Jan 2, 2025 · On 6 February 2024, the European Union's Parliament and Council reached an agreement on the Directive on violence against women which had been tabled in March 2022. This text will harmonise national legislation on sexual harassment, female genital mutilation, sterilisation, forced marriage and "revenge porn" (the leaking of sexual images with the aim of harming someone).

Dec 24, 2024 · The war in Ukraine and Gaza, the protests in Georgia, the elections in Europe and elsewhere: it's a real challenge to sum up 2024 with a selection of press cartoons, as we do every year.Which is why, this year, we gave the task to our subscribers. We gave them the opportunity to make themselves heard and choose the best press cartoon published by Voxeurop each month – and they answered the call.

Jan 15, 2025 · From Taiwan and Amsterdam, Stellina and Emanuele will share their unique perspectives on Europe and the world on Tuesday 28 January at 1.30pm CET.. A conversation in English moderated by Catherine André and Gian-Paolo Accardo.

Jul 27, 2023 · In this situation, noted Habermas, Europe was predestined to exert its influence in shaping a ‘coming global domestic policy’. The old continent’s historical experience obliged it to show ‘that in a complex world society, it is not just divisions that count, but also the soft power of negotiating agendas, relations, and economic advantages.

Dec 18, 2024 · In contrast to the pro-European protests in Georgia and Maia Sandu’s hard-fought victory in Moldova, Romania gave the pro-EU politicians in power the cold shoulder. They did so by voting in shockingly high numbers (22,94%) for the ultra-nationalist candidate Călin Georgescu in the first round of the presidential election held on 24 November. . Unfortunately for the dark horse who was the ...

Nov 27, 2024 · Canadian journalist and essayist Naomi Klein, best known for her books No Logo (1999) and The Shock Doctrine (2007), has just published a new book: Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World.In this interview with the independent French environment-focused outlet Reporterre, she takes the US and European left to task: “We need to focus on green policies that are also policies of economic ...

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Jan 2, 2025 · Spain abolished compulsory military service in 2001, France in 1996, Germany in 2011, Belgium in 1994 and the UK all the way back in 1963. Iceland has no national army, while Ireland has never had compulsory military service. Now, however, the picture is beginning to change. Considering conscription. In July, debate engulfed Germany on the reintroduction of military service, as well as the ...

Dec 12, 2024 · The scenario of a Russian intervention typically results from a reductive Russia versus the West prism. The regional situation is geopolitically more advantageous for Georgia: the country is a strategic transit corridor for Turkey, Azerbaijan and Central Asian countries. These countries have a strong interest in maintaining a Georgia that is not totally subservient to the Kremlin’s demands.

Dec 3, 2024 · More conflict, more movement. 59 armed conflicts in 34 countries: 2023 was one of the most violent years ever, according to a study by the Oslo Peace Research Institute. War in Ukraine, in Gaza, in Sudan: the more conflicts there are and the more they get bogged down, the greater the chances of new waves of migrants heading for Europe.And that's without counting global warming, which will ...