Slovakia: Asylum dumping
17 Jul 2015
Because of the poor living conditions in one of the overcrowded refugee centres in Austria, they are planning to send hundreds of people to neighbouring Slovakia, in a move that has been criticised as ‘asylum dumping’…
Serbia has a history of violence but now Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, speaking in Brussels, said, ‘We should not engage in conflicts and exchange of hard words, but make peace in the region.’ Serbia has roots…
San Marino: Forest fire prevention campaign
17 Jul 2015
A Section Fire and Civil Defence document states that forest fires each year put too much strain on emergency relief agencies, the environment and the economy while posing a threat to infrastructure and urban settlements. San…
‘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,…
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…
Portugal: State of Nation debate
17 Jul 2015
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…