The recent wave of European withdrawals was triggered by conservative Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, who renounced the pact at the end of October | Sean Gallup/Getty Images Populists seize chance to put favorite issue on agenda ahead of EU vote, causing … Read More
Extreme heat continues to grip Portugal and Spain, with little relief in sight. The continued hot, dry conditions are presenting great challenges to firefighters across Europe. HE HEAT WAVE GOES ON … AND ON Portugal: Sitting is good … This … Read More
A rescuer pushes a migrant dinghy intercepted in the Strait of Gibraltar, July 11, 2018. | Photo: Reuters As long as Europe continues to operate with a skewed definition of the crisis, it will continue to grow, leading to far … Read More
Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz has initiated a crack-down on foreign-funded religious groups in his country.(Dan Kitwood/Getty Images) Austrian Chancellor Sebastian Kurz announced on Friday that the government is planning to shutter seven mosques and expel dozens of imams from the country. At … Read More
Balkan countries agreed to create a joint database and develop cooperation in a bid to deal with the continuing migrant and refugee crisis and prevent another major influx of people heading for Western Europe. Ministers at the conference in Sarajevo … Read More
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas gestures as he chairs a Palestinian National Council meeting in Ramallah on April 30, 2018ABBAS MOMANI (AFP) The Palestinian Authority (PA) has recalled its envoys to Romania, the Czech Republic, Hungary and Austria after their ambassadors attended … Read More
Germany’s interior minister has defended a request to continue checks by accusing the EU of failing to protect its external borders. Germany is one of six countries that reimposed controls in the visa-free Schengen zone. German Interior Minister Horst Seehofer … Read More
Our series, “Take A Number,” is exploring problems around the world — and the people who are trying to solve them — through the lens of a single number. 158,000. That’s roughly how many refugees are stuck in limbo in … Read More
–Freedom Party’s coalition with conservatives in Austria was agreed on Friday –Coalition will be led by world’s youngest leader Chancellor Sebastian Kurz, 31 –More than 2,000 took part in protests yesterday amid heavy police presence –Asylum seekers may have to … Read More
After the victory of Sebastian Kurz of Austrian People’s Party in legislative elections on October 15, German Chancellor Angela Merkel of Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has to prepare for a changed dynamic in neighborly relations. Although the two parties belong … Read More