European union Archives

EU, UK set meeting over Northern Ireland trade rules

Apr 14, 2021

European Commission Vice-President Maros Sefcovic and the United Kingdom Brexit minister David Frost will hold talks Thursday in Brussels to discuss Northern Ireland trade rules, the EU said on Wednesday.

By Associated Press

European bishops: Some nations reduced religious freedom during pandemic

Mar 22, 2021

A commission of Catholic bishops warned religious freedom is threatened in the European Union, as restrictive laws are imposed in the wake of COVID-19.

By Jonathan Luxmoore

Parliament votes to declare entire EU an LGBT ‘freedom zone’

Mar 11, 2021

The European Parliament has overwhelming adopted a resolution declaring the entire 27-member European Union a “freedom zone” for LGBT people, an effort to push back on rising homophobia in Poland and elsewhere.

By Associated Press

European bishops call for ‘vaccine justice’ for Global South

Feb 25, 2021

Richer countries in Europe should help countries in the Global South access vaccines needed to battle the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the European Union’s bishops.

By Charles Collins

Bosnian priest appeals for refugees despairing in winter conditions

Feb 21, 2021

The head of Caritas in Bosnia-Herzegovina has urged help for refugees stranded in drastic winter conditions in the Balkan country and accused the European Union of ignoring their plight and seeking to “wash its hands like Pilate.”

By Catholic News Service

UK-EU talks aim to defuse Brexit tensions over Northern Ireland

Feb 3, 2021

Senior politicians from Britain, Northern Ireland and the European Union were meeting Wednesday in a bid to defuse post-Brexit trade tensions that have shaken Northern Ireland’s delicate political balance.

By Jill Lawless

Human rights organizations call for solution to Bosnian migrant crisis

Jan 13, 2021

Human rights organizations have called on the European Union to intervene in Bosnia-Herzegovina, where over 1,000 migrants have been stranded in sub-zero temperatures awaiting relocation after their camp burned down.

By Junno Arocho Esteves

A divided Europe cannot stand; solidarity needed, pope says

Oct 27, 2020

Europeans must not see their rich history simply as a fond memory of a time long gone, but they must look to it as a guide to overcoming divisions and challenges aggravated by the COVID-19 pandemic, Pope Francis said.

By Junno Arocho Esteves