Friday, 17 July 2015 13:09
Moldova faces different problems
Sandwiched between Romania and Ukraine, Moldova is one of the poorest countries in Europe; children are often abandoned by families trapped in poverty with no hope. Moldova still suffers from a Communist legacy and has a…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:08
Malta: Buying children
On Thursday 9 July police identified a suspect after two women reported a man trying to buy their daughters while walking along the Sliema front. Police said, ‘Investigations are still ongoing to identify the man who…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:05
Macedonia: Police raids after Channel 4 News probe
Police raided homes in the Macedonian village of Vaksintse as part of a people-smuggling investigation - a week after a reporter for Channel 4 News traced a kidnap gang to the area. Four people were arrested…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:04
Luxembourg: Stronger stance on modern slavery practices
Building sites could be partially or totally closed if modern slavery practices are found under new powers to be given to Luxembourg's ‘Inspection du travail et des mines’. The body is responsible for checking that employers…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:02
Lithuania: US general in Lithuania says there will be increasing exercises in Baltics
Visiting Chief of Staff of the United States Army General Raymond T Odierno says military exercises in the Baltic States will be of ‘greater sizes’ in the future. With joint exercises the US demonstrates NATO’s collective…
Friday, 17 July 2015 13:00
Liechtenstein: Migration smuggling situation
On 9 July, at the invitation of the Luxembourg Presidency of the EU Deputy Prime Minister Thomas Zwiefelhofer, an informal Council of EU Justice and Home Affairs and Schengen associated countries (Liechtenstein, Iceland, Norway and Switzerland)…