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Fri, 09/04/2020 - 12:11
The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group, tests carried out at a German military laboratory have revealed. Chancellor Merkel has urged Moscow to shed light on the case, while the EU has evoked the possibility of imposing additional sanctions. Europe's commentators offer moral support - and Russian state media also get their say.
Fri, 09/04/2020 - 12:11
In Montenegro's parliamentary elections, President Milo Đukanović's ruling DPS party scored its worst result since 1991 but remains the strongest party in the country, with around 35 percent of the vote. Opposition leader Zdravko Krivokapić of the pro-Serbian group For the Future of Montenegro (32.5 percent) is claiming victory. Commentators evaluate the opposition parties' chances of forming a government.
Fri, 09/04/2020 - 12:11
The tourism industry has been most severely impacted by the coronavirus crisis. Many European borders are being partially or completely closed due to rising infection numbers. How long can tourism companies and the jobs they provide be propped up with furlough schemes?
Fri, 09/04/2020 - 12:11
A majority in the Danish parliament has voted in favour of changing the country's sexual violence laws to make consent rather than the use of violence the basis for determining rape. Sex without explicit consent will become a punishable offence. Commentators analyse what the law can achieve.
Thu, 09/03/2020 - 11:59
The Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny was poisoned with a chemical nerve agent from the Novichok group, tests carried out at a German military laboratory have revealed. This poses "very serious questions" which only the Russian government can and must answer, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said on Wednesday. But what are Berlin's options for forcing Moscow to clear up the crime?
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