BERLIN, GERMANY (Parliament Politics Magazine): The highest-ranking official, former colonel Anwar Raslan, to be convicted for atrocities committed in Syria by a German court. Victims and human rights activists in Syria are awaiting the outcome of the world’s first criminal trial on
Since the outbreak of the pandemic, the pound has risen to its highest level against the euro. Despite an encouraging drop in European unemployment this morning, sterling hit €1.1995, its highest level since February 2020. Even after the impact to hospitality in
BRUSSELS: The European Union is facing mounting pressure to relax limits on airport landing and take-off slots in order to reduce the “ghost flights” numbers that airlines use to keep their slots. Carriers claim that the necessity to use their slots to
French authorities informed that more than 105,000 individuals have taken part in rallies across France against the implementation of a new coronavirus permit. Unvaccinated people would be barred from public places under a new draught law. Demonstrators in the capital of France,
The discussion about security in cyberspace must also take place at European level Since December 3, 2021, the EU has adopted a common line on cybersecurity in Europe. This news is by no means unexpected, but continues a development that began with
Deep Tech is not yet a priority in the European Union – does Emmanuel Macron herald the turnaround? Receiving forward-looking news from Brussels is not necessarily part of the European Union’s standard. With the French presidency, which begins on January 1st and
The UK and France have had a fractured relationship for some time, and the migrant crisis has exacerbated the problem. More people than ever are fleeing the conflict and poverty of the Middle East (including Afghanistan, Sudan, and Iraq). It’s a journey
The former Spanish king Juan Carlos is seeking immunity through court after harassment claims on former lover Corinna Zu Sayn-Wittgenstein. Juan Carlos is said to have used Spain’s spy agency to threaten and intimidate the Danish businesswoman and her children. The skeleton
Speaking in Greece Pope Francis said “In Europe, there are those who persist in treating the problem as a matter that does not concern them – this is tragic,” With 27 people dying last month alone when crossing between France and the
We hear lots of supposedly amazing ideas coming out of Brussels, but we must really consider whether things are being presented in the correct way. For example, the EU’s Global Gateway initiative is supposed to result in $340bn of investment in infrastructure
