Migrants: ‘we don’t like EU plan, harsh talks’, Amendola

posted in: News, Refugee Crisis Europe

European affairs undersecretary says ‘we need to change the system.’ (ANSAmed) – ROME, APRIL 26 – Italian undersecretary for European Affairs, Enzo Amendola, told RAI’s Agorà program that “this is a present we need to change because there are no … Read More

Euro area debt soars to 98% of GDP amid COVID-19 crisis, says Eurostat

posted in: European Union, News

Protesters demand more resources for public health system and against social inequality in the southern neighbourhood of Vallecas, Madrid, Spain, Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020.   –   Copyright  Bernat Armangue/AP Public deficit and debt soared in the EU as governments massively supported their economies … Read More

Brexit: disorganized on crime

As an antidote to the trivia which infests the legacy media, it was almost a relief yesterday to see a serious piece in the Guardian website for publication today in the Observer. Headlined, “Colombia’s cartels target Europe with cocaine, corruption, and torture”, it … Read More

MEPs raise concerns on vaccine ‘travel certificates’

The EU’s ‘Digital Green Certificate’ aims to ease travel within the bloc this summer (Photo: rudlavibizon) EU commissioner for justice Didier Reynders on Tuesday (13 April) announced that a pilot project for EU-wide vaccine certificates could be launched “in the … Read More

MEPs stall EU-UK trade deal ratification — again

posted in: European Union, News

European Parliament leaders had been expected to announce that the deal would finally be ratified in late April. Leading MEPs on Tuesday once again refused to set a date to ratify the EU-U.K. post-Brexit trade deal, saying they would wait until … Read More

The Fear of Nationalism in Germany Is Killing Its People

posted in: Germany, News

In the refugee crisis—as in the coronavirus pandemic—the relationship between German politicians and the nation has been a major cause of failure. At the beginning of the coronavirus crisis, it seemed as if Germany was coping better than the United Kingdom, … Read More

In Turkey’s Failed Coup, Trainees Face the Same Stiff Punishments as Generals

posted in: European Union, News

Clothes and weapons belonging to soldiers involved in the failed coup attempt on the Bosphorus bridge in Istanbul in 2016.Credit…Getty Images ISTANBUL — Their happiness shines out of the photograph: 14 graduates of Turkey’s Air Force Academy celebrating their completion … Read More

Ten Admirals Detained in Turkey as Erdogan Warns of New Coup

posted in: European Union, News

Credit: Turkish Presidency Turkey detained 10 retired admirals on Monday, as President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned of a new coup following a letter signed by more than 100 retired admirals warning about a possible threat to a treaty governing the use of … Read More

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