President of the European Parliament David Sassoli led a minute of silence to remember the victims of the attacks in Halle, migrants who drowned off Lampedusa and the late Jacques Chirac. The President expressed his condolences to the people of Halle, adding that his thoughts are with the families of the victims. Shocked and saddened…
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Duma accuses DW of extremist content
Russian lower house of parliament Duma Commission on Foreign Interference in Russia’s Internal Affairs has announced that the Deutsche Welle news company violated Russian law, lawmaker Vasily Piskarev said. Deutsche Welle displays attributes of justifying extremism — State Duma commissionhttps://t.co/78UOUVCrua pic.twitter.com/e8TbNiq1yG — TASS (@tassagency_en) September 27, 2019 “Today, the commission has finished its inquiry regarding…
Germany regional elections
While Brandenburg and Saxony head to the polls in elections on September 1 the public attention is focused on the results for the nationalist Alternative for Germany (AfD) party in the eastern states. Two eastern German states are going to the polls — and the Berlin government is holding its breath, as the surge of…
Germany: refugee status implications
Refugees who return to Syria for holidays might lose their status in Germany, the Interior Minister Horst Seehofer told the Bild newspaper. The measure is taken based on the situation of some newcomers simultaneously claim to be fleeing persecution there, and returning to spend summer time. ‘Syrian refugees that regularly spend holidays at home can’t…
German Defense minister and Belgium ostracized PM to lead EU
The globalist Belgian Prime minister who caused meltdown of his government over illegal migration issue, has been selected by the EU leaders to become its next Council president. EU leaders agree replacements for Tusk and Juncker https://t.co/BEmKSDM4Lb — Sky News Politics (@SkyNewsPolitics) July 2, 2019 Ursula von der Leyen, the German defence minister, has been…
EU top jobs apple of discord
The EU leaders discussion of the attribution of bloc’s top jobs started at late dinner concluding agenda of Summit in Brussels (#EUCO). However the chances to come to an agreement remain minimal as France and Germany cast doubt on any imminent deal, also the Eastern European member-states (Vicegrad 4) vividly opposed both leading candidates from…
Tusk hopes for EU top jobs Summit success
The EU member-states are striving for an agreement on the European Union’s top jobs by July 2, by the day of the new European Parliament constitution – in the attempt of avoiding an institutional crisis, the European diplomats say. The diplomats doubt if the a deal can be reached at the Summit, pointing to a…
Orban withdraws support to Weber for top EU job
The leader of Germany’s conservatives made clear she expected Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s Fidesz party would quit Europe’s main center-right group –European People’s Party (EPP) – after he withdrew support for Manfred Weber (pictured) – the bloc’s candidate to head the European Commission. Europa ist unsere Zukunft. Gemeinsam können wir viel mehr erreichen als alleine. Das…
Greece faces migrant unrest at borders
Greece urged crowds of illegal migrants who have gathered in the fields along the country’s northern border to return to their initial settlements, otherwise they could face sanctions. (Photo above: illustration). 500 Migrants gathering in northern Greece for Balkan crossing – Migrants are gathering near Thessaloniki, planning a long trek through the Balkans to seek asylum…
Venezuela expels German ambassador
Venezuela government has declared the German ambassador persona non grata and ordered him to leave the country within 48 hours in aftermath of political crisis intensified. The decision to expel Daniel Kriener who has been based in Caracas since 2018 became public via Venezuela’s foreign minister, Jorge Arreaza, post in Twitter micro blog. Arreaza said…
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