German president dissolves parliament, starts countdown to snap polls
MONITORING (SW) – Germany’s head of state started the countdown to a general election on Friday by dissolving the country’s lower house of parliament, the Bundestag.
Category: Europe
EU plans €45 million aid for Afghan farmers
The European Union’s Special Representative for Afghanistan Thomas Nicholson has stated that the EU aims to provide 45 million euros in aid for alternative crop programs for Afghan farmers in the near future.
EU inks blockbuster free trade agreement with South American nations
MONITORING (SW) – The European Union reached a blockbuster free trade agreement with Brazil, Argentina and the three other South American nations in the Mercosur
France in crisis as no-confidence vote brings down the government
France has been plunged into political crisis after a no-confidence vote brought down the government, ending the beleaguered minority coalition of the rightwing prime minister Michel Barnier after only three months.
Russia hits Ukraine with new supersonic missile causing global uproar
A new “experimental” Russian missile travelled at over 11 times the speed of sound — or over 13,000 kilometres per hour — before hitting targets in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro, Kyiv’s top spy agency says.
As American missiles hit Russia, Putin broadens scope for the nuclear
Russia confirmed that it had been hit with long-range missiles overnight just one day after Washington gave the go-ahead for American ATACMS to be used.
“US decision to allow Ukraine to strike Russia could lead to a Third World War”
Washington’s decision to allow Kyiv to strike Russia with long-range missiles has escalated the conflict in Ukraine and could lead to a Third World War, senior Russian lawmakers have said.
EU underlines its commitment to bilateral ties and reassures assistance for Afghanistan
Amid over three years of political isolation for Afghanistan’s de-facto government, EU Chargé d’Affaires Veronika Boskovic Pohar has reaffirmed the importance of maintaining relations between the European Union and Afghanistan.
Death toll on rise as devastating floods hit Europe
MONITORING (SW) – The death toll has been rising in Central European countries after days of heavy rain caused widespread flooding and forced mass evacuations.
Knife attack in central Paris leaves one dead, two others wounded
MONITPRING (SW) – One German tourist has died and two others wounded after a man attacked tourists in central Paris near the Eiffel Tower on Saturday evening, December 2.
US laments lack of political process involving the Afghans
MONITORING (SW) – The US has lamented the lack of any serious national political process involving the Afghan people.
EU reiterates call for protecting rights in Afghanistan
MONITORING (SW) – The EU has reiterated call for protecting human rights in Afghanistan as Special Representatives and Envoys for Afghanistan from the Member States met in Brussels.
