#europe agenda: meet “Captain Europe”… “Map of separatist support in Europe….

Meet the EU’s adorably awkward real-life superhero: Captain Europe The Next Web by Már Másson Maack I know that this doesn’t strictly have anything to do with tech — except for the social media presence — but trust me, you’ll want to know more about this. While scrolling through Twitter, on the prowl for stories on EU … Read more

#Europe agenda: “Finland, poster child of migrant relocation…

Finland, poster child of migrant relocation  EUobserver.com – Headline News The Nordic country has taken in lone minors, teenage mothers and underage wives as part of its pledge to the EU relocation scheme. Digitizing the EU’s Public Diplomacy in Israel Exploring Digital Diplomacy by Ilan Manor Introduction The relationship between Israel and the European Union has been … Read more

#Europe agenda: Protests against corruption in Romania continue; “Steinmeier elected German president…

Debate: Protests against corruption in Romania continue euro|topics   The Romanian government has withdrawn its controversial decree decriminalising certain corruption offences. At the same time Prime Minister Grindeanu announced that a new bill with similar content would be presented to parliament. Despite the government’s climbdown hundreds of thousands across Romania demonstrated against corruption on Sunday. The … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “EU wants to know if Facebook lied about Whatsapp…

EU wants to know if Facebook lied about Whatsapp EUobserver.com – Headline News   Facebook said in 2014 that linking WhatsApp’s phone numbers with Facebook was not possible. In 2016, it became possible, and it happened. Idiocraski: the apocalyptic situation in Poland after a year of trumpism Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow   It’s been a year … Read more

Europshere agenda: Berlin lorry attack :(

Berlin lorry attack: Man films chaos moments after truck hits BBC News | Europe | World Edition   An eyewitness describes filming “horrible scenes” moments after a lorry ploughed into a Christmas market in Berlin. Berlin Christmas market attack ‘affects all Europe’ EurActiv.com by Frédéric Simon French President François Hollande and European Commission chief Jean-Claude Juncker sent … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: The most expensive cities in Europe: London and Copenhagen

Soft or hard Brexit: do the UK’s political parties know what they want? open Democracy News Analysis – by Kirsty Hughes On the single market, Labour, the Tories, and UKIP, appear to agree: good access to the single market not membership of it – in disagreement with the SNP, LibDems and Greens. Scottish Independence activists take … Read more

Not only the Gülen case, Turkey is also interested in Zarrab case, demanding his release…

  Turkish justice minister asks US Attorney General to release Zarrab A top Turkish government official recently met with Attorney General Loretta Lynch and told her the prosecution of Turkish-Iranian businessman Reza Zarrab was “based on no evidence,” according to a court filing unsealed on Nov. 15. Turkish President Erdoğan blasts foreign media outlets at TRT World … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Once asylum beneficiaries in 1956, Hungarians now reject migrants”

Once asylum beneficiaries in 1956, Hungarians now reject migrants EurActiv.com Sixty years ago, Soviet tanks crushed an anti-communist uprising in Budapest, sending 200,000 Hungarians – men women and children – fleeing across the border into Austrian refugee camps, then onwards into a welcoming Western world. A Progressive Political Alliance for Europe  Project Syndicate by Kemal Derviş If … Read more

For the record, despite his “insulting poetry” Boris Johnson had a good time in Turkey.

Boris Johnson lauds his Turkish washing machine on first visit to Ankara World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk British foreign secretary displays raffish style during first official trip since writing a poem about the Turkish president having sex with a goat Boris Johnson seeks to mend fences in talks with Turkish leadership  World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Record number of EU terror attacks recorded in 2015…

Record number of EU terror attacks recorded in 2015  BBC News | Europe | World Edition A record number of terrorist attacks were planned, foiled or carried out in European Union countries last year, with the UK reporting the highest number of attacks. EU, US reject UN plan to resettle refugees EurActiv.com by admin The European Union … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Farage retires because all like him disappoint their followers in the end…

Massive Attack protests Brexit with harsh words and a surprise song Mashable! by Adam Rosenberg Massive Attack has had it with the “bigots and racists” supporting Brexit. Robert Del Naja, one half of the famed trip-hop duo, had some strong words to share about the United Kingdom’s vote to leave the European Union during a Friday … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “post-Brexit vote racist incidents, in one depressing Facebook album…

All the post-Brexit vote racist incidents, in one depressing Facebook album Mashable! by Gianluca Mezzofiore LONDON — A wave of reported racist incidents targeting European migrants across the country has followed the Brexit vote. Brexit has exposed Juncker’s democratic unaccountability EurActiv.com by James Crisp The fallout from Brexit would have claimed the scalp of any other politician, … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: “Confidential TTIP documents published…

Debate: Confidential TTIP documents published  euro|topics Confidential documents were made public on Sunday that reveal the current status of the negotiations on the TTIP free trade pact. Obama and Angela Merkel spoke out only last week in favour of the deal while tens of thousands of people protested against it. The press also discusses the pros … Read more

Dirty deal on refugees between Turkey and EU starts. Greece starts deporting refugees…

The Guardian view on the EU refugee deal: Greece has Europe’s reputation in its hands | Editorial  World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk Deporting migrants could be a human rights catastrophe. Officials must tread with the greatest careThe crunch has arrived. After a vote by Greek MPs, Monday sees the start of the implementation of last month’s … Read more

#Karadzic gets 40 years of jail, yet another happy moment due to justice found abroad…

Karadzic guilty of Bosnia genocide, jailed for 40 years Former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic has been sentenced to 40 years in jail by U.N. judges who found him found guilty of genocide for the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, as well as on nine other war crimes charges Two Belgian ministers offered to resign over bomb suspect EurActiv.com … Read more