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Debate: EU and Switzerland: relationship status "complicated"

Thu, 22/04/2021 - 12:08
After seven years, talks between Switzerland and the EU aimed at a new institutional framework agreement are in danger of collapsing. Swiss President Guy Parmelin is to meet EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen tomorrow, but in recent weeks Bern has neither given concrete answers to Brussels' questions nor presented proposals for a partnership agreement. Commentators conclude that the only goal now is damage control.
Categories: European Union

Debate: George Floyd trial: Chauvin found guilty

Thu, 22/04/2021 - 12:08
In the George Floyd case, a Minneapolis court jury has found ex-police officer Derek Chauvin guilty on all three counts he was facing: second-degree murder, third-degree murder and manslaughter. Commentators hail the verdict as a historic and promising start in the fight against racist police violence.
Categories: European Union

Debate: Athens announces Greece is opening up for tourism

Thu, 22/04/2021 - 12:08
Tourism in Greece is to be ramped up again from May 15, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced in a televised speech on Wednesday evening. Covid-related restrictions will be relaxed in the coming weeks, with restaurants and cafés reopening from May 3. Commentators are emphatically unenthusiastic.
Categories: European Union

Well so be it! | Blog Pitsirikos - Greece

Thu, 22/04/2021 - 12:08
Categories: European Union

Debate: Eastern Ukraine: how serious is the situation?

Wed, 14/04/2021 - 11:50
US President Joe Biden has called Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin to propose a summit meeting in a third country. Tensions between the two countries escalated after Russia deployed troops to the border with Ukraine, and the US responded by sending two warships to the Black Sea. Moscow says its troops were sent to carry out a military exercise, but Kyiv fears a military offensive. Commentators discuss whether the situation will escalate further.
Categories: European Union

Dangerous muscle-flexing | La Stampa - Italy

Wed, 14/04/2021 - 11:50
Categories: European Union

Debate: Back to the pub: is England celebrating too soon?

Wed, 14/04/2021 - 11:50
Sharp drops in the number of infections thanks to a successful vaccination campaign have made it possible: after three months in lockdown, shops, gyms, hairdressers, zoos and outdoor dining facilities reopened in England on Monday. While people there are taking full advantage of the new freedoms, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland are taking a more cautious approach. What will England's easing of restrictions bring?
Categories: European Union

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