Politics
Italian Mafia boss wrongly freed in Barcelona
Vittorio Raso is the boss of the Italian Mafia whom the Spanish police have been hunting for two years. He was arrested in Barcelona and later released by the court and disappeared. Raso, 41, is believed to be one of the leaders of the ‘Ndrangheta criminal group’ from the Calabria region of Italy. He […]
Read MoreItaly: new emergency rules to stop Covid-19
A new emergency decree issued by Italy on Sunday introduced further rules designed to stop the spread of the coronavirus. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte signed the new restrictions in detail on Sunday, October 18, only five days after the signing of the last Italian decree New restrictions, including the new rules for […]
Read MoreCyprus: EU Golden Visa issuance halted
Cyprus suddenly stopped issuing gold visas after a press report and video of alleged corruption in a trial in which foreigners were encouraged to pay for a visa allowing them to stay in the country – and thus in the European Union. After years of denying that the system was used by criminals, mostly […]
Read MoreThe expulsion of Russian diplomats marks Slovakia’s return to EU-NATO track
Nina Hrabovska Francelova When the 2018 UK investigation into the poisoning of Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia in 2018 placed a heavy burden on the Russian state, the UK expelled 23 Russian diplomats. In an act of solidarity, other European countries, as well as the United States and Canada, also expelled Russian […]
Read MoreSpain : first Covid-19 vaccine by end of 2020
Spanish Minister of Health Salvador Illa stated that the first coronavirus (Covid-19) vaccines will be available in Spain “by the end of December” this year. Once the vaccine is confirmed to be safe and effective, Spain has reached an agreement with the European Commission to participate in the plan to purchase up to 400 […]
Read MoreCyprus reportedly sold passports to criminals and fugitives
A report by Al Jazeera stated that Cyprus is providing passports to criminals and persons under investigation through the investment plan. 1400 application documents The news agency’s preliminary investigation listed several people who appeared to be suspected of illegal activities and even wanted by the police during the acquisition of Cyprus citizenship through the […]
Read MoreGermany: Egyptian spy in Merkel’s press office
A man suspected of spying on Egypt worked in the German press office until December 2019. The authorities believe that Egypt is recruiting people to spy on opposition groups living in Germany. According to a report presented on Thursday by Interior Minister Horst Seehofer, an employee of the German Federal Press Office has been working […]
Read MoreEgypt renews detention of Patrick Zaki
An Egyptian court ordered the extension of the 45-day detention of Patrick George Zaky, a student of the University of Bologna detained in Egypt since February on charges of subversive propaganda. This is reported by a network of activists who, in contact with Zaky’s lawyers, are on the front line to ask for his release. […]
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