Europe

Dead Toll in A Mine Disaster Ukraine is On the Rise. The death toll from a mining accident in Eastern Ukraine has risen to seventeen. The local separatist leader Leonid Pasetsjnik speaks on Twitter about a "terrible tragedy". He…

In the Easter weekend, More than 200,000 Visitors come to Keukenhof. During the past four days, the summer weather and the favourable dates of the Easter weekend caused peak crowds at the Keukenhof. More than 200,000 people visited…

Italy will Help its Banks in a new Crisis. The Italian Minister of Finance said this weekend that the Italian government would help banks when a new banking crisis occurs. The decision is remarkable because nowadays European member…

EU is Negotiating with the US the import of Hormone-free Beef. EU member states authorise the European Commission to negotiate with the United States the export of hormone-free beef. The two economic power blocks have a…

Pilots may Stop again if Ryanair remains Silent. The strikes of Ryanair pilots may be followed up. Ryanair did not hear anything after Friday's strikes, and that is why new operations may be planned, according to the Dutch pilots union VNV.…

Ryanair and IAG Complain about struck French Air Traffic Control. International Airlines Group, the parent company of, among other things, British Airways and Vueling, has filed a complaint against the French air traffic control strike with…

Amsterdam asks UN help in Combating Problems in the Housing Market. Together with seven other world cities, Amsterdam is calling on the United Nations to help solve the problems surrounding the housing market. New York, London,…

Trump wants the NATO Allies to Invest more than Agreed 2 Percent. US President Donald Trump wants NATO allies to invest even more in defence that has been agreed. Now 2 percent of NATO allies' national income has to go to defence spending,…

Again Brexit Victory for May in the British Parliament. British Prime Minister Theresa May does not have to consult her parliament on the outcome of Brexit negotiations. The British House of Commons voted against an amendment to the Brexit…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron have put forward some common positions at a press conference. They want to equip the eurozone with a separate budget by 2021 and want to work together to stop migration to…