Tag: Europe
In Türkiye, the endless trial of researcher Pinar Selek
Based in France, the sociologist and writer Pinar Selek has been on trial for 25 years in her native country, Turkey, for a crime she has always denied and which…
agreement between States and MEPs to double the share of renewable energies by 2030
The Member States of the European Union and MEPs agreed on Thursday, March 30, to almost double the share of renewables in the European energy “mix” by 2030, while taking…
Waste water reveals: Swedish cities at the top of amphetamines in Europe
The EU has compiled a record-breaking survey of waste water in search of lessons about Europeans’ drug habits. By far the highest concentrations of amphetamine were found in the Swedish…
Pope Francis hospitalized with respiratory problems
Pope Francis was admitted to hospital on Wednesday afternoon with respiratory problems. Aged 86, the sovereign pontiff must spend a few days under medical supervision until his state of health…
Charles III warmly welcomed on his arrival in Germany
King Charles III has arrived in Berlin for his first visit abroad in his new role as monarch. Accompanied by his wife Camilla, he was welcomed to the German capital…
Ukraine wants to dislodge Orthodox clerics, deemed close to Moscow
The monks occupying the Lavra of the Caves of kyiv, a famous monastery classified as a heritage of humanity, had until Wednesday March 29 to leave the premises. The Ukrainian…
Paris Olympics: why Russia and Belarus should not participate, by Dmytro Kouleba
“O sport, you are Peace!” — In Putin’s Russia, this famous phrase often used in Soviet times (as hypocritical as it is) has turned into its Orwellian opposite. Everything is…
War in Ukraine: IAEA boss expected at Zaporizhia power plant
The director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, is expected this Wednesday, March 29 at the Zaporizhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine, still occupied by Russian forces…
Italy: Giorgia Meloni, a danger not to be underestimated
“E finished the pacchia!” claimed Giorgia Meloni, in the middle of the electoral campaign, in mid-September. “The party is over”: if they choose it, the leader of the ultra-conservative Brothers…
Patents in Europe: China becomes a heavyweight
She is not yet on the podium but it will be soon. In 2022, China is the fourth country having filed the most patents in Europe (19,041). According the annual…