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Debate: War diplomacy: does Kissinger have a point?

Eurotopics.net - Fri, 05/27/2022 - 12:25
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger talked about ways to end the war in Ukraine. A humiliating defeat for Moscow would be dangerous, whereas territorial concessions to Russia would be an investment in long-term peace on the continent, he said. This elicits fierce reactions from Europe's commentators.
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Debate: Russian UN diplomat resigns in protest

Eurotopics.net - Fri, 05/27/2022 - 12:25
A member of Russia's UN mission in Geneva has quit his post. "I've never been so ashamed of my country," Boris Bondarev wrote in a farewell letter sent to his colleagues at the Russian Foreign Ministry. Europe's press commends the diplomat's courage but dampens hopes that many others will follow suit.
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Debate: A new iron curtain across Europe?

Eurotopics.net - Fri, 05/27/2022 - 12:25
The war in Ukraine is shifting the balance of power in Europe. Finland and Sweden want to join Nato, Ukraine wants to join the EU. Russia cannot be completely isolated, President Vladimir Putin said yesterday in a video link with the Eurasian Economic Forum in Bishkek. European media examine whose side their countries are really on.
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Debate: Interior minister intervenes on swimwear rules

Eurotopics.net - Fri, 05/27/2022 - 12:25
For ten days, women in Grenoble in eastern France were allowed to wear burkinis in public swimming pools - until France's top administrative court overturned the city council's decision to allow this. It emerged that France's Interior Minister Darmanin had instructed the local prefect to weigh in against the decision. Media outlets voice annoyance at how the burkini controversy is dragging on in secular France.
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Even with a TRIPS waiver, outcomes are still uncertain

Euractiv.com - Fri, 05/27/2022 - 11:57
An agreement at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) on a waiver of intellectual property (IP) rights on COVID-19 vaccines and treatments would not have an automatic effect as governments would still need to work on its implementation, says a WTO official.
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Tech Brief: to be or not to be a platform worker, digital portfolio, CSAM

Euractiv.com - Fri, 05/27/2022 - 11:56
Welcome to EURACTIV’s Tech Brief, your weekly update on all things digital in the EU.
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After Nord Stream 2, time has come for Nord Stream 1 to go

Euractiv.com - Fri, 05/27/2022 - 11:21
Europe made a bold move by shutting down Nord Steam 2 on 22 February.  Now, Germany can and should scale back or terminate flows via Nord Stream 1, writes Sergiy Makogon.
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Prevention measures in health systems more urgent than ever, say experts

Euractiv.com - Fri, 05/27/2022 - 09:25
Rapid changes have happened in the field of health since the COVID-19 pandemic, and the need to focus on prevention has become even more apparent, according to health stakeholders.
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