Category Archives: Europe

Europe still mired in division after migrant crisis

Europe still mired in division after migrant crisis

Since taking in more than a million people fleeing war and poverty in 2015, Europe has stepped up border controls but still falls short on common migration and asylum policies. At the time, the migrant crisis “laid bare Europe’s structural flaws and political divisions,” said

Why is Spain once again on the frontline of the pandemic?

Why is Spain once again on the frontline of the pandemic?

Despite having imposed draconian coronavirus lockdown and making the use of face masks in public mandatory, Spain is once again a world hotspot for the COVID-19 pandemic. The country has nearly 406,000 confirmed cases of the respiratory disease, the highest amount in Western Europe, and

Turkey’s bid to become maritime powerhouse unsettles Mediterranean

Turkey’s bid to become maritime powerhouse unsettles Mediterranean

Turkey’s big push into the Mediterranean featuring controversial gas drilling, tough rhetoric and warships is rooted in a grand vision of a “Blue Homeland” that takes over waters claimed by EU neighbours. Fearful of being denied a fair share of the region’s bountiful natural gas

Almost all European regions have managed to bring excess deaths down

Almost all European regions have managed to bring excess deaths down

As summer nears its end, it is becoming possible to evaluate the coronavirus pandemic’s toll on European regions over nearly six months. We have analysed data from 776 subnational regions to better understand where the virus is continuing to hit hard. Data from 21 European countries

Macron and Merkel want to promote Franco-German unity

Macron and Merkel want to promote Franco-German unity

German Chancellor Angela Merkel was invited by French President Emmanuel Macron to the summer residence of Fort de Brégançon, in the Var department (southeastern France) on Thursday, August 20. They openly showed the unity between the two countries. Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron stand together

EU does not recognize election results in Belarus

EU does not recognize election results in Belarus

The 27 leaders of the European Union do not recognize the Belarusian election results due to widespread allegations of electoral fraud, European Council president Charles Michel said on Wednesday. Elections not recognized by the EU Speaking after a virtual meeting between the heads of state

EU agency: Central Med migrant crossings more than doubled in July

EU agency: Central Med migrant crossings more than doubled in July

Sea migration in the central Mediterranean rose sharply last month, partly fuelled by an exodus from Tunisia, the European Union’s border agency Frontex said on Tuesday. Frontex said 4,650 migrants arrived in Italy and Malta last month, more than double the June figure, “in large

EU curbs on Cambodian trade privileges come into effect

EU curbs on Cambodian trade privileges come into effect

A European Union decision to revoke preferential trade conditions for 20 per cent of Cambodia’s exports to the bloc came into effect on Wednesday. Partial suspension of trade benefits Under the Everything But Arms (EBA) trade programme for developing countries, Cambodia previously enjoyed unlimited duty-free