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27th May 2021
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Out of sight, out of mind…?
Just a few weeks ago, the front pages of many BiH newspapers, online portals, and TV coverage, were dominated by stories of women (and some men) speaking up against violence and abuse. Their bravery spread backwards and forwards across the region, linking calls to action like #NisamTrazila and #NisiSama with the #MeToo movement around the […]
21st May 2021 Skopje, North Macedonia
The Case of Sustainability in Macedonian Fashion
INTRODUCTION Times are changing, fast and unexpectedly. Societies shift as historic events unravel rapidly before the eyes of the world. As consumer needs change, fashion has to keep pace and reflect these social and economic transformations. At least when asked, 88% of consumers now want fashion that stands for the environment as awareness about its […]
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18th May 2021 Dublin, Ireland
Past, present and future: a visit like no other
At noon on 9 April, I was in a Zoom call with some officials and historians, discussing the centenary to be marked in early May. It was thus in a discussion of 1921 that the news came that The Duke of Edinburgh, born himself that year, had passed away. Hardly had I ended that call […]
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18th May 2021 UK, London
25 years of the Arctic Council: our strong and enduring connection
As the UK Minister responsible for the Polar Regions, I am deeply interested in the Arctic, one of the most dynamic regions of the world. We know that changes in the Arctic environment affect the UK through global sea-level rise, changes to our climate and weather patterns, and threats to our shared biodiversity. While we […]
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17th May 2021 Skopje, North Macedonia
ВРЕДИ ДА СЕ БОРИШ!
Одбележувајќи го Меѓународниот ден против хомофобија и трансфобија ИЛГА Европа ја објави новата мапа за напредокот кон еднаквоста за ЛГБТИ луѓето на европскиот континент, каде после долг период се нотира напредок во нашата држава. Многумина ме контактираа затоа што мислат дека нема никаков напредок, зошто ова го нотира ИЛГА Европа? Мојот одговор е дека да, […]
12th May 2021
The Vital Role of the OSCE in Elections
Elections are a critical part of our democracy. They enable individual voters to hold those in public office to account and to determine who occupies leadership positions: whether as Presidents, as representatives in parliament or at a local level. There are a range of international commitments and internationally-agreed standards on how countries should run their […]
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10th May 2021 Skopje, North Macedonia
Media Freedom
We have all faced challenges during the pandemic that have impacted on our way of living. Media workers found themselves on the frontlines from the very start. Journalists, photographers, camerapersons while doing their jobs put their lives at risk, reporting on daily events to inform and protect the public’s interest. Last week we marked World […]
4th May 2021 Vienna, Austria
Diplomatic lessons 7, Berlin 2002-2006: work isn’t everything
One of the first mornings of my career break, as I dropped the kids off at school, I ran into an Embassy colleague. “How the mighty have fallen,” he said. I couldn’t think of a witty response. In 2002, after working full-time for 23 years, I took four years of what the Foreign Office called […]
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3rd May 2021
This post was published when the author was in a previous role
A price for freedom
Of the many freedoms that make up a democratic and fair society, the importance of freedom of media is one of the most often overlooked. World Press Freedom Day is a chance to remind ourselves of the crucial work being done by independent journalists, in Bosnia and Herzegovina, and all over the world, and to […]
19th April 2021 Vienna, Austria
Update for UK nationals in Austria and a new Q&A session
EDIT: Thanks for all your questions. We will start publishing answers shortly. If you are a UK national who was living legally in Austria before 1 January 2021, you need to apply for a new residency card before the end of 2021. Although you have until 31st December to do so, you should consider applying […]
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