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Refugee crisis in Europe to spark another war in the Balkans

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that the decisions of EU member states to close their borders for migrants could spark a war in the Balkans. “I do not want it to lead to military clashes,” said Merkel, speaking at a conference in Darmstadt. What contradictions was Merkel speaking about? Are there big problems in the Balkans that may start a war in the region? Pravda.Ru asked an... 

Europe is Increasingly 'Disenchanted' With Obama Over Russia

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European leaders and the White House do not exactly see eye to eye on a number of issues, particularly when it comes to Russia, but there is a major change in this dynamic: European officials and media have lately started blaming Barack Obama directly for what they see as bad decision-making on the part of the US president. “For years, Europe treated Mr. Obama as virtually untouchable, an off-limits... 

European Parliament votes in favor of dropping charges against Snowden

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The majority of European Parliament members have voted in favor of asking constituent states to grant protection to whistleblower and former NSA contractor Edward Snowden, who has described the move as a ‘game-changer’ and a ‘chance to move forward’. MEPs have urged EU member states to “drop any criminal charges against Edward Snowden, grant him protection and consequently prevent extradition... 

Drone Takes Dramatic Video of Thousands of Migrants Invading Slovenia

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Drone footage highlights the scale and drama of the long flow of Middle Eastern refugees from one camp to another, after crossing the Croatia-Slovenia border. The journey was made by several thousand Muslim illegal immigrants, winding up in the Slovenian border town of Rigonce. The footage shows the group huddling together on the Slovenian side at the border settlement, after traveling in a long,... 

European Commission Head Prepares Plan to Battle Chaos With Migration in EU

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European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker will present a new 16-point plan aimed to stop the chaos with the inflow of refugees to the bloc, obliging the heads of the EU member states to better cooperate at a refugee summit scheduled to be held in Brussels on Sunday, the Frankfurter Allgemeine newspaper reported. The key requirement of Juncker’s plan is that European countries stop sending... 

Europe to use Army to Protect Borders from Migrants

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On October 21, the parliament of Slovenia approved the use of army units for border protection to limit the influx of migrants from the Middle East. According to Interfax, the Slovenian government announced that the number of refugees had exceeded at the capacity of the state to accept them. As many as 19,400 refugees have entered the 2-million-strong Slovenia since Saturday. The number of refugees... 

Finland Becomes Third Popular Country for Asylum Seekers in EU

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Finland have become the third amid EU countries most popular with asylum seekers, media reported Monday, citing the country’s Immigration Service. Some 3,000 migrants applied for asylum in Finland over the past week, Head of the country’s Immigration Service Yana Vuorio said, as cited by the Yle broadcaster. Germany and Sweden take the first and the second place by the number of asylum... 

Trump Slams Merkel's "INSANE" Immigration Policy

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Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump Sunday criticised Germany’s commitment to take in millions of Muslim refugees and illegal immigrants this year, including some displaced from the ongoing civil war in Syria. The US Republican presidential candidate has now cast his eye on Europe and labelled German Chancellor Angela Merkel’s immigration policy as ‘insane.’ “I... 

Hundreds of Thousands Protest Trade Deal with US in Berlin

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Protesters from a range of political groups have gathered in central Berlin for a protest against TTIP, a trade deal between the US and the European Union that critics say will benefit large corporations at the expense of average Europeans. Trade unions, environmental groups, charities and opposition parties were among the organizers of the rally, which went from the main railway station in central... 

400,000 illegal immigrants being deported from Europe

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The people have spoken, and we have said “no!” to the massive immigration agenda. On October the 8th, EU interior ministers met to discuss a 10-point plan to send illegal immigrants back. In addition to sending the more than 400,000 confirmed illegal immigrants back home, they hope it will also send a message to would-be illegal immigrants that they won’t be able to stay in Europe. “We need... 

16 EU Countries Refuse To Grow GMO Products

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As many as 16 countries of the European Union have announced their decision to opt out of GM crops. The countries will no longer be cooperating with GMO produce of such major companies as Monsanto, Dow, Syngenta and Pioneer, EntryNews.com reports. Germany, Italy, Denmark, Bulgaria and Cyprus have recently filed their requests and applications, increasing the number to 16. In August, Scotland publicly... 

US Upgrading Nukes in EU, Agitates Russia

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A recent media report about Washington’s plans to upgrade nuclear bombs in Western Germany resulted in Russia expressing concern, but the United States denied allegations of violating the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty (INF). On Tuesday, German TV station ZDF cited a Pentagon budget document saying that the US Air Force would deploy modernized B-61 nuclear bombs to Germany’s Buchel... 

Europe's Blind Support for US' Foreign Policy Pushing EU Into Abyss

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While bureaucrats in Brussels try to shift the burden of responsibility for Syrian refugees to Serbia, the Eurocrats have apparently forgotten that the Balkan country has had to deal with its own Serbian refugee problem caused by the bloody dissolution of Yugoslavia instigated by the West, Dragana Trifkovic told Sputnik. The current migration of people from the Middle East to Europe is an event of... 

EU Forces Eastern Europe to Accept Illegal Migrants

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EU apparatchiks on Tuesday approved a plan that will force countries in Europe to take hundreds of thousands of so-called asylum-seeking refugees. From The New York Times: The dissenters were the ministers representing the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia. Under European law, three of the countries — the Czech Republic, Romania and Slovakia — would be required to accept migrants against... 

Polish Media Blames Turkey for Flood of Illegal Immigrants in Europe

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Wiadomości, a popular television news program in Poland, claims Turkey is behind the mass migration of illegal immigrants into Europe. Faced with social and economic problems created by the presence of more than two million Syrian refugees in the country, Turkey planned and financed the mass migration, according to the Wiadomości website. Turkey is “supplying (the migrants) with the necessary... 
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