03 March 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe AUSTRIA: A group of central and southern European countries met in Vienna to tighten border controls. The meeting was independent of the EU and included Austria, Slovenia, Bulgaria, Croatia and Bulgaria (all EU members) as well as Albania, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Bosnia and Kosovo (non EU countries). … Continue reading issue 43:2016 03 03: Week in Brief International
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Issue 42:2016 02 25:Week in Brief International
25 February 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe BELARUS: The EU has lifted sanctions against Belarus, imposed in 2004 after a number of political activists disappeared. The UN still describes the human rights situation as “dismal” and the opposition leader Andrei Sannikov condemned the EU’s decision. BELGIUM: Belgium has reintroduced border controls on its frontier… Continue reading Issue 42:2016 02 25:Week in Brief International
