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UN Secretary-General, Mr. Ban Ki-moon, caused a stir a few days ago when he admitted publicly that he had agreed to remove a military coalition led by Saudi Arabia from a list of armies attacking civilians, because the Saudi government and its allies had threatened to stop funding UN humanitarian activities in Palestine and elsewhere.
From President Putin’s visit to the Orthodox Christian monastic community of the “Holy Mount”, Mount Athos, Greece, 28 May 2016. Looking for help from above at difficult times?
After an agonizing vote counting process, the final result of the race for the Presidency of Austria became known: independent and moderate candidate Alexander Van der Bellen, a former Green Party leader and son of refugees, beat his rival Norbert Hofer, who was supported by the far-right Freedom Party and expressed eurosceptic and anti-immigration views. It is a…
The race for the Presidency of Austria is too close to call in the initial hours after the polls closed on 22 May. The winner between eurosceptic and anti-immigration, far-right Freedom Party candidate Norbert Hofer and former Green Party leader Alexander Van der Bellen will probably be decided once all postal ballots have been counted in the…
Ukraine wins Eurovision song contest
The 2016 Eurovision song contest held in Stockholm, Sweden, on 14 May, was won by the female singer Jamala for Ukraine with the song “1944”, which got the highest score (534 points).
By Elisa Lledó
Spain has celebrated its thirtieth anniversary as a member of the EU, in a family that has little time for parties. The country has extensive experience in matters related to terrorism and the management of illegal immigration, the two most pressing issues for Europe. Therefore Spain could take on a leading role within the European club…
The Katoikos.eu family is mourning the loss of Viktor Sukup, a regular contributor and a personal friend of many of us. After a two-month long search, Viktor’s body was discovered just before Easter in a remote part of Cape Verde, where he fell to his death into a ravine while on a hike.
In recent months and years we have got used to witnessing attacks on Brussels, the city symbolizing the centre of the European Union that national leaders in government and opposition love to criticize for everything that goes wrong or is unpopular on the European continent. Today, though, 22 March 2016, it was not a metaphoric but a coordinated literal attack on the city of Brussels that dominated the headlines…
“Deal. Unanimous support for new settlement for #UKinEU” twitted European Council President Donald Tusk in the evening of 19 February, when the leaders of the EU agreed to a number of concessions in the hope of keeping the UK in the Union. Prime Minister Cameron immediately expressed his satisfaction and his determination to work for a Yes vote…
