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The New Pact on Migration and Asylum foresees, among others, new rules to speed up procedures at the border
EU completes reform of migration rules, despite Poland and Hungary voting against
BRUSSELS — The European Union has completed the reform of its migration and asylum policy, a watershed moment that for a decade proved stubbornly elusive.The tortuous and often explosive undertaking came to an end on Tuesday afternoon, as member states gathered to give the very final green light to the five regulations that make up the New Pact on Migration and Asylum, an all-encompassing overhaul that seeks to ensure all countries, regardless of location, shoulder their fair share.Among other things, the New Pact envisions stricter rules to expand the screening of applicants, carry out health and security checks, speed up examination procedures and provide counseling free of charge. Its main novelty is a system of "mandatory solidarity" that would give governments three...
May 14, 2024

EU completes reform of migration rules, despite Poland and Hungary voting against

Protests have now become a daily sight in Tbilisi and show few signs of ending
Georgia's parliament approves controversial 'foreign influence law'
TBLISI — The Georgian parliament has approved a controversial law tightening checks and increasing fines on organizations getting funds from overseas.Any company -- including media outlets and NGOs -- would now be required to register as "pursuing the interests of a foreign power" if receiving over 20 percent of funds from abroad.The opposition defined the bill as "the Russian law," drawing parallels to Moscow's use of similar measures to suppress independent media and stigmatise activists.The law's approval followed weeks of intense and widespread protests in Georgia marked by clashes between protesters and police authorities, as well as several arrests, with tens of thousands of people taking to the streets.In a desperate attempt to stop the bill getting to...
May 14, 2024

Georgia's parliament approves controversial 'foreign influence law'

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken walks to board a Ukrainian Railways train at Przemysl Glowny train station while traveling to Kyiv, on May 13, 2024, in Przemysl, Poland
Blinken arrives in Kyiv to reassure Ukraine of US support
KYIV — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Kyiv on Tuesday, marking the first visit of a Biden administration official to Ukraine following the long-delayed passage of US supplemental funding to the war-torn country, the State Department announced.The top US diplomat will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and deliver a speech later Tuesday to highlight the US’ continued support for Ukraine across the board, including militarily, economically, in the energy space, and on democratic institution building, according to a senior US official.Blinken will also highlight the strategic successes Ukraine has achieved during its ongoing war against Russia’s invasion, the official said.Amid Ukrainian setbacks on the battlefield, Blinken intends to send a “strong signal of...
May 14, 2024

Blinken arrives in Kyiv to reassure Ukraine of US support

Bambie Thug was among contestants who lodged a complaint to the European Broadcasting Union
Eurovision responds to complaints of bad behavior
STOCKHOLM — Eurovision Song Contest organizers have said they "regret" that some delegations "didn't respect the spirit of the rules" in Sweden.Italy's Angelina Mango and Ireland's Bambie Thug are among the contestants who complained of a "tense" and "horrible" atmosphere backstage.The Dutch singer Joost Klein was also sent home after being accused of intimidating behavior by a female member of the production crew.In a statement on Monday, the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), which runs Eurovision, acknowledged that several contestants had lodged complaints."We spoke to a number of delegations during the event regarding various issues that were brought to our attention," it said."The EBU’s governing bodies will,...
May 14, 2024

Eurovision responds to complaints of bad behavior

Nemo, from Switzerland, was crowned the winner of Eurovision 2024
Brussels demands answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision
BRUSSELS — The European Commission has expressed anger over a ban on EU flags at the Eurovision Song Contest and demands explanations.The allegations, made by several spectators who attended the Grand Final on Saturday and were told off for carrying the flags, quickly turned viral and prompted a stern rebuke from Commission Vice President Margaritis Schinas."Eurovision is first and foremost a celebration of European spirit, of our European diversity and talent. The EU flag is a symbol of this," Schinas said on X on Saturday evening."Less than a month to the European elections, there should be no obstacles, big or small, to celebrating what unites all Europeans."The EU's executive is now seeking answers from the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the Geneva-based...
May 13, 2024

