EU Approves Victims’ Rights Law With Bloc-Wide Helpline
Member states will have two years to turn the new support and reporting rules into national law The European Union gave final approval on 8 June 2026 to…
Extreme weather and uneven climate adaptation challenge Europe’s resilience | Press releases
Press releasePublished 11 Jun 2026Europe experiences record-breaking temperatures, severe floods, droughts and wildfires intensified by climate change. The European Environment Agency (EEA)…
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Yemen: Hunger crisis deepens as funding cuts leave millions without support
Around five million people – or 47 per cent of the population – are currently experiencing crisis or worse levels of acute…
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A Relentless Pursuit: Why Prosecutors Want Rudnev Back in a Cell at Any Cost
The rush to enforce a ruling against a post‑operative detainee raises questions no democracy should ignore. There are moments in judicial history…
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How European Parliament Investigations Work
How European Parliament investigations work: powers, limits and why committees of inquiry and special committees matter for EU scrutiny.
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Energy
EU Carbon Price Deal Aims to Calm ETS2 Launch
Negotiators move to limit volatility before carbon pricing reaches heating and road fuels in 2028 EU Council and European Parliament negotiators reached an overnight deal on rules meant to steady the bloc’s…
Pope Leo XIV’s Spain Visit Turns Reconciliation Into a European Test
Pope Leo XIV’s first visit to Spain has drawn mass public attention while placing polarisation, religious freedom, abuse accountability and migration at the centre of a…
News
More News newsThe most influential encyclicals of the Catholic Church. A brief approximation.
The visit of Leo papal encyclicals. An encyclical is a solemn letter written by the Pope to teach, guide or…
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Northern Evia Quakes Put Local Safety Checks First
Homes, roads and schools face inspections after a shallow earthquake sequence rattled central Greece A sequence of earthquakes in northern…
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Holy Mass celebrated by Pope Leo XIV in Madrid's Plaza de Cibeles (@Vatican Media)
Economy
More Economy newsCan Corporate Phronesis Redefine Sustainability Ethics?
It's time you reconsidered how businesses approach sustainability. Corporate phronesis-practical wisdom in decision-making-can shift ethics from compliance to genuine responsibility.…
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EU Nature Investment Push Recasts Water and Biodiversity as Economic Infrastructure
Brussels is trying to move ecosystem restoration from the margins of climate policy into Europe’s competitiveness debate. Europe’s latest pitch…
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EU-China Trade Tensions Put Europe’s Industrial Strategy Under Pressure
European leaders are facing renewed pressure to harden the bloc’s trade stance toward China, as warnings over industrial overcapacity, a widening goods deficit and fragile manufacturing sectors move…
Human Rights
More Human Rights newsStrasbourg Forum Puts Environmental Defenders in the Rights Spotlight
Europe’s first regional forum for environmental human rights defenders comes as campaigners face growing pressure over protest, participation and access…
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Bangladesh genocide of 1971 meets the legal definition, and it is past time for the UN to name it
The 1971 genocide in Bangladesh is one of the most brutal, and yet most under‑recognised, mass atrocities of the twentieth…
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A Court That Looks Away: Argentina Sends Rudnev Back Into the Shadows
There are rulings that illuminate a courtroom, and there are rulings that dim the lights. The decision of Argentina’s Court of Cassation in the Rudnev case belongs to…
Politics
More Politics newsEU Seeks Faster Western Balkans Path as Reform Tests Remain
Tivat summit will put enlargement, security and democratic standards back at the centre of Europe’s political agenda The European Union…
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Global Conflicts That Defined The Modern World
Over the past two centuries, global conflicts have reshaped borders, ideologies, and power structures. Wars like the two World Wars…
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Armenia Vote Tests Europe’s Democratic Reach in the South Caucasus
Armenia’s parliamentary election on Sunday, 7 June 2026, has become more than a domestic contest. It is a test of whether a small European neighbourhood democracy can choose…
Religion
More Religion newsEternal Memory
By Archimandrite Cyprian (Kern) "I look forward to the resurrection of the dead and the life of the age to…
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The Epistle to the Ephesians: Historical Context, Origin, and Content
By Prof. A. Lopukhin Ephesus, located on the Caistros River, where it flows into the Icarian Sea (part of the…
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EU Parliament Dialogue Puts Human Connection at Centre of AI Health Debate
Religious, philosophical and child-rights groups will meet in Brussels to examine how artificial intelligence is reshaping well-being, isolation and digital risk. The European Parliament will host an Article…
Society
More Society newsBrussels Presses Berlin to Restore Schengen’s Open Borders
Germany is under renewed EU pressure to begin lifting internal border controls, as Brussels argues that migration reforms and alternative…
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EU Parenthood Debate Puts Children’s Cross-Border Rights Back on the Table
Justice ministers revisit a sensitive family-law file with direct consequences for children moving across the Union EU justice ministers are…
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Can Human Empathy Triumph Over Digital Apathy?
Technology connects you to people across the globe, yet digital apathy is eroding genuine human connection. You experience constant notifications, curated personas, and emotional detachment daily. But empathy-your…
What to Do If… in Europe
More What to Do If… in Europe newsWhat to Do If Your Landlord Refuses to Return Your Deposit in Europe
The keys are back. The room is empty. You have cleaned the flat, sent your new address, and waited for…
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What to Do If You Lose Your Passport in Europe
You reach for your passport — and it’s gone. Maybe it slipped out of your bag, maybe it was stolen,…
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What to Do If You Have No Written Work Contract in Europe
You start the job because you need the income. The manager says the paperwork will come “next week”. Then your shifts change, your pay is unclear, overtime is…
