As the global call for slavery reparations reaches a critical juncture, pressure mounts on former colonial powers to confront their historic wrongs. Amid this reckoning, French President Emmanuel Macron prepares to officially acknowledge Franceโs 200-…
France should return harsh damages imposed on Caribbean country in 1825 after Haitian Revolution, say campaignersFrance has a moral duty to reimburse Haiti billions of dollars worth of โransomโ payments that could help the struggling Caribbean country …
The U.S. president doesn’t see the benefit in helping allies โ and its visible in the deal he’s trying to foist on Ukraine.
The European Council president’s remarks come just days after the Belgian prime minister said confiscating the assets would amount to “an act of war.”
Ukraine agrees to immediate 30-day cease-fire if Russia does too.
U.S. secretary of State hinted that aid to Kyiv could start flowing again depending on the outcome of the upcoming talks.
After an intense pressure campaign, Ukraineโs leader appears ready to sign a minerals pact with the U.S.
After an intense pressure campaign, Ukraineโs leader appears ready to sign a minerals pact with the U.S.
Europe has significant leverage after being left out of key talks on ending the war in Ukraine, but will it use it?
Grenada’s prime minister jabs at European Commission president over historical slave trade.
We call on the EUโs member countries and institutions to be the voice of human dignity globally, and to mobilize, defend and support the court.
Presidential candidates focus on historical grievances ahead of May vote
Kremlin delegation makes first trip to country since collapse of ally Bashar al-Assadโs regime
Joan Busquets, 96, suffered torture, forced labour and 20 years in prison under the Franco regime and seeks reparationsOne of the last surviving fighters from the guerrilla war waged against the Franco dictatorship in the 1940s is suing the Spanish gov…
Five mixed-race women sued the Belgian state for taking them away from their families in racially motivated abductions.
Mixed-race children were forcibly removed from their families under a state policy in the 1940s.
Mixed-race children were forcibly removed from their families under a state policy in the 1940s.
Kemi Badenoch will aim to get Britain’s battered Tories โ who quietly have a strong record on diverse representation at the top table โ back on their feet.
Robert Jenrick said Commonwealth nations owe Britain a “debt of gratitude” for promoting peace and prosperity.
Commonwealth countries raised the issue in summit communiquรฉ despite Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s insistence the issue would not be on the agenda.ย
Two men, worlds apart, are Britain’s diplomatic double act in Samoa. But there’s more to connect Keir Starmer and King Charles III than meets the eye.
โThere should be โฆ a โcome to Jesusโ moment, where we truly look at one another in the eye,” Bahamas leader Philip Davis told POLITICO.
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and King Charles III head to the Commonwealth summit to talk climate change and growth. Not all their friends will be there.
Pope Francis praised the courage of victims and reviled offenders at the end of an extraordinary papal visit.
Pope Francis applauded at the end of De Croo’s damning speech, in which he stressed the need for reparations and justice for the victims of sexual abuse at the hands of church officials.
โThey are here to help,โ the Polish PM said.
The vice presidentโs appearance at the NABJ event follows Donald Trumpโs combative sit-down interview with the association.
The Democratic candidate’s voter support means resolving differences between the EU and U.S. no longer seems so urgent.
Time is running out on Ukraineโs finances, and none of the reasons behind the blocโs inaction stand up to scrutiny.
More attuned to the Democratic Partyโs progressive wing, Harrisโs position is, if anything, more reflective of a changing America.
Viktor Orbรกnโs new hard-right group, Patriots for Europe, is a Habsburg coalition that gives the Hungarian leader the European platform he craves.
President Andrzej Duda took aim at Prime Minister Donald Tusk for saying Poland had given up on war reparations claims against Germany launched by the previous conservative PiS government during a joint press conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scho…
The failure to reach an agreement is a major setback for the German and Polish leaders as they try to mend relations.
The German chancellor is also expected to announce additional support for the defense of Poland’s eastern flank as the two countries seek to mend long-strained ties.
But, says Josรฉ Maria Neves, this should not stop governments trying to build solutions using diplomatic corridorsCape Verdeโs president, Josรฉ Maria Neves, said the rise of rightwing populism has made it difficult to hold a serious debate over colonial …
No matter what, any deal will to take time, and a complex set of legal and political challenges await the EU.
As new exhibition opens in Amsterdam exploring the settlement of North America, original Manhattanites demand apologyRepresentatives for some of the Lenape people have called for an apology and reparations for the 17th-century Dutch โsettlingโ of New A…
The history of U.S.-Israeli relations suggests Washingtonโs leverage may not be as great as some progressive Democrats think.
For the first time Ukraine had the right conditions to make reparations to those subjected to crimes such as rape and sexual slavery. What would it take to replicate this globally?Across the world, women and girls continue to be plagued by gross human …
President advocated โpaying the costsโ of colonial-era crimes but government said focus was deepening international cooperationThe Portuguese government has dismissed suggestions from the countryโs president that it should โpay the costsโ for slavery a…
First payments to be made during an ongoing conflict is โimportant step towards restoring justiceโ, says first lady, Olena Zelenska The first reparation payments are to be made in the next few weeks to survivors of wartime rape by Russian soldiers duri…
Critics of Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa say behind remarks is lack of national recognition that slavery should be discussed in schoolsPortugal needs to โpay the costsโ of slavery and other colonial-era crimes, the countryโs president has said, in a rare ins…
Pledges to take Russian money to help Ukraine face a litany of legal and tactical quandaries.
By failing to publish a report on the nation’s colonial history, Belgium signals it is not yet ready to shake off its past.
The Russian president is about to be reelected for another six years. What will that mean for his country and the West?
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Proceeds from the sale of Chelsea FC are embroiled in a property rights quagmire.
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Confiscating frozen Russian assets would not only be fair, it would be legitimate. And this can happen as soon as the political will is there.
David Cameron and Radosลaw Sikorski in joint push for funding as Ukraine marks two years since full-scale Russian invasion.
Britain and the EU have committed more funding to Ukraine, and we believe it is in the interest of America โ and all our allies โ to do the same.
The new Polish government of Prime Minister Donald Tusk will drop demands for World War II reparations from Germany instigated by the previous PiS government and instead seek another form of compensation such as restoring historic buildings or investin…
Foreign Minister Sikorski proposes alternative settlement, such as investments in Poland’s defense.
Russian strike kills three in Sumy village as petrol station attack sparks blaze in Kharkiv; western officials deride Tucker Carlson interview with Vladimir PutinSee all our Russia-Ukraine war coverageA Russian attack in the north-eastern Ukrainian reg…
Theย Unitedย Nations’ย topย courtย saidย Fridayย itย hadย jurisdictionย toย ruleย inย mostย partsย ofย aย caseย broughtย byย Ukraineย overย Russia’s brutal 2022 invasion, with Kyiv urging reparations. FRANCE 24’s Fernande van Tets reports from Amsterdam.
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The United Nations’ top court said Friday it had jurisdiction to rule in most parts of a case brought by Ukraine over Russia’s brutal 2022 invasion, with Kyiv urging reparations.
Tara
Van Ho, Senior Lecturer in Law, University of Essex
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The European Unionโs Council and
Parliament have agreed to a provisional text for a new directive that …
For all the talk of EUโs strategic autonomy, it would be ironic if even on an issue like this, nothing happened until the US made a move.
Blatant violations of international laws require a response and reparations would be in line with historical precedent
Draft resolution to European parliament committee is first formal attempt to place reparations for slavery on EU agendaThe European Union should urgently address and reverse the lasting impacts of European colonialism and support a reparations programm…
Interested in the 200-nation effort to save the planet? Get used to squabbles about money and โphasing outโ versus โphasing downโ fossil fuels.
The agreement was expected at the opening of the summit, five diplomats told POLITICO โ leaving delegates with one less thing to argue about.
Overall No. 1 โ Poland
There is still work to be done โ especially when it comes to guaranteeing the Global North’s participation in financing Loss and Damage, and ensuring the Global South has representation and oversight on the World Bank’s board.
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The Europol Regulation introduces
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Dr Joyce de Coninck, University
of Ghent
Photo credit: Oseveno
Introduction
The Europol Regulation introduces
a system of joint and several EU liability for unlawful data processing in
violation of Article 7 and 8 of the Chart…
Ombudsman says Catholic churchโs response to cases โinsufficientโ and calls for creation of a reparations fundMore than 200,000 minors are estimated to have been sexually abused in Spain by the Roman Catholic clergy since 1940, according to an independ…
With Donald Tusk’s party looking set to lead Poland, EU leaders are happy to have them back in the fold.
The Continent could face a US president who toyed with quitting NATO and pledged to strike a ‘peace deal’ with Russia.
Warsaw is furious that Germany’s chancellor linked potential border controls to an alleged visas-for-bribes scandal.
PiS has been generating as much electoral heat as it can over its demand that Berlin pay up for World War II.
EU envoy Martin Selmayrโs remark that Vienna is paying โblood moneyโ to Russia should trigger greater self-reflection in Austria.
As military stalemate possibly beckons and negotiations remain a non-starter as long as Putin has no incentive to engage in good faith, what comes next?
Representatives from various African and Caribbean entities joined forces at a historic event this week in the capital of Barbados, Bridgetown, to demand reparations for slavery and its legacy in today’s society.