Brussels demands answers over ban on EU flags at Eurovision

Military paramedics treat a wounded Ukrainian service member, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near the town of Vovchansk
Russia claims troops enter border town near Kharkiv
KHARKIV — Russia is claiming its forces have entered the north-eastern border town of Vovchansk, near Ukraine's second largest city Kharkiv.Ukraine says there is still heavy fighting taking place there.Russia has intensified its attacks on the region following Friday's surprise incursions across the border, seizing at least nine villages and settlements in one of the most significant ground attacks since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.Thousands of civilians have fled towards Kharkiv, and there are concerns among Ukrainian commanders about what could happen if Russian forces get within artillery range of the city.Ukraine's army has said that Russia has deployed "significant forces" - up to five battalions - in its latest offensive, acknowledging...
May 13, 2024

Russia claims troops enter border town near Kharkiv

Tens of thousands of people have taken to the streets of Tbilisi ahead of the bill's final reading
Riot police face off against demonstrators in Georgia
TBLISI — Overnight protests in Georgia have continued into the morning in a last-ditch effort to prevent the passing of a controversial law.After a standoff with protesters outside parliament in Tbilisi, security forces pulled out from the main square on Monday morning.The protesters oppose a controversial foreign influence bill, described by critics as the "Russia law".The final voting on the bill is scheduled for Tuesday.On Monday morning, governing Georgian Dream party lawmakers rushed it through a committee vote, approving it in just 67 seconds.The bill, now due to go for its third and final reading, targets civil society organizations and independent media that receive foreign funding.Protesters are concerned that the law would be used by the government to clamp down on...
May 13, 2024

Riot police face off against demonstrators in Georgia

The Westminster court
UK charges three for aiding Hong Kong intelligence service
LONDON — Three men have been charged under the National Security Act with assisting the Hong Kong intelligence service and foreign interference.All three will appear in custody at Westminster Magistrates' Court later.The Metropolitan Police said the Hong Kong investigation was not related to a separate case involving Russia.As part of the investigation, a total of 11 people were detained under section 27 of the National Security Act.The three men charged are: Chi Leung (Peter) Wai, 38, of Staines-upon-Thames; Matthew Trickett, 37, of Maidenhead; and Chung Biu Yuen, 63, of Hackney.Commander Dominic Murphy, head of the Met's Counter Terrorism Command, said: "I want to reassure the public that we do not believe there to be any wider threat to them. This investigation remains...
May 13, 2024

UK charges three for aiding Hong Kong intelligence service

Emma Lovell was stabbed alongside her husband when intruders broke into their home
Australian teen jailed for 14 years over UK woman's murder
BRISBANE — A teenager who stabbed a British mother to death after breaking into her home in Australia has been jailed for 14 years.Emma Lovell, 41, was killed when confronting two intruders in Brisbane on Boxing Day in 2022.She had emigrated from Suffolk in 2011 with her daughters and her husband Lee, who was also injured in the attack.The offender, who cannot legally be named as he was 17 at the time, pleaded guilty to her murder earlier this year.He also admitted to three other burglary and assault charges.In the Brisbane Supreme Court on Monday, Justice Tom Sullivan said the man - now aged 19 - had committed a "particularly heinous" crime against the Lovells, who he described as a "loving family" building a life for themselves in a new country."They were...
May 13, 2024

Australian teen jailed for 14 years over UK woman's murder

Salvador Illa's Socialists emerged as the biggest party in the Catalan parliament
Spain Socialists win Catalan vote as separatists lose ground
MADRID — The Socialists of Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez have won Catalonia's regional election as pro-independence parties lost ground.The Catalan Socialist Party (PSC), under former Spanish health minister Salvador Illa, made substantial gains to emerge as the clear winner.With 99% of votes counted, it has secured 42 seats.Support for independence has dropped to 42%, from 49% in 2017, says the Catalan government's statistics institute.In the campaign ahead of this election, the issue of Catalonia's relationship with the rest of Spain was pushed into the background by other challenges, such as the region's drought and housing crisis.The hardline Together for Catalonia (JxCat) party of the former regional president Carles Puigdemont was second, with 35 seats,...
May 13, 2024

Spain Socialists win Catalan vote as separatists lose ground

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