Spain announces football match with ‘territory of Kosovo’ – EURACTIV.com

Kosovo’s men’s senior football team, which is set to play a series of international matches against Spain, Greece and Georgia, was referred to by the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) as the “territory of Kosovo” in a public statement published on its website on 9 March. Spain is one of the five EU countries that do not recognise Kosovo.

Dutch parliament recognizes Armenian genocide, escalating row with Turkey

The Dutch parliament has voted to recognize as genocide the 1915 massacre of 1.5 million Armenians by the Ottoman Empire. The move deepens a diplomatic row between the Netherlands and Turkey, which has seen envoys recalled.

Hamas softens stance towards Israel

The Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas has unveiled a new policy document easing its stance on Israel after having long called for its destruction.

Israel approves 566 east Jerusalem settler homes

Israeli authorities have approved building permits for 566 settler homes in annexed east Jerusalem, plans that had been postponed until US President Donald Trump took office.

Egypt MPs call on parliament to ‎recognise Armenian genocide‎

Independent Egyptian MP Mostafa Bakri said that ‎he and 336 MPs have called on parliament ‎to approve a draft resolution in favour of ‎recognising the death of 1.5 ‎million Armenians at the hands of the Ottoman state in 1915 as a ‎‎"genocide." ‎

Turkey Continues Warning Bundestag on June 2 Genocide Resolution

On June 2, Germany’s parliament Bundestag is to hold a vote on a motion describing the deaths of 1.5 million Armenians perpetrated by the Ottoman Turkish government during World War I as genocide.

The delay of the Pontian Struggle

The delay of the Pontian struggle has many reasons. We may have achieved the recognition of the genocide of Pontians in Greece, in Cyprus, in Sweden, in Armenia, in two States of Australia, in nine States of America, it is obvious that things are moving slow.

Rights of Humanity: American Recognition of the genocide of Christians

That which all of us who are involved in human rights and the recognitions of genocides were waiting for, has been done. The Unites States of America House of Representatives voted unanimously with 393 votes the resolution for declaring the action of the terrorist organization Daesh, as genocide.

FYROM diplomas recognized in Europe

FYROM Ministry of Education and Science informed on Monday that FYROM diplomas and qualifications acquired in every degree in the educational process will have its equivalents in the EU qualifications.

Greece set to recognize Palestine

Greece is set to recognise the state of Palestine in a parliamentary vote to be attended by Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas, a government source said Sunday.

Israel’s President Reiterates Armenian Genocide Recognition

The President of Israel Reuven Rivlin said that his previously voiced position that the events of 1915 were Genocide of the Armenians remains unchanged.

Turkey recalls ambassador to Brazil over ‘genocide’ legislation

Turkey has recalled its ambassador to Brazil, Hüseyin Diriöz, for “consultations” after the Latin American country’s Senate passed legislation recognizing the killing of Ottoman Armenians in 1915 as genocide, a Foreign Ministry statement said late on June 8.

Belgian-Turkish deputy expelled from party over ‘genocide denial’

A Belgian deputy of Turkish origin has been expelled from her party for refusing to call the 1915 killings of Ottoman Armenians as “genocide.”