Parliament adopted a resolution calling on the European Council to approve the start of the process of revising the EU Treaties. Read more
Since the beginning of the war more than 7 million people have fled Ukraine and reached the EU. Only a relatively small number of people of working age have so far entered the EU labour market, although the number of people wishing to do so is expected to increase. Read more
The UN’s top human rights official expressed concern on Wednesday over reports that Ukrainian children were “forcibly deported” from the country’s crisis-ridden eastern regions and taken to Russia for adoption. Read more
According to Annadif Khatir Mahamat Saleh, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for West Africa and the Sahel, the Sahel region of Africa should be seen as a region of opportunity, despite the ‘multiple crises’ that the people living there are enduring. Read more
EU ministers welcome the plan to create solidarity channels to facilitate food exports from Ukraine. Read more
At the end of her official visit to China, the first in 17 years, Michelle Bachelet announced new areas of engagement between her office and the Chinese government on rights issues and summarised the many rights issues raised during her six-day mission in May. Read more
During the extraordinary summit, EU leaders supported the sixth sanctions package against Russia, which covers crude oil and petroleum products, and agreed to provide Ukraine with up to EUR 9 billion in macro-financial assistance. Read more
“World News” newsletter – Friday, May 27 WESTERN EUROPE Von der Leyen: “There will be no agreement on oil at the EU summit” “I do not expect that there will be an agreement on the oil embargo at the European summit next week, it is useless to give false expectations,” says EU Commission President Ursula […]
The war in Ukraine and other conflicts have meant that the number of people forced to flee conflict, violence, human rights violations and persecution has surpassed the staggering 100 million mark for the first time in history. Read more
As 18 million people in the Sahel region of Africa are at risk of starvation in the next three months, the United Nations has allocated an additional $30 million from its emergency humanitarian fund to enhance the humanitarian response in four countries. Read more
