Friday, 17 July 2015 13:25
Slovenia: Conference on ‘Cooperation of Energy Regulators’
On 9 July the EU Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) hosted a conference on the formation of an energy union tailored to consumers in Brdo pri Kranju. The event discussed the strategy for an…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:24
Slovakia: Asylum dumping
Because of the poor living conditions in one of the overcrowded refugee centres in Austria, they are planning to send hundreds of people to neighbouring Slovakia, in a move that has been criticised as ‘asylum dumping’…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:23
Serbia: Not wanting to engage in conflicts - but make peace in the region
Serbia has a history of violence but now Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic, speaking in Brussels, said, ‘We should not engage in conflicts and exchange of hard words, but make peace in the region.’ Serbia has roots…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:21
San Marino: Forest fire prevention campaign
A Section Fire and Civil Defence document states that forest fires each year put too much strain on emergency relief agencies, the environment and the economy while posing a threat to infrastructure and urban settlements. San…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:20
Russia: US Air Force sees Russia as 'biggest threat'
‘Russia is the biggest threat to US national security and America must boost its military presence throughout Europe even as Nato allies face budget challenges and scale back spending’ said Deborah James, US Air Force Secretary,…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:19
Romania: Women and children become 'thugs and prostitutes'
Children and women left behind by men who have gone to find work abroad turn into thugs and prostitutes, a Romanian minister has said. As many as three million Romanians have migrated to western European countries…