Belgian Parliament meeting was suspended after independent MP Laurent Louis called Prime Minister Elio Di Rupo pedophile and accused him of preferring young boys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEvv9GGOXVI
EU spent €10 million to protect Barack Obama during a brief visit in Europe; In Greece, school children are dependent on NGO’s for breakfast
Greece’s economy has shrunk by a quarter in the past four years – and relentless spending cuts have left their mark on the most vulnerable in society. Many unemployed parents now have […]
The Beijing government is slowly killing the press freedom in Hong Kong
A city once known as a haven for free speech in the region is experiencing a slow and steady decline in press freedoms.
Ukraine wouldn’t be as much a crisis if Europe had adopted green energy faster
By Sonja van Renssen Decisions on a new European climate and energy policy for 2030 are relegated to autumn as heads of state are caught up in the Ukraine crisis. At their […]
Extremist right wing nationalist party set to win local elections in France
UPDATE! France’s governing Socialists have suffered big losses in municipal elections, early results show, with the opposition UMP claiming victory and the far right celebrating further gains. French voters will head to […]
Many believe Sunday’s election result is vital to Turkey’s very survival as a democratic state
With Twitter bans, YouTube blocks, damning leaks and a ‘shadow government’ pulling strings behind the scenes, municipal elections in Turkey are only the beginning of a crucial 15-month voting cycle that could […]
In Ukraine, voters can choose between a chocolate billionaire and an ultraliberalist jailbird
Former heavyweight boxing champion Vitali Klitschko has pulled out of the presidential race, giving his backing to Petro Poroshenko – a businessman and former foreign minister. Meanwhile, Yulia Tymoshenko, former prime minister, […]
Former prime minister of Norway Jens Stoltenberg new head of NATO
This afternoon, the North Atlantic Council decided to appoint Mr. Jens Stoltenberg as Secretary General of NATO and Chairman of the North Atlantic Council, in succession to Anders Fogh Rasmussen. Mr. Stoltenberg […]
Argentina wants the coffee culture and tango dancing in Buenos Aires declared a UNESCO Cultural Heritage
Argentina’s capital Buenos Aires boasts a café on nearly every corner.The coffee culture runs so deep that the country’s ministry of culture has called on Unesco to declare coffee drinking a part […]
Sheepstorm on Louvre Museum as farmers protest in Paris
Sheep stormed into Paris’ iconic Louvre museum on Friday (March 28) as farmers protested against reforms to the common agricultural policy (CAP). A dozen sheep ran into the museum’s entrance underneath its […]
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