Appointments —
Appointments —
EPIDEMICS —
Coronavirus in the United States: religious leaders’ initiatives to guarantee the safety of faith communities
di Maddalena Maltese, from New YorkEven the United States is worried about the epidemic. Religious leaders, in the knowledge of outbreaks in at least 15…
HEALTH EMERGENCY —
Coronavirus Covid-19. Nativity Church in Bethlehem closes. Father Patton (Custos of the Holy Land): “We comply with the authorities’ provisions”
di Daniele RocchiThe Palestinian Ministry of Health has ordered closing of all churches and mosques for the next 14 days in the…
POLITICS —
EU Commission: strategy for gender equality. “Still too many gender gaps in rights, employment, pay, pensions. End violence”
WAR IN SIRYA —
Armed combat in Idlib. Father Jallouf (Knaye): “People find shelter in hen houses and under trees”
di Daniele RocchiFighting escalates in Idlib province, where President Assad’s army and the Russian ally’s air force are fighting against Turkish-backed rebel…
GREEN DEAL —
Climate neutrality: Timmermans (EU Commission), “greenhouse gas emissions down to zero by 2050”. Greta Thunberg in Brussels
GREEN DEAL —
Climate neutrality: EU Commission proposes a European “law” and a European “pact”. Von der Leyen, “the way to a sustainable future”
INTERVIEW —
Covid-19 and refugees from Turkey. Graglia: “The European Union is powerless”
di Gianni BorsaHealth issues, foreign policy, migration, education and research, “are clearly of supranational nature in terms of scale and resources to…
MIGRANTS —
Attacks against NGOs in Lesvos: Alverti (Caritas Greece) “the atmosphere is extremely tense.” Activities temporarily suspended
di Patrizia Caiffa“We are seriously worried: we are realizing that NGOs are not welcome here. The situation is extremely tense and frustrating.…
Migrants at Turkey’s border with Greece: Von der Leyen, “aid to Greece, but Ankara is not an enemy”. EU leadership, strategy for unaccompanied minors
POLITICS —
Migrants at Turkey’s border with Greece. Mitsotakis (Greek PM), “Turkey first official human trafficker”. Call for EU support
SURVEY —
Fake news and threats to democracy: the European Parliament takes remedial action
di Gianni BorsaWhile the EU is caught in the grips of a migration emergency from Turkey and the coronavirus Covid-19, the European…
