15 million people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance
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15 million people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance – MEP György Hölvényi together with AVSI Foundation held a conference, titled “What kind of help are Syrians asking for?” on Tuesday at the European Parliament. During the event ahead of the Brussels VII Donor Conference Supporting the future of country and the region, the
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Ukraine refugees in the EU need more support
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Today, Caritas Europa launches its new analysis on the implementation of the Temporary Protection Directive (TPD), based on a survey carried out in 21 countries. A vast majority of refugees struggle to access affordable accommodation and other rights. We call for continued support to all people in need of protection. Since the start of the
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Turkey, Physical and sexual violence by police against 100+ Ahmadi asylum-seekers
By Willy Fautre
On 24 May, over 100 members of the Ahmadi Religion – women, children and elderly people – from seven Muslim-majority countries, where they are considered heretics, presented themselves at the Turkish-Bulgarian border to lodge a claim for asylum with the Bulgarian Border Police but they were denied access to it by the Turkish authorities. A
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MEP Maxette Pirbakas deciphers EU agricultural policy
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French MEP Maxette Pirbakas, a member of the Committee on Regional Development and national president of the Rassemblement pour les français d’Outre-mer (RPFOM), was invited to take part in the monthly programme and discuss the problems facing agriculture in Europe. Hosted by journalist Radouan Bachiri, the programme aims to discuss current affairs within the European
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Freedom cannot be taken for granted, says President of COMECE
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“Freedom cannot be taken for granted” The President of COMECE pays tribute to the Peaceful Revolution on his visit to Saxony As his visit to Plauen and Dresden comes today to an end, Cardinal Jean-Claude Hollerich, as President of the Commission of the Bishops’ Conferences of the EU, pays tribute to the start of the
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Antidepressants and mental health, a damn billion-dollar business
By Gabriel Carrion Lopez
The consumption of antidepressants keeps increasing in a world that looks easier for the pill than for finding the actual problem and solving it. In 2004, the Medicines Agency carried out a study in which it made it clear that the consumption of antidepressants had increased threefold in the world. At that time we still
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Those fined in Turkey for not following the rules during the pandemic will be able to get their money back

Those fined in Turkey for not following the rules during the pandemic will be able to get their money back
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In Moscow, a miraculous icon, which previously belonged to a Ukrainian temple, was stolen under the nose of the FSB

In Moscow, a miraculous icon, which previously belonged to a Ukrainian temple, was stolen under the nose of the FSB
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Egypt starts construction on the world's longest man-made river

Egypt starts construction on the world's longest man-made river
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Tropical tuna targeted, Bloom complains of flagrant fraud by vessels
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Tuna // Press release by Bloom – On 31 May, BLOOM and  Blue Marine Foundation have lodged a complaint with the Public Prosecutor at the Paris judicial Court against all 21 vessels in the tropical tuna fishing fleet registered in France, for illegally switching off their AIS (Automatic Identification System) locator beacons. French tropical tuna vessels are breaking the law
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Lettori, 7 MEPs ask Commissioner Schmit for Justice at EU Court
By Henry Rodgers
Lettori case // 7 of Ireland’s 13 MEPs have signed a Rule 138 parliamentary question to Commissioner for Jobs and Social Rights, Nicolas Schmit, asking if the Commission will immediately refer the long-running Lettori discrimination case to the Court of Justice of the European Union(CJEU) for what would be a fifth ruling in the line
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