<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Europe on Uránia</title><link>https://urania.institute/en/tags/europe/</link><description>Recent content in Europe on Uránia</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 +0300</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://urania.institute/en/tags/europe/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting, Who Banned Puberty Blockers for Minors, Resigns</title><link>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/uk-health-secretary-wes-streeting-resigns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 15:00:00 +0300</pubDate><guid>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/uk-health-secretary-wes-streeting-resigns/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting has resigned. The &lt;a href="https://www.bbc.com/news"&gt;BBC reported&lt;/a&gt;
 the news, citing Streeting’s resignation letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Streeting stated he had lost confidence in the Prime Minister&amp;rsquo;s leadership following the ruling Labour Party&amp;rsquo;s poor performance in recent elections.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item><item><title>European Commission Refuses EU-Wide Ban on Conversion Therapy</title><link>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/eu-conversion-therapy-ban-fails/</link><pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:00:00 +0400</pubDate><guid>https://urania.institute/en/news/2026/eu-conversion-therapy-ban-fails/</guid><description>&lt;p&gt;The European Commission &lt;a href="https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/05/13/end-barbaric-conversion-practices-now-brussels-tells-eu-countries"&gt;announced&lt;/a&gt;
 that it will not introduce a mandatory EU-wide ban on conversion therapy. Instead, in 2027, it will issue an official but non-binding recommendation for member states to ban the practice. This decision came in response to a &lt;a href="https://2eu.brussels/en/news/european-commission-will-ask-member-states-to-ban-conversion-practices"&gt;petition&lt;/a&gt;
 by the European Citizens&amp;rsquo; Initiative, signed by 1.2 million people.&lt;/p&gt;</description></item></channel></rss>