Friday, 17 July 2015 13:20
Russia: US Air Force sees Russia as 'biggest threat'
‘Russia is the biggest threat to US national security and America must boost its military presence throughout Europe even as Nato allies face budget challenges and scale back spending’ said Deborah James, US Air Force Secretary,…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:19
Romania: Women and children become 'thugs and prostitutes'
Children and women left behind by men who have gone to find work abroad turn into thugs and prostitutes, a Romanian minister has said. As many as three million Romanians have migrated to western European countries…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:17
Portugal: State of Nation debate
On 8 July, Portugal's Prime Minister, Pedro Passos Coelho, opened the State of the Nation debate in parliament - taking place barely three months before the legislative elections. The last State of the Nation debate was…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:15
Poland: IVF bill divides senators
Senators spent 11 hours debating a bill on IVF on Wednesday 6 July in what has proved one of the most divisive issues in current Polish politics. The bill was passed in the lower house of…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:14
Norway: Diocese inflating membership figures
The government of Norway is demanding $5.1 million from the Oslo diocese in compensation for what the government sees as fraud in the inflated reporting of church membership figures. The government charges that the Oslo diocese…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:13
Netherlands: Schools are failing pupils
Secondary school pupils in deprived areas are not getting the education they need, the Volkskrant newspaper reported on Thursday 9 July. There is not enough money to pay for extra lessons or for the care some…