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Commentary: Food Bullying as Trade Policy

By Gary Truitt - Food Bullying, as defined by Michele Payn, author of a groundbreaking book by the same name, “literally takes food out of someone’s hand – by removing choice, creating emotion, or...

EU rejects Johnson’s claim about plot to destabilise UK

LONDON: The European Union on Sunday rejected an incendiary claim by Prime Minister Boris Johnson that the bloc is plotting to destabilise the UK as another week of Brexit high drama beckoned, headlined by...

Commentary: Post-pandemic era calls for greater China-EU contributions

by Xinhua writer Wang Lei Chinese President Xi Jinping will hold a virtual meeting with German and European Union (EU) leaders on Monday, a timely and critical gathering to steer the China-EU partnership toward a...

Pro-EU Former UK Parliament Speaker Reportedly Earns Over £500K for Speeches and Punditry

Former UK Parliamentary speaker John Bercow has made more than £500,000 in fees for public speeches and pundit appearances. Bercow's company Fedhead Ltd made £547,664 in its first year, although it owes £157,647 in tax and social...

EU and China talk trade despite rifts

EU leaders will talk to Chinese President Xi Jinping seeking trade and investment Monday, despite tensions over Hong Kong's freedoms and Beijing's treatment of its Uighur minority. Chinese officials, EU chiefs Charles Michel and Ursula...

Blair, Major chide UK over ‘shocking’ EU plan

The Herald LONDON. — Former prime ministers Tony Blair and John Major said yesterday Britain must drop a “shocking” plan to pass legislation that breaks its divorce treaty with the European Union, in a breach...

Greece demands EU help to house refugees displaced by overcrowded migrant camp fire

Greece's Prime Minister is demanding the European Union take greater responsibility for managing migration, as authorities scramble to find new accommodation for 12,000 people left homeless after fire gutted an overcrowded camp. Key points:Residents of...

Bosnian Regional PM Calls on Italy to Help Stop Migrant Surge

Mustafa Ružnić, Prime Minister of the canton of Una Sana in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has called on Italy to help stop the flow of migrants in the Balkans as tens of thousands continue to pass through. Una...

Lebanon: Working on the ground to meet basic needs of Beirut’s women and girls

A month after the Beirut Port explosion, life remains uncertain for thousands of women and girls. Among the displaced are an estimated 84,000 women and girls of reproductive age.

Black Lives Matter but slavery isn’t our only narrative

Our historical understanding of Blackness is most commonly shaped by the story of the Atlantic slave trade - the forced movement of Africans to the West, in particular to the Americas. But this is...

EU to shelter children from Greek camp – Vatican News

By Nathan Morley Several large fires razed Moria last week leaving 13,000 men, women and children without shelter. In response, the former inmates of Europe’s largest refugee camp have made makeshift shelters out of plastics,...

EU wants ‘credible’ Lebanon govt before more blast aid

BEIRUT, Sept 13 — The European Union’s commissioner for crisis management yesterday called for the urgent formation of a “credible” government in Lebanon before a second phase of financial support for the crisis-hit country...

A Japan trade deal is little consolation if Britain is locked out of the EU

There was a consistent message from business leaders to international trade secretary Liz Truss’s claims that she had signed a “historic” deal with Japan to lower tariffs and gain access to previously restricted markets. Thank...

The Observer view on the EU’s refugee crisis | Observer editorial

Scenes of devastation and desperation at the burnt-out refugee camp at Moria, on the Greek island of Lesbos, are powerful reminders that Europe’s migrant crisis never really ended. The response of EU member states...

ASEAN step up cooperation with EU, India

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh Minh led the Vietnamese delegation to the meetings. At the ASEAN-EU Ministerial Meeting, both sides emphasised the importance of the relationship between the two regional organisations that...

EU could ‘carve up’ UK if Tories reject Brexit Bill: PM

LONDON: Boris Johnson has said his controversial legislation to override parts of his Brexit deal is needed to end EU threats to install a “blockade” in the Irish Sea. The Prime Minister said Brussels could...

EU Welcomes Establishment of Diplomatic Relations Between Bahrain, Israel

On Friday, King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa of Bahrain officially agreed to recognize the State of Israel in a trilateral phone conversation with US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. "The...

UN chief calls on EU to share out migrants from Lesbos

PARIS — The UN secretary general urged European Union members on Saturday to take in thousands of migrants and asylum seekers who have been left homeless and destitute in Greece after a devastating blaze...

West Side story? Take a walk on the wild Irish side

Stephen Spielberg plans to craft a new version of "West Side Story" *Editor's Note: This column originally appeared in the September 9 edition of the Irish Voice newspaper, sister publication to IrishCentral. By December, you might...

European Council President emphasizes preserving JCPOA

Iranian Ambassador to Brussels Ghoamhossein Dehghani submitted his credentials to the President of the European Council Charles Michel on Saturday. He had presented his credentials to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der...

Government partners EU/WHO to organise stakeholders’ workshop on public finance management reforms

THE Anambra State Government in partnership with EU/WHO organised a stakeholders workshop on Public Finance Management Reform, PFMR, guidelines and scoping assessment finding agenda. The objective of the workshop is to engage the ministry of...

New U.K. survey: 4% of Catholics will not return to church after pandemic

MANCHESTER, England (CNS) -- Only a small minority of British Catholics said they would not return to worship in church when the coronavirus pandemic is fully over, according to a new survey. Just 4% of...

Switzerland: Draft anti-terrorism law sets ‘dangerous precedent’, rights experts warn

A proposed new anti-terrorism law in Switzerland could set a dangerous precedent for the suppression of political dissent worldwide, a group of five independent UN human rights experts warned on Friday. 

WHO warns against potential Ebola spread in DR Congo and beyond

Ebola is spreading in a western province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), raising fears that the disease could reach neighbouring Republic of Congo and even the capital, Kinshasa, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.   

Moria fires, COMECE urges action to protect asylum seekers

Moria fires, COMECE urges action to protect asylum seekers   In the context of the tragedy occurred in the Moria camp (Lesvos) on Tuesday 8 September 2020, the Bishops of the European Union urge the EU institutions and all Member...
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