Wednesday, 01 July 2015 09:19
Switzerland: Greek minister slams Swiss over tax evasion
Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis has taken a swipe at Switzerland for providing only limited information about wealthy tax evaders from cash-strapped Greece who are believed to have stashed billions of euros in Swiss banks. ‘Sometimes…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 09:17
Sweden: Princess Madeleine gives birth to young prince
Princess Madeleine of Sweden has given birth to a baby boy just two days after the wedding of her brother Prince Carl Philip and Sofia Hellqvist. The Swedish Royal Court announced the birth in a press…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 09:13
Spain: Spanish thalidomide victims seek help from Pope Francis
‘We’re really happy,’ said Alejandro Romero, one of the 100 Spanish thalidomide victims who travelled to the Vatican to meet the pope. ‘He promised he would try to help. He’s the most important diplomat in the…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 08:27
Slovenia: Unconditional help to refugees
Ljubljana, 20 June - Although people are shocked by the photos of dead refugees at sea, they quickly forget about the pictures when they need to show some genuine solidarity, Delo says in Saturday's commentary Figures…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 07:57
Slovakia: Anti-Immigration attitude
Hundreds of protesters took to the streets of Bratislava to express their anger. Police cars were vandalised . People held banners that read, Slovakia is not Africa, and one Arabic family, including a mother and baby…
Wednesday, 01 July 2015 07:53
Serbia: Political lessons we learn from Serbia
Serbia - a war-torn country of 7.2 million people racked by broken economy and soaring unemployment and inflation. Just last year, the World Bank ranked the former Yugoslav territory 91st among countries surveyed on its annual…