Category: Європа
Posted on November 24, 2018
Police Turn Tear Gas, Water on French Fuel-Tax Protest
Police fired tear gas and used water cannon to disperse protesters in Paris who are angry over rising fuel costs and President Emmanuel Macron’s economic policies, the second weekend of “yellow vest” protests that have caused disruption across …
Posted on November 24, 2018
Amnesty: French Terror Laws Break ‘Basic Principles of Justice’
French terror laws are contradicting basic principles of justice, according to Amnesty International. The group argues that legislation introduced to replace the state of emergency following recent terror attacks places undue restrictions on terror suspects before they have …
Posted on November 23, 2018
France Asks: Should ex-Colonizers Give Back African Art?
From Senegal to Ethiopia, artists, governments and museums are eagerly awaiting a report commissioned by French President Emmanuel Macron on how former colonizers can return African art to Africa. The study by French art historian Bénédicte Savoy and …
Posted on November 23, 2018
Pope Taps Experts, US Cardinal to Help Prep for Abuse Summit
Pope Francis named the Vatican’s top sex abuse investigator and a close U.S. ally to an organizing committee for a February abuse prevention summit whose stakes have grown after the Holy See blocked U.S. bishops from taking action …
Posted on November 23, 2018
Russia, Japan, Azerbaijan Battle to Host 2025 World Expo
Cities in Russia, Japan and Azerbaijan are about to find out which one of them gets to host the 2025 World Expo, an event expected to draw millions of visitors and showcase the local economy and culture. The …
Posted on November 23, 2018
US Accuses Iran of Failing to Declare Chemical Weapons
Iran has not declared all its chemical weapons capabilities to the global chemical warfare watchdog in The Hague, in breach of international agreements, the U.S. ambassador to the organization said Thursday. Ambassador Kenneth Ward told the Organization for …
Posted on November 23, 2018
Georgian Court Upholds Sentence Against Ex-President Saakashvili
A Georgian appeals court has upheld a ruling that sentenced former President Mikheil Saakashvili to prison for abuse of power over a 2005 incident. The Tbilisi City Court had sentenced Saakashvili in absentia in July to six years …
Posted on November 22, 2018
Turkey-EU Meeting Reveals Tensions
Acrimony dominated a high-level Turkish-European Union meeting as both sides exchanged barbs in Ankara at a meeting that was anticipated to be a sign of improving bilateral ties. The “High-Level Political Dialogue Meeting” was reconvened for the first …
Posted on November 22, 2018
Poland Moves to Reinstate Retired Judges to Supreme Court
Poland’s parliament passed legislation Wednesday to reinstate Supreme Court judges who were recently forced to retire, a step that could significantly ease a standoff with the European Union. For the EU, which is facing a string of crises, …
Posted on November 22, 2018
London Counterterrorism Unit Involved After 2 Devices Found
British counterterrorism police are investigating after two devices were found in an unoccupied apartment in northwest London. Police said Wednesday the “initial assessment” is that the items were improvised explosive devices. Police said the devices were made safe …
Posted on November 21, 2018
German Car Bosses Reportedly Invited to White House to Discuss Tariffs
The Trump administration has invited the heads of Volkswagen, BMW and Daimler to the White House to discuss U.S. tariffs on carmakers, the Handelsblatt newspaper reported on Wednesday. Citing industry and diplomatic sources, the paper said the meeting …
Posted on November 21, 2018
Interpol Elects South Korea’s Kim Jong Yang as President
Interpol’s general assembly voted Wednesday to make South Korea’s Kim Jong Yang its new president. Kim had been serving as the organization’s acting president and will serve a two-year term, Interpol said. He replaces China’s Meng Hongwei, who …
Posted on November 21, 2018
US Endorses S. Korean Candidate as Interpol Votes For President
Interpol’s general assembly is voting to choose a new president at a meeting Wednesday in Dubai, with a member of Russia’s Interior Ministry considered the front-runner in the race. Alexander Prokopchuk currently serves as one of Interpol’s vice …
