Europe

War In Europe: Responding To Russia’s Invasion Of

Friday, February 25, 2022
Russia rsquo;s assault on Ukraine threatens to become the largest European conflict in decades. A vigorous but judicious Western and global response is critical to limit the damage. In a chilling act of aggression, Russian President Vladimir Putin launched a military assault on Ukra ...

Britain could join 'Asian Nato' under proposal to expand its membership to count

Thursday, January 28, 2021
Britain could join the military coalition known as the ldquo;Asian Nato rdquo; following a US proposal to expand the group 39;s membership as a counterweight to China. President Biden 39;s new policy chief on Asia this month sketched out a proposition of drafting additional countries into the ...

Pope expands women's roles in Church, but draws a line at priesthood

Tuesday, January 12, 2021
Rome mdash; In the United States and in much of the Western world, it rsquo;s customary for women to read the Gospel, serve at the altar or distribute communion during Catholic mass. On Monday, Pope Francis changed Vatican law to institutionalize this practice mdash; up until now authorized at the ...

EU May Impose 30-Day Non-Essential Travel Restriction Within The Union In The C

Monday, March 16, 2020
The EU could impose a 30-day entry restriction on all non-essential travel into the bloc in the coming days, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Monday. ldquo;We face a global health crisis, rdquo; von der Leyen said this after briefing G7 leaders on the proposal. ldqu ...

UK lawmakers’ election rejection means MORE strife for the pound and UK economy

Friday, October 25, 2019
The Brexit-pummelled pound - the worst-performing major currency of the G10 - is going to fall further following the Opposition leader rsquo;s instruction to his party to abstain on Monday rsquo;s general election vote. The bleak warning is from Nigel Green, CEO and founder of deVere Group, one o ...

The Arrogant Immaturity Of The European Union

Sunday, November 26, 2017
I think it is most apt to ask the European Parliament President Antonio Tajani, how long do we have to wait before the canonisation of Daphne Caruana Galizia, the murdered Maltese journalist. I suppose we would leave the sainthood issue to the Papal authorities. Or is the European Union ...

EU Commends National Assembly on Electoral Reform

Tuesday, October 24, 2017
The European Union (EU) has commended the National Assembly for the progress made so far in passing a comprehensive amendment to the Constitution and the electoral Act. In a briefing by the former Chief Observer of the 2015 EU Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) and member of the European P ...

Netherlands Embassy Halts Visa Issuance For Nigerians

Tuesday, August 22, 2017
The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in Nigeria, on Tuesday reminded Nigerians that it was no longer in the business of issuing them visas. The Embassy rsquo;s Charge d rsquo; Affaires, Mr Michel Deleen, told the News Agency of Nigeria(NAN) in Lagos that the Embassy had since 2013 swappe ...

EUROPE'S OPTIMISTIC UNION

Wednesday, July 5, 2017
Inspite of all challenges Europe seem optimistic about the unity of its community. Of course it has been looking optimistic because of numerous economic and human right advantages that led to its formation until recently when British electorates voted in a referendum to exit from the union. Brexi ...

Under Trump, Europe Can No Longer Rely On The United States, Says German Chancel

Monday, May 29, 2017
Europe can no longer completely rely on its allies, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Sunday, pointing to bruising meetings of G7 wealthy nations and NATO last week. Merkel did not mention by name U.S. President Donald Trump, who criticized major NATO allies and refused to endorse a global ...
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