EU – Page 23 – THE OVAL CIRCLE

France hits new record in daily Covid cases

Posted on December 10, 2021December 10, 2021By Editor

France has reported 59,019 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours, which is the highest number since April, the national agency for public health said. Hospitalizations have also been on the rise. … Read More >France hits new record in daily Covid cases

Catholic church sexual abuse must be seen in ‘historical’ context, Pope says

Posted on December 9, 2021December 9, 2021By Editor

Pope Francis has called for caution in the “interpretation” of a damning report released in October that found as many as 330,000 children may have been sexually abused by clergy and lay members of the Catholic Church in France. … Read More >Catholic church sexual abuse must be seen in ‘historical’ context, Pope says

Pope likens EU to Nazis over word ‘Christmas’

Posted on December 9, 2021December 9, 2021By Editor

Pope Francis has denounced the EU’s attempt to replace the term “Christmas period” with a more-neutral “holiday period,” saying it was a move that some oppressive regime might well have made. … Read More >Pope likens EU to Nazis over word ‘Christmas’

Poland banned from sending illegal migrants back to Belarus

Posted on December 7, 2021December 7, 2021By Editor

Asylum seekers who successfully made it across the Belarusian border and into Poland must not be expelled and cannot legally be returned, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled, following a complaint by 198 migrants. … Read More >Poland banned from sending illegal migrants back to Belarus

NATO member says American troops won’t be sent to Russian border

Posted on December 4, 2021December 4, 2021By Editor

The new government of Norway, a NATO member state, has said that it is planning to phase out the US-led military bloc’s forces stationed near the border with neighboring Russia, instead replacing them with its own soldiers. … Read More >NATO member says American troops won’t be sent to Russian border

NATO provides guarantees to allies & not partners like Ukraine – Stoltenberg

Posted on December 3, 2021December 3, 2021By Editor

Ukraine is not a member of NATO, and therefore the US-led bloc cannot guarantee that it would fight on its behalf in case of Russian military “aggression,” its Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. … Read More >NATO provides guarantees to allies & not partners like Ukraine – Stoltenberg

Poland determined to get over €800bn in WWII reparations

Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021By Editor

Warsaw is setting up a special research institute tasked with studying the damage inflicted on Poland by Nazi Germany, and pushing for reparations from Berlin, the Polish premier revealed. … Read More >Poland determined to get over €800bn in WWII reparations

New ‘super mutant’ COVID strain prompts EU to seek air travel ban

Posted on December 1, 2021December 1, 2021By Editor

The European Commission has mooted stopping all air travel from southern Africa amid rising concerns about a variant of Covid-19 that appears to have mutated to circumvent the body’s immune system. … Read More >New ‘super mutant’ COVID strain prompts EU to seek air travel ban

EU to tighten travel rules, bar unvaxxed from bloc

Posted on November 30, 2021November 30, 2021By Editor

The EU is recommending member states only let in travelers from outside the bloc if they are vaccinated against or recovered from Covid-19. Under proposed rules, travelers would need a booster shot every nine months. … Read More >EU to tighten travel rules, bar unvaxxed from bloc

French fishermen to blockade their own ports in Brexit row

Posted on November 30, 2021November 30, 2021By Editor

France’s fishing association has said it will blockade four locations, including the key port of Calais and the Eurotunnel, on Friday in the latest protest over UK restrictions on post-Brexit fishing licences. … Read More >French fishermen to blockade their own ports in Brexit row

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