WorldThe members of the Pontifical Commission for the Protection of Minors held their inaugural meeting May 1-3 at Domus Santa Marta in Vatican City. As was previously announced, the purpose of the meeting was to make recommendations to the Holy Father regarding the Commission’s functions and to propose additional members from different parts of the world. Canonisations of Blesseds John XXIII and John Paul II2014-04-27, 09:56On Sunday 27 April, Divine Mercy Sunday, Blessed John XXIII and Blessed John Paul II will be canonized by Pope Francis in Saint Peter's Square in Rome. Workers in Denmark are the most content with their working conditions, as the latest Eurobarometer indicates. France and Poland: EU needs energy union to ensure supplies2014-04-25, 10:26France and Poland put forward a proposal for a European energy community on Thursday, to counter the dependence of some European countries on Russian gas. In April, activity in eurozone private sector reaches highest peak in last 35 months2014-04-24, 10:07Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) of production and services in the private sector of Eurozone in April 2014, has suddenly reached 54 points, in comparison with 53.1 points in March, the latest data, provided by company Markit, shows. On Thursday, April 24, President Dalia Grybauskaitė will travel to Prague to attend a high level meeting to mark the 5th anniversary of the Eastern Partnership. During the meeting, the heads of state of EU and Eastern Partnership countries will discuss how to ensure the continuity and efficiency of the Eastern Partnership programme in view of the newly emerging challenges to the region's security and stability. A delegation of U.S. senators carried out a visit at the Ministry of National Defence2014-04-22, 17:51On April 16 Senators of the United States Congress John McCain, John Barrasso, John Hoeven and Ron Johnson paid a visit to the Ministry of National Defence and met with Minister of National Defence Juozas Olekas, Chief of Defence of Lithuania Lieutenant General Arvydas Pocius, and other officials of the National Defence System. Lithuania supports referring the human rights situation in North Korea to international criminal justice mechanism2014-04-20, 13:5517 April, New York. "Widespread and gross human rights violations are being committed by the state almost on an industrial scale. In many instances, as stated by the Commission of Inquiry, the violations in North Korea constitute grave crimes against humanity", - said Ms. Rita Kazragienė, Deputy Permanent Representative of Lithuania to the United Nations, during the Arria formula meeting of the Security Council on the Commission of Inquiry report on human rights situation in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). Presentation of the G-Global megaproject in China2014-04-19, 10:39At the Boao Forum for Asia-2014 (BFA) one of the most promising projects of Kazakhstan – info-communicative platform G-Global and the Astana Economic Forum – was presented to the world public. BFA, the main task of which is to promote economic cooperation in the Asian region, has become an excellent platform for the presentation of Kazakhstan's initiatives. The EP passed three resolutions on Thursday, supporting the recommendations of the UN Commission of Inquiry into human rights violations in North Korea; expressing deep concern at the increase in sectarian violence and religious intolerance in Pakistan; and condemning the recent attacks against religious and ethnic communities and the suffering of women and children in Syria. |
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