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Statement by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Belarus I.Sekreta following the joint final session with the participation of delegations from OSCE member states and representatives of civil society (1 August 2025, Helsinki)
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Belarus
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01 August 2025 To continue the conversation about the future of the OSCE, we propose to shift our discussion slightly and try to focus on the main issue. The future of the OSCE, whose value lies in consensus, no longer depends on resolving the...
European Economic and Social Committee reaffirms commitment to gender equality
Global Government Forum
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August 1, 2025
Photo: Selver Učanbarlić via Pixabay.jpg UN Women and the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) have signed a declaration reaffirming their commitment to promoting gender equality and the empowerment of women and girls around the world. UN...
24 Moroccan Students Secure Spots at France’s Elite École Polytechnique in 2025
Morocco World News
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August 1, 2025
Marrakech – Twenty-four Moroccan students have been admitted to the prestigious École Polytechnique in Paris for the upcoming academic year. These students, all from classes préparatoires aux grandes écoles (CPGE), will join the X2025 promotion in...
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Tractebel, NRG-Pallas extend cooperation on research reactor
World Nuclear News
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Friday, 1 August 2025 Belgian engineering firm Tractebel announced it has signed a new mutual agreement with NRG-Pallas to extend their long-standing collaboration on the construction of the Pallas research reactor in Petten, the Netherlands....
With Gaza suffering, Europe and Arab states take big diplomatic steps – together
Christian Science Monitor
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August 1, 2025
This week was years, even decades in the making. Since the Middle East peace process began faltering and certainly since the escalation of the war in Gaza, Europe and the Arab world have each been waiting for the other to act. Europe demanded that...
Who asked for population of Greater Manchester to flood UK in just 4 years? Politicians are so out of touch with public
The Sun
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August 1, 2025
WHAT holds a country together? It’s one of the most important questions a nation can ask. Yet, today, were you to quiz anybody in Westminster, they would probably stare back at you with a blank expression, unable to give you a convincing answer....
Trump envoy visits Gaza amid war of words over 'starvation' claims - as Germany, France, Spain, Jordan and UAE join forces to airdrop supplies
Daily Mail
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August 1, 2025
Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff inspected a food distribution centre in war-torn Gaza today amid an escalating war of words over 'starvation' claims. The UN has warned that widespread famine is a looming threat in the besieged strip and...
Europe’s economic surrender to the US empire
Taipei Times
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August 1, 2025
When US President Donald Trump and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shook hands at Trump’s Scottish golf resort on Sunday, they were not just announcing a new trade deal — they were formalizing Europe’s economic and ideological...
Understanding the mission in France
Evangelical Focus
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August 1, 2025
Connect Missions, the federation of French-speaking mission organizations, which is a member of the National Council of Evangelicals in France (CNEF), recently launched a national questionnaire on the mission in France. The aim of the survey is...
EU Council agrees position on landmark pharmaceutical reform package
The European Magazine
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August 1, 2025
The Council of the European Union has agreed its negotiating position on the bloc’s largest pharmaceutical regulatory overhaul in more than two decades, clearing the way for talks with the European Parliament later this year, (writes John E. Kaye)...
Pharaohs’ Treasures Exhibition to Open in Rome Following Egypt-Italy Cooperation Agreement
Sada Elbalad
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August 1, 2025
Fri 01 Aug 2025 | 09:07 PM As part of strengthening cultural ties between Egypt and Italy—particularly in the field of archaeology—Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary-General of Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities, and Mr. Fabio Taliaferri,...
France to send 40 tonnes of aid to Gaza, but crisis deepens
Pakistan Today
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August 1, 2025
PARIS: France has committed to sending 40 tonnes of emergency humanitarian aid to Gaza, with four separate flights from Jordan, each carrying 10 tonnes. French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot confirmed the aid deliveries during an interview with...
Will Germany raise retirement age beyond 67?
Deutsche Welle
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August 1, 2025
For German Economy Minister Katherina Reiche, there's a simple way to fix Germany's pension system: "We need to work more and longer," she flatly told the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper in late July, instantly triggering a new debate...
EU's top court limits Italy's fast-track return of rejected asylum seekers
Africanews
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August 1, 2025
Judges at the European Union’s top court on Friday said Italy may fast-track the deportation of migrants to countries it deems “safe”, but only under certain conditions. The European Court of Justice (ECJ) was asked to weigh in on whether Italy’s...
Electrical workers uncover 5,000-year-old burial pits in Germany
Yahoo News
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Germany’s ongoing SuedOstLink high-voltage electric powerline project is one of the nation’s largest ongoing infrastructure endeavors. But construction along the 105-mile-long transmission route is also yielding some of the country’s most striking...
Universities revising research guidelines towards defence
University World News
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BELGIUM Although military research has never been strictly prohibited, traditionally Flemish universities have always approached it with caution. However, this is now changing in the light of increased defence spending by European governments and...
Archaeologists Uncover Roman Production District in Ancient City of Suasa, Italy
Greek Reporter
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August 1, 2025
Excavation in the ancient Roman city of Suasa, Italy. Credit: Accurimbono / CC BY-SA 3.0 Archaeologists from the University of Bologna, Italy, have uncovered a vast Roman production district in the ancient city of Suasa, revealing deep structures...
Trading principles for predictability — what the EU gave up to avoid a tariff war
Irish Examiner
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August 1, 2025
In the hours following the announcement that the US and EU had struck a deal last weekend on tariffs, European reaction was mixed. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said the deal, which imposes 15% tariffs on most items going both...
EU court questions Italy’s ‘safe country’ list underpinning Albania camps scheme
740 The Fan - North Dakota
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August 1, 2025
By Alvise Armellini BRUSSELS/ROME (Reuters) -Europe’s top court on Friday questioned the legitimacy of the “safe countries” list Italy uses to send migrants to Albania to await decisions on their asylum claims, in a fresh blow to a key aspect of...
Authorities urge caution as storms and flooding risk return to eastern Spain
Euro Weekly News
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August 1, 2025
Authorities urge drivers to exercise caution. Credit: sea2sea photography / Shutterstock.com The Spanish Meteorological Agency (Aemet) issued a special notice on Thursday July 31 ahead of a new heatwave expected to arrive soon. However, it also...