Tag: Europe
Fall of the USSR: on March 11, 1990, Lithuania declares its independence
In December 1991, Lithuania had already left de facto of the USSR. On March 11, 1990, the Supreme Soviet dominated by Sajudis unanimously declared independence. Margarita Seselgyte is then a…
Thousands of Poles march to save media independence
Thousands of people marched through the streets of Warsaw and in more than 120 cities in Poland on Sunday December 19. They were protesting against the adoption on Friday of…
in Kiev, some are already preparing for war
Moscow has set the bar very high in discussions with the West. In the event that the talks end in an impasse, many Ukrainians wonder if only military language will…
pound collapse leads to drug shortage
The currency crisis is worsening in Turkey. And one of the side effects of economic hardship is the growing drug shortage. Treatments against diabetes, cancer or a simple cold, a…
The architect Richard Rogers, one of the designers of the Pompidou center, is dead
Architect Richard Rogers has died at the age of 88. He was one of the designers of the Pompidou Center, which houses the Museum of Modern Art in Paris. Its…
Greece: in Lesbos, after Moria, an increasingly closed camp
On the Greek island of Lesbos, the Moria camp, which has become a symbol of migratory flows to Europe, was destroyed by fire in September 2020. Since then, a temporary…
Washington dissatisfied with Moscow demands
Tensions between Russia and Ukraine remain a sensitive subject in Washington. Friday, December 17, Moscow unveiled its demands for a de-escalation. Requirements, many of which are unacceptable, Washington believes. With…
Trenitalia arrives on French lines
The Italian public company Trenitalia arrives on the French network from this Saturday December 18, it is the consequence of the end of the monopoly of the internal transport of…
seven gendarmes arrested for racial hatred towards immigrant workers
The arrest of seven gendarmes accused of racial hatred against Asian workers in Portugal arouses commotion. Prime Minister Antonio Costa, himself of Indian origin, qualified the attitude of the agents…
France asks the EU to step up pressure on the United Kingdom
A new stage in the thorny issue of post-Brexit fishing licenses, Paris will ask the European Commission to initiate litigation with the United Kingdom. The announcement was made this Friday…