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Pandemic deprives refugees in Greece, of vital link to food and locals
by Magdalena Rojo at Religion News Service MORIA REFUGEE CAMP, Lesbos, Greece (RNS) — Like many restaurants around the world, Nikos Katsouris has seen his 16-year-old eatery here close due to the COVID-19 pandemic. And while he, too, has adapted to the local lockdown by starting a vibrant delivery service, Katsouris and his partner, Katerina…
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Only Belgium & Slovakia On Track To Meet EU Air Pollution Targets
… 2030. Under the directive, EU governments are obliged to … deaths per year in the European Union. When adopting the NEC … by 2020 and 2030. EU legislation requires them to … Belgium, Denmark, Estonia, EU air pollution, EU National Emission Ceilings Directive …
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FM Dendias: European Union’s power of resolution is slow-moving
The European Union’s power of … of the most recent European Council summit in Brussels, speaking … newspaper on Saturday. The European Council referred to specific sanctions … the EU-Turkey customs agreement, said the minister. The European Council also …
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Spain: EASO launches new operation to support reception system
The European Asylum Support Office (EASO) to support the Spanish authorities in developing and implementing a new model for the reception of asylum seekers in line with EU standards. Language English
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Turkey’s Erdogan, EU’s Michel discussed EU summit in call
President Tayyip Erdogan told European Council President Charles Michel in a … At a summit on Friday, EU leaders agreed to prepare limited … said after the summit that EU leaders planned to discuss weapons … in August, stoking tensions. The EU, led by Germany, has …
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Top EU official, Turkish president discuss EU summit
“While Turkey hopes to turn a new page with the EU, some ceaselessly try to provoke crises,” Erdoğan told European Council President Charles Michel in a telephone call, according to a statement from the Turkish Presidency.
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Refugees deliver mental health services to locked down camps
Ayat Al Huseein: refugee community psychosocial worker helps other refugees tackle mental health issues “In some ways, this job has helped me rebuild my own life. I can now help others heal and develop mental health resilience, too,” says Ayat Al Huseein, a thirty-year-old refugee from Syria, who left with her family by boat for…
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EU-Balkans: more glue for this house of cards
… ”, a study-proposal on EU enlargement policy. We interviewed … 3 provides that the European Council with unanimity vote can … in 2017 and 2019 the European Parliament voted for a formal suspension … want to join the European Union or is Euroscepticism starting …
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European Council Summit Ends With Historic Budget, Climate Change Agreements
… forward for the European Union in various areas,” European Council President Charles … . According to the European Council president, the European Union will now be able … European Union’s member states met for the European Council summit, UK and EU …
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Blasphemy laws don’t protect religion, they kill people: USCIRF hearing
… often believe forbidding insults to religion will lead to less violence … where there is a majority religion, there infiltrates an idea that …