This week while reacting to the problem of mass migration, the European Parliament president Antonio Tajani said, the problem of migration from Africa should be resolved at root level, otherwise “dams and wall will be not sufficient” to prevent migrants from coming. Risk of millions of migrants – Tajani (2) – Malloch not welcome, EP…
Category: Conflict
Mogherini heads to Western Balkans
EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini will travel to the Western Balkans from first to forth March, visiting Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia. “For the European Union the work with the Western Balkans, a region in the heart of Europe, is a key priority. I work to see every…
EU condolences to Somalia
“The attack on civilians in Mogadishu today is yet another act of terror targeting the Somali people by those wanting to undermine progress towards a stable and secure Somalia”, – says the statement of the European External Action Service. “We pay respect to those who lost their lives and express our deepest condolences to their…
Battle for Mosul liberation
Iraqi Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi announced a launch of an offensive against Islamic State to liberate the western part of Mosul (pictured). Hundreds of military vehicles, backed by airforce, started the movement across the Hadesert towards Mosul positions early morning hours on Sunday. Iraqi forces retook several villages south of Mosul in the first hours…
Czechs protest against “stolen Kosovo”
Aleksandar Mitic, correspondent Some two hundred Czechs and Serbs, holding a large banner with the inscription “Kosovo is Serbian”, gathered on Friday at the St. Venceslas square in Prague to mark their opposition to the unilateral declaration of secession of Kosovo from Serbia, proclaimed on February 17, 2008. Jaroslav Foldina, a deputy of the Czech…
EU against child-soldier practise
Ahead of the International Day against the use of child soldiers – 12 February -the EU top diplomat Federica Mogherini and the UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict, Leila Zerrougui, pledge to intensify their efforts to end the recruitment and use of children in armed conflict. BBCAfrica: UN alarm at al-Shabab child soldiers…
UK child refugee limit
Britain’s Conservative government has placed a limit on the number of lone child refugees it will accept into the country, citing fears that people traffickers were exploiting the system. About 350 children will be allowed in – far fewer than the 3,000 originally expected under the law that had been aimed at helping some…
Europe under terrorist threat
“Europe is facing the most serious terrorist threat for over ten years. The increasing transnational nature of terrorist groups and their activities demand ever closer collaboration between relevant law enforcement authorities across Europe. The European Counter Terrorism Centre (ECTC) has been established at Europol for this purpose. I am pleased by the confidence expressed in…
Cabinda vs Angola over elections
Separatist rebels from Cabinda have called to boycott parliamentary elections in Angola in August that are likely to be the most closely watched in decades as President Jose Eduardo dos Santos ends 38 years in power, as announced on radio last year. The Front for the Liberation of the Enclave of Cabinda (FLEC), which…
Hungary for strict asylum rules
Soon the Hungarian government will submit proposals to the EU to protect Europe’s borders by detaining asylum seekers for the entire period of their application procedure, according to the government’s chief spokesman, Zoltán Kovács. Kovács claimed Donald Trump’s election in the US was contributing to “a change of mood in Europe” that vindicated the…
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