G20 and strategic shifts: unity is strengh. #g20 #paris #russia #putin #terrorism #syria
Whereas all eyes worldwide looked angrily – and terrified – at Friday’s multiple terrorist attacks in Paris, wondering how could so much violence and [...]
INTERNATIONAL
CEJA: CAP simplification exercice is “misguided” #CEJA #EU #agriculture
Representatives from CEJA – European Council of Young Farmers – issued a press release yesterday 17th November in Brussels, expressing their concern at latest CAP [...]
The migrant crisis: a “race against time” to save the Schengen Agreement #europe #africa #migration
Valletta summit on migration held on 11-12 November ended with a final declaration and an action plan issued by the European and African countries which gathered in [...]
Aung San Suu Kyi’s opposition party wins elections in Myanmar #Myanmar #asia #democracy #elections
“I promise everybody who is living in this country proper protection in accordance with the law, and in accordance with the norms of human rights,” said Aung San [...]
Refugees crisis: European and African leaders meet in Malta #EU #europe #africa #mogherini #asylum #immigration
60 leaders from the European and African countries gathered yesterday in Valletta to discuss the refugee and migration crisis in a two day summit mostly dedicated to [...]
Israel angry over EU’s labelling of disputed territories’ products #israel #eu
Israeli officials burst with indignation since yesterday the EU issued the announced guidelines for the labelling of products from disputed territories. Prime Minister [...]
Syrian pilots, the true heroes #syria #isil #russia
Syria operates the legendary Soviet-era Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 and MiG-23 fighter jets but pilots say that these aging warplanes are reliable and extremely efficient. [...]
Helmut Schmidt dies aged 96 #germany #eu
German chancellor from 1974 to 1982 and left wing reformer, Helmut Schmidt (SPD) died today in Hamburg aged 96. He supported the idea that the socialist party should open to [...]
The consequences of the Russian embargo: who benefits and who doesn’t #russia #usa #eu #sanctions #belgium
Just over a year ago, Russia responded to the sanctions imposed by the US, the EU and a series of other countries and international organizations – which opposed to the [...]
Chiara Montanari leads the Belgian expedition South Pole #belgium #antarctica #begov
The first group of the Belgian expedition headed to Antarctica left on Saturday from Brussels’ airport Zaventem. The polar station Princess Elizabeth will host 31 people [...]
Jerusalem Leaders Summit to protect the rule of law #middleeast #israel #eu #freedom #security
On November 3rd and 4th, Jerusalem hosted the International Leaders Summit, an independent think tank comprised of global reform leaders and proponents of the rule of [...]
Turkey: the “grave of journalists” #turkey #freedom #press #democracy
The suppression of the opposition daily newspapers Bugun and Millet and of two national TV Channels just two weeks before the parliamentary elections, is no matter of [...]
Israel: EU takes measures against products from settlements #israel #eu
“The move is discriminatory and does not in any way help the diplomatic process,” By Yossi Lempkowicz At a time when Israel braces with a wave of daily Palestinian [...]
Yihadist recruiters in Spain #spain @isil #yihadism #terrorism
Less than 24 hours from the detention of three young Moroccans accused of being affiliated to a group linked to ISIL and of planning a terrorist attack in Madrid, Spain, this [...]
US troops in Syria: aim to sabotage Russia rather than fight ISIL #siria #us #isil #russia
Islamic State militants seized the Syrian town of Maheen in southwestern Homs province on Sunday. The offensive started with two suicide bomb attacks, after hours of fierce [...]
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