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UN Deputy Secretary-General Jan Eliasson, who just returned from a number of missions to Iraq, Iran and Lebanon, said Tuesday (3 February) that the international community and the EU should be more active after the end of a conflict, to make sure that it does not happen again.

As a consequence of the Eurozone crisis, racism is on the rise, in the same way that the 1929 crisis inspired anti-Semitism. But this time the scapegoats are Muslims, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davuto?lu told a Brussels audience on Thursday (15 January).

3600 refugees from third countries will be returned to Bulgaria from other states in the European Union, the government in Sofia announced Monday (5 January). Dnevnik, EURACTIV's partner in Bulgaria, reports.

Italy's Federica Mogherini pledged as European Union foreign policy chief that the EU would play a stronger role in tackling world crises. Her resolve is about to be tested as the bloc debates whether it is time to mend its relationship with Russia.

Germany is accusing the EU of putting millions of refugee lives on the line in the Middle East, saying Brussels should allocate a “special one billion” to prevent mass mortalities this winter. EURACTIV Germany reports.

The German government announced plans to increase its humanitarian aid by €10 million for refugees from Syria, Iraq and neighbouring countries. Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier scheduled an international conference to address the crisis at the end of the October. EURACTIV Germany reports.

Moscow called yesterday (28 September) for a "reset 2.0" in relations with the United States, saying the situation in Ukraine that had led to Western sanctions against Russia was improving thanks to Kremlin peace initiatives.