Small companies have been hit hard by the Covid-19 crisis. MEPs believe the EU can help by easing requirements and supporting their resilience.
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Foreign Affairs and Trade MEPs welcome the new EU-UK agreement as a good deal but demand proper parliamentary scrutiny powers and thorough access to information.
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A new US president taking office represents an opportunity to reset transatlantic relations. Find out what the EU is offering to work together on.
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Over the coming year, the Swedish Chairpersonship will do its part to ensure that the OSCE can make a real difference on the ground and defend the principles on which the Organization was founded, said OSCE Chairperson-in-Office and Minister for Foreign Affairs of Sweden Ann Linde in her virtual address to the Permanent Council today.
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A UN expert called today on Israel to reverse its eviction orders for Palestinian families living in Occupied East Jerusalem, calling them part of an alarming pattern to change the demography of the city.
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One of the major challenges during the pandemic was the proliferation of false information, causing more fear and panic than the virus itself.
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Police in Peru used unnecessary and excessive force when faced with mass protests between 9 and 15 November 2020, according to a UN Human Rights Office report published on 12 January that stresses the failure of security forces to comply with international human rights norms and standards.
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MINUSCA paid tribute to peacekeepers from Bangladesh, Burundi and Cameroon who recently lost their lives in the line of duty – during a memorial ceremony held on 5 January 2021 at the Mission’s headquarters in Bangui.
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With presidential and parliamentary elections scheduled to take place on 14 January, Secretary General António Guterres raised concern over reports of violence and tensions in parts of the country and implored all political actors and their supporters to “refrain from the use of hate speech, intimidation and violence”.
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