Tag: Europe
London expands low-emission zone to tackle pollution
The British capital is fighting on several fronts against car pollution. In addition to the congestion charge – which also aims to reduce congestion on the roads – London multiplied…
Catalonia abandons the sanitary pass deemed ineffective against Omicron
The Spanish region of Catalonia has decided to lift almost all of its restrictions thanks to less hospital pressure, despite a high rate of contamination. The measure lasted barely two…
Sweden allows nuclear waste to be buried for 100,000 years
The Swedish government authorized on Thursday the construction and commissioning of a final storage facility for its nuclear waste, supposed to keep them for 100,000 years. With our correspondent in…
Will Russia deliver arms to Ukrainian separatists?
This Wednesday, January 26, the United Russia party, the majority in the Russian Parliament, sent a request to President Vladimir Putin to equip the forces of the self-proclaimed republics of…
the United Kingdom gives up mask and health pass
Mask in public places, telecommuting, visits to retirement homes… England lifted most of its restrictions on Thursday. RFI went to the business district of the City, where Londoners have not…
77 years later, repeating the crimes of anti-Semitism
Germany commemorates the Holocaust on this anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz extermination camp on January 27, 1945. A ceremony attended by the highest officials was held at the…
“hackers” launch political ransomware
A group of hackers claim since Monday January 24 to have encrypted the servers of Belarusian Railway, the Belarusian equivalent of the SNCF. But instead of demanding a ransom in…
Abortion: Agnieszka’s death stirs up shock in Poland
This 37-year-old Polish woman, pregnant with twins, had to keep one of the fetuses that had died for seven days in her body. The doctors refused to intervene as long…
despite push from Omicron, Denmark lifts health restrictions
End of confinement for the unvaccinated in Austria, reopening of bars and restaurants in the Netherlands, end of compulsory testing for vaccinated travelers in the United Kingdom… Driven by the…
a sign of de-escalation during the Paris talks
This Wednesday at the Élysée, the Russian and Ukrainian diplomatic advisers tried to iron out their differences on the question of the settlement of the conflict in the Donbass, under…