Posted on November 21, 2018
Russia’s Proposal for Japan: Let’s End WWII
Europe this month marked the 100th anniversary of the armistice that brought World War One to an end. Now, a conclusion to World War Two may be finally in sight – if Russian President Vladimir Putin gets his …
Posted on November 20, 2018
British Top Diplomat Meets Jailed UK-Iranian’s Family
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt said Tuesday that he met with the family of jailed Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe during his visit to Iran. “No child should have to go this long without their mother,” Hunt wrote on Twitter alongside …
Posted on November 20, 2018
Italian Officials: Migrant Rescuers Mishandled Medical Waste
Italian prosecutors have ordered the seizure of a migrant rescue ship and accused the aid group Doctors Without Borders of illegally disposing of 24 metric tons (26.5 tons) of medical and contaminated waste accumulated during nearly 50 rescues. …
Posted on November 20, 2018
Kremlin: Opposition to Russian Candidate to Head Interpol is Election Meddling
The Kremlin says opposition to a Russian candidate to lead the global police group Interpol amounts to election interference. The election for a new leader is set for Wednesday at the end of Interpol’s annual conference in Dubai. …
Posted on November 19, 2018
Migration at Top of Agenda of Spanish PM’s 1st Morocco Visit
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez urged greater cooperation on migration while making his first visit Monday to Morocco, a jumping-off point for a growing number of migrants trying to reach Spain and get a foothold in Europe. Spain …
Posted on November 19, 2018
British PM Future on Brink as Party Rivals Plot Leadership Coup over EU-Brexit Deal
Britain is facing weeks of high-stakes political drama, as Prime Minister Theresa May attempts to get parliamentary backing for the divorce deal agreed to last week with the European Union. Henry Ridgwell reports from London. …
Posted on November 19, 2018
French Universities to Offer More Courses in English to Attract Foreign Students
France wants to boost the number of foreign students at its universities by more than half over the next decade and will offer more courses taught in English to attract them. Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, announcing the plan …
Posted on November 19, 2018
UK Foreign Secretary to Make First Visit to Iran
British Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt will visit Iran for the first time on Monday for talks with the Iranian government on issues including the future of the 2015 nuclear deal, his office said in a statement. In May, …
Posted on November 18, 2018
Painting Found in Romania Studied As Possibly Stolen Picasso
Romanian prosecutors are investigating whether a painting by Pablo Picasso that was snatched from a museum in the Netherlands six years ago has turned up in Romania. Four Romanians were convicted of stealing Picasso’s “Tete d’Arlequin” and six …
Posted on November 18, 2018
Finnish President Says He Briefed Trump on Forest Monitoring
Finland’s president says that he briefed U.S. President Donald Trump amid the California wildfires on how the Nordic country effectively monitors its substantial forest resources with a well-working surveillance system. President Sauli Niinisto said in an interview published …
Posted on November 18, 2018
Pope Francis; ‘The Cry of The Poor Daily Becomes Stronger’
“Injustice is the perverse root of poverty,” Pope Francis said Sunday at a Mass marking the Roman Catholic Church’s Day of the Poor. Francis invited thousands of poor people to Saint Peter’s Basilica for the Mass and he …
Posted on November 18, 2018
British-based Startup ARC Debuts First Motorcycle for $117,000
British-based startup ARC unveiled its first motorcycle model in Milan this week, one being described as fast, advanced and expensive. The so-called Vector costs more than $100,000, but ARC says it’s for good reason. VOA Correspondent Mariama Diallo …
Posted on November 18, 2018
German Minister Seeks Tax Cuts as Economy Contracts
Germany needs a package of tax cuts and other measures to shore up economic growth in the long term, Economy Minister Peter Altmaier said in an interview published Sunday, days after the country posted its first economic contraction …
