Thursday, October 10, 2019

Links For 10/10 - Part 2

As a sunny tenth day of October slips into evening, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, Danish academics learn that diversity is not a strength.

From the CPH Post, Denmark will introduce temporary border controls with Sweden.

From EuroNews, what is the Danish government's formula for reducing carbon dioxide levels?

From Polskie Radio, Polish writer Olga Takarczuk wins the Nobel Prize in Literature for 2018.

From Radio Prague, according to one of its organizers, the Czech branch of Extinction Rebellion plans to "disrupt business as usual".

From The Slovak Spectator, the Slovak interior ministry is ordered to cancel procurements of police cameras and other hardware.

From the Hungary Journal, business cooperation between Hungary and the U.S. has been successful.  (If your read Hungarian, read the story at Magyar Hírlap.)

From Daily News Hungary, a look at the Turkish side of Budapest.

From Hungary Today, Hungarian pianist Zoltán Kriskó sues several media corporations for illegally using music from composer György Vukán.

From About Hungary, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Hungary seeks closer ties with Brazil.

From Russia Today, Russia is creating an alternative to Wikipedia.

From Sputnik International, Russian President and martial arts expert Vladimir Putin reveals that he wasn't successful at one western combative sport.

From The Moscow Times, what does Turkey's operation in Syria mean for Russia?

From Romania-Insider, the Romanian parliament votes out the governing cabinet in a no-confidence vote.

From Euractiv, after Romania's government is voted out, Romania's center-right will push a new nominee for European commissioner.

From Novinite, two Bulgarians are arrested for allegedly bringing people into France and Sweden, and coercing them into begging.

From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria joins an E.U. project to improve roads.

From Ekathimerini, a court in Athens sentences three Albanians to life in prison for murdering a lawyer.

From the Greek Reporter, according to a survey, Greeks are favorable toward refugees but not to economic migrants.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Bulgaria and Greece sign contracts for the construction of a gas inter-connector pipe line.

From Total Croatia News, Dubrovnik leads Croatia in cruise ship arrivals.  (If you read Croatian, read the story at Morski.)

From the Malta Independent, Malta's education commissioner recommends the establishment of a school for foreign students who speak neither English nor Maltese.

From Malta Today, according to Maltese politician Karol Aquilina, only people with a genuine link to Malta should be offered Maltese citizenship.

From ANSA, a man in Foligno, Italy pretends to be a suicide bomber to see his daughter at her school.

From SwissInfo, a Mad Pride parade is held in Geneva.  (Will there be a Sane Pride counter-protest?)

From El País, the hotel industry in and around Barcelona is worried about the city's new tourist tax.

From The Portugal News, a port in the Azores that was damaged by Hurricane Lorenzo is partially reopened.

From France24, at a conference in Paris, international donors pledge $14 billion to fight AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria.

From RFI, the reconstruction of Notre Dame Cathedral is expected to be more difficult than previously thought.

From VRT NWS, the government of Flanders backs economic sanctions against Turkey.

From NL Times, Greenpeace announces a "protestival" to be held at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport.

From Dutch News, Dutch MPs call for sanctions against Turkey after its incursion into Syria.

From Deutsche Welle, locals join in a vigil with the Jewish community in Halle, Germany.

From the Express, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage outlines why the E.U. is scared of a no-deal Brexit.

From the Evening Standard, the U.K.'s first lunar rover is set to blast off in 2021.

From the (U.K.) Independent, U.K. Prime Minister Johnson and Irish Taoiseach Varadkar reportedly see "a path toward" a Brexit deal.

From the (Irish) Independent, according to Varadkar, it's "possible" to reach a deal by the end of October.

From the Irish Examiner, about 20 Irish officials are stuck in Leinster House because Extinction Rebellion are blocking the exits.

And from The Conservative Woman, how the E.U. weaponizes the Irish troubles.

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