Captain of migrant rescue ship refuses Paris award DW.COM German captain Pia Klemp has turned down a humanitarian prize from Paris’ city hall, accusing the French capital of hypocrisy over the treatment of migrants and refugees. Klemp, along with fellow German Carola Rackete, has overseen the rescues of EU seeks new regulation of facial recognition … Read more
UK to end freedom of movement for EU citizens on day one of Brexit The Independent – Aug 18, 7:37 AM Free movement for citizens will end on day one of a no-deal Brexit, under new Home Office plans – despite warnings of chaos and of people trapped in legal limbo. Priti Patel, the new hardline … Read more
Europe heatwave: French city of Bordeaux hits record temperature BBC News | Europe | World Edition The French city of Bordeaux hits its highest temperature since records began with 41.2C (106.1F). Europe heatwave: Belgian record broken as Eurostar breaks down BBC News | Europe | World Edition Kleine Brogel in Belgium hits 38.9C (102F) and a … Read more
French sci-fi team called on to predict future threats BBC News | Europe | World Edition The “red team” will be employed to imagine future military threats – and how how to prevent them. Who wants to share government content? In recent European elections, not many people Nieman Journalism Lab by Laura Hazard Owen / The growing stream … Read more
‘Narrow mandate’: Europe reacts to Ursula von der Leyen’s election as Commission President Open Europe blogby Anna Nadibaidze ‘Narrow mandate’: Europe reacts to Ursula von der Leyen’s election as Commission President Open Europe surveys European politicians’ and press reactions to the European Parliament’s election of Ursula von der Leyen as EU Commission President. Von der Leyen … Read more
Dark money and backlash: Covering the European Parliamentary elections 2019 open Democracy News Analysis – We knew that ultra-conservative, far-right and anti-democratic forces were seeking to influence the outcome. So we teamed up with journalists across Europe to investigate them. Greek elections: Where did Alexis Tsipras go wrong? BBC News | Europe | World Edition The … Read more
What drives Sea-Watch captain Carola Rackete to rescue migrants? DW.COM Carola Rackete knew what she was getting into when she decided to sail the Sea-Watch 3 rescue ship into Italian waters this week. ‘I have decided to enter the port of Lampedusa. I know what I’m risking, but the 42 rescued people are exhausted. Activists … Read more
France heatwave: Paris region closes schools BBC News | Europe | World Edition Regions around Paris announce school closures as France and Spain expect heat above 40C. European heatwave: France hits record temperature of 44.3C BBC News | Europe | World Edition / The new record was measured in the southern town of Carpentras amid a … Read more
Over 200 000 people protesting in Prague, demanding the resignation of prime minister in biggest protests since Velvet Revolutionhttps://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/c46qdg/250_thousand_protest_in_prague_czech_republic/ Prague right now by u/GolemPrague in europe Europe Has Been Looking for an Answer to the Far Right. It Might Be the Green Party. Slate Articles Climate change fears are not the only thing driving … Read more
British parliament rejects Brexit deal again, this time by 149 votes Boing Boing Prime Minister Theresa May’s “Brexit” deal with the EU crashed to defeat for the second time Tuesday . Even with the now- Where cash is king in Europe by in europe
EU states reject blacklisting Saudi, others over dirty money Hurriyet Daily News The 28 member states of the European Union all backed a decision on March 7 to reject a proposal from the EU executive to Saudi Arabia evades EU dirty-money list for now EUobserver.com – Headline News EU states have rejected a commission proposal … Read more
History is made: petition opposing the EU’s #Article13 internet censorship plan draws more signatures than any petition in human history Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow As of this writing, the petition opposing Article 13 — the part of the EU’s new Copyright Directive that mandates copyright filters for online communities, services and platforms — has 4,920,535 signatories, making it the largest petition … Read more
Such a mess up. The husband who fought in the name of ISIS, one of the most intolerant political entity ever existed, now wants to come back to his home country with his wife. Shamima Begum: ‘We should live in Holland’ says IS husband BBC News | Europe | World Edition / The husband of Shamima … Read more
Planning for No Deal on Brexit As the date for the U.K.’s planned withdrawal from the European Union approaches, universities plan for a “no-deal” Brexit while hoping that won’t happen One word: Switzerland by u/V2O5 in europe As expected, the EU has advanced the catastrophic Copyright Directive without fixing its terrible defects Boing Boing The … Read more
UK opposition leader mulls new Brexit vote BBC News | Europe | World Edition Jeremy Corbyn says the party is prepared to support a new public vote as MPs seek to delay the UK’s exit. German neofascists used Qanon to expand their reach Boing Boing Germany’s Alternative For Germany (AfD) party ( previously ) are … Read more