Saturday, May 16, 2020

Saturday Stuff - Part 2

As a sunny Saturday hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, the European Commission sues Austria over its regulations on child benefits.

From SwissInfo, Switzerland agrees to take in 23 underage migrants from Greece.

From The Portugal News, Prime Minister António Costa asks the Portuguese people to return to the streets, but with caution.

From El País, Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez will ask for "one last" extension for Spain's coronavirus state of alarm.

From France24, Iran sentences a French-Iranian academic to five years in prison.

From RFI, the U.K. backtracks on exempting French travelers from its 14-day quarantine requirement.

From Gatestone Institute, the "victimhood culture" does not apply to victims of rape gangs in the U.K.

From EuroNews, one European island was not freed from Nazi Germany on May 8th, 1945, but later.

From the Express, a no-deal Brexit becomes more likely.

From the Evening Standard, police arrest 19 people at an anti-lockdown protest in London's Hyde Park.

From the (U.K.) Independent, white storks hatch in the U.K. for the first time in 600 years.

From the (Irish) Independent, Irish Minister for Health Simon Harris warns against stigmatizing people for not wearing masks.

From the Irish Examiner, Harris warns against trying to "jump ahead of the plan".

From VRT NWS, Belgian socialists start talking about forming a new government.

From The Brussels Times, the Belgian commune of Flanders plans to invest €2.2 billion in mobility improvements and transport public works.

From Voice Of Europe, the European Court of Human Rights rules against a Syrian family that wanted Belgian visas.

From the NL Times, 346 people are in Dutch ICUs because of the coronavirus.

From Dutch News, the Netherlands extends its ban on foreign travelers through June 15th.

From Deutsche Welle, some coronavirus-related news, including anti-lockdown protests in Europe.

From the CPH Post, Danish pub owners cautiously open their doors.

From Polskie Radio, Poland's ambassador to Sri Lanka "slams" the "falsification of history" by a Russian envoy.

From Radio Prague, Czechs, Poles, Austrians and Germans meet at their closed borders.

From The Slovak Spectator, speleologists discover what might be one of Slovakia's deepest non-karst caves in the Kremnické mountains.

From Daily News Hungary, coronavirus curfew restrictions in Budapest will be lifted at midnight at the end of this coming Sunday.

From Hungary Today, according to infectologist János Szlávik of St. László Hospital, Hungary's coronavirus curves is stable.  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Portfolio.)

From About Hungary, according to State Secretary for Family and Youth Affairs Katalin Novák, the role of the family in Hungary has increased during the coronavirus pandemic.

From Russia Today, Moscow hits its lowest daily number of new coronavirus infections since early May.

From Sputnik International, Russian investment in U.S. treasury securities hits a record low.

From The Moscow Times, an online night at the museum and the movies.

From Novinite, Yasenovets, Bulgaria goes under quarantine due to some residents contracting the coronavirus.

From The Sofia Globe, Health Minister Kiril Ananiev announces rules for reopening Bulgaria's gyms and malls.

From Radio Bulgaria, Turkey will allow Bulgarians to enter if they need medical treatment.

From Ekathimerini, Greeks return to their beaches, but keep their umbrellas apart.

From the Greek Reporter, a banner placed on the side of the town hall in Thessaloniki, Greece commemorates the Pontic genocide.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, Turkish President Erdoğan dismisses naval leader Cihat Yaycı.

From Balkan Insight, Bosnian anti-fascists march in Sarajevo to protest a Catholic Mass for Croatian troops allied to Nazi Germany in World War II.

From Total Croatia News, according to the archbishop of Sarajevo, "all victims deserve respect".

From Total Slovenia News, according to Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša, border openings should be agreed to bilaterally.

From the Malta Independent, the MUMN urges Prime Minister Robert Abela to not allow any tourism in Malta this summer.  (The MUMN is the Maltese Union of Midwives and Nurses.)

From Malta Today, NGOs urge E.U. Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johannson to intervene on behalf of migrants held on two Captain Morgan ships near Malta.

And from The Conservative Woman, some interesting facts about trees.

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