The minister outlined the idea in response to a €200 million fine issued against Hungary in June after the Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Budapest was ignoring EU asylum laws as well as an earlier judgment against it. Hungary, ruled for years by Orbán’s right-wing Fidesz party, has long taken a hard … Read more
At Raíces Brewing Company, a sea of festival-goers — many wearing the yellow soccer jerseys of the Colombian national team — braved the summer heat on a July afternoon. With cumbia music pounding over the speakers and cold cocktails in hand, they celebrated their culture at Denver’s eighth-annual Colombian Festival. Attendees visited vendors selling fresh … Read more
The owners of a Lakewood fried chicken joint consider themselves optimists. Every time they’ve found their storefront window shattered by a rock, they’ve named the projectile, put it on display and got back to business. “I guess it’s just like an ongoing joke,” said Ