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European Parliament takes formal step towards showing solidarity with Iranian protesters
Following an invitation from the Friends of Free Iran intergroup of the European Parliament, the Iranian opposition leader Maryam Rajavi met several prominent EU Parliamentarians to discuss the recent uprisings in Iran, described by many observers as a new revolution. The meeting anticipated the
Europe’s fertilizer supplies to the Third World remains frozen as private Russian companies step in
Amidst growing evidence that the “grain deal” that was signed in July by Ukraine, Russia, Turkey and the United Nations to create procedures for the safe export of grain from certain ports to attempt to address a potential catastrophic food crisis has been a complete failure. Grain and fertilize...
Legal battle between David and Goliath energy firms heats up
TotalEnergies could be dragged to arbitration by the relative energy minnow, Trina Solar Ltd, in an ongoing row about a breach of contract. The French oil giant instigated legal action against Trina earlier this summer, claiming Trina US had conspired to inflate the agreed price of its solar modu
Europe’s agricultural sector is crying out for support amid energy and food crisis
Europe’s energy crisis – which has been sparked mainly by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and President Putin’s subsequent curtailing of natural gas flows to the EU – is swiftly turning into a food crisis. With the costs of maintaining their operations spiralling out of control, many farmers ar...
Healing the wounds of war in Ukraine
As the 200th day of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine passes, the immense human cost of this conflict has never been clearer. Millions of Ukrainians have fled their homes and thousands of civilians are believed to have been killed as fighting engulfs densely populated urban areas. The Western economic
European Commission calls on member states to modernise minimum income schemes
The European Commission has called upon EU Member States to modernise their minimum income schemes as part of the ongoing pledge to reduce poverty and social exclusion in Europe. Minimum income is cash payments that help households who need it to bridge the gap to a certain income level to pay the b
The EU’s revised sanctions policy hinders vital supplies of Russian fertilizers to the Third World
The European Commission on August 29 published an updated text of clarifications on the application of sanctions for fertilizers produced or exported from Russia, including potassium chloride, as well as complex fertilizers containing nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium. Brussels' new position no
Ex-Magna CEO could take control of Volkswagen’s assets in Russia
The Russian media reported that Volkswagen AG could sell its Russian business – including an assembly plant and an internal combustion engine producer – to Austrian business conglomerate Steyr Automotive owned by ex-Magna CEO Siegfried Wolf. According to those familiar with the matter, the comp
Why the upcoming Samarkand SCO summit is important and what to expect from the outcome
On September 15-16, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization's (SCO) summit will be held in the historic Uzbek city of Samarkand. At the upcoming event, the leaders of the SCO countries will come together for the first time in three years in a face-to-face format, one that will be a unique and effectiv
Alisher Usmanov: How a billionaire-turned-philanthropist is essential to Uzbekistan’s global future
Uzbek tycoon Alisher Usmanov once quipped to a Western journalist that his life story would require more than a couple of vodka bottles to tell in full. A quick look at his biography, one that begins with his humble origins in Chust, a medium-sized city in Uzbekistan's Fergana Valley, to being ranke
Red Sea Film Festival honors in Venice women protagonist of Arab cinema
Venice, Italy – 3 September 2022: The Red Sea International Film Festival (RSIFF) and Vanity Fair have come together to celebrate visionary female talent both on and behind the camera who are shaping the film industry and creating extraordinary stories that resonate with audiences around the world...
Tokayev’s national address launches a new political era for Kazakhstan
President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's most recent address to the nation is a new political milestone in the history of the country by setting qualitatively different standards for the system of power through the highest forms of transparency for the most important political decisions, and his sense of c
Ukraine is Independent
As Ukraine greets its 31st year of independence, it finds itself fighting a war for its existential existence. It is not of war of its choice or of its making and it is not a result of its belligerence, but a consequence of the imperialistic ambition of its neighbor who cannot except the new histori
Switzerland’s Svizraa files protest against limiting its operations in Latvia
The Swiss chartering and transportation company Svizraa S.A. has sent a letter to Latvia’s foreign affairs, economics and justice ministries in protest over their de facto prohibition on the company to conduct business in Latvia. Svizraa - which works in the movement of fertilizers, grain, coal a
The US is a world outlier on abortion restrictions
We know the United States is an outlier in abortion restrictions, but it is still startling to realise just how much. In the last two decades, 50 countries around the world have liberalised abortion laws. Some reform is still restrictive, enabling abortion when there is a threat to the pregnant p
The Kremlin seeks to exploit growing wariness over refugees in Europe
Since the start of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, more than 7 million Ukrainian refugees have left the country till mid-June. While some 1.5 million ended up in Russia, the rest have mostly entered the European Union, where they have been granted the right to live and work for up to three years, in...
Critical mineral sourcing must also be sustainable for the EU’s clean energy transition
The European Union has become a global leader in the movement to a clean energy transition. A central part of this movement has been the result of transitioning from traditional fossil fuels, primarily oil, gas, and coal, towards more areas producing fewer greenhouse gas emissions, such as wind, sol
What Biden and Blinken could learn from Reagan and Shultz
The principal American and Russian diplomats, Antony Blinken and Sergei Lavrov, have spoken precisely once since Russia launched its illegal invasion of Ukraine in February. In a phone call on July 29, the two diplomats discussed issues around a possible prisoner exchange involving two Americans be
Growing agricultural productivity in Brazil: Efficiency, innovation and sustainability
50 years ago, my country relied on food imports to feed itself. Today we feed 10% of the world’s population. Let me tell you about the agronomic science and innovation which has made this possible. A critical step in this journey came in 1973, with the creation of Embrapa. This national agri-
Potential exchange of Iranian terrorist will lead to more threats on multiple fronts
In July, the Brussels Court of Appeals issued an order preventing the transfer of a convicted Iranian terrorist who is widely expected to be the focus of a prisoner swap agreement with the Islamic Republic for another two months. What makes the case more dramatic is that the terrorist was not an ord
What would recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism actually entail?
Ukraine’s political leaders intensified their appeals to the U.S. government to designate Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism after Russian soldiers executed Ukraine’s prisoners of war on July 29. The Ukrainian government has been calling on the United States to label Russia a state sponsor o
Food for thought
It is late, but at long last, the world is waking up. “Conflict in Ukraine fuels uncertainty for agriculture” “Ukraine War to compound hunger, poverty in Africa, experts say” “Rising prices increase alarm for food security and political stability” These are just a few of the newspap
Endless war in Ukraine hurts national and global security
degree that it can’t do the kinds of things that it has done in invading Ukraine.” The U.S. commitment toward that end has been substantial. Congress passed the Ukraine Democracy Defense Lend-Lease Act by near-unanimous vote, invoking the “arsenal of democracy” we provided to Britain during ...
South Africa is on a knife edge as xenophobia escalates
Xenophobia is a global crisis, but in South Africa, it takes a particularly violent form. The day-to-day accumulation of insult and harassment from within the state and society periodically mutates into open-street violence in which people are beaten, hacked and burned to death. If there is a useful
My message from Hiroshima
On Saturday, August 6, I proudly stood with Japan’s Prime Minister, Fumio Kishida, and the people of Hiroshima in memory of an unprecedented catastrophe. Seventy-seven years ago, nuclear weapons were dropped on the people of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Tens of thousands of women, children and me
Exchange rate correction: Adapting Ukraine’s economy to wartime realities
The sharp devaluation of the official exchange rate of the hryvnia by the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), which occurred on July, 21, was both a long-expected and surprising event. The national exchange rate has been fixed since Russia’s invasion on February 24. Meanwhile, the national economy shr...
The genocide in Ukraine cannot become ordinary
Though Russia’s war against Ukraine is contained on Ukrainian soil, it would be naïve to interpret the framing of this war as a conflict between just two sovereign nations. Russia’s war on Ukraine is a war upon fundamental and basic universal human values. More specifically, the right of indivi...
As war in Ukraine disrupts the global food system, how do we feed the world?
Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, the world’s food supply chains had been severely disrupted by the Covid pandemic. Now the war has derailed Ukraine’s agricultural exports, delivered sanctions against Russia, and dramatically driven up the price of food and fertilizer. Governments from India t...
EU commission clarifies it is important to have independent authorities regulating the utility sector
Referring to the Association agreements that the EU is negotiating with a number of countries; New Europe asked if the European Commission envisions an immediate implementation of an independent authority to regulate the utilities sectors in countries where private economic operators already operat
Could the EU backtrack on personal sanctions against some Russians?
The European Union is in talks about removing sanctions on some 40 Russians. The individuals were sanctioned on the basis of their alleged involvement in Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but according to sources cited Bloomberg, the European Council’s legal service has said that some of the penalties...
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