Cocaine ‘super-cartel’ busted in Europe and Dubai
Police have smashed a huge drugs “super-cartel” that controlled a third of Europe’s cocaine trade, arresting 49 people in various countries including six kingpins in the gang’s hub in Dubai,…
November 2022
Young people ‘de facto’ at margin of EU politics
This article is part of our special report Voice to the youth: Political participation in the EU and beyond. Young people are statistically underrepresented in both national and EU parliaments,…
Biden Says Congressional Leaders Must Act to Prevent Rail Strike
President Biden told lawmakers that the U.S. economy would be “at risk” if rail workers went on strike next month. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you have
Germany to revamp immigration, naturalisation law
Germany’s immigration and naturalisation law is being revamped to transform the country into an ‘immigration’ society and to attract more skilled workers from third states, according to the government. The…
Relocation of migrants does not work, Italian interior ministry undersecretary
Instead of а migrant relocation mechanism, redistribution hubs should be created in third countries and only those who have the right to enter Europe should be let in, said Italian…
Poland ready to receive German Patriots if not sent to Ukraine
Poland could accept the Patriot anti-missile systems if Germany does not deliver them to Ukraine, which Berlin had earlier ruled out, said Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki. Last week, Defence…
French minister resigns after disagreement on assets declaration
French Minister Caroline Cayeux resigned after the High Authority for the Transparency of Public Life (HATVP) said her declaration of assets is undervalued. Cayeux explained that the reason behind her…
Malta ploughs ahead with project in protected marine area
Malta is set to go along with a new ferry landing which threatens a Natura 2000
Spanish police, Europol dismantle Europe’s third largest drug cartel
A massive drug cartel that reportedly controlled a third of Europe’s cocaine trade has been dismantled by Spain’s civil guard, working with Europol, resulting in 49 arrests across various European…
Post-COP27 optimism — non-Western voices are growing
COP 27 in Egypt last week. 'Some of the world's most climate vulnerable nations, like the so-called 'Small Island States', plus Pakistan, and Bangladesh, have increasingly found their voice on…