Radvile Dauksyte, Correspondent (Europe) RIGA – Starting from January 1, one more country joins Eurozone. Latvia is the second Baltic state after Estonia that changed currency to euro and 18th in Europe. The EU assessment took place in June 2013 after which it was confirmed that Latvia will have new currency from 2014. There are a lot of different opinions about the decision of Latvian government. About half of the country is believed to […]
Emma Åsberg, Correspondent (Europe) BERLIN — German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, injured her pelvis in a skiing accident during a holiday trip to Switzerland. Merkel initially believed she had only suffered bruising, and did not realise the extent of her injuries until a visit to a doctor upon her return to Berlin. Her spokesperson, Steffen Seibert, said it was a “partial fracture of the left interior pelvis ring.” The recovery could take up to six weeks […]
Stefano Duc Correspondent (Europe) PARIS – Valérie Trierweiler, the French president’s unmarried partner, is actually recovered in hospital. The French broadsheet Le Parisien reports that the première dame had been admitted last Thursday “for rest and some tests”. Her office, and the Elysée, the French president’s official residence, later confirmed the information, precising however that Mrs. Trierweiler was admitted on Friday, the day the magazine Closer revealed the alleged affair of Mr. Hollande with French actress Julie Gayet. According to the […]
Stefano Duc, Correspondent (Europe) ROME — During his weekly public speech and angelus, Pope Francis has announced that 16 new cardinals from 12 countries will be named. The official nomination of the 16 cardinals will take place on February 22 during a consistory in Rome, after a two-day long consistory on families on February 20 and 21. Most of the new cardinals Pope Francis will create come from Latin America and Europe while, for the […]
Stefano Duc, Correspondent (Europe) ATHENS — The opening ceremony of the Greek EU Presidency will take place this evening under high-security measures in Athens, as more than 5,000 policemen in riot gear have been placed in front of Athens’ Concert Hall, the venue of the ceremony, the Parliament and other public offices. The road circulation in central Athens has also been diverted in order to avoid possible riots, especially this evening when Syriza, Greece’s left-wing […]
Stefano Duc Correspondent (Breaking News – Europe) MADRID – King Juan Carlos’ youngest daughter, the Infanta Cristina, has been summoned to appear in court, in Palma de Mallorca on March the 8th, over accusations of fraud and money laundering.The princess is now considered as a formal suspect by the Spanish Justice as she is believed to be linked to the businesses of her husband, Inaki Urdangarin, Duke of Palma, who is being investigated for alleged […]
Stefano Duc, Correspondent (Breaking News – Europe) PARIS – The controversial humorist, Dieudonné M’bala M’bala, might see his one-man show in Nantes prohibited by the local prefect because of the racial and anti-semitic tensions it could probably create. This is what the French government’s spokeswoman, Nadja Vallaud-Belkacem, said today at French channel i-Télé. Mrs. Vallaud-Belkacem added that the French PM Jean-Marc Ayrault and the Minister of the Interior, Manuel Valls, will finalise the circular […]
Jennifer Ubah, Correspondent (Europe) LUDBREG — Pharmaceutical company Farmal and 364 people, mostly doctors, have been charged by the authorities in Croatia for bribing doctors and pharmacists to prescribe their drugs. Charges include bribery, corruption and abuse of power. Croatia’s anti-corruption agency Uskok stated that the top management of Farmal were charged with bribing medical workers who were mostly primary care doctors and pharmacists. The agency did not say how many doctors have been […]
Ferhiyo Ismail Ali, Correspondent (Africa) PRAGUE Jamal Al-Jamal, Czech Republic’s Palestinian Ambassador was killed in an explosion is his home. Reports state, Jamal was trying to open a safe which had been sealed for 20-25 years. The explosion was triggered by a fitted safety device. Jamal was trying to move the safe from an old embassy building to the new one. “The safe was sitting neglected in one of the areas of the old […]
Stefano Duc, Correspondent (Europe) ATHENS – Yesterday, around 3.30 am, the German Ambassador’s residence in Athens was attacked by a group of four masked assailants, who fired 60 shots without causing injuries or severe damages. According to the security guard who witnessed the incident, the four assailants reached the ambassador’s residence on foot. One of them, the guard said, started shooting with an AK-47, while the others stood behind. However, police sources affirm that […]
