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Northern Europe
Norwegian education minister submits bill against private schools
Tonje Brenna, responsible Minister for Education in Norway, wants to make it easier for municipalities to block the foundation of new private schools. To that end, she submitted a bill to for consultation last Wednesday. The proposal reads that the Ministry should give significant weight to the opinion of local…
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Western Europe
Dutch Supreme Court: Forced anti-conception only justified as health protection
Women may not be forced to take anti-conception because of severe psychiatric symptoms. Forced anti-conception can only be justified when the pregnancy or delivery brings severe health risks. That is the ruling of the Dutch supreme court last week. Forcing someone to take anti-conception just to prevent them from having…
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Eastern Europe
Norwegian Committee documents Russian war crimes
A committee in Norway has been able to document Russian war crimes in Ukraine since the start of the invasion. They also receive Norwegian state support. “The war in Ukraine will probably be the most documented war in history”, says Berit Lindeman to the Norwegian Christian daily Vårt Land. Lindeman…
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Northern Europe
Neighbour complains about Christian Christmas decoration in Norway
A Christian couple has trouble with their neighbours because of a Christmas decoration in the form of a cross. The Christmas light hangs on their house, but someone from their neighbourhood asked them to remove it. The Weierud family the Norwegian town of Bryggeåsen near Berger received an anonymous letter…
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Denmark to review its abortion limits
Abortion has been high up the agenda worldwide for years now. Therefore, the Danish Ethics Council will now review the current abortion limit in the country. Currently, women can get an abortion up to 12 weeks, making Denmark one of the most restrictive time limits for abortion in Western Europe.…
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Western Europe
Dutch church starts with subscription for members
A church in the Netherlands has found a new form of gaining money. It now offers the possibility for members to subscribe to the services of the church. Nowadays, people subscribe to various services, such as Netflix, a newspaper, and the gym. Why would the church not join the list?…
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Eastern Europe
Ukrainian soldiers save sperm as insurance for offspring
Ukrainian soldiers are increasingly saving their sperm for their wives in case they die at the front. In this way, receiving children from your dead husband is still possible. Natalia Kyrkach-Antonenko lived with her husband Vitaly for 18 years before he died at the front in November. The widow is…
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Southern Europe
Portuguese Parliament approves legalisation of euthanasia
The Portuguese Parliament approved a draft law on Friday legalising euthanasia and assisted suicide. Now, the country's President has to decide over it. The law establishes that “non-punishable medically assisted death” can occur by persons whose will is “recent, serious, free and clear”. It was the third time the Portuguese…
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Northern Europe
Swedish minister campaigns against loneliness
The Swedish Minister of Social Affairs, the Christian Democrat Jakob Forssmed, starts a campaign against loneliness. Churches are involved as well. The initiative will take three years and aims at combating involuntary loneliness, Varlden Idag reports. The government will invest 300 million SEK (about 27 million euros). The investments will…
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European Union
European Commission wants EU members to acknowledge all parents
EU countries must also recognise an unmarried or same-sex couple from another member state as parents of their children. That is the opinion of the European Commission. That principle also applies to member states like Hungary and Poland, which often refuse to do so. Children must be able to request…
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