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Milo Djukanovic's DPS claims victory in Montenegro presidential election
http://www.dw.com/en/milo-djukanovics-dps-claims-victory-in-montenegro-presidential-election/a-43392228
With 80 percent of ballots counted, the Center for Monitoring and Research said on Sunday that Djukanovic had won about 53 percent of the vote, ahead of his main opponent Mladen Bojanic with 34 percent.
Djukanovic's Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) declared him the winner on Sunday evening. Party leader Milos Nikolic said at the party's headquarters: "Djukanovic is the new president of Montenegro... there will be no second round."
Sunday's vote was seen as test for the long-time leader Djukanovic, who favors European integration over closer ties to Montenegro's traditional ally, Moscow.
If confirmed, the result is an approbation for his move last year to defy Moscow and take Montenegro into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
http://www.dw.com/en/milo-djukanovics-dps-claims-victory-in-montenegro-presidential-election/a-43392228
With 80 percent of ballots counted, the Center for Monitoring and Research said on Sunday that Djukanovic had won about 53 percent of the vote, ahead of his main opponent Mladen Bojanic with 34 percent.
Djukanovic's Democratic Party of Socialists (DPS) declared him the winner on Sunday evening. Party leader Milos Nikolic said at the party's headquarters: "Djukanovic is the new president of Montenegro... there will be no second round."
Sunday's vote was seen as test for the long-time leader Djukanovic, who favors European integration over closer ties to Montenegro's traditional ally, Moscow.
If confirmed, the result is an approbation for his move last year to defy Moscow and take Montenegro into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
Slovakia: Massive street protests call for police to step down
http://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-massive-street-protests-call-for-police-to-step-down/a-43399479
Tens of thousands of Slovaks rallied in the capital of Bratislava on Sunday demanding the resignation of the national police chief, Tibor Gaspar. Protests have been going on monthly.
Protesters claim that Gaspar's political connections prevent him from conducting a fair investigation into the murder of a journalist who was probing corruption.
Jan Kuciak, 27,and his fiance were found murdered in their home in February. Kuciak had been probing alleged ties between top politicians and the Italian mafia. His death has sparked near-weekly protests — the biggest since the end of communism in 1989.
Interior Minister Tomas Drucker was expected to announce in the coming week whether he will remove Gaspar.
http://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-massive-street-protests-call-for-police-to-step-down/a-43399479
Tens of thousands of Slovaks rallied in the capital of Bratislava on Sunday demanding the resignation of the national police chief, Tibor Gaspar. Protests have been going on monthly.
Protesters claim that Gaspar's political connections prevent him from conducting a fair investigation into the murder of a journalist who was probing corruption.
Jan Kuciak, 27,and his fiance were found murdered in their home in February. Kuciak had been probing alleged ties between top politicians and the Italian mafia. His death has sparked near-weekly protests — the biggest since the end of communism in 1989.
Interior Minister Tomas Drucker was expected to announce in the coming week whether he will remove Gaspar.
Former Japan PM Koizumi says embattled Abe may quit in June: magazine
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-politics/former-japan-pm-koizumi-says-embattled-abe-may-quit-in-june-magazine-idUSKBN1HN05Y?
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, plagued by suspected cronyism scandals and cover-ups and with his ratings sliding, will likely step down in June, former leader Junichiro Koizumi was quoted on Monday as telling a weekly magazine.
A survey by broadcaster Nippon TV released on Sunday showed Abe’s support had sunk to 26.7 percent, the lowest since the conservative lawmaker took office in December 2012. An Asahi newspaper poll published on Monday put his rating at 31 percent.
Abe’s sliding ratings raise doubts over whether he can win a third three-year term as ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader in a September vote, that he needs to win to stay in office, or whether he might even resign before the party vote.
Popular young LDP lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi - ex-prime minister Koizumi’s son - ranked second with 25.2 percent, with Abe in third place with 18.3 percent. Former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, another possible contender, was fourth with 5.9 percent followed by Internal Affairs Minister Seiko Noda at 3.6 percent and Foreign Minister Taro Kono with 2.9 percent.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-japan-politics/former-japan-pm-koizumi-says-embattled-abe-may-quit-in-june-magazine-idUSKBN1HN05Y?
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, plagued by suspected cronyism scandals and cover-ups and with his ratings sliding, will likely step down in June, former leader Junichiro Koizumi was quoted on Monday as telling a weekly magazine.
