Liechtenstein: Foreign Minister Frick in Luxembourg
Councillor Aurelia Frick went to Luxembourg on Monday 8 June for a working visit. Her discussions centred with Foreign Minister Jean Asselborn about the Luxembourg EU Presidency which will be in the second half of 2015. Aurelia Frick also met Minister of Culture Maggy Nagel and Lydia Mutsch, Minister for…
Latvia: Military exercises by 11,000 troops from 8 to 19 June
The Baltic-region based Saber Strike military exercises have been an annual part of NATO’s Allied Shield training exercises since 2010. This year they began in Latvia at 10 am at the Adazi military base in Latvia on 8 June. Present at the ceremony were recently elected Latvian President (currently Defence…
Kosovo: Five EU members under pressure to recognise Kosovo
Five European Union member states that have not recognised the 2008 unilateral declaration of Kosovo’s independence are under pressure to change their position. Slovakia, Greece, Cyprus, Romania and Spain were ‘targeted by great powers,” Vecernje novosti newspaper claims. The Belgrade daily adds that some Latin American and Caribbean countries are…
Italy: 1,200 rescued migrants
On Monday Royal Navy warship HMS Bulwark arrived in an Italian port, carrying 1,200 migrants rescued from the Mediterranean Sea. The ship docked at Catania, in Sicily, where the migrants will be handed over to the Italian authorities. Bulwark has been on a search and rescue mission in the area…
