Category: Європа
Posted on December 7, 2018
Former Armenian President Arrested for Deadly Crackdown
An Armenian court on Friday put the nation’s former president in custody on charges linked to a deadly police crackdown on a 2008 protest over alleged voting fraud. Robert Kocharian, 64, spent two weeks in jail last summer …
Posted on December 7, 2018
Yemen Negotiations Face Numerous Stumbling Blocks on Day Two of Talks
Talks between the opposing sides in the Yemeni conflict are deadlocked on day two of indirect negotiations outside the Swedish capital Stockholm, according to Arab media reports. U.N. envoy Martin Griffiths has been meeting separately with the Houthi …
Posted on December 7, 2018
Last Migrant Rescue Ship to End Operations in Mediterranean
The search-and-rescue ship Aquarius, which has helped about 30,000 migrants avoid death in the Mediterranean Sea, is suspending its operations. The humanitarian groups Doctors Without Borders (MSF) and SOS Mediterranee said European governments were forcing them to end …
Posted on December 7, 2018
Rescue Efforts Begin for Lone Female Sailor in Arduous Race
A rescue operation began Thursday for a British woman who was sailing solo in an around-the-world race and was stranded in the Southern Ocean after a storm battered her boat. Susie Goodall texted that she was “safe and secure” …
Posted on December 7, 2018
EU Nations Increasingly Divided over UN Migration Pact
Just days before scores of countries sign up to a landmark U.N. migration pact, a number of European Union nations have begun joining the list of those not willing to endorse the agreement. The 34-page U.N. Global Compact …
Posted on December 6, 2018
Paris Riots Show Difficulty of Fighting Warming With Taxes
The “yellow vests” in France are worrying greens around the world. The worst riots in Paris in decades were sparked by higher fuel taxes, and French President Emmanuel Macron responded by scrapping them Wednesday. But taxes on fossil …
Posted on December 6, 2018
Scores Arrested in Europe’s Massive Anti-Mob Operation
Police across Europe and in South America have carried out a massive operation targeting members of the Italian ‘Ndrangheta organized crime group, with agents arresting scores of suspects wanted for cocaine trafficking and money-laundering, among other crimes. In …
Posted on December 6, 2018
Britain’s May: It’s My Deal, No Deal, or No Brexit at All
Prime Minister Theresa May said Thursday that British lawmakers faced a choice ahead of a vote on her Brexit deal: approving her deal or facing an exit with no deal or even the reversal of Brexit. May said …
Posted on December 5, 2018
Russia Warns Cyprus Against Allowing US Military to Deploy There
Russia on Wednesday warned authorities in Cyprus not to allow the U.S. military to deploy on their territory, saying such a move would draw a Russian reaction and result in “dangerous and destabilizing consequences” for the Mediterranean island. …
Posted on December 5, 2018
EU Steps Up Fight Against ‘Fake News’ Ahead of Elections
European Union authorities want internet companies including Google, Facebook and Twitter to file monthly reports on their progress eradicating “fake news” campaigns from their platforms ahead of elections next year. Officials from the EU’s executive Commission unveiled the …
Posted on December 5, 2018
EU ‘Willing to Help’ If May Loses — Up to a Point
If British Prime Minister Theresa May loses a vote in parliament on her divorce agreement with the European Union next week, EU leaders won’t rip it up and start negotiating again — but they could help her try …
Posted on December 5, 2018
Prince Charles Highlights Christian Plight in Mideast, Pleads for Peace
Prince Charles, heir to the British throne, Tuesday highlighted the resilience of embattled Christians in the Middle East during a special service in Westminster Abbey, focusing on their plight in a region that’s turned increasingly harsh for Christianity. …
Posted on December 5, 2018
Norway Worries Over Brazil Deforestation, Pays $70M to Amazon Fund
Norway will pay Brazil $70 million for reducing deforestation in the Amazon in 2017, but is concerned over a more recent surge in destruction of the world’s largest tropical rainforest, according to a Norwegian government statement. Norway’s statement …
