Thursday, 30 July 2015 15:39
Finland: Asylum seekers situation chaotic
The number of asylum seekers entering Finland this year has already surpassed the average for previous years. Officials in southwest Finland had processed over 600 asylum applications by the beginning of July, compared to 400 for…
Wednesday, 29 July 2015 17:23
Ukraine: US general backs lethal weapons
The United States should ‘seriously consider’ providing Ukraine with lethal weapons and putting US air strike controllers near combat areas in Iraq, said General Mark Milley (who is nominated to be the next US Army chief…
Wednesday, 29 July 2015 17:22
Greece: First bailout instalment on 17 August
If the expected timeline runs on schedule, Greece could be seeing the first instalment of the 86 billion euros of bailout money on 17 August. Bloomberg reports that an official ‘with knowledge’ said that negotiations between…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:30
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: A living wage
A compulsory National Living Wage was announced by the Chancellor, George Osborne, this week, in the first purely Conservative budget for 19 years. ‘Britain deserves a pay rise, and Britain is getting a pay rise,’ he…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:29
Ukraine: Facing up to high cost of cheap gas
President Petro Poroshenko, in promising to clean up Ukraine's corrupt energy sector in his annual speech to parliament, said ‘opaque gas fumes will no longer light up Forbes Global Rich List with Ukrainian names.’ Ukraine’s energy…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:28
Sweden: Swedish police call for tougher bridge checks
Police in Malmö are aiming to crack down on a recent wave of gun crime in the city. Violence in Sweden's third largest urban centre has escalated in the past two months, including shootings, explosions, hand…