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Stand-off between Army and government in Armenia
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Stand-off between Army and government in Armenia

25 February 2021
Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan appeared to be well entrenched on Thursday despite the fact that the command of the armed forces called on him and his government to resign. Opposition attempts to rally round the call and force the prime minister out failed when Pashinyan called his own supporters out on the streets. Radio Liberty reporting from Yerevan estimated the pro-Pashinyan crowd to have been around 20,000.
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Commentary: A moratorium on the death penalty can offer a basis for a new EU-GCC relationship
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Commentary: A moratorium on the death penalty can offer a basis for a new EU-GCC relationship

25 February 2021
The EU and the six GCC countries are looking for ways to develop their relations amid a changing international context. Human rights remain an issue. A ten year moratorium on capital punishment can offer a good basis for renewed EU-GCC relations argue the commonspace.eu editorial team in this commentary.
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EU will support COVID-19 vaccination program in Africa
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EU will support COVID-19 vaccination program in Africa

24 February 2021
The President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, announced last Friday that the EU will provide €100 million in humanitarian assistance to support vaccination programs in Africa that will be led by the African Centres for Disease Control and Prevention. The funding is necessary for countries with critical humanitarian needs and fragile health systems.