Category: The European Times

Addressing the General Assembly for the final time before leaving office, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades on Friday relayed some hard truths about what he saw as shortcomings leading to the “gradual loss of credibility of the United Nations” and called for Member States to generate the political will to reform and modernize the Organization.

UN-appointed independent human rights investigators said that war crimes have indeed been committed in the conflict.

Author: Svyatoslav Moiseenko, Why is Europe and the whole world in a fever? What is the meaning of the tough confrontation between East and West? Will it be possible to maintain a fragile balance of power, or is a military clash almost a reality? To what extent is the hazy ghost of the third world […]

Europe’s three biggest wine producers – Italy, France and Spain – are expected to produce a combined 130.2 million hectoliters of wine this year The increase in wine casks in France will keep volumes stable in Europe despite the severe drought that has gripped the continent over the summer. And while yields in most countries […]

© Photo: UNODC Vienna (Austria), 23 September 2022 — From 21 to 22 September 2022, the Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) held its thematic discussions on the implementation of all international drug policy commitments, following up to the 2019 Ministerial Declaration. This year’s discussions focused on the need for drug policies to be in line […]

The export of Swiss watches in August 2022 г. has increased c 14,7% in comparison to August 2021 г. up to 1,744 billion Swiss francs, according to the data of the Swiss Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry. In July, the increase was 8.3%. For the period January-August this year the export of clocks increased […]

430 years since the death of the French philosopher The writer died during mass on September 13, 1592 in his castle at the age of 59. Saint Michel de Montaigne. There is no person immersed in the depths of philosophy who has not read his “Essais”. They are the basis of Western philosophy, and it […]

Delhi, capital of India, second most populous city in the world and growing nearly three percent annually, is home to dozens of churches, temples and mosques. Of the multitude of historic and popular houses of worship in the region, one stands out among the most visited sacred sites on Earth: The Lotus Temple of Bahá’í […]

Delegates of the Bishops’ Conferences of the European Union will hold the Autumn COMECE Plenary Assembly in Brussels on 12-14 October 2022 for an in-depth discussion on the socio-economic and geopolitical implications of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, with a particular emphasis on the energy crisis. The event will feature a dialogue meeting with Klaus […]

On the occasion of the 2022 COMECE Autumn Assembly and in the context of the Czech Presidency of the Council of the EU, the Bishops of the European Union warmly invite you to participate in the ‘Mass for Europe’, to be celebrated at the Church of Notre-Dame des Victoires au Sablon, Place du Grand Sablon, […]