Anna van Densky OPINION Bending heads with veils on their heads Swedish ministers pass by triumphant Rouhani, without shaking hands. It is not a Hollywood fiction – in an attempt to strike lucrative deals the Swedish feminist government sacrificed their convictions, and accepted the religious outfits and submissive conduct. A great victory of The Prophet…
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EU against child-soldier practise
Ahead of the International Day against the use of child soldiers – 12 February -the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini and the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, pledge to intensify their efforts to end the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict. BBCAfrica: UN alarm at al-Shabab child soldiers…
Mogherini in US: 'mission impossible'
Anna van Densky, OPINION Difficult to imagine less suitable personality to represent nowadays the EU diplomacy in the US, than an ardent promoter of political Islam in Europe, an Italian Socialist – Federica Mogherini, with both Socialism and Islam living winter in the EU. However the gravity of the situation is beyond personal views and…
EU-US: Tillerson received Mogherini
The EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini had her first meeting with new U.S. Secretary of State, Rex Tillerson on Thrusday 9.02.2017. discussing Transatlantic relations, the common challenge of countering terrorism, the ongoing work to strengthen European Defence, relations with Russia, the Iran nuclear deal and the main crises from Ukraine to Syria. “I was pleased to…
UK child refugee limit
Britain’s Conservative government has placed a limit on the number of lone child refugees it will accept into the country, citing fears that people traffickers were exploiting the system. About 350 children will be allowed in – far fewer than the 3,000 originally expected under the law that had been aimed at helping some…
Kenya: world biggest refugee camp to stay
Refugees, aid workers and rights groups have welcomed a Kenyan court ruling blocking the government’s decision to close the world’s largest refugee camp and return more than 200,000 Somalians to their war-stricken homeland. Ministers had acted beyond their powers by ordering the closure of the sprawling Dadaab facility, ruled the judge John Mativo. The government’s…
EU congratulates Farmajo
“We congratulate Mohamed Abdullahi Mohamed Farmajo on his election as President of the Federal Republic of Somalia”, – said in a joint statement the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini and Commissioners Neven Mimica and Christos Stylianides following the Presidential election in Somalia. “The new President will face among others the rightful expectations of the Somali population of…
Europe under terrorist threat
“Europe is facing the most serious terrorist threat for over ten years. The increasing transnational nature of terrorist groups and their activities demand ever closer collaboration between relevant law enforcement authorities across Europe. The European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) has been established at Europol for this purpose. I am pleased by the confidence expressed in…
Japan rejects 99% of refugee claims
Japan received just 28 refugees from ten thousand applicant for asylum in 2016, a government report confirmed, reflecting the policy of reluctance of open doors towards foreigners. In 2016, 10,901 people requested asylum in Japan, up 44% from a year earlier, when the country accepted 27. Of the accepted refugees, seven were from Afghanistan, four from…
US: citizen as Somalia president
Mohamed Abdullahi Farmajo, a former prime minister, and a holder of the U.S. passport, won Somalia’s presidential election on Wednesday 8.02.2017. Voting took place at the international airport compound under tight security measures. The continuous threats from extremist group al-Shabab led to a decision to elect president by people’s representatives, as follows the Farmajo’s victory is…
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