A survey by broadcaster Nippon TV released on Sunday showed Abe’s support had sunk to 26.7 percent, the lowest since the conservative lawmaker took office in December 2012. An Asahi newspaper poll published on Monday put his rating at 31 percent.
Abe’s sliding ratings raise doubts over whether he can win a third three-year term as ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) leader in a September vote, that he needs to win to stay in office, or whether he might even resign before the party vote.
Popular young LDP lawmaker Shinjiro Koizumi - ex-prime minister Koizumi’s son - ranked second with 25.2 percent, with Abe in third place with 18.3 percent. Former foreign minister Fumio Kishida, another possible contender, was fourth with 5.9 percent followed by Internal Affairs Minister Seiko Noda at 3.6 percent and Foreign Minister Taro Kono with 2.9 percent.
Trump supporters rip decision to strike Syria
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/13/trump-supporters-syria-strikes-523061
Some of President Donald Trump’s staunchest backers tore into his decision to attack Syria late Friday night, arguing it was unnecessary, reactionary and even Clinton-esque.
“We lost. War machine bombs syria. No evidence Assad did it. Sad warmongers hijacking our nation,” tweeted conservative author and radio host Michael Savage. Savage also posted a video discussing the missile strikes, tearing into Trump’s decision.
The anguish came from supporters who latched on to Trump’s “America first” promise during the campaign. They argued that Trump’s decision undermined his promise to disentangle the U.S. from global conflicts, saying it reeked of the same old, same old.
“After Trump’s first year we have: 1.3 trillion omnibus, no wall, war in Syria. Is Clinton secretly President?” wrote Lucian B. Wintrich, the D.C. bureau chief and White House correspondent for Gateway Pundit.
https://www.politico.com/story/2018/04/13/trump-supporters-syria-strikes-523061
Some of President Donald Trump’s staunchest backers tore into his decision to attack Syria late Friday night, arguing it was unnecessary, reactionary and even Clinton-esque.
“We lost. War machine bombs syria. No evidence Assad did it. Sad warmongers hijacking our nation,” tweeted conservative author and radio host Michael Savage. Savage also posted a video discussing the missile strikes, tearing into Trump’s decision.
The anguish came from supporters who latched on to Trump’s “America first” promise during the campaign. They argued that Trump’s decision undermined his promise to disentangle the U.S. from global conflicts, saying it reeked of the same old, same old.
“After Trump’s first year we have: 1.3 trillion omnibus, no wall, war in Syria. Is Clinton secretly President?” wrote Lucian B. Wintrich, the D.C. bureau chief and White House correspondent for Gateway Pundit.
Goodbye, America: Russia sanctions could hit US medical, tech industries
http://www.dw.com/en/goodbye-america-russia-sanctions-could-hit-us-medical-tech-industries/a-43413219
It serves as Russia's answer to US sanctions from April 6, which are the most severe since the annexation of Crimea in 2014. Targeting top Russian companies and public officials, the sanctions take aim at Russia's stock and currency exchanges for what the US calls Russia's "malicious activities" around the world, including in Ukraine and Syria.
Russia's reaction forms a legal basis for tit-for-tat sanctions, stemming from the US Congress's passing of CAATSA (Countering Americas's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) in the summer of 2017. US-Russia trade is not particularly large: $24 billion in 2017, according to Russian state news agency RIA, with $17 billion of Russian goods and services sold to the US and $7 billion sold to Russia. That makes it difficult for Russia to hurt the US with sanctions.
The sanctions bill also threatens to end US-Russian cooperation in the fields of atomic energy, aircraft production and rocket systems. That could affect Boeing, which imports titanium from Russia. An end to sales of rare earth metals could cause trouble for private US space companies, such as United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. ULA's Atlas V rocket uses the Russian RD-180 engine. The US Congress had already requested the country's aerospace sector to stop buying Russian-made engines following the Crimea annexation, but lacking alternatives, sales continued.
http://www.dw.com/en/goodbye-america-russia-sanctions-could-hit-us-medical-tech-industries/a-43413219
It serves as Russia's answer to US sanctions from April 6, which are the most severe since the annexation of Crimea in 2014. Targeting top Russian companies and public officials, the sanctions take aim at Russia's stock and currency exchanges for what the US calls Russia's "malicious activities" around the world, including in Ukraine and Syria.
