Europe Situation Reports

Germany: New Anti-Euro Party Could Enter Parliament

According to an Emnid poll published Sept. 15, a new German anti-euro party, Alternative feur Deutschland, has gained support among 4 percent of the electorate, bringing it close to the 5 percent threshold needed to gain entry into the German Parliament, Reuters reported.
Sunday, September 15, 2013 - 12:11

Poland: Tens Of Thousands Protest In Warsaw

Tens of thousands of Polish labor union members rallied in Warsaw on Sept. 14 in protest of the government labor and wage policies, AP reported.
Saturday, September 14, 2013 - 08:02

Syria: Negotiations Begin On Proposed U.N. Resolution

Negotiations have begun on the proposed U.N. resolution that would put Syrian chemical weapons under international control, a French official said Sept. 11, AP reported.
Wednesday, September 11, 2013 - 09:36

Syria: France To Propose Resolution To Security Council

France will float a resolution to the U.N. Security Council that would put the Syrian regime's chemical weapons under international control so that they could be destroyed, French Foreign Minister Laurent Fabius said Sept. 10, BBC reported.
Tuesday, September 10, 2013 - 07:11

Syria: U.N. Chief, British Prime Minister Welcome Chemical Weapons Proposal

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki Moon said Sept. 9 that he welcomed a Russian proposal for the Syrian regime to transfer its chemical weapons to the international community for destruction, AFP reported.
Monday, September 9, 2013 - 11:47

Syria: Forces May Have Launched Chemical Weapons Attack Without Al Assad's Permission

According to German intelligence, Syrian regime forces may have carried out the chemical weapons attack near Damascus without Syrian President Bashar al Assad's permission, Reuters reported Sept. 8, citing German newspaper Bild am Sonntag.
Sunday, September 8, 2013 - 08:34

Syria: Germany Urges U.N. To Publish Investigators' Report

The United Nations should publish its investigators' report about the possible chemical weapons attack in Syria more quickly, German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said Sept. 6 in Vilnius ahead of a meeting of the EU foreign ministers, AFP reported.
Friday, September 6, 2013 - 10:18

Italy: Warship Sent To Lebanese Coast

The Italian government sent the Andrea Doria destroyer along with a helicopter and 195 personnel to the coast of Lebanon as part of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon to protect its personnel in the event of an intervention in Syria, Anatolian news agency reported Sept. 5.
Thursday, September 5, 2013 - 08:16

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