Jan 2, 2025 · Spain abolished compulsory military service in 2001, France in 1996, Germany in 2011, Belgium in 1994 and the UK all the way back in 1963. Iceland has no national army, while Ireland has never had compulsory military service. Now, however, the picture is beginning to change. Considering conscription. In July, debate engulfed Germany on the reintroduction of military service, as well as the ...

Jan 2, 2025 · On 6 February 2024, the European Union's Parliament and Council reached an agreement on the Directive on violence against women which had been tabled in March 2022. This text will harmonise national legislation on sexual harassment, female genital mutilation, sterilisation, forced marriage and "revenge porn" (the leaking of sexual images with the aim of harming someone).

Dec 20, 2024 · “The issue of Islamophobia is a global problem, which has been amplified everywhere since 11 September 2001,” says Julien Talpin, a French sociologist at the CNRS (Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique), who specialises in questions related to integration and discrimination.. The FRA report is based on a sample of 9,604 people in Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany ...

Dec 3, 2024 · More conflict, more movement. 59 armed conflicts in 34 countries: 2023 was one of the most violent years ever, according to a study by the Oslo Peace Research Institute. War in Ukraine, in Gaza, in Sudan: the more conflicts there are and the more they get bogged down, the greater the chances of new waves of migrants heading for Europe.And that's without counting global warming, which will ...

6 days ago · The return of Donald Trump to the White House signals a sharp U-turn on US climate policy, with consequences reaching far beyond American borders. From dismantling Joe Biden-era climate regulations to fostering alliances with European climate sceptics, Trump’s policies could slow global decarbonisation efforts and embolden fossil fuel interests.. As reported first by Audrey Garric in Le ...

Jan 16, 2024 · A dread of the far right seems to be hardening at the summit of Europe. "Following [Geert Wilders]’s shock election win in the Netherlands, European elites are nervously scanning the political landscape for signs of what’s to come — including further surprise wins from far-right candidates”, confirm Clea Caulcutt and Nicholas Vinocur for Politico.

Dec 17, 2024 · On 6 December, Romania’s constitutional court cancelled the first round of the presidential election, held on 24 November. This small earthquake came after the incumbent liberal president, Klaus Iohannis, released documents from the Supreme Council of National Defence (CSAT) showing that the pro-Russian, anti-EU candidate Călin Georgescu had gained a leg-up on the social network TikTok with ...

Jan 15, 2025 · The lack of full transparency behind Constitutional Court's decision is one of the reasons that led to the protests. Romanian investigative outlet Context tried to obtain the documents that would clarify the court’s ruling, but without success.“The Iohannis Presidential Administration refuses to provide essential documents related to the presidential elections annulled by the ...

Hervé Kempf is a journalist and founder of Reporterre, an independent French media outlet covering climate and environmental issues. He explains his editorial success in this interview, in which he also discusses the role of independent media in national and European democratic life, and his latest book.

Jun 3, 2024 · The new impetus for Social Europe of the past five years has led to important and long-awaited policy initiatives, including on minimum wages, platform work and corporate due diligence. However, progress in this field remains both fragile and fragmented. The key question now is whether this social paradigm shift can…