!ssue 115:2017 07 27:Week in Brief International

27 July 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe FRANCE:  The chief of the armed forces resigned after Macron gave him a dressing down for complaining about defence cuts. GREECE: A 6.7 magnitude earthquake in the Aegean (hitting the Greek island of Kos, and also Bodrum in Turkey) left 2 people dead and 500 injured.… Continue reading !ssue 115:2017 07 27:Week in Brief International

Issue 80:2016 11 17:Week in Brief International

17 November 2016 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BULGARIA:  Rumen Radev won the presidential elections with 59.4% of the vote.  Bulgaria is a member of NATO and the EU, but Mr Radev has criticised the EU about sanctions against Russia. See comment President Putin’s Other New Friends. ESTONIA:  Prime Minister Taavi Rovias lost a… Continue reading Issue 80:2016 11 17:Week in Brief International

Issue 78:2016 11 03:Week in Brief International

03 November 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: President Hollande said that the migrant camps in Paris would be cleared, with migrants either registered and moved to official centres or deported. The EU’s anti-fraud agency has ordered Marine le Pen to return €339,000 of funding used to pay a bodyguard and a manager at… Continue reading Issue 78:2016 11 03:Week in Brief International

Issue 44:2016 03 10: Week in Brief International

10 March 2016 Week in Brief: INTERNATIONAL Europe EU: At the EU summit in Brussels, Angela Merkel backed proposals to double the amount of EU funding from €3 billion to €6 billion to be given to Turkey and to grant its citizens the right to visa-free travel within the Schengen zone, in return for its… Continue reading Issue 44:2016 03 10: Week in Brief International

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