by Helen Womack | 1 Jul 2020 | Europe, Immigration, Refugees
The EU has been criticized for inconsistency towards asylum seekers. But some European nations have admitted refugees — who are now paying back. Asylum seekers attend a German language course in Vienna, Austria, 23 February 2016. (EPA/CHRISTIAN BRUNA) The grand...
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by News Decoder | 23 Jan 2020 | Europe
By Robert Hart After four general elections in four years, two in the past six months, Spain finally has a new government with an internationally minded prime minister, bringing a glimmer of hope to a politically polarised country and a European Union facing problems...
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by News Decoder | 24 Sep 2019 | Europe
By Julian Nundy An exchange of prisoners has always been a priority among moves needed to restart efforts to end Ukraine’s war with pro-Russian separatists in the eastern Ukrainian Donbass region, a conflict that has killed an estimated 13,000 people in five years....
by Elaine Monaghan | 11 Sep 2019 | Europe, Terrorism
If the UK leaves the EU, will authorities resurrect a border between Ireland and the province of Northern Ireland — ending two decades of peace? British Prime Minister Boris Johnson made an interesting Freudian slip last week while maintaining he could negotiate to...
by Colin McIntyre | 7 Aug 2019 | Europe, Future of Democracy, Nationalism
The UK will leave Europe no matter what, says new British PM Boris Johnson. But his hard-line Brexit stance is exposing cracks within the UK itself. Can the United Kingdom leave the European Union without itself disintegrating? Boris Johnson took over as the...
