EU overcomes internal hurdles to condemn religious persecution

EU foreign ministers have condemned religious persecution after a wave of recent attacks across the globe, overcoming earlier disagreement over whether to mention Christianity by name.

In a compromise deal in Brussels on Monday (21 February), foreign ministers refer to "Christians" and "Muslim pilgrims" in their final conclusions, after a similar gathering last month ended in acrimony on the subject.

At the time, Italian foreign minister Franco Frattini said the lack of any refe...