Lithuanian FM Meets with EU Ambassadors, Calls for New Sanctions Against Russia

Lithuanian FM meets with EU ambassadors, calls for new sanctions against Russia

VILNIUS - Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kestutis Budrys met with the ambassadors of EU countries on Tuesday and briefed them on Lithuania's fo...

EU Adds to Russia Sanctions With Chemical Weapons, Human Rights Designations

The EU issued a new set of sanctions this week for people and entities with ties to chemical weapons, human rights abuses and Russian "hybrid threats." The additions were announced concurrently with the bloc's 17th sanctions package on Russia (see...

EU’s Annual Report on Human Rights and Democracy in the World 2024 is out

© UNFPA ‘In 2024, we have witnessed extraordinary levels of hostility towards democracy, from rampant disinformation and information manipulation by foreign actors, to the silencing of media and human rights defenders, and a strong pushback against gender equality and diversity, undoing years of progress in many countries across the globe. Today, only 29% of the world’s population live in liberal democracies. At the heart of these challenges li…