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M.K. Bhadrakumar
Why France is Challenging Russian Peacekeeping in Caucasus
21 Nov 2020
The western expectation was that Russia and Turkey would fall out over Nagorno-Karabakh, but the opposite has happened.
Peoples Dispatch
Defying Police Deployment, Greeks Commemorate 47th Anniversary of Polytechnic Uprising
19 Nov 2020
The Athens Polytechnic uprising of 1973 was a key moment in the resistance to the right-wing junta that then ruled Greece. This year, the New Democracy government had tried to ban commemorative…
The Associated Press
European Union Cuts 2021 Economic Outlook as Virus Spreads
05 Nov 2020
The regular autumn forecast foresees the economy of the 19 EU countries that use the euro growing only 4.2% in 2021 instead of the previous estimate of 6.1%.
Peoples Dispatch
Greek Trade Unionists, Peace Activists Protest Visit of NATO Secretary General
07 Oct 2020
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg’s visit to Greece and Turkey comes in the backdrop of escalating tensions between the two countries over maritime and energy rights in the Eastern…
M.K. Bhadrakumar
Trump Insists on a Putin Visit to US
15 Aug 2020
Trump is unpredictable and the commencement of arms control talks cannot by itself persuade Moscow to lower its guard.
Peoples Dispatch
Dismissal of Public School Workers in Portugal Met with Widespread Condemnation
06 Aug 2020
Massive reductions are due to take place in public schools in Portugal even as reports highlight an imminent risk of lack of school professionals in the upcoming academic year because of the COVID-19…
Peoples Dispatch
Hungarian Media Workers Protest Bid to Weaken Press Freedom
27 Jul 2020
Protests took place in Budapest after the editor-in-chief of the news portal Index.hu was fired. Many journalists resigned in the aftermath. A businessman close to PM Viktor Orban had earlier gained…
Peoples Dispatch
European Court Rules in Favour of Belgian Workers’ Party Legislator on Electoral Dispute
13 Jul 2020
Germain Mugemangango of the Workers’ Party of Belgium, a legislator in the Walloon parliament, filed a case in the European Court of Human Rights on a 2014 election when his own competitors decided…
Peoples Dispatch
French Health Workers Stage Another Protest Demanding Resources to Save Hospitals
02 Jul 2020
This was the second round of nationwide protests organized by health workers in the country since the start of a two-month consultation process initiated by the government on its proposed health…
Peoples Dispatch
France’s Ruling LREM Fails to Make an Impression in Local Body Elections
30 Jun 2020
As per the results declared so far, the Europe Ecology-The Greens (EELV) party already has claimed victory in eight major cities, including Lyon, Strasburg and Bordeaux. Local body elections were…