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LGBTIQ people in EU face less discrimination, more violence, survey finds
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) people in the European Union face less discrimination but more physical or sexual attacks than three years ago, a vast survey by an EU rights body showed on Tuesday. The online survey of more than 100,000 people who identify as LGBTIQ...
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A UN resolution on the Srebrenica genocide ignites tensions in Bosnia
A resolution for the United Nations to mark July 11 as an international day of commemoration for the 1995 genocide in Srebrenica is expected to take place on Wednesday. It has drawn strong opposition from Serb leaders, with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic saying he will “fight until the last...
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The far-right threatens the migration policy of the EU
It took three years of negotiations between member states for the smoke to clear on the most thorny issue of European policy, that of immigration. The new Migration and Asylum Pact attempted to bridge the differences among member states, emphasizing solidarity and a more equitable distribution of...
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Ministers mount last-ditch attempt to save EU laws on restoring nature
A last-ditch attempt to try to save the EU’s nature restoration laws from oblivion has been mounted by 11 member states, which are racing to get the legislation over the line in the next four weeks. In a move led by Ireland, 11 environment ministers have written to countries that have said they will...
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Hungary is helping Europe kiss decoupling goodbye
With the visit of Xi Jinping to Paris and Budapest last week, it’s clear that Europe and China are not breaking up—and that France and especially Hungary are keys to a productive relationship. Behind the Chinese president’s visit to these two EU capitals, some analysts have suggested a sinister...
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What EU sanctions on Russian LNG would mean for global gas
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Europe and its allies have looked for ways to curb Moscow’s fossil fuel revenues without inflicting higher energy costs on their own citizens. The latest plan: ban use of European Union ports for re-exporting liquefied natural gas.Russian producer...
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No such thing as female solidarity and men to blame, says Giorgia Meloni
Women have no sense of solidarity with each other, preferring to compete instead of teaming up, and men are to blame, Giorgia Meloni has said. However, the Italian prime minister argued that when women have children, they become keenly supportive of other...
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German court finds AfD pursues goals ‘against democracy’
A German high court on Monday ruled that domestic security services could continue to treat the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) as a potentially extremist party, meaning they retain the right to keep it under surveillance. The Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution (BfV),...
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Thousands evacuated as Russia scores major gains in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
Thousands of Ukrainians have been evacuated from a border town as Russian forces are making progress in the Kharkiv region. On Sunday, Russia said it had captured four more villages in the Kharkiv region. Russia’s defense ministry said its troops had “advanced deeply into the enemy defenses”, a day...
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Catalan separatist parties lose majority in regional elections in Spain
Separatist parties in Spain’s northeastern Catalonia region lost their majority in elections Sunday, with the Socialist Party winning the biggest vote. “This opens a new era for all Catalan residents — whatever they think, whatever language they speak and wherever they come...
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