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Euroviews. Forget tying rule of law to the EU budget. It's better to add strings to EU funding later ǀ View

Angela Merkel is right to be concerned about fuelling support for populist authoritarians by tying EU budget funds to the rule of law. But that doesn't mean the EU can't punish such regimes financially further down the line.

Iran

Euroviews. Hossein Dehghani: The collapse of the Iran Nuclear Deal 5 years on would be a failure of EU values

The Iranian ambassador to the EU and Belgium reflects on the state of play for Europe's foreign policy aspirations on the fifth anniversary of the Iran Nuclear Deal.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Euroviews. Denying and glorifying the Srebrenica genocide is inspiring extremists around the world ǀ View

25 years on from the massacre at Srebrenica, revisionism and glorification of the ethnic cleansing committed during the Bosnian War are giving impetus to extremists around the world to act with impunity.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Euroviews. 25 years after Srebrenica, genocide denial is pervasive. It can no longer go unchallenged ǀ View

As the world begins to grapple with the legacy of its darkest episodes, the way in which the history of what happened in Bosnia and Herzegovina over 20 years ago is told is should now be challenged before it poisons another generation.

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Earth News

Euroviews. It's time to dismantle fast fashion and its exploitative practices

Frankie Leach argues that "there is no redemption for fast fashion" in the wake of the Boohoo slavery scandal.

Poland

Euroviews. LGBT+ civil rights hang in the balance in Poland’s knife-edge presidential election ǀ View

With polls too close to call, Poland's presidential runoff election could seal the fate of the country's LGBT+ community and their civil rights.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Coronavirus and Brexit talks are putting Scottish independence firmly back on the agenda ǀ View

Rather than calming the debate, the coronavirus pandemic and the ongoing Brexit negotiations between the UK and EU have only served to refocus the Scottish independence debate ahead of next year's Scottish Parliament elections.

World News

Euroviews. State-sponsored disinformation in Western democracies is the elephant in the room ǀ View

State-sponsored disinformation campaigns were once the preserve of authoritarian regimes. Without noticing, the same tactics have crept into public discourse in Western democracies.

Turkey

Euroviews. As human rights activists know all too well, you speak the truth at your peril in Turkey ǀ View

In the wake of the attempted coup in 2016, Turkish authorities have been relentless in suppressing what they see as potential threats - including human rights activists now on trial for terrorism-related charges.

USA

Euroviews. Trump’s ICC attack shows his contempt for the rule of law ǀ View

In the face of a blatant attempt at interference by Donald Trump, the ICC should guard its independence and push on with its probes into alleged war crimes committed by the US in Afghanistan and Israeli forces in Palestine.

World News

Euroviews. New technology and political will can give tourism the post-COVID-19 lift needed to save jobs ǀ View

Shrinking away from the challenges posed by international crises like the coronavirus pandemic will not save the millions of jobs set to be lost in the tourism sector.

Germany

Euroviews. Merkel’s EU presidency is a critical test for EU solidarity ǀ View

With the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, Brexit and the impact of climate change, all eyes will be on Angela Merkel as she takes on her second crisis presidency of the EU.

Belarus

Euroviews. Belarus is no longer scared of Lukashenko | View

Europe's last dictator lost his final shred of support in his response to the coronavirus pandemic. With protests at home and isolation abroad, is this the end of the road?

World News

Euroviews. The EU must be prepared to be critical of China. It can start with Hong Kong’s security law ǀ View

China’s action toward's Hong Kong is part of a pattern of increasingly confrontational behaviour that Europe needs to be much more forthright in calling out and responding to.

World News

Euroviews. The COVID-19 pandemic has a lesson for the EU: it can no longer be business as usual ǀ View

The COVID-19 pandemic has destroyed all vestiges of the old neoliberal system. To ensure democracy survives in Europe in tact, the EU must not fall back to business as usual.

World News

Euroviews. COVID-19 shows a vaccine to stop fraud of EU finances is needed ǀ View

The Cohesion Fund was the first financial instrument mobilised to redirect EU money to combat the impact of COVID-19. But as evidence shows, it is vulnerable to abuse.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. The legacy of colonialism could be a catalyst for new relationships with those it oppressed ǀ View

The legacy of the British Empire can be a source of awkwardness or embarrassment for Britain, but it could also prove to be a source of strength in the future.

World News

Euroviews. EU values are the remedy to COVID-19 disinformation campaigns ǀ View

Russia and China have been identified as the main actors behind a widespread disinformation campaign during the COVID-19 crisis. The EU now has an opportunity to counteract fake news by promoting its freedoms and principles.

Belgium

Euroviews. Assita Kanko: Leopold II is part of the uncomfortable truth of who we are. We can’t erase him ǀ View

As calls to remove statues of Belgium's controversial monarch, Leopold II, grow louder, Assita Kanko warns of the dangers of having a curated and sanitised version of history.

USA

Euroviews. How to keep global superpowers China and the US from riding roughshod over human rights ǀ View

Despite their differences, China's Xi Jinping and US president, Donald Trump have in common their dislike of any global effort to hold them accountable for their behaviour, including on human rights.