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Brussels, Belgium—The European Union seeks to reach an agreement over cryptocurrency regulation. EU financial regulators and finance ministers have been monitoring and discussing the steady growth of crypto assets with some concern. Now, they are pushing toward an agreement on how to regulate the emerging market. “Currently there is a diversity of approaches, but at some point, […]
Skopje, FYROM—The name dispute between Greece and the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) enters its final mile. A referendum will take place Sept. 30 to decide whether or not the Prespa Agreement between the two countries will be ratified. If the agreement receives the green-light from the citizens of FYROM, the country will change […]
Ankara, Turkey—The Turkish Navy is planning a new base in the occupied territory of north Cyprus. According to the Yeni Safak newspaper, which is closely associated with the Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, the Turkish Navy is exploring the possibility of a new naval base on the island. The process has already begun with an official […]
Rome, Italy—The Italian government has once more entered a row with the EU over migrant distribution. This time, however, it has threatened to cease EU funding unless other European countries agree to receive more migrants. If the European Commission doesn’t agree to a fairer distribution of migrants “the 5-Star and I will not be willing to […]
London, Great Britain—The British Government has identified two Russian nationals as the main suspects for the poisoning of a former Russian spy and his daughter. The Scotland Yard and the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has named Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov as the main perpetrators. They are believed to be working for the Russian military […]
Berlin, Germany—The GSG 9 is expanding. The elite counter-terrorism unit of the German federal police is looking to increase its numbers by a third. “We’re talking about around a third of the current strength of the unit,” said GSG 9 commander Jérome Fuchs. He did stress, however, that recruiting the right officers will be a […]
Brussels, Belgium—Disagreement over the next EU budget is holding up the European Defence Fund (EDF) and its projects. The EDF was launched in June 2017 and will be operational in 2019. The Fund’s primary objective is to improve the European defence industry by making it more efficient and coordinated. A European Commission spokesperson said that […]
Brussels, Belgium—Defying US interests and sanctions, the European Commission has approved close to $21 million in aid to Iran. This will be the first installment of a $58 million package. “This new package will widen economic and sectorial relations in areas that are of direct benefit to our citizens,” said Federica Mogherini, the EU’s High […]
Brussels, Belgium — The battle for the next European Union (EU) multi-annual budget is underway. How the Europeans decide to spend their money will tell quite a lot about their priorities. Currently, education, defence, security, and digital technology appear to be favoured, and agriculture (France’s sweetheart) shunned. But the tedious bureaucratic process of deciding and […]
Madrid, Spain—The Spanish Government decides to mass-expel African immigrants. Over 166 Sub-Saharan Africans will be deported from Spain after they breached a barbed wire fence and assaulted immigration guards in the autonomous city of Ceuta. Spain and Morocco have signed an extradition agreement that enables the Spanish government to proceed to such deportations if it […]
London, Great Britain—The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is considering lowering the Special Forces entry requirements to give women a better chance at succeeding. The nature of the SAS and SBS selection process, requiring extreme upper body fitness, amongst others, is thought by some to be discriminating towards women, who naturally have smaller body frames and […]
Germany, Berlin—A 96-year-old former Auschwitz administrator will spend the next four years in jail for his role in the mass killings conducted at the concentration camp during WWII. Oskar Groening, AKA Auschwitz’s bookkeeper, had been responsible for collecting and counting the cash that was stripped from the death-factory’s unfortunate victims. He had received his sentence […]