UK Prime Minister David Cameron announced on Friday that he will be steeping down from office by October when Britons voted in a referendum to leave the European Union, disregarding his pleas not to. In a statement issued just outside his Downing Street office in London, the PM said, “I do not think it would […]
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The city of Brussels in Belgium was rocked by a series of explosions that left 35 people dead and more than 200 people wounded. The explosions took place in Brussels airport and a metro train on Tuesday. Reports indicate that two huge explosions were heard one of which is believed to been a suicide bombing […]
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In what appears to be an organized terrorist attack on the offices of Charlie Hebdo in Paris, around 12 people were shot dead by masked gunmen. The weekly is popular for its satirical publications regarding political and religious leaders which may have had something to do with the attack which claimed the lives of at […]
The House of Commons yesterday supported by a large majority (524 votes in favor and 43 against) the air British intervention in Iraq. The six hours of debate that preceded the vote were presided over by the ghost of the invasion of Iraq in 2003, which broke the British public and the political class. “We’re […]
Sep 29 2014 | Posted in
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Prime Minister of UK, David Cameron, Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg and Labour leader Ed Miliband, have pledged to devolve powers to Scotland, if finally imposed the ‘no’ in the referendum on the independence of this territory to be held next Thursday. The leaders of the different parties have put aside their differences to promise […]
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The British government on Sunday gave more powers to Scotland if not triumphs in the independence referendum. The offer was raised although, significantly, generically, without any detail- by the Minister of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, hours after a poll rocked Westminster to put the lead for the first time (51% […]
The Twenty-count on Friday with a new package of sanctions in response to Russian aggression against Ukraine. The new High Representative for Foreign Policy, Federica Mogherini has advanced today that the European Commission has almost finalized its proposal and must approve the Member States at the end of the week. ” We need to respond […]
Sep 5 2014 | Posted in
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The European Commission announced Wednesday the creation of a European operation in charge of border management agency (Frontex) gradually substituted for the Italian Mare Nostrum Mediterranean. The operation, dubbed Frontex Plus by the Commissioner for Home Affairs in the EU, Cecilia Malmström, will take effect in late November and will depend on voluntary contributions from […]
Aug 29 2014 | Posted in
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Over a hundred executives from major Scottish companies have posted an open letter on Wednesday in The Scotsman in opposing Scottish independence arguing that supporters of the referendum itself on Sept. 18 have not to establish that separated the UK it will be better for the Scottish economy that maintaining the current union. Signatories include […]
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“He who deceives flies “. With this slogan the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU) began late last year a campaign to prevent the arrival of Bulgarian and Romanian workers, especially ethnic gypsy coming into the country to take advantage of the generous social system prevailing in the country. Nearly eight months later, the German […]
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French President François Hollande, who last week announced the delivery of weapons to Iraqi Kurds facing jihadists, confirms for the first time country has also armed the Syrian rebels “democratic opposition” with ” material according to European commitments “. It does so in a long interview with the newspaper Le Monde to mark the resumption […]
One of the 31 people found Saturday morning inside a container at the Port of Tilbury, southern England, has died and two others have been hospitalized with major health problems and another 17 have been treated at the Basildon hospital. In the group of people found there were men, women and children. Not yet reported […]
Aug 17 2014 | Posted in
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