Thursday, 29 October 2020 21:45
Europe: second wave rebellion
Europe’s coronavirus restrictions have sparked civil unrest, turning violent, across a number of countries. Civilians are refusing to submit to new strict coronavirus rules. Turin demonstrators took to smashing windows and using smoke bombs, and threw…
Thursday, 29 October 2020 21:43
Brussels: objections to new farming policy
Thousands of climate activists added their names to a Greta Thunberg campaign asking the European Commission to retract a farming policy which would make it impossible to reach the EU’s climate goals. Greta called on her…
Thursday, 22 October 2020 22:26
Bulgaria: protests calls for corrupt PM to resign
In response to protests which began on 9 July, Boyko Borisov proposed reforms to the constitution which have been decried by protesters as a means of keeping his government in power until the next elections. Rallies…
Thursday, 22 October 2020 22:24
Republic of Ireland: move to higher Covid restrictions
The Taoiseach has said that despite introducing what was probably ‘Europe's strictest regime’ it was not enough to reduce levels of infection significantly. So for the next six weeks people must stay at home. Those who…
Thursday, 15 October 2020 21:33
France, Germany, Spain - coronavirus second wave
President Emmanuel Macron has announced a night-time curfew in Paris and eight other cities to try to curb the rapid spread of coronavirus. It affects 22 million people and will be applied for four weeks, possibly…
Thursday, 15 October 2020 21:31
Belgium: Brexit fish fight fallout
Fish are one of the main issues at the centre of Brexit negotiations. Three times a week, at 6 am, vessels return to Ostend loaded with fish for the auction. Three-quarters of the fish sold here…