Foreign relations
Tsipras calls for his counterparts to rise to the challenges of climate change
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras addressed his counterparts during the COP21 Climate Change Conference in Paris on Monday. He said the summit should be a historic turning point for a “global shift to a climate-friendly, sustainable society.”
Turkey aims to secure financial, technological aid at Paris climate meet
While Turkey might find it easier to find itself in a place in the new climate change regime, its main focus at the Paris summit will be to secure financial and technological assistance on emission mitigation, says Semra Cerit Mazlum, a prominent associate professor at Marmara University in IstanbulOne of Turkey's main focus in the Paris climate summit that will kick off on Nov.
ECHR upholds decision to ban veils for public officials
The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled on Nov. 26 that not renewing the contract of a hospital social worker because of her refusal to stop wearing the Muslim veil when discharging her duty in France was not a breach of the European Convention of Human Rights with regards to the right to freedom of religion.
2015 set to be hottest year on record: UN
The year 2015 is shaping up to be the hottest on record, the UN's weather agency said Nov. 25, days before a UN summit opens in Paris to craft a climate rescue pact.
Based on data for the first 10 months of the year, "We feel very confident... that 2015 will be the warmest year on record," said Michel Jarraud, head of the World Meteorological Organization.
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Romania To Pay Damages Over 1989 Protests
Romania has been told to pay compensation to eight people of 2,400 euro each for the length of criminal proceedings in a case related to their ill-treatment in December 1989.
The European Court for Human Rights announced the ruling on Tuesday.
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NATO to hold an emergency meeting at Turkey’s request
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will hold an emergency meeting on Tuesday at 5pm after Turkey shot down a Russian jet fighter, because it violated its airspace, as Turkey claims.
Turkey marks Children's Day, improvements needed
Children's rights in Turkey have not been improving over the years, with many continuing to lack education, a new report has said amid the marking of Universal Children's Day on Nov. 20.
Nov. 20 has been celebrated as Universal Children's Day since the adoption of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989, which was signed by Turkey in 1990 and enacted in 1995.
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France regrets 'unfortunate' Kerry remarks on climate summit: minister
French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius expressed regret on Nov. 12 over reported remarks by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry that the Paris climate summit will not deliver a binding treaty requiring countries to cut carbon emissions.
"I think that it's a formulation which could have been more fortunate," Fabius told journalists on the sidelines of the EU-Africa summit in Malta.
EU Commission’s report on suppression of freedom of expression and assembly in Turkey
European Commission published its report on the enlargement process where it assesses where the countries of the Western Balkans and Turkey stand in preparing to meet EU membership requirements, and sets out what needs to be done to address the remaining challenges.
The best – and worst – places to live in all the world in 2015 (infographics + vid)
The 2015 Prosperity Index is out again, ranking 142 countries across 89 variables and eight sub-indexes: the economy, entrepreneurship and opportunity, governance, education, health, safety and security, personal freedom and social capital.