14 September 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe EU: The European Court of Justice rejected Hungary’s and Slovakia’s legal challenge to the EU’s national quotas for migrant relocation. Slovakia has accepted the ruling, but Hungary continues to defy it, backed by Poland and the Czech Republic. According to a leaked report, the EU is considering… Continue reading Issue 120:2017 09 14:Week in Brief International
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Issue 70:2016 09 08: Week in Brief (international)
08 September 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe EU: The EU’s head of foreign affairs, Federica Mogherini, announced plans for integrated EU military structures, to be discussed at a summit in Bratislava next week. FRANCE: Prosecutors recommended that Nicolas Sarkozy should be tried over allegations that fraudulent accounting hid over-spending during elections in 2012. A… Continue reading Issue 70:2016 09 08: Week in Brief (international)
Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: International
11 August 2016 Week in Brief: International Europe BELGIUM: An Algerian armed with a machete attacked two female police officers in Charleroi. He was shot dead by the police. MACEDONIA: A two-week state of emergency was announced after a storm hit the capital Skopje, with 21 people dead, six missing and dozens injured. Hundreds… Continue reading Issue 66: 2016 08 11: Week in Brief: International
Issue 24: 2015 10 15 International News
15 October 2015 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS AUSTRIA: The anti-immigration far-right Freedom Party gained 31% of the vote in the election for Vienna’s mayor. The Social Democrat’s Michael Häupl was re-elected with 39% of the vote. BELARUS: President Lukashenko was elected for a fifth term, winning 80% of the vote in the presidential election. … Continue reading Issue 24: 2015 10 15 International News