Posted on December 5, 2018
Dispute Over UN Migration Pact Fractures Belgian Government
Belgium’s center-right government is fighting for its survival this week after the largest coalition party broke away from its three partners and said it would not back a global U.N.-backed migration pact. The right-wing N-VA party started a …
Posted on December 4, 2018
Women Parliamentarians Want Global Network to Tackle Discrimination
Female parliamentarians have called for a global network to combat issues including online abuse from the public, threats to their safety and discrimination by male colleagues. A gathering of female members of parliament (MPs) from dozens of countries …
Posted on December 4, 2018
Two More Jailed Catalan Separatist Leaders Join Hunger Strike
Two more jailed Catalan separatist leaders awaiting trial for their role in the region’s failed bid to secede from Spain joined a hunger strike started two days ago by two of their companions to protest against their treatment …
Posted on December 4, 2018
Kosovo to Maintain Tariffs on Serbia Despite EU Pressure
Kosovo will keep its 100 percent tariffs on Serbian goods until Belgrade recognizes Pristina, Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj said Monday, defying calls by the European Union and United States for the tariffs to be abolished. Last month Haradinaj’s …
Posted on December 3, 2018
IFRC: Migrant Children Traveling Alone Are ‘Most Vulnerable People In the World’
A report by the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) says thousands of unaccompanied children and children who have been separated from their families run the daily risk of sexual and gender-based violence as …
Posted on December 3, 2018
EU Migration Chief Urges Opponents of UN Pact to Reconsider
The European Union’s migration commissioner is calling on member countries that have turned against a U.N.-backed migration pact to reconsider their opposition. A conference in Marrakech, Morocco on Dec. 10-11 is due to approve the Global Compact for …
Posted on December 3, 2018
NATO Set to Meet as Ukraine Demands Support Against Russian Attacks
Russia’s recent attack on Ukrainian naval vessels will likely top the agenda at a NATO meeting this week as the alliance searches for a robust response in the wake of the Kremlin’s latest act of aggression on Europe’s …
Posted on December 2, 2018
Georgian Opposition Protests Alleged Election Irregularities
Tens of thousands of people protested in Georgia Sunday against last week’s run-off presidential election, which they believe were rigged. Backed by the ruling party, Salome Zurabishvili was elected Georgia’s first female president by 59 percent of the …
Posted on December 2, 2018
Macron Tours Damaged Arc de Triomphe after Paris Hit by Riot
French President Emmanuel Macron visited the graffiti-damaged Arc de Triomphe monument and held an emergency meeting on security Sunday, a day after central Paris was hit by France’s worst riot in a generation. Macron, who was meeting …
Posted on December 2, 2018
Maltese Coast Guard Takes 11 Migrants Saved by Trawler
Eleven migrants rescued by a trawler last week have been handed over to the Maltese coast guard and will soon reach port in Malta, a Spanish aid group said Sunday. Proactiva Open Arms says on Twitter that the …
Posted on December 2, 2018
Mattis Slams ‘Slow Learner’ Putin Over Election Meddling
U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis accused Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday of being a “slow learner” who again tried to meddle in U.S. elections in November, adding that he had no trust in the Russian leader. The …
Posted on December 2, 2018
Romania Marks 100th Birthday Amid Rule-of-Law Concerns
Despite freezing temperatures, tens of thousands of Romanians turned out Saturday to celebrate 100 years since their nation became a modern-day state, with some noting concerns now about the rule of law and the state of democracy in …
Posted on December 1, 2018
Thousands March in Germany Calling for End to Coal Power
Thousands of people marched in Berlin and Cologne on Saturday calling for Germany to abandon coal-powered electricity generation, on the eve of a major climate conference in Poland. Organizers in Berlin said 16,000 protesters marched in Berlin — …
