in Amsterdam, attending the Rosj Pina and Maimonides schools in Amsterdam, which […]

PRIME MINISTER AL-THANI:  (Via interpreter) In the name of Allah, peace and blessing be upon you.  And beginning, I would like to welcome my friend Secretary Blinken.  And after our meeting today, which is a continuation for a series of discussion, an important dialogue that took place over the previous month after the war started […]

The allure of Europe’s capitals and major cities is undeniable. For decades, people have flocked to them to work in industry, set up businesses, and seek a better quality of life. While the central, affluent neighbourhoods of Europe’s larger cities have always been pricey, areas once populated by working class households have now gentrified, becoming […]