Thursday, 27 June 2013 14:50
France: Police swoop on Islamist terror suspects
French police are holding nine suspected Islamists as part of an anti-terrorism investigation. Three were arrested last Tuesday in southern France. The other six detained last Monday in the Paris area have been described by the…
Thursday, 20 June 2013 12:50
France: Mayor faces jail for gay wedding refusal
A French mayor is facing up to five years in prison and a fine of up to £63,000 for declining to carry out a same-sex marriage. Jean-Michel Colo, a mayor in South West France, rejected a…
Thursday, 20 June 2013 12:50
France: Mayor faces jail for gay wedding refusal
A French mayor is facing up to five years in prison and a fine of up to £63,000 for declining to carry out a same-sex marriage. Jean-Michel Colo, a mayor in South West France, rejected a…
Thursday, 20 June 2013 12:48
Belgium: Considers euthanasia for children
Belgium’s federal parliament is close to introducing a ‘right to die’ for sick children, according to reports in a Belgian newspaper. Der Morgen has said that a consensus is forming around proposed legislation which would allow…
Thursday, 20 June 2013 12:48
Belgium: Considers euthanasia for children
Belgium’s federal parliament is close to introducing a ‘right to die’ for sick children, according to reports in a Belgian newspaper. Der Morgen has said that a consensus is forming around proposed legislation which would allow…
Thursday, 13 June 2013 19:48
Germany: From ‘Call of the Watchman’
Europe is dependent on a well-oiled working relationship between France and Germany. However the chemistry between François Hollande and Angela Merkel is poor. Merkel offended Hollande by refusing to meet him in Berlin when he was…