May, 2022

• 5 May

  Is Turkey behind border wall, Iraqi deployment in Sinjar?

  

  Baghdad’s military moves in Sinjar, coinciding with a Turkish military operation in northern Iraq, and the construction of a wall along the border with Syria have rekindled fears among the local Yazidi population. As the struggle for control in Iraq’s northwestern region of Sinjar escalates, some observers believe that Turkish …

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• 5 May

  Mélenchon ou la défaite de la raison

  Héros fatigué d’une gauche en déliquescence, le leader de la France insoumise veut se croire un destin. Imagine-t-on vraiment l’avenir avec Mélenchon ? A peine le danger Le Pen écarté, voici la folie Mélenchon. Animée de cette curieuse propension à flirter avec les limites, la France hésite. C’est du moins …

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• 5 May

  Будем говорить как есть

  Заявление главного редактора «Новой газеты. Европа» по поводу блокировки сайта в России Сайт «Новой газеты. Европа» был открыт 20 апреля 2022 года. Всего через девять дней Роскомнадзор заблокировал наше издание по требованию Генеральной прокуратуры. Позднее в тот же день 29 апреля ведомство распространило информацию о том, что блокировка связана с …

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• 5 May

  Petrolio russo, la via sbagliata all’embargo

  Mentre cerca di capire come gestire il petrolio ed il gas che le arrivano dalla Russia, l’Unione europea si è persa in un labirinto. Ad ogni svolta sembra smarrire la strada un po’ di più, come in questi giorni con le sanzioni sul petrolio. Tutti concordano che qualcosa va fatto …

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• 5 May

  Thousands flee after clashes erupt in embattled Iraqi town

  Thousands or people fled a northern Iraqi town amid fierce clashes between the army and a militia linked to a Kurdish separatist group, the military and local Iraqi Kurdish officials said Monday. At least 3,000 people left Sinjar and its surrounding areas, the officials said, and headed farther north toward …

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• 5 May

  Conflict Risk Alerts

  Ukraine Month saw relative calm in Kyiv region as Russian forces withdrew to launch new offensive in east, where fighting could worsen as it edges closer to urban areas. Russian troops by 2 April had vacated stretch of land between Kyiv’s north-western suburbs and Belarusian border, as well as Chernihiv …

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• 3 May

  Prague pressures Budapest to change its Russia stance

  

  Czech Prime Minister Petr Fiala wants to convince his Hungarian counterpart Viktor Orbán to change his stance on Russia as Hungary is among the countries willing to pay for natural gas imports in roubles – a move unacceptable for Czechia despite its heavy Russian gas dependency. The Czech prime minister …

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• 3 May

  Greece to raise Turkey’s stance on Russia with EU states

  

  The Greek government is expected to raise with its EU partners Ankara’s decision not to join western sanctions against Russia, questioning Turkey’s narrative of being a neutral broker, EURACTIV has learned. “It’s inconceivable that Turkey has managed to escape western sanctions against Russia,” a source close to the matter told …

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• 3 May

  Most Finns would accept permanent NATO presence

  

  Most Finns would accept permanent NATO presence. Most Finns would allow permanent NATO military bases on their soil ahead of the country’s possible application for NATO membership, a survey conducted by media house Uutissuomalainen found. According to the survey, 61% of Finns would allow NATO to establish permanent military bases …

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• 3 May

  French left and ecologists join forces on Labour Day

  

  Thousands gathered across several French cities to participate in Labour Day demonstrations on 1 May, just a week after French President Emmanuel Macron was re-elected and as parties gear up for legislative elections in June. In a symbolic move, the same day Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s La France insoumise (LFI) reached a …

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