Thursday, 24 May 2018 23:25
Sweden: migration and approaching elections
Far-right Sweden Democrats (SD) have seen growing support in polls as campaign discourse focuses on refugees and migrants. With national elections due in September, migration policy is shaping up to be a core campaign issue for…
Friday, 18 May 2018 10:56
Greece to ease overcrowding in island camps
Greece’s parliament passed a bill on 15 May aimed at making asylum procedures simpler and faster and easing overcrowding in its refugee camps. Five camps on islands close to the Turkish coast hold more than double…
Friday, 18 May 2018 10:54
Facebook: Zuckerberg agrees to EU grilling
Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s chief executive, has agreed to face a grilling from European Union lawmakers over how the data of as many as 2.7 million Europeans could have ended up in the hands of consulting firm…
Friday, 11 May 2018 10:24
Russia/Greece/France: protests
Two days before President Putin’s fourth inauguration, over a thousand people were detained after protests against his extended rule turned violent. Riot police barricaded protesters who then ran into adjoining streets, chanting, ‘Putin is a thief!’…
Friday, 11 May 2018 10:13
Spain moves to block Puigdemont
Spain acted on 9 May to stop pro-independence politicians in Catalonia voting in ex-leader Carles Puigdemont, now in Germany, as their regional head, with an important deadline looming. The constitutional court accepted a government appeal against…
Friday, 04 May 2018 11:11
Brexit talks on Irish border
At the time of writing Brexit talks are continuing between the EU and British officials. Time is limited to solve the Irish border issue, with just four more rounds of meetings scheduled before the summit. Pray…