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European Commission adopts new Anti-Racism Strategy

EUROPEAN COMMISSION Theodoros Benakis -
On 20 January, the European Commission officially adopted a new EU Anti-Racism Strategy aimed at establishing a Europe free from racism. This initiative is...

EU Parliament bans Iranian representatives from its premises, announced President Metsola

EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT Theodoros Benakis -
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has announced a ban on all Iranian diplomats and representatives from the European Parliament's facilities in response to the...

Belarus: Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski and other opposition figures freed after US lifts sanctions

BELARUS Theodoros Benakis -
Belarus has announced the release of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Ales Bialiatski, along with dozens of other political prisoners, following two days of talks...

EU values prevail in Latvia: Parliament indefinitely postpones vote to quit the Istanbul Convention

HUMAN RIGHTS Theodoros Benakis -
On 5 November, Latvian lawmakers decided to indefinitely postpone a vote concerning the withdrawal from the Istanbul Convention, a European treaty focused on combating...

Latvian Parliament votes to withdraw from Istanbul Convention

HUMAN RIGHTS Theodoros Benakis -
The Latvian Parliament voted on Thursday to withdraw from the Istanbul Convention, a treaty intended to support women who are victims of violence, after...
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