Category: The European Times

Humanitarian response from the European churches was highlighted by Slovakian Bishop Peter Mihoč at the Article 17 Dialogue Seminar held on 12 July at the European Parliament in Brussels. He shared striking insights about challenges faced by local churches in providing support to those fleeing the war in Ukraine, as well as strengthening efforts aimed […]

Diseases transmitted from animals to people in Africa have jumped 63 per cent in last decade, compared with the previous ten year period, according to a World Health Organization (WHO) analysis released on Thursday.

© Presidency of Peru. President of Peru, Pedro Castillo, speaking at the inauguration of the two Joint Control Units.  Piura (Peru), July 13, 2022 — Approximately 90% of world trade is carried out through maritime containers, of which more than 780 million are delivered annually in the trade supply chain. Of this amount, less than […]

European values are under systemic threat in Hungary, says the Civil Liberties Committee, pointing to the latest developments in the country.

By Lisa Zengarini More than 3,000 allegations of sexual abuse of minors by Catholic clergy and others were reported during the year ending June 30, 2021, a significant decline from the previous auditing period, according to the latest  report on diocesan compliance with the U.S. bishops’ “Charter for the Protection of Children and Young People.” […]

Sri Lanka’s president Gotabaya Rajapaksa arrives in the Maldives after mass protests force him to flee the country. His departure comes as protesters on Wednesday storm the Prime Minister’s office calling for his resignation. Read all  

Despite two years of a “surreal struggle” against the COVID-19 pandemic, and amidst rising global challenges, optimism for achieving sustainable development persists, a senior UN official declared on Wednesday. 

An EU-wide coordinated action week targeting human trafficking for labour exploitation and related offences took place between 15 and 21 June 2022. The action days, supported by Europol, were led by the Netherlands and co-led by France, Italy, Romania and the United Kingdom and involved 29* countries in total as well as the European Labour […]

The Ombudsman inquiry into the Commission’s handling of a request for text messages between its President and the CEO of a pharmaceutical company is a wake-up call for all EU institutions about ensuring accountability in an era of instant messaging. One year after the initial request by a journalist, the Commission has still not clarified […]

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