Police fire tear gas on migrants at Greece-Macedonia border
Hundreds of migrants charged the Greece-Macedonia border on Monday morning using a metal pole to tear down a gate as they demanded to cross into the country. The crowd of migrants pushed against the...
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UN: 130,000 migrants cross Mediterranean in first two months of 2016
More migrants crossed the Mediterranean headed for Europe in the first two months of 2016 than in the first half of last year, the United Nations refugee agency said Tuesday. The agency said that more...
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Mariano Rajoy slams ‘fictitious’ Socialist bid for power
Mariano Rajoy lashed out at the man who wants to replace him as Spanish prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, in a heated parliamentary debate ahead of a Wednesday vote on a coalition deal. Acting Prime...
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Austrian chancellor: Take refugees directly to Germany
Syrian refugees should be transferred directly to Germany, cutting out the countries on the European migration route, Austrian Chancellor Werner Faymann said Wednesday. Germany “should set a daily...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s news
The cartoon takes on the week’s news. First published in the International New York Times, February 27, 2016. By Chappatte. First published on Cartoonmovement.com, the Netherlands, February 29,...
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Werner Faymann, from taxi driver to Merkel frenemy
Life-long political activist and fashion plate Werner Faymann has been Austria’s chancellor since 2008, but his decision to cap the number of asylum-seekers Austria will accept has catapulted him from...
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Wolfgang Schäuble to Portugal: Listen to EU warnings
Portugal should heed European Union warnings about its financial stability, German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble said Monday, as fears grow that the country could need another bailout. “Portugal...
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ECR group kicks out German far-right MEPs
Two MEPs from the far-right Alternative for Germany have been asked to leave the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament. “The ECR Bureau met this evening and has invited...
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Far-right German MEP: ‘I’m going nowhere’
A far-right German MEP who was asked to leave the European Conservatives and Reformists group said she had already been approached by other groups, but had no intention of joining them. The ECR group...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s news
The cartoon takes on the week’s news. First published in The International New York Times, March 10, 2016. By Chappatte. First published on bojesen.eu, Denmark, March 9, 2016. By Niels Bo Bojesen....
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Spain’s Sánchez wants EU-Turkey ‘pact of shame’ altered
The leader of Spain’s opposition Socialists, Pedro Sánchez, asked acting Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy on Friday not to support the refugee deal between the European Union and Turkey that is due to be...
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Far-right Germans call to ban circumcision and minarets
The far-right Alternative for Germany party wants to restrict the religious practices of Muslims and Jews in Germany, according to a draft of its manifesto. The draft, seen by Bild, says the...
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Far-right AfD is now ‘pan-German party’
The right-wing, anti-immigrant Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) is now a “pan-German party,” its leader said Monday after making huge gains in a clutch of state elections that punished conservative...
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Angela Merkel says AfD ‘a problem, not a threat’
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday dismissed the rise of Alternative for Germany, describing the far-right party as a “problem” not a “threat” to the Christian Democrats. Alternative for Germany...
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Spain slams ‘unacceptable’ EU-Turkey deal
A draft deal on migration between the European Union and Turkey is “unacceptable and contrary to international law,” Spain’s foreign minister said Monday. “Spain will only accept … an agreement that is...
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Austria to tighten controls at Italian border
Austria plans to introduce checks at its border with Italy as the government presses ahead with its hard line on migration. “We need to monitor the situation and then to take the necessary steps, but...
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Juncker: ‘Some established German politicians make AfD acceptable’
European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker accused German politicians in established parties of encouraging the far-right Alternative for Germany party, in an interview published Wednesday...
View ArticleGermany closes Ankara embassy fearing possible terror attack
Germany closed its embassy in Ankara and its consulate in Istanbul on Thursday after receiving warning of an imminent attack, said Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier. Steinmeier also told...
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Far-right MEPs make the case for staying in ECR group
Two Alternative for Germany MEPs who were threatened with expulsion from the European Conservatives and Reformists group in the European Parliament believe their futures are safe in the wake of German...
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World’s cartoonists on this week’s news
The cartoon takes on the week’s news. First published in The International New York Times, March 16, 2016 | By Chappatte. Horst Seehofer: “Against refugee chaos! End the Willkomenskultur! Close the...
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