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Philippines

Euroviews. Children have become collateral damage with the Philippines’ “Drug War” scarring a generation ǀ View

Filipinos cannot expect justice from the perpetrators of this slow-rolling massacre in the name of an anti-drug campaign. The UN’s top human rights body should send a strong rebuke to the Duterte administration when it meets in Geneva this month.

World News

Euroviews. COVID-19 shows why political and economic power needs to be moved away from capital cities ǀ View

As the COVID-19 crisis continues, it is becoming clearer that the centralisation of resources is a bad solution in fighting the spread of the virus. In Europe, that means moving power away from capital cities to the regions.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Lockdown loneliness is going to have a worse long-term impact on teenagers’ mental health ǀ View

Surveys are beginning to shed light on the impact that the lockdowns to contain the spread of COVID-19 is having on mental health and well-being. Early findings from these surveys suggest that loneliness is a particular problem for teenagers.

Hungary

Euroviews. Hungary’s new anti-transgender law is threatening to set hard-won LGBT rights back decades ǀ View

Despite there being laws in Hungary that protect LGBT people from discrimination, the recent bill to end legal recognition of transgender people passed by parliament would undermine such laws and leave transgender people open to prejudice.

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Why did European leaders' approval ratings rise during lockdown?

Rallying round the flag. How wartime metaphors keep leaders in place during a national crisis. Data from @EuropeElects

Ireland

Euroviews. Sinn Fein's gains in the Irish elections show a generational split other parties can't ignore ǀ View

The two parties that have governed Ireland since its foundation are facing a test with Sinn Fein's new political power. But will they heed voters voices?

Vatican

Euroviews. Pope Francis put a woman in a top Vatican role. It shows how little power Catholic women hold ǀ View

Failing to empower women narrows the Church’s vision and makes it less equipped to be a force for good in the world.

Switzerland

Euroviews. Fossil fuel companies are burning the house down. They shouldn’t get a say on putting it out ǀ View

Why are carbon emissions still rising? Why are climate negotiations failing to act? Blame the fossil fuel companies joining in discussions at Davos.

United Kingdom

Euroviews. Internet regulation is necessary but an overzealous Online Harms bill could harm our rights ǀ View

Attempts to rein in the internet will take a step closer in the UK. The proposed new law, however, shows little sign of addressing fundamental issues.

Lebanon

Euroviews. Lebanon is burning. World leaders at Davos have little interest in putting it out ǀ View

Lebanese politicians have broken their promises in the past and have few credible ideas on how to end the country's dire economic crisis.

Canada

Euroviews. Harry, Meghan and the Queen all lost out under their new agreement. Who won? The media ǀ View

However much the Sussexes were looking to defeat the media, their new arrangement only feeds the story — and the press that draws sustenance from it.

Switzerland

Euroviews. The Olympic Committee's new ban on politics denies reality - and its own poor history ǀ View

A new International Olympic Committee policy barring political expression at the Tokyo 2020 games benefits those in power.

USA

Euroviews. The New York Times presidential endorsement shows why newspapers must end the practice ǀ View

In an era in which most readers don't trust the news media, endorsements are more likely to hurt an organisation's journalism than help their readers.

USA

Euroviews. Greta Gerwig and other Oscar snubs show that being a white male is still key to recognition ǀ View

The 92nd Academy Award nods shows Hollywood can't quit its habit of valuing derivative and self-referential works by established white men above all else.

USA

Euroviews. Can we 'unlearn race?' Why de-emphasising racial identity could help fix political divisions ǀ View

De-emphasising race — as a positive and negative — could be a way to allow a more honest cultural discussion to ensue.

Germany

Euroviews. Germany’s ‘gay conversion therapy’ ban must signal the end of the heinous practice in Europe ǀ View

Germany's move to ban controversial 'gay conversion therapy' must be the first step in a Europe-wide move to end the practice and its damaging effects on members of the LGBTQ community.

Germany

Euroviews. George Soros: The rise of nationalism after the fall of the Berlin Wall ǀ View

The fall of the Berlin Wall dramatically and suddenly accelerated the collapse of communism in Europe. Thirty years later, the situation is very different. International cooperation has hit serious roadblocks, and nationalism became the dominant creed.

World News

Euroviews. A new EU-wide approach is needed to help wildlife rescue services at breaking point ǀ View

The wildlife rescue community in Europe is a vital resource that governments depend on when combatting wildlife crime and animal abuse. It is time for a renewed commitment from both member states and the EU to ensure they are recognised as such and given the support they need.

Germany

Euroviews. The Berlin Wall fell 30 years ago. Democracy seemed to have won out, but we were wrong ǀ View

Why the tide of freedom and democracy has started to ebb, and what can be done about it.

Poland

Euroviews. The day justice was finally served in Poland for vindicated anti-fascist campaigners ǀ View

A judge has ruled in the favour of the rights to freedom of expression and freedom of assembly after a group of women protesting fascism at an Independence Day march in Poland were beaten - and themselves charged instead of their attackers.