Tag: Europe
In Poland, MEPs approve controversial press amendment
Polish MPs unexpectedly approved the amendment to the media bill. A controversial text, because this amendment by the conservative Law and Justice party seeks to prevent foreign companies – outside…
Ukraine, an unstable country at the gates of Europe
Carrefour de l’Europe is setting up shop this weekend in Ukraine. A huge country at the gates of Europe, always in ” the waiting room As its president Volodymyr Zelensky…
Russia: why is the NGO Memorial threatened with dissolution?
In Russia, the iconic NGO Memorial is more than ever threatened with dissolution. A pillar of civil society, tireless defender of human rights, memory of the Gulag, symbol of post-Soviet…
Agreement between Yerevan and Baku on a link between Azerbaijan and the Nakhichevan enclave in Armenia
The announcement was made by the Armenian Prime Minister back in Yerevan. Agreement has been reached on an important Baku claim: a link between Azerbaijan and the Nakhichevan enclave in…
Daughter of Russian opponent Navalny receives Sakharov Prize and calls on EU to confront Putin
The European Parliament presented the Sakharov Prize to Russian lawyer and political activist Alexeï Navalny on Wednesday (December 15th). In his absence, his daughter Daria Navalnya, accompanied by relatives, went…
Spain accelerates its vaccination campaign against Covid-19
Spain has recorded 200,000 cases of Covid-19 in two weeks. The authorities are worried as the Christmas holidays approach. The vaccination effort is doubled: 3.3 million 5-11 year olds can…
Greece starts vaccination of children aged 5 to 11
As Greece faces a new wave of Covid-19 contamination, the vaccination of children aged 5 to 11 began on Wednesday, December 15. More than 30,000 appointments have already been made…
Germany sentences Russian murderer to life imprisonment, Kremlin singled out
While tensions are already strained between Germany and Russia, the Berlin court on Wednesday (December 15th) sentenced a Russian citizen to life imprisonment for murder. According to German justice, the…
police operation after death threats from anti-vaccines
The anti-tax scene in Germany is radicalizing. This Wednesday morning, the police carried out searches near Dresden, following death threats circulating on the antivax pages of Telegram targeting the minister-president…
Sweden: Church issues official apology to Sami community
At the end of November, the Church of Sweden, in a ceremony at Uppsala Cathedral, for the first time made a formal apology to the Sami community. The government, for…