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Central Europe
Czech does not need sterilisation before gender change
Czechs who want to change their gender will no longer need sterilising surgery before being able to do so. The authorities have adjusted the rules for gender reassignment. Until now, people who wanted to change their legal gender could not do so before undergoing surgical gender reassignment. During this procedure,…
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Southern Europe
Celebrity's surrogacy child sparks debate in Spain
A 68-year-old Spanish TV star dominates headlines for getting a surrogacy child. While the government denounces the practice, opposition parties call for a debate on the legalisation of surrogacy. At first glance, the woman who uses a wheelchair leaving the hospital with a baby seems like a happy grandmother. However,…
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Central Europe
Swiss presenter criticised for wearing cross
A TV presenter has received much criticism for wearing a cross pendant during a broadcast. According to the Swiss Radio and Television (SRF), the broadcast guidelines say that employees should not wear religious symbols. Wasiliki Goutziomitros wore the necklace while presenting the news program “10 vor 10” from the SRF.…
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Western Europe
French End-of-Life commission wants better access to palliative sedation
The evaluation commission on the End-of-Life issue in France presented its findings last Wednesday. One of their suggestions is to give terminal patients better access to palliative sedation. The committee's mission was to evaluate the so-called “Clays-Leonetti law” from 2016, in which the rights of people at the end of…
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Central Europe
German Court criticises ban on child marriage
The German Constitutional Court ruled that the national ban on child marriages is unconstitutional. It did so in a ruling on Wednesday. Chancellor Angela Merkel introduced the legislation against child marriages in 2017, PRO writes. Minors under 16 are not allowed to marry, and if they marry abroad, their marriage…
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Northern Europe
Norwegian 'preaching ban' at schools met with criticism
Education minister Tonje Brenna proposed to extend the 'preaching ban' for public schools in Norway. However, not everyone agrees with her bill. Bjørn Are Davidsen, advisor to the think tank Skaperkraft, says the proposal is “anything but research-based.” In an opinion article in Dagen, he argues that such a ban…
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Central Europe
Leftist group attacks German churches after pro-life march
Several churches were attacked by left-wing groups. They attacked the buildings with mineral oil, paint, paint bombs and deterrents after the pro-life march that took place in Munich. The Catholic Pius Brotherhood, the association “Catholics in Business and Administration” and the Catholic Church “Maria vom Guten Rat” were targeted, Idea…
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Christian Life
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Eastern Europe
Orthodox monks stay in Ukraine monastery
The monks of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) have not left the central monastery Pechersk Lavra in Kyiv. The government has ordered their eviction but is not planning to implement it by force. Wednesday was the last day for the monks and clerics to leave the world-famous Lavra in the…
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Southern Europe
Pope Francis hospitalised for respiratory infection
Pope Francis has to spend some time in the hospital because of a respiratory infection. The Vatican explained that the 86-year-old head of the Roman Catholic Church experienced breathing problems in the last few days. He does not have a Covid infection, the Vatican stresses. That is reported by BBC.…
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