Russia's reaction forms a legal basis for tit-for-tat sanctions, stemming from the US Congress's passing of CAATSA (Countering Americas's Adversaries Through Sanctions Act) in the summer of 2017. US-Russia trade is not particularly large: $24 billion in 2017, according to Russian state news agency RIA, with $17 billion of Russian goods and services sold to the US and $7 billion sold to Russia. That makes it difficult for Russia to hurt the US with sanctions.
The sanctions bill also threatens to end US-Russian cooperation in the fields of atomic energy, aircraft production and rocket systems. That could affect Boeing, which imports titanium from Russia. An end to sales of rare earth metals could cause trouble for private US space companies, such as United Launch Alliance (ULA), a joint venture between Boeing and Lockheed Martin. ULA's Atlas V rocket uses the Russian RD-180 engine. The US Congress had already requested the country's aerospace sector to stop buying Russian-made engines following the Crimea annexation, but lacking alternatives, sales continued.
EU drags US to WTO over steel, aluminum tariffs
http://www.dw.com/en/eu-drags-us-to-wto-over-steel-aluminum-tariffs/a-43414396
The European Union on Monday complained to the World Trade Organization over US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
The move comes despite US President Donald Trump temporarily exempting the 28-nation bloc from the tariffs that have threatened to trigger a trade war.
Unconditional exemption: The EU is insisting on getting a full and unconditional exemption from the tariffs on steel and aluminum. The economic bloc — which is the largest trading partner of the US — has ruled out any negotiations with the US under pressure or threat.
http://www.dw.com/en/eu-drags-us-to-wto-over-steel-aluminum-tariffs/a-43414396
The European Union on Monday complained to the World Trade Organization over US tariffs on steel and aluminum imports.
The move comes despite US President Donald Trump temporarily exempting the 28-nation bloc from the tariffs that have threatened to trigger a trade war.
Unconditional exemption: The EU is insisting on getting a full and unconditional exemption from the tariffs on steel and aluminum. The economic bloc — which is the largest trading partner of the US — has ruled out any negotiations with the US under pressure or threat.
Missiles shot down over Syrian government airbase: state media
http://www.dw.com/en/missiles-shot-down-over-syrian-government-airbase-state-media/a-43414450
Syrian government air defenses have shot down missiles targeting Shayrat Airbase in the western province of Homs, state media reported on Tuesday.
The apparent attack came days after the US, France and Britain conducted a coordinated missile attack against Syrian government targets. This area was also targeted by the Israeli air force in the past.
Hours later, however, sources cited by the DPA news agency denied there was an attack. According to them, the air defenses were activated early on Tuesday over what turned out to be a false alarm.
http://www.dw.com/en/missiles-shot-down-over-syrian-government-airbase-state-media/a-43414450
Syrian government air defenses have shot down missiles targeting Shayrat Airbase in the western province of Homs, state media reported on Tuesday.
The apparent attack came days after the US, France and Britain conducted a coordinated missile attack against Syrian government targets. This area was also targeted by the Israeli air force in the past.
Hours later, however, sources cited by the DPA news agency denied there was an attack. According to them, the air defenses were activated early on Tuesday over what turned out to be a false alarm.
The Hague bans cannabis smoking in city centre in Dutch first
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/16/the-hague-bans-marijuana-smoking-in-city-centre
The Hague has become the first Dutch city to ban the smoking of cannabis around its city centre, central railway station and major shopping areas, in the latest example of a wider trend towards reining in country’s traditional gedoogbeleid (tolerance policy).
Flyers are to be distributed at cannabis-selling coffee shops and homeless shelters to warn of fines for those caught breaching the ban. An English-language version of the flyer is to be made available in hotels.
Cannabis is sold openly in 573 coffee shops operating in 103 of the 380 municipalities in the Netherlands, including The Hague.
However, awareness of the increase in strength of the varieties of the drug now available, compared with the 1970s when the tolerance policy was introduced, and concern that it is encouraging antisocial behaviour, has seeped into the thinking of central and municipal authorities in recent years.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/16/the-hague-bans-marijuana-smoking-in-city-centre
The Hague has become the first Dutch city to ban the smoking of cannabis around its city centre, central railway station and major shopping areas, in the latest example of a wider trend towards reining in country’s traditional gedoogbeleid (tolerance policy).
Flyers are to be distributed at cannabis-selling coffee shops and homeless shelters to warn of fines for those caught breaching the ban. An English-language version of the flyer is to be made available in hotels.
Cannabis is sold openly in 573 coffee shops operating in 103 of the 380 municipalities in the Netherlands, including The Hague.
However, awareness of the increase in strength of the varieties of the drug now available, compared with the 1970s when the tolerance policy was introduced, and concern that it is encouraging antisocial behaviour, has seeped into the thinking of central and municipal authorities in recent years.
Syria: Russia says chemical weapons inspectors will be allowed into Douma
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/17/syria-russia-says-inspectors-will-be-allowed-into-douma
International chemical weapons inspectors will be allowed on Wednesday to visit the site of a poison gas attack in the Syrian town of Douma, Russian officials have said.
The attack last week led France, the US and the UK to launch missile strikes against three targets in Syria on Saturday morning, which were designed to degrade the remaining chemical weapons facilities of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Russia insisted video and pictures of the chemical attack in the then rebel-held area were faked with the help of British intelligence. Moscow said it had not been putting any barriers in the way of the fact-finding mission from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) reaching the site.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/17/syria-russia-says-inspectors-will-be-allowed-into-douma
International chemical weapons inspectors will be allowed on Wednesday to visit the site of a poison gas attack in the Syrian town of Douma, Russian officials have said.
The attack last week led France, the US and the UK to launch missile strikes against three targets in Syria on Saturday morning, which were designed to degrade the remaining chemical weapons facilities of Bashar al-Assad’s regime.
Russia insisted video and pictures of the chemical attack in the then rebel-held area were faked with the help of British intelligence. Moscow said it had not been putting any barriers in the way of the fact-finding mission from the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) reaching the site.
Cubans wary of future as lawmakers meet to replace Castro
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-politics/cubans-wary-of-future-as-lawmakers-meet-to-replace-castro-idUSKBN1HP0E1
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban lawmakers were set to start a two-day session on Wednesday to name the first non-Castro president in more than 40 years, ushering in younger Communist leaders who will be under pressure to bring greater prosperity and revitalize the creaking economy.
The replacement for President Raul Castro is widely expected to be First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel, 57, an engineer who embraces technology and appears socially liberal but is considered a safe pair of hands to follow the elderly leaders who fought the 1959 revolution, as they retire.
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cuba-politics/cubans-wary-of-future-as-lawmakers-meet-to-replace-castro-idUSKBN1HP0E1
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuban lawmakers were set to start a two-day session on Wednesday to name the first non-Castro president in more than 40 years, ushering in younger Communist leaders who will be under pressure to bring greater prosperity and revitalize the creaking economy.
The replacement for President Raul Castro is widely expected to be First Vice-President Miguel Diaz-Canel, 57, an engineer who embraces technology and appears socially liberal but is considered a safe pair of hands to follow the elderly leaders who fought the 1959 revolution, as they retire.
May faces embarrassing Brexit defeat in upper house
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-lords/may-faces-embarrassing-brexit-defeat-in-upper-house-idUSKBN1HO26M
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s upper house of parliament is expected to inflict an embarrassing defeat on Theresa May’s government on Wednesday, challenging her refusal to remain in a customs union with the European Union after Brexit.
The prime minister, who has struggled to unite her Conservatives over Brexit, has said Britain will leave the EU’s single market and customs union after it quits the bloc next March so that London can negotiate its own free trade deals.
That stance has widened divisions within the party and raised the prospect of a defeat in parliament’s upper House of Lords, where the Conservatives do not command a majority.
Some Lords, from all parties, have indicated their support for an amendment to her Brexit blueprint, the EU withdrawal bill, which would require ministers to report what efforts they had made to secure a customs union by the end of October.
It does not explicitly say that Britain must reach a deal on such a union. Conservative lawmaker David Jones described it as an attempt “to give oxygen” to EU supporters in the lower house.
https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-britain-eu-lords/may-faces-embarrassing-brexit-defeat-in-upper-house-idUSKBN1HO26M
LONDON (Reuters) - Britain’s upper house of parliament is expected to inflict an embarrassing defeat on Theresa May’s government on Wednesday, challenging her refusal to remain in a customs union with the European Union after Brexit.
