EU reaches deal to stop sending waste to countries that can’t process it
Paris, FranceReuters European Union lawmakers and member states have reached a deal to revise the bloc’s waste shipment regulation and end exports of certain types of waste to third countries unable to process it properly, the EU Parliament said on Friday. Trash is pictured following heavy rainfalls in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler, Germany, on 15th July, 2021. […]
Mahsa Amini, women’s movement in Iran win EU’s 2023 Sakharov freedom prize
Brussels, BelgiumReuters The European Union parliament awarded its annual Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought to Iranian woman Mahsa Amini who died in police custody last year and the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement in Iran, it said on Thursday. People take part in a protest against the Islamic regime of Iran following the death of […]
EU Parliament urges Vatican to defend human rights in Hong Kong
Vatican CityRNS While the Vatican hopes to renew a secretive and controversial deal with China regarding bishops’ appointments, the European Parliament urged the Catholic institution to stand in defence of religious freedom in Hong Kong. The European Parliament called on the Holy See to “strengthen its diplomatic efforts and its leverage on the Chinese authorities” […]
Pakistan decries EU parliament’s move on blasphemy laws
Islamabad, PakistanAP Pakistan has decried a move by the European Parliament, which last Thursday adopted a resolution demanding Islamabad allow freedom for religious minorities and asked the EU to reconsider the South Asian country’s preferential trade status. The European Parliament appealed on Islamabad to free a Christian couple – Shagufta Kausar and her husband Shafqat […]