In 2018, Donetsk saw a 76 percent increase in reported domestic violence cases, while the increase in Luhansk over a three-year period was 158 percent (Photo: Chris McGrath) Late last month, Ukraine was granted European Union Candidate status, the first…
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The International Criminal Court has a provision addressing environmental crimes in the statute under war crimes (Photo: State Emergency Service of Ukraine) Ukraine reminds us that wars are amongst the worst things that can happen not just to mankind, but…
July 19, 2022, 9:39 p.m. ETJuly 19, 2022, 9:39 p.m. ET Reid J. Epstein Because Maryland law prohibits the processing and counting of ballots returned by mail and in drop boxes until Thursday, the outcome of some races might not…
An emerging body of research calls into question whether establishing credible, high-integrity soil carbon offsets is possible given the complexities (Photo: Andrew Stawarz) When the European Commission unveiled its strategy to boost carbon capture on farmland last year, both farmers…
New rules are need on journey times, maximum temperatures, and height and space allowances (Photo: European Parliament) On Monday (18 July), EU agriculture ministers will discuss how to protect animals during transport. This was put on the agenda by Belgium,…
While the citizens of Bosnia & Herzegovina deserve and need a sign of hope from the EU, advancing the accession process at this moment would neglect the merit-based process that the EU claims to pursue in its enlargement agenda (Photo:…
Map of proposed developments in the Hungarian capital, Budapest (see key) (Photo: Budapest Főváros Városépítési Tervező Kft./ City Hall’s urban planning Ltd) The Hungarian parliament is about to adopt a new law that will transfer the ownership of three central…
Vladimir Putin’s ‘foreign agents’ law has become the authorities' go-to malign tool for their war of attrition against civil society (Photo: kremlin.ru) Ten years ago, I had the honour of speaking at news conference in Moscow with several of Russia’s…
Skopje, the capital of North Macedonia — which has been an EU accession candidate since 2005. First, Greece, then France, then Bulgaria, thew a spanner in the works (Photo: Mike Norton) After a long wait, the beginning for EU accession…