New Polish Government Moves to Control Public Media
In response to the backlash, the government explained that the party plans “to go further with its media reform, to transform public TV and radio into ‘national institutions of culture.'”
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France, Charlie Hebdo Commemorate One Year After Attacks
Eric Portheault, financial director of Charlie Hebdo, told Agence-France Presse that the staff of the magazine has felt isolated despite the outpouring of support: “We had hoped that others would do satire, too. No one wants to join us in this fight because it’s dangerous. You can die doing it.”
Read MoreBrussels Lockdown Puts Pressure On “The World’s Most Prosperous Failed State”
With Brussels being called the “hotbed” of European jihadism, more connections are being found between the city and the Paris attacks. Ali Oulkadi, a Belgian man, picked up Abdeslam after the attacks and brought him to the neighborhood of Schaerbeek, where the two of them and an unidentified individual visited a cafe.
Read MoreEurope Grapples With Both Internal and Foreign Conflicts
Deployments may soon be seen from different European Union member states to relieve the French troops of their duties in Africa, so that troops can then be redirected to the campaign against the self-proclaimed Islamic State.
Read MorePutin, Erdogan Butt Heads Over Downed Russian Plane
According to BBC’s Turkey correspondent Mark Lowen, “Another trait that both [Putin and Erdogan] share is unpredictability. And that is what’s perhaps most worrying.”
Read MoreRussian Participation in Rio Olympics Uncertain After Doping Report
The commission’s results state that the Moscow laboratory responsible for the maintenance of processed blood and urine samples has become decertified. The country will no longer have a running national anti-doping institution to test its own athletes.
Read MoreSeven Years After Recession, European Economy Has Positive Outlook
This new found fiscal responsibility has given confidence to investors, resulting in capital inflows and an uptick in business and consumer confidence, according to the Wall Street Journal. Despite all this, nominal inflation is still only around 0.2 percent, far from the U.S. Federal Reserve’s own 2 percent target.
Read More‘Europe’s Last Dictator’ Wins Election in Belarus
The “stability” under Lukashenko’s tight grip on power is a major source of the president’s public support, especially when the political situation in Belarus is compared to that of neighboring Ukraine.
Read MoreEuropean Court of Justice Ends Safe Harbor
The ECJ ruling does not explicitly end communications for companies without model contracts, but simply puts judicial oversight in the hands of national regulators. In the United States, the question has arisen about the effect of the ruling on American data privacy rights.
Read MorePope Francis Makes Historic Trip to the US
On September 22, His Holiness Pope Francis paid his first visit to the United States, where he spread his message concerning climate change and social issues with world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. The Pope spent two days in Washington, D.C., where he delivered a canonization mass, addressed a joint meeting of Congress, and shared a meal with the local homeless.
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