Monday, December 9, 2019

More Stories For Monday

As a cool rainy Monday hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, a German police chief wants better protection for civil servants against migrant clan criminals.

From Deutsche Welle, the Berlin Zoo reveals the names of its twin panda cubs.

From the CPH Post, a roundup of news in Denmark, including disappearing passports.

From Polskie Radio, the Polish gas company PGNiG and Energy Sources of Ukraine sign a deal to drill for natural gas on the border of the two countries.

From Voice Of Europe, some Polish right-wingers defect from the Law and Justice Party to a new party.

From Radio Prague, an expanded online archive offers information on victims of the Nazis, "including many major Czech names".

From The Slovak Spectator, a 22-year-old foreigner killed in Bratislava, Slovakia is identified as a Serbian national.

From the Hungary Journal, a protest is staged in downtown Budapest against the Hungarian government's new culture bill.

From Daily News Hungary, Hungary and Croatia sign an agreement on cultural cooperation.

From Hungary Today, according to the opposition party LMP, the Hungarian government is attacking cultural freedom.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)

From About Hungary, according to Hungarian committee head Zsolt Németh, relations between Hungary and the U.S. continue to be strong.

From Russia Today, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev calls WADA's decision to ban Russia from the Olympics a result of anti-Russia hysteria.

From Sputnik International, according to a source in the Russian Foreign Ministry, Russia is ready to consider an idea from U.S. President Trump on a new nuclear disarmament treaty.

From The Moscow Times, at the Paris Peace Summit, Russian President Putin and Ukrainian President Zelenskiy meet for the first time.

From EuroNews, WADA outlines how the sports ban on Russia will work.

From Romania-Insider, Romania and President Trump get "bullied" in the Saturday Night Live skit "NATO cafeteria".

From Novinite, according to Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva, E.U. accession talks with North Macedonia and Albania should not be delayed.

From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian cabinet approves a bill that would create the office of "supreme prosecutor".

From Radio Bulgaria, new tensions arise in Bulgarian-Russian gas relations.

From Ekathimerini, Turkey claims to have deported a suspected Greek ISIS fighter back to Greece.

From the Greek Reporter, Greece promises tighter controls for donkey rides on the island of Santorini.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Cypriot Energy Minister George Lakkotrypis, the development of the Aphrodite gas field will continue as planned.

From Total Croatia News, despite announcements that the Vučjak camp near Bihać, Bosnia and Hercegovina would be dismantled, police continue bringing migrants there.

From Total Slovenia News, the Slovenian parliament will debate boosting its army presence on its border to prevent mass migration.

From the Malta Independent, protesters block an entrance to the Castille for five hours and keep the media out.  (The Castille is the building which houses the office of Malta's prime minister.)

From Malta Today, more on the protest at the Castille.

From ANSA, several earthquakes hit Florence, Italy.

From SwissInfo, a Swiss start-up is chosen to lead a cleanup mission in space.

From El País, over 200 migrants are rescued in Spanish waters, including around the Canary Islands.

From The Portugal News, another earthquake is registered on the Portuguese island of Faial.

From France24, world leaders speak in Paris after talks between Presidents Putin and Zelenskiy.

From RFI, Turkey sends 11 French nationals suspected of terrorism back to France.

From VRT NWS, the Belgian city of Ghent bans most polluting cars from its center.

From the NL Times, the Netherlands is ready to ban the recreational use of laughing gas.

From Dutch News, an Uyghur woman in the Netherlands who revealed detains of Chinese detention camps claims to have received death threats.

From Euractiv, the E.U. could ban the import of "dirty" batteries.

From the Express, on the BBC show Question Time, Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage and Liberal Democrat leader Jo Swinson get into a shouting match.

From the Evening Standard, as the Conservatives gain in U.K. polls, the pound reaches a two-and-a-half year high.

From the (U.K.) Independent, a novel written by current U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson in 2004 depicts Jews as "controlling the media".

From the (Irish) Independent, a woman who came to Ireland as part of the Chernobyl Children's Project is among 2,000 new Irish citizens.

From the Irish Examiner, Irish beef farmers warn that their protests will continue until beef prices achieve parity with prices in the U.K. and the E.U.

From The Conservative Woman, opposing excessive immigration is not un-Christian.

And from Snouts in the Trough, how Iran treats women who defend themselves against rape.

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