Friday, June 19, 2020

Stories For Juneteenth - Part 2

As a warm Friday the Juneteenth hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern refuses to send its police to Berlin, citing an anti-racism law.

From Deutsche Welle, when are German police allowed to shoot?

From Allah's Willing Executioners, two Syrians are given light sentences for raping two girls in Stralsund, Germany in 2016.

From the CPH Post, a roundup of news in Denmark, including the Danish government's efforts to establish the country's first two national parks.

From Polskie Radio, Polish senators back debt relief for loan borrowers affected by the coronavirus.

From Radio PragueŠtramberk is named the Czech Republic's Historic Town of the Year.

From The Slovak Spectator, shops in Slovakia are permitted to open on Sundays.

From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban warns against liberal imperialism.

From Daily News Hungary, 10 things you might not know about the Romanian region of Transylvania.

From Hungary Today, Orban boasts about Hungary's response to the coronavirus.

From About Hungary, a Hungarian state secretary rejects accusations of xenophobia and anti-Semitism against Hungary.

From Russia Today, Russian President Putin acknowledges the crimes of soviet leader Stalin.

From Sputnik International, Putin denies that U.S. President Trump could be played like a fiddle, as claimed by former U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton.

From The Moscow Times, Russia will use a "flexible pipeline" to clean up the oil spill near the city of Norilsk.

From Romania-Insider, twenty people are detained in connection with thefts of luxury goods at Bucharest's main airport.  (If you read Romanian, read the story at News(dot)Ro.)

From Novinite, according to Eurostat, Bulgaria has the lowest prices in the E.U.

From The Sofia Globe, the defense ministers of 11 NATO countries launch an initiative to create a network of pilot training facilities.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria lifts its quarantine requirement for travelers from Belgium.

From Ekathimerini, three men in Serres, Greece are arrested in the death of a one-year-old child.

From the Greek Reporter, how to avoid the crowds and go off the beaten path in Greece.

From Voice Of Europe, the Greek government bans 22 pro-migrant NGOs for failing to register before a June 14th deadline.  (If you read Flemish, read the story at SCEPTR.)

From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Romanian parliament ratifies the establishment of the headquarters of the South-Eastern Europe Brigade Multinational Peace Force.

From Balkan Insight, Bosnian police search a camp for migrants in the town of Bihac after an armed clash.

From Total Croatia News, the tourism boom in the Croatian region of Dalmatia creates areas smelling from feces.

From Total Slovenia News, most of Republic Square in Ljubljana is blocked off as protests continue.

From the Malta Independent, former Maltese Prime Minister Joseph Muscat claims that he has nothing to hide about his bird chopper wind farm deal.

From Malta Today, Maltese opposition leader Andrian Delia calls for Muscat and Konrad Mizzi to be removed from the country's parliament.

From ANSA, a lawyer in Usmate Velate, Italy become the first person to be convicted of "judicial stalking".

From SwissInfo, Switzerland lifts most of its remaining coronavirus restrictions.

From The Portugal News, more migrants are illegally crossing from northern Africa into the Portuguese region of Algarve.

From El País, a former member of Spain's military is arrested for shooting at pictures of Spanish government officials, including the prime minister.

From France24, France grapples with its BLM moment.

From RFI, Chechen groups in France call for peaceful protests after gang violence in the city of Dijon.

From EuroNews, after a three-month delay, France is ready to conclude its local elections.

From VRT NWS, a Belgian police officer is given a 50-month suspended sentence for giving information to a suspected terrorist.

From The Brussels Times, a British man caught trying to smuggle she-don't-lie into Belgium at the Brussels Airport in an unusual container is sentenced to 38 months in prison.  (If you read Flemish, read related stories at Bruzz and Het Nieuwsblad.)

From the NL Times, six defendants accused of plotting an attack on an Amsterdam Pride parade face 20 years in prison.

From Dutch News, the mayor of The Hague bans demonstrations against Dutch coronavirus rules.  (What is this "right to peaceably assemble" you speak of?)

From Euractiv, the European Parliament approves the establishment of an inquiry committee on the transport of live animals.

From the Mirror, three mosques in northern England are vandalized with racist graffiti.

From the Express, former Conservative U.K. MEP Daniel Hannan hits out at Oxford University for deciding to remove its statue of imperialist Cecil Rhodes.

From the Evening Standard, thousands of pounds are raised for the repair of the vandalized gravestone in Bristol, England of a slave who lived there in the 18th century.

From the (U.K.) Independent, according to U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson, people protesting against racism should focus less on symbols.

From the (Irish) Independent, Ireland will allow family gatherings and barbecues starting on June 29th.

From the Irish Examiner, according to deputy leader Catherine Martin, Ireland's Green Party will continue to "fight hard".

And from The Conservative Woman, haste from environmentalists will burst the hydrogen bubble.

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