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Alfred Sant says EU security and defence policy text ignores Maltas constitutional neutrality MEP Alfred Sant abstains on EU security and defence policy as it may imply support of further militarisation of Europe 6 February 2021, 1:05pm by Matthew Agius Labour MEP Alfred Sant has abstained on a European Parliament report on the implementation of the Common Security and Defence Policy as it may imply support for further militarisation of Europe. “I did so out of prudence,” he said. “The t...

Will Portugal fix EUs defence and security policy? The question of whether the EUs Common Security and Defence Policy should focus on territorial defence and the protection of Europe or be used primarily for external crisis management also requires fundamental clarification (Photo: Public Affairs Office) Berlin, 2. Feb, 07:18 Santa Maria da Feira is a county seat in northern Portugal with a listed historic centre and an impressive 16th century fort. Read and decide Get instant access to all ar...

TONY BLAIR and former French president Jacques Chirac signed a declaration, which called for the creation of a European force of up to 60,000 troops.

Black Lives Matter Nominated for 2021 Nobel Peace Prize: People Are Waking Up People 1/30/2021 Maria Pasquini © Provided by People Mert Alper Dervis/Anadolu Agency via Getty Protests in response to the killing of George Floyd have taken place worldwide. In Vancouver, a protester holds up a Black Lives Matter sign during a demonstration on May 31. Black Lives Matter has been nominated for this years Nobel Peace Prize.  On Friday, it was announced that the organization was n...

Black Lives Matter nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for carrying forward a movement of racial justice Grace Hauck, USA TODAY Replay Video Black Lives Matter has been nominated for a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian member of parliament Petter Eide said he nominated the organization because it is "bringing forward a new consciousness and awareness about racial justice." "To carry forward a movement of racial justice and to spread that to other countries is very, very important....

Black Lives Matter has been nominated for a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian member of parliament Petter Eide said he nominated the organization because it is "bringing forward a new consciousness and awareness about racial justice." "To carry forward a movement of racial justice and to spread that to other countries is very, very important. Black Lives Matter is the strongest force today doing this, not only in the U.S. but also in Europe and in Asia," Eide told USA TODAY on Saturday. Eide ...

Black Lives Matter nominated for Nobel Peace Prize for carrying forward a movement of racial justice Grace Hauck, USA TODAY Replay Video Black Lives Matter has been nominated for a 2021 Nobel Peace Prize. Norwegian member of parliament Petter Eide said he nominated the organization because it is "bringing forward a new consciousness and awareness about racial justice." "To carry forward a movement of racial justice and to spread that to other countries is very, very important....

Diplomats and armed forces have been slow to address the security consequences of climate change, a French parliament fact-finding mission concluded on Wednesday (27 January). EURACTIV France reports. While the co-rapporteurs of the fact-finding mission, socialist MP Alain David and centrist MP Frédéric Petit (MoDem), pointed out that no armed conflict caused by climate change has so far occurred at the international level, their report clearly shows the extent to which climate change is caus...

If former U.S. president Donald Trump was a wake-up call for Europeans that they need to take more responsibility for security and defense, Europe lost too much time in the past four years discussing abstract notions of strategic autonomy while making only piecemeal progress toward becoming a more capable security actor. 1 With the new administration of U.S. President Joe Biden recommitting the United States to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the challenge facing Europe could be...

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