“We all agree that Belarus should hold free elections so that the Belarusian nation can on its own and in a sovereign way determine their fate and future,” Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki said after he hosted fellow Visegrad Group leaders at a meeting in Poland's eastern city of Lublin. … [Read more...] about Central European leaders discuss Belarus, fighting COVID-19
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100,000 Turn Out in Minsk on 30th Day of Belarusian Protests
“Ahead of the march, security services warned of a crackdown against those who decided to participate in the unsanctioned demonstration,” Radio Free Europe (RFE) reported. Earlier Sunday, RFE said that “riot police were seen stringing barbed wire around several government buildings and monuments in central Minsk, and helmeted police were spotted outside several subway stations.” … [Read more...] about 100,000 Turn Out in Minsk on 30th Day of Belarusian Protests
Boris Draws Red Line: UK Will Go for Clean Break if No EU Deal by Oct 15th
In the strongest indication recently that he is willing to take the UK out of the EU at the end of the transition period on December 31st, 2020, with or without a free trade agreement with the EU, he said that leaving without a deal and having a “trading arrangement with the EU like Australia’s… would be a good outcome of the UK”. … [Read more...] about Boris Draws Red Line: UK Will Go for Clean Break if No EU Deal by Oct 15th
EU Accuses UK of Sabotaging Brexit Talks, Planting Anti-Brussels News Stories, in ‘Leaked’ Docs
The messages may be seen in the context of an ongoing exchange between London and Brussels throughout the Brexit process, where negotiations over the future relationship have continued both in private and in public through newspaper briefings and “leaks” for years. One of the breakout words of the post-Brexit vote era has been intransigence, frequently wheeled out by politicians and journalists alike to describe political heel-dragging or refusal to bend to negotiators’ demands. … [Read more...] about EU Accuses UK of Sabotaging Brexit Talks, Planting Anti-Brussels News Stories, in ‘Leaked’ Docs
Flurry of tests as COVID hits Greece’s biggest migrant camp
Migration Minister Notis Mitarachi said late Monday the infections were all linked with one Somali man who left the camp after being granted asylum in Greece, went to Athens but failed to find work and housing there and returned to Moria. Health officials weren't immediately able Tuesday to confirm that the virus had been spread by the one man. … [Read more...] about Flurry of tests as COVID hits Greece’s biggest migrant camp