The prime minister, who has struggled to unite her Conservatives over Brexit, has said Britain will leave the EU’s single market and customs union after it quits the bloc next March so that London can negotiate its own free trade deals.
That stance has widened divisions within the party and raised the prospect of a defeat in parliament’s upper House of Lords, where the Conservatives do not command a majority.
Some Lords, from all parties, have indicated their support for an amendment to her Brexit blueprint, the EU withdrawal bill, which would require ministers to report what efforts they had made to secure a customs union by the end of October.
It does not explicitly say that Britain must reach a deal on such a union. Conservative lawmaker David Jones described it as an attempt “to give oxygen” to EU supporters in the lower house.
South Korea considering peace treaty with North
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/18/south-korea-considering-peace-treaty-with-north
South Korea may seek to replace its uneasy truce with North Korea with a formal peace treaty, according to officials in Seoul, as the country’s president, Moon Jae-in, prepares to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next week.
The officials added, however, that negotiating a peace treaty to replace the armistice agreed by the two Koreas at the end of their 1950-53 war would be contingent on Pyongyang abandoning its nuclear ambitions.
“We are discussing how we could remove the security concerns held by North Korea,” Chung was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency.
“We have also held in-depth discussions on how we could guarantee the North’s bright future should the North make the right decision.”
There has been no immediate response from North Korea to the suggestion that a peace treaty may be in the offing, but Kim reportedly told Chung in Pyongyang in early March that the regime would consider giving up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for security guarantees from South Korea and the US.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/18/south-korea-considering-peace-treaty-with-north
South Korea may seek to replace its uneasy truce with North Korea with a formal peace treaty, according to officials in Seoul, as the country’s president, Moon Jae-in, prepares to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un next week.
The officials added, however, that negotiating a peace treaty to replace the armistice agreed by the two Koreas at the end of their 1950-53 war would be contingent on Pyongyang abandoning its nuclear ambitions.
“We are discussing how we could remove the security concerns held by North Korea,” Chung was quoted as saying by Yonhap news agency.
“We have also held in-depth discussions on how we could guarantee the North’s bright future should the North make the right decision.”
There has been no immediate response from North Korea to the suggestion that a peace treaty may be in the offing, but Kim reportedly told Chung in Pyongyang in early March that the regime would consider giving up its nuclear arsenal in exchange for security guarantees from South Korea and the US.
Mike Pompeo met with Kim Jong-un over Easter – report
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/17/north-korea-trump-kim-jong-un-meetings
Mike Pompeo, the director of the CIA, had a secret meeting with Kim Jong-un in North Korea during Easter, according to US reports.
Two people with direct knowledge of the trip told the Washington Post that Pompeo met the North Korean leader over Easter as part of an effort to lay the groundwork for direct talks between Donald Trump and Kim. Other outlets including the Associated Press news agency carried reports saying the visit was confirmed to them by US officials.
The mission came soon after Pompeo was nominated to be secretary of state. The CIA has not confirmed the meeting, which would be the highest level meeting between the two countries since 2000, when then secretary of state Madeleine Albright met Kim Jong-il, Kim’s father, in Pyongyang. It would also mark the first time the previously reclusive Kim Jong-un has met a senior western official.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/17/north-korea-trump-kim-jong-un-meetings
Mike Pompeo, the director of the CIA, had a secret meeting with Kim Jong-un in North Korea during Easter, according to US reports.
Two people with direct knowledge of the trip told the Washington Post that Pompeo met the North Korean leader over Easter as part of an effort to lay the groundwork for direct talks between Donald Trump and Kim. Other outlets including the Associated Press news agency carried reports saying the visit was confirmed to them by US officials.
The mission came soon after Pompeo was nominated to be secretary of state. The CIA has not confirmed the meeting, which would be the highest level meeting between the two countries since 2000, when then secretary of state Madeleine Albright met Kim Jong-il, Kim’s father, in Pyongyang. It would also mark the first time the previously reclusive Kim Jong-un has met a senior western official.
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Barbara Bush, former US first lady, dies aged 92
http://www.dw.com/en/barbara-bush-former-us-first-lady-dies-aged-92/a-43429834
Barbara Bush, the wife of former US President George H. W. Bush, died on Tuesday at the age of 92, a family spokesman said without elaborating.
Spokesman Jim McGrath had announced on Sunday that Barbara, who had been suffering from poor health, had been placed in palliative care.
She had received medical treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure, according to media reports, and had suffered for decades from a thyroid condition known as Graves' disease.
http://www.dw.com/en/barbara-bush-former-us-first-lady-dies-aged-92/a-43429834
Barbara Bush, the wife of former US President George H. W. Bush, died on Tuesday at the age of 92, a family spokesman said without elaborating.
Spokesman Jim McGrath had announced on Sunday that Barbara, who had been suffering from poor health, had been placed in palliative care.
She had received medical treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and congestive heart failure, according to media reports, and had suffered for decades from a thyroid condition known as Graves' disease.
Syria: Chemical weapons experts await UN security team clearance to enter Douma
Syria's UN ambassador told the United Nations Security Council Tuesday that a UN security team traveled to the town of Douma, outside the capital Damascus, to ascertain whether it was safe for global chemical weapons experts to visit the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack last week that killed dozens.
Bashar Ja'afari said if the team decides "the situation is sound," the fact-finding mission from the international chemical weapons watchdog — Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons — will start work there Wednesday.
Earlier on Tuesday, Syrian state media falsely reported that members of the world's chemical weapons watchdog had entered Douma.
The news was denied by western countries. The US State Department said it did not believe the OPCW had entered the site of the April 7 attack. A diplomatic source told Reuters news agency that the experts had not entered Douma.
Syria's UN ambassador told the United Nations Security Council Tuesday that a UN security team traveled to the town of Douma, outside the capital Damascus, to ascertain whether it was safe for global chemical weapons experts to visit the site of a suspected chemical weapons attack last week that killed dozens.
Bashar Ja'afari said if the team decides "the situation is sound," the fact-finding mission from the international chemical weapons watchdog — Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons — will start work there Wednesday.
Earlier on Tuesday, Syrian state media falsely reported that members of the world's chemical weapons watchdog had entered Douma.
The news was denied by western countries. The US State Department said it did not believe the OPCW had entered the site of the April 7 attack. A diplomatic source told Reuters news agency that the experts had not entered Douma.
Slovakia: Police chief resigns after public outcry over investigative journalist's death
http://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-police-chief-resigns-after-public-outcry-over-investigative-journalists-death/a-43429791
Slovakia's controversial national police chief, Tibor Gaspar, will step down at the end of May, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said on Tuesday.
"I see he was the target of enormous political pressure, even attacks on all the police force," said new Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini. "We agreed that in order to calm the tensions and free the police from media pressure, he will resign by the end of May."
Gaspar's decision is the latest high-level resignation in response to public outcry over the murder of Slovakian investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee in February.
http://www.dw.com/en/slovakia-police-chief-resigns-after-public-outcry-over-investigative-journalists-death/a-43429791
Slovakia's controversial national police chief, Tibor Gaspar, will step down at the end of May, Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini said on Tuesday.
"I see he was the target of enormous political pressure, even attacks on all the police force," said new Prime Minister Peter Pellegrini. "We agreed that in order to calm the tensions and free the police from media pressure, he will resign by the end of May."
Gaspar's decision is the latest high-level resignation in response to public outcry over the murder of Slovakian investigative journalist Jan Kuciak and his fiancee in February.
EU backs opening accession talks with Albania, Macedonia
http://www.dw.com/en/eu-backs-opening-accession-talks-with-albania-macedonia/a-43429725
The European Commission on Tuesday recommended that EU launch membership talks with Albania and Macedonia.
The recommendation is part of a push to revive enthusiasm for the bloc, which is facing the departure of Britain next year.
Albania and Macedonia, which were granted EU candidate status in 2014 and 2005 respectively, have made enough progress to warrant the start of accession talks.
Any prospective members must make sweeping reforms to secure their entry to the 28-member bloc.
http://www.dw.com/en/eu-backs-opening-accession-talks-with-albania-macedonia/a-43429725
The European Commission on Tuesday recommended that EU launch membership talks with Albania and Macedonia.
The recommendation is part of a push to revive enthusiasm for the bloc, which is facing the departure of Britain next year.
Albania and Macedonia, which were granted EU candidate status in 2014 and 2005 respectively, have made enough progress to warrant the start of accession talks.
Any prospective members must make sweeping reforms to secure their entry to the 28-member bloc.
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