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Central Europe
Poland must recognise same-sex marriage from abroad, says EU court
The European Court of Justice has ruled that all EU countries must recognise same-sex marriages conducted in another EU country. The European Union cannot force member states to introduce same-sex marriage. However, EU countries are now obliged to recognise marriages that are ‘shipped in' from another member state, the European…
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Western Europe
Christian school in the UK collapses under 20 per cent VAT levy on private education
A small conservative Christian primary school near Birmingham is about to close its doors. After the VAT rate for British private schools was increased to 20 per cent on January 1, the number of pupils at the King Alfred School halved. The VAT rate “has destroyed our school”, says Hayley…
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Northern Europe
Praying for the bereaved families: Sweden's Örebro stunned after school tragedy
Sweden's Örebro is in shock after the shooting at an adult school that killed 11 people on Tuesday. The city is in mourning. > Stay up to date with Christian news in Europe? Sign up for CNE's newsletter. “That something so terrible could have happened here.” Mia Vallin can hardly…
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Western Europe
Christian schools UK fear closure due to VAT levy: “Unjust and discriminatory!”
The introduction of 20 per cent VAT on school fees for private schools threatens the existence of Christian private schools in the UK.> Stay up to date with Christian news in Europe? Sign up for CNE's newsletter. “Unjust and discriminatory”, Stephen White from Bradford in Yorkshire says about the VAT…
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European Union
Joachim Kuhs, Calvinist pastor in the European Parliament
For the German pastor Joachim Kuhs (67), his pastorate and work as an MEP for the radical-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party go well together. “There is no more Christian party program in Germany than ours.” On Thursday afternoon, after the votes, the European Parliament in Strasbourg is quiet. Most…
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European Union
Christian Right on the gain in Europe: Reason for hope or alarm?
Christian organisations are successful in spreading the anti-woke, anti-gender and Christian-nationalist agenda. That was the alarm that sounded in Brussels on Thursday. At a conference at the European Parliament, the book “The Christian Right in Europe” was presented, a study of the “infiltration of the Christian right into national and…
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European Union
EU debate: Can European citizens still stand up for a traditional view on sexuality?
The European Commission identifies “an alarming increase” in hate speech against Jews and Muslims and wants to combat it. However, the European Union's executive board calls (also) on member states to also qualify “hate speech” based on gender and sexual orientation as a European criminal offence. Since the Hamas attack…
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Christian Life
Iran sees Christian as threat to national security
Iranian Christians are among the most persecuted faith groups in the world. What are they going through? A personal story.“I faced oppression from a very early age”, says Dabrina Bet-Tamraz. The 37-year-old lived in the Iranian capital Tehran until 2009, where her father was a pastor in an Assyrian church.…
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