30 March 2017 Week In Brief: INTERNATIONAL NEWS Europe BELGIUM: An armed Frenchman of Tunisian origin drove a car at speed towards shoppers in Antwerp last Thursday. He was stopped by troops fled but was caught and arrested. No-one was hurt. A pump action shotgun was found in the car, together with knives and a… Continue reading Issue 98:2017 03 30:Week in Brief International
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Issue94: 2017 03 02:Week in Brief International
02 March 2017 Week in Brief: International Europe FRANCE: Prosecutors opened a criminal inquiry against Francois Fillon. It will probably be months before criminal charges can be made; in the meantime, M.Fillon says he will stay in the race for president. A parliamentary report concluded that President Hollande’s plan to de-radicalise militant French Islamists has… Continue reading Issue94: 2017 03 02:Week in Brief International
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
