Monthly Archives: April 2020

EU chides Greece for dodgy economic data

EU chides Greece for dodgy economic data Finance ministers call for reforms to allow Greek government to regain confidence of financial markets. European Voice By Jim Brunsden 1/19/10, 10:46 AM CET Updated 4/12/14, 6:57 PM CET The European Union’s finance ministers today urged Greece to reform its procedures for drawing up economic statistics. Ministers said […]

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Prise d’otages à Djibouti : 40 ans de traumatisme

Un matin de 1976, des enfants de militaires français se rendent à l’école à Djibouti, alors que le pays était une colonie française. Leur car est pris d’assaut sur le chemin par des terroristes indépendantistes. Quelques minutes plus tard, ils s’arrêtent à Loyada, entre les frontières françaises et somaliennes. Le monde va avoir les yeux […]

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VIDEO. L’Égyptienne Nouran Salah veut offrir aux femmes la liberté de pédaler

“Quand je vois les femmes pédaler, je vois le bonheur dans leurs yeux“, confie Nouran Salah. Pourtant, cette pratique est quasiment interdite aux femmes égyptiennes. Elles se font régulièrement harceler dès qu’elles montent à vélo. “Dans les quartiers pauvres, ils pensent que les bicyclettes rompent l’hymen“, ajoute Nouran Salah. Cette Égyptienne de 24 ans compte ainsi […]

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Le président al-Béchir jette du lest face à la contestation sans baisser la garde

Confronté depuis le 19 décembre 2018 à des manifestations quasi-quotidiennes réclamant “la chute du régime”, le président soudanais semble vouloir changer de méthode.Après avoir traité les manifestants de “rats” leur demandant de “regagner leurs trous”, Omar al-Béchir a opté pour un ton plus conciliant à leur égard. Il a même invité le 6 janvier 2019 […]

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Public consultation into airline agreement

Public consultation into airline agreement Commission to look into proposed deal between British Airways, American Airlines and Iberia. European Voice By Jim Brunsden 3/10/10, 5:04 AM CET Click Here: cheap nrl jerseys Updated 4/12/14, 7:12 PM CET The European Commission today announced it was launching a public consultation into concessions offered by British Airways, American Airlines […]

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They’re cheating us!

They’re cheating us! Students in Germanophone Europe are restive and the Bologna process is being blamed for much of it. European Voice By Toby Vogel 2/17/10, 5:00 PM CET Updated 4/12/14, 7:07 PM CET Johannes Hahn, the new European commissioner for regional policy, left his previous job as Austria’s research and science minister just as […]

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MEPs seek to limit bank data shared with US

MEPs seek to limit bank data shared with US Commission pledges highest level of data protection European Voice By Constant Brand 4/7/10, 11:41 AM CET Updated 4/12/14, 7:21 PM CET Members of the European Parliament’s civil liberties, justice and home affairs committee are insisting that the European Commission limits data transferred to the US authorities […]

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Euro 2020 or Euro 2021: Is UEFA changing the official name of the finals?

The European Championships have been pushed back by 12 months but there has been no announcement over what the tournament will be known as Euro 2020 has officially been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic and now the tournament is scheduled to take place in the summer of 2021. The showpiece event is set to […]

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