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A candle stands near Victoria Park in Hong Kong on Friday, 4 June 2021. People have repeatedly gathered there for a vigil in recent years.
Tiananmen Massacre
Dennis W.H. Kwok

June 4th in Hongkong – a national security issue instead of a memorial

For years and years, the people of Hong Kong peacefully remembered the Tiananmen Massacre of 1989 in Beijing. Since the National Security Law has been passed, this is no longer possible: June 4th is now a high-alert day for the national security forces, the organisers of the peaceful memorial are in jail, and pro-China groups meet in Victoria Park, instead of activists.

Spaniens Ministerpräsident Pedro Sánchez
New elections in Spain
David Henneberger

Early elections are the best option for Prime Minister Sánchez

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has called early parliamentary elections for July 23, responding to the PSOE's electoral debacle in Sunday's regional and local elections. This will also affect Spain's EU Council presidency in the 2nd half of this year, which will now start in the hot election campaign phase. Whether voters will ultimately reward this move will also depend on how quickly the opposition can adjust to the new scenario.

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Migration
Valeria Sinisi

Climate Change as a Cause for Migration

On May 4th, at the headquarters of the Union of the Mediterranean (UfM) in Barcelona, we presented with the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed)our latest joint report titled Climate Change and Migration: Understanding Factors, Developing Opportunities in the Sahel Zone, West Africa, and the Maghreb. This comprehensive report, which is now available for download on our website, represents months of work, including data collection in Senegal and Morocco, interviews with local communities, and statistical analysis.

Menschen versammeln sich am 3. Mai 2023 in der Nähe des Ortes einer Schießerei in einer Schule in Belgrad, Serbien.
Serbia
Markus Kaiser

He who sows violence

Two acts of bloodshed shock Serbia and bring hundreds of thousands of people to the streets in protest against the pervasive violence. On May 3rd and 4th, a total of 18 people, mostly young, lost their lives in two killing sprees. Serbia is in shock: Such an outbreak of violence has not been seen since the wars of the 1990s; people are grappling with their anger and grief, and the entire country is struggling to cope. For the first time, the regime of President Aleksandar Vučić appears vulnerable. Pro-government mass demonstrations are planned for Friday, while regime critics will take to the streets again on Saturday. Is autocracy in Serbia wavering?

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María José Salcedo

Defending Freedom and Democracy: is our battle against disinformation lost?

Disinformation threatens freedom and democracy. Mexico, Ecuador, and the Philippines face risks to journalists, influencers shaping opinion, and state-backed falsehoods. Collaborative efforts are needed to counter it. Explore the impact, role of facts, and urgent need for evidence-based content to protect democracy. Who fights disinformation? Future of fact-checking? Balancing privacy and free speech? Find answers in this thought-provoking article.

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Greek
Alona Tatarova

Greek national elections bring surprising results with shifting political landscape

The Greek national elections on May 21st left the country in awe as the political landscape shifted unexpectedly. The outcome has sparked a significant surprise, with implications for the main opposition party (SYRIZA) and its relevance in the political landscape, since it seems to have lost trust among the voters, raising questions regarding the dynamics of the opposition in general, after the significant rise of PASOK.

Around 75,000 Moldovans took part in a pro-European rally on Sunday, expressing their will for EU accession.
Republic of Moldova
Raimar Wagner

Historic Rally in Chișinău: Europe is Moldova, Moldova is Europe

"Moldovans are Europeans, and Moldova must become an equal member of the European Union by 2030." With these words, Moldovan President Maia Sandu addressed more than 75,000 people who came to a pro-European rally on Sunday. The President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, had also arrived, having announced to the crowd already in her speech in Romanian: "I have come to deliver a message: Europe is Moldova, Moldova is Europe".

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Female Forward
Three Cultures Foundation of the Mediterranean

Women filmmakers in the Mediterranean, rising values

The countries of the Mediterranean form a diverse and global space where we can find many differences, but also similarities. If we go to the world of cinema, we can see how in many of these countries, Italy, Greece, Egypt, Morocco, Spain... we find a point of view that is becoming more and more important: that of women.

Visit of the Greek Prime Minister and President of Nea Dimokratia, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, to Piraeus.
Greece
Alona Tatarova

Upcoming Greek elections: What to expect?

On Sunday, the Greeks will elect their new parliament. However, the electoral system makes it difficult to form a government with a majority. The "Greek bonus" used to reward the party with the most votes with 50 extra seats in parliament, which made coalition building superfluous. However, the sovereign debt crisis led to change, new parties emerged and coalition governments became necessary. Prime Minister Mitsotakis, however, is a politician who does not like to share power. After his election, he reintroduced the old system. If no government can be formed after Sunday's election, the old system would be used in a repeat election a few weeks later.

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In India
Jayna Kothari

Seeking Marriage Equality

What is currently taking place at the Supreme Court of India is nothing short of a historical moment. After the Supreme Court decriminalized Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code and held that same-sex conduct between two consenting adults would not be a criminal offence, it is now hearing 19 petitions which have been filed seeking marriage equality and legal recognition of marriage between two persons, irrespective of their sexual orientation or gender identity.

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