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Western Europe
Dutch Christian Union ready to give seats to people in gay relationship
The board of the Dutch political party Christian Union drops the notion that sexuality belongs to the marriage of a man and a woman. The party has put a homosexual with a relation in an eligible position on the list for the Senate. The CU's core values contains a footnote…
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Western Europe
France will not include abortion in the Constitution
Abortion will not become a constitutional right in France. This week, the French Senate rejected a motion to that end. After heated discussions, 172 Senators voted against it, while 139 supported the motion. Most opponents of the proposal belong to the right-wing of the political spectrum, while the left was…
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Eastern Europe
Russia releases more than 100 women in prisoner's swap
Ukrainian women captured by the Russian forces have been released in a prisoner's swap. Earlier this week, they returned to their families. Among the freed prisoners were also many who were captured in the Azovstal factory in Mariupol in May. Both military officers, as well as civilians, spent time in…
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Southern Europe
Italian politician wants to give the unborn legal capacity
Italy should recognise the legal capacity of unborn babies starting at conception. That is the bill's aim presented by the senator of the Forza Italia Party, Maurizio Gasparri. Currently, Italians receive legal capacity from the moment of birth. That means they have certain rights, such as the capability to speak…
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Southern Europe
Spanish psychology experts oppose controversial trans law
Leading mental health experts in Spain express their worries about an incoming transgender law. According to them, there is no scientific basis for removing barriers to changing gender. “There is an avalanche of young people with disorders who see transgenderness as a magic solution.” It really worries Spanish mental health…
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Eastern Europe
Russian ban on LGBT propaganda tightened in November
The Russian ban on LGBT propaganda is getting stricter in November. That was announced by the Russian State Duma spokesperson, Vyacheslav Volodin. Currently, it is illegal in Russia to propagate any sexual relationship other than between one man and one woman to minors. With the amendment of the law, it…
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Central Europe
Slovakia votes against more rights for LGBT couples
The Slovakian Parliament has decided to keep registration of relationships exclusively for one man and one woman only. On Wednesday, it voted against a proposal that would grant same-sex couples inheritance rights and the right to access medical records, the so-called cohabitation partnership. If the proposal had been passed, same-sex…
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Eastern Europe
Russian Patriarch wants “just peace” but is not pacifistic
The war between Russia and Ukraine should only end when the resulting peace is “just.” That is the opinion of the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia. Kirill called for an end to the war, which he called destructive. “The establishment of peace and the spiritual unity…
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Northern Europe
Russian Church buys property close to Norwegian naval base
The Russian Orthodox Church bought several real estate objects near military bases in Norway. Experts speculate about their motives. In the desolated prayer house in Bergen, there seems to be no one present. In the windows are crosses, lanterns and other religious relics visible, reports Dagbladet Bergen. Through the basement…
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Western Europe
Dutch MP Baudet distances from Christianity
The Dutch right-wing political leader Thierry Baudet has surprised many supporters by saying that Christianity is “for losers” and “lacks masculinity”. In the last couple of years, Mr Baudet attracted many voters because of his cultural Christianity. Baudet caused a wave of indignation this week with an hour-long interview in…
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