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EU to divert funds from ‘non-compliant’ Hungary and Poland
BrusselsA plan hatched by Brussels to take away tens of billions of euros in EU cash from Eastern and Central European countries under the guise of "budget reforms" has infuriated the Polish government.
Racism in Suriname: ‘Whites robbed for their colonial past’.
ParamariboTwo white Dutch tourists were robbed and brutally attacked in Suriname last week. The reason why they had to endure such treatment, locals say, was because they are (far, distant) descendants of "slave owners".
How will NATO’s ‘military Schengen’ play out?
BrusselsThe European Union wants to open its borders to moving NATO military equipment across member states, according to a planning document released in March this year. How will it play out and where are NATO's forces headed?
Berlin expecting a spike in public violence from 1 May
BerlinBerlin law enforcement are expecting heavier riots this year on May 1, and more violence after that than in previous years.
Migrants refuse to clean their own toilets in Dutch shelter
AlkmaarEight very angry, unwashed migrants in jogging pants gathered in the shared kitchen of the asylum seekers' center in Alkmaar, the Netherlands to complain about having to clean toilets, a Dutch daily reported.
How Google is able to heavily influence political choices
Search engines like Google can shift political opinions of undecided voters quite easily, research into the Search Engine Manipulation Effect (SEME) shows.
Security Council meets at Swedish home of assassinated, iconic diplomat
Sweden, a temporary member of the Security Council, has just organised a delocalized session of the UN Security Council, at the residence of the former UN Secretary General believed to have been assassinated.
Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard turns up in Germany
BerlinA Tunisian, who once was employed as Osama Bin Laden's bodyguard, has lived in Germany since 1997 on welfare payments. What does he know about the so-called "9/11 mastermind"?
NATO preparing a ‘military Schengen’
The US has significantly boosted its forces in Europe, while preparing a "military Schengen" to allow easy movement across borders.
EU to divert funds from ‘non-compliant’ Hungary and Poland
BrusselsA plan hatched by Brussels to take away tens of billions of euros in EU cash from Eastern and Central European countries under the guise of "budget reforms" has infuriated the Polish government.
Racism in Suriname: ‘Whites robbed for their colonial past’.
ParamariboTwo white Dutch tourists were robbed and brutally attacked in Suriname last week. The reason why they had to endure such treatment, locals say, was because they are (far, distant) descendants of "slave owners".
How will NATO’s ‘military Schengen’ play out?
BrusselsThe European Union wants to open its borders to moving NATO military equipment across member states, according to a planning document released in March this year. How will it play out and where are NATO's forces headed?
Berlin expecting a spike in public violence from 1 May
BerlinBerlin law enforcement are expecting heavier riots this year on May 1, and more violence after that than in previous years.
Migrants refuse to clean their own toilets in Dutch shelter
AlkmaarEight very angry, unwashed migrants in jogging pants gathered in the shared kitchen of the asylum seekers' center in Alkmaar, the Netherlands to complain about having to clean toilets, a Dutch daily reported.
How Google is able to heavily influence political choices
Search engines like Google can shift political opinions of undecided voters quite easily, research into the Search Engine Manipulation Effect (SEME) shows.
Security Council meets at Swedish home of assassinated, iconic diplomat
Sweden, a temporary member of the Security Council, has just organised a delocalized session of the UN Security Council, at the residence of the former UN Secretary General believed to have been assassinated.
Osama bin Laden’s bodyguard turns up in Germany
BerlinA Tunisian, who once was employed as Osama Bin Laden's bodyguard, has lived in Germany since 1997 on welfare payments. What does he know about the so-called "9/11 mastermind"?
NATO preparing a ‘military Schengen’
The US has significantly boosted its forces in Europe, while preparing a "military Schengen" to allow easy movement across borders.
