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Warsaw-based conference raises €10.1 billion for Ukrainian refugees

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:51
Over ten billion euros was raised for Ukrainians through the global “Stand Up For Ukraine” fundraising campaign organised by European Commission, the Canadian government and the Global Citizen organisation that concluded with a donor conference in Warsaw on Saturday. The...
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Hungarian NGOs claim referendum court fine meant to silence them

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:50
Civil society organisations that campaigned for the right to invalidate one’s vote in the referendum over LGBT-themed education for children, which they claim is homophobic, were fined by the National Election Committee (NVI) in a move they said was meant...
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Former Slovak PM jeopardised transfer of S-300 missile to Ukraine

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:48
Slovakia’s delivery of its S-300 missile system to Ukraine last week was jeopardised by former prime minister Robert Fico (Smer) who posted a picture before its delivery was officially announced by Prime Minister Eduard Heger during his visit to Kyiv...
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Italy allocates €610 million to support Ukrainian refugees. 

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:38
The Italian government has allocated €610 million to support Ukrainians arriving in the country and provide financial assistance to the Ukrainian government. Of the 4.5 million Ukrainians who have fled their country since the start of Russia’s invasion on 24...
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Ukraine supporters outnumber pro-Russians in German protests

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:37
Pro-Russians on Sunday (10 April) staged demonstrations in the German cities of of Frankfurt and Hanover, where they were far outnumbered by supporters of Ukraine, local police said.
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Denmark to bring ISIS children home but not mothers

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:35
Danish authorities have started planning the evacuation of five Danish children of ISIS fighters in the Kurdish-controlled al-Roj camp in Syria but their mothers will be left behind, Foreign Minister Jeppe Kofod said. The decision comes after a new medical...
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Dutch fundraising campaign raises millions for Ukraine

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:31
Dutch fundraising campaign raises millions for Ukraine. The national fundraising campaign, Giro555, has collected €160.8 million for Ukraine to date. The money raised for Ukraine is the second-highest amount raised by Giro555,  as reported by the NL Times. The campaign for tsunami...
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Bavaria wants to reconsider fracking amidst surging gas prices

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:28
Bavarian Minister-President Markus Söder said on Sunday that the usage of the controversial fracking technology to produce liquified natural gas (LNG) should be evaluated to boost the European attempt to phase out Russian gas imports. A 2017 anti-fracking law currently...
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Only 20% of Serbs view EU positively says polling expert

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:28
Just under half of Serbia’s citizens support EU accession, while only one in five has a positive opinion of the EU, Serbia’s leading polling expert, Srdjan Bogosavljević, has confirmed, citing a survey completed in March. In all the Western Balkan...
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Czechia could establish US military base on its territory

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:25
The Czech Republic could follow in Slovakia’s footsteps by signing a deal with the US to deploy American troops on Czech territory, Defence Minister Jana Černochová hinted. Černochová will travel to the US after the Easter holidays and could discuss...
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The strange death of the French Republican party

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:23
After the sound and fury, the first round of the French presidential elections delivered few surprises. As expected, we have Macron vs Le Pen: round two. This year’s presidential runoff will be much closer than the 2017 version, though Macron...
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Austrian Chancellor to meet Putin in Moscow

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:22
Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer will travel to Moscow to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday, where he hopes to present his core demands for humanitarian corridors, a truce, and a complete investigation into war crimes. “I will meet...
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Polisario Front suspends diplomatic contacts with Spain

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:21
The Polisario Front, the Sahrawi nationalist liberation movement demanding an independent Western Sahara, has suspended diplomatic contacts with the Spanish government following Madrid and Rabat’s decision to “normalise” bilateral relations. The Polisario Front said the decision was taken after Spanish...
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Political change in Pakistan as Shehbaz Sharif seeks to become PM

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:19
Opposition politician Shehbaz Sharif submitted his nomination to be Pakistan's next prime minister to the legislature on Sunday (10 April), his party said, after incumbent Imran Khan lost a no-confidence vote in parliament after nearly four years in power.
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Ukraine says 1,200 bodies found near Kyiv as east braces for Donbas onslaught

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 06:02
Ukraine said Sunday it had found more than 1,200 bodies in the Kyiv region, the scene of atrocities allegedly committed by Russian troops, as residents in the country's east braced -- or fled -- ahead of an expected massive offensive.
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Macron and Le Pen head for cliffhanger 24 April election runoff

Euractiv.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 05:04
Most candidates called upon their voters to block the way to Marine Le Pen. But it might not be enough this time as polls are already forecasting a tight race between Emmanuel Macron and the far-right leader. 
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Press release - EuroLat Assembly: hate speech, circular economy and food security

European Parliament - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 00:40
The 14th Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly plenary session will take place in Buenos Aires (Argentina) on 13 and 14 April.

Source : © European Union, 2022 - EP
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Press release - EuroLat Assembly: hate speech, circular economy and food security

European Parliament (News) - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 00:40
The 14th Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly plenary session will take place in Buenos Aires (Argentina) on 13 and 14 April.

Source : © European Union, 2022 - EP
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Local Poles near Belarus risk trouble for helping refugees

Euobserver.com - Mon, 04/11/2022 - 00:00
Three locals near the Polish exclusion zone with Belarus say they cannot leave refugees and migrants to die or freeze in their woods. But by leaving bags of food in the woods, they risk possible fines or worse.
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[Ticker] Russians and Ukrainians in Germany hold parallel protests

Euobserver.com - Sun, 04/10/2022 - 22:03
Ukrainian supporters outnumbered pro-Russian ones in protests in Frankfurt and Hanover in Germany Sunday, according to Reuters. Some 800 Russian protesters marched through Frankfurt while 600 or so took part in a motorcade in Hanover, calling to end Russophobia and denouncing Wester propaganda. But they fell far short of the 2,500 Ukrainians in Frankfurt and 3,500 in Hanover the same day, whose banners called for an end to the war.
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