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Italian court lifts ban on Berlusconi running for public office

An Italian court has lifted a ban on three-time former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi running for elected office, Italy’s media reported Saturday, clearing the way for yet another political comeback. The decision comes as the leaders of the anti-establishment Five Star Movement (M5S) and the far-right League inch closer to a deal for a coalition […]

Germany: Only 1 in 25 rejected African asylum migrants successfully deported home

Africans who have entered Germany without permission remain permanently in the country, Die Welt reports. This, regardless of whether their application is denied or if another country is actually responsible for them. Last year, Germany’s migration office made decisions on 129,251 asylum applications from Africans. Out of 129,251 applications, 86,913 were denied. The Federal Office […]

Role of French national hero Joan of Arc could soon be played by a Muslim woman

In an effort to celebrate diversity, the role of Joan of Arc was played by a black teen during Tuesday’s celebrations in the city of Orleans.  Mathilde Edey Gamassou, of Benine and Polish heritage, was chosen last February to play the role of Joan of Arc for the annual Orlean’s traditional Johanniques Celebrations. After her […]

Hungarian PM: The EU should give up the nightmare of a United States of Europe

In his inaugural speech, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban attacked the European Union’s vision of Europe. The leader of the election winning Fidesz party told the Hungarian parliament: “The Union must function as an alliance of free nations and give up on its delusional nightmares of a United States of Europe.” Orbán, who was sworn […]

Paris: Pickpocket gang charged over €3million worth of thefts at tourist sites

Members of a pickpocket gang who ran a human trafficking network that sent undocumented minors to pick pockets at tourist sites in Paris and other French cities have been charged in France. Bosnian prosecutors on Thursday brought charges against eight people for running a human trafficking network that sent undocumented minors to pick pockets at […]

Poland aims to crack down on fascism

A group spanning government departments has been launched to clamp down on the propagation of fascism and other totalitarian regimes, government spokesperson Joanna Kopcińska has said. The group will also tackle hate crimes related to ethnicity, nationality, race and religion. It will include officials from the interior, justice, foreign and culture ministries, alongside the police, border guards, the Internal Security Agency and the national prosecutor’s office.

Musician: Merkel is a criminal and needs to be locked up in a psychiatric hospital

In an interview with magazine “Alles Roger?”, Austrian pop singer Christian Anders attacked Angela Merkel and said she “needs to be locked up in a psychiatric hospital”. Anders said countries “should take some asylum seekers” but “what Merkel has done should be forbidden”. “If you invite 20 people to your apartment and 2,000 are at the door it will not end well. Refugees who were rejected as non-refugees in Scandinavia come to Germany”, he said.

Italy’s election hopeful Salvini wants to deport 500,000 migrants

Leader of Italy’s Lega Party, Matteo Salvini, said he wants to deport half a million migrants within five years. Italy accepted hundreds of thousands of migrants in the last three years and is facing a backlash after several migrant crimes rocked the country. Earlier this month an Italian girl was murdered and dismembered by a Nigerian asylum seeker. Afterwards a man shot several African migrants in a racist attack and Italians started protesting.

The Netherlands is turning into a “narco state” where criminal groups are left undisturbed

Dutch detectives are struggling under a massive workload and as a result can only get to a fraction of their tasks, police union NPB says in a new report that will be sent to the House of Representatives on Tuesday. The Netherlands is turning into a “narco state” where drug trafficking thrives and most criminal groups are left undisturbed, the union warns in the report that NOS has in its position. “In the last 25 years I have seen small dealers grow into large entrepreneurs with good contacts in politics and into so-called respected investors”, the report titled ‘Noodkreet recherche!’ quotes one detective.

BRexit London is Europe’s tech capital

London remains Europe’s tech capital and big companies like Facebook and Amazon have increased their workforce in the city. London has 100,000 more software developers than its closest competitor, according to figures from promotional company London and Partners and the tech website Stack Overflow.

Hungary’s PM: Islam is advancing and Christianity is Europe’s last hope

In his state of the nation speech Sunday, Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban said that “Christianity is Europe’s last hope”. Orban said he will continue to oppose the EU and the UN’s worldwide migration plans as “Islam will soon knock on the doors of Central Europe”. “According to estimates, the proportion of immigrants will grow at an accelerated pace in the European countries west of us,” Orban said.
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