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OP-ED: Human rights and democracy are key to leaving no one behind in the global fight against COVID-19: Nordic ministers

[ad_1] Addis Ababa: September 17, 2020 – The COVID-19 pandemic threatens to accelerate global trends of democratic decline and weakening respect for human rights. It is intensifying existing inequalities, hitting those who are already marginalized, subjected to discrimination and living in poverty hardest. The Nordic governments advocate for international cooperation, …

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Von der Leyen delivers the first State of the EU speech

[ad_1] The head of the European Union, Ursula von der Leyen, delivers the first State of the European Union speech on the UK’s plans to renegotiate Brexit, warning countries not to place economic interests above human rights , and says it wants to relaunch the European economy devastated by the …

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Brussels Edition: Spending Europe’s Billions

[ad_1] Welcome to the Brussels Edition, Bloomberg’s daily report on what matters most at the heart of the European Union. EU governments that hope to use the hundreds of billions in debt raised by the European Commission next year for tax cuts, higher pensions and other donations are in a …

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Dublin imposes more restrictive curbs

[ad_1] Dublin, September 17 (IANS): The Irish capital of Dublin has imposed a series of new restrictive measures aimed at curbing the spread of the new coronavirus. The new measures, which were announced by the Irish government on Tuesday and went into effect on Wednesday, are mainly focused on limiting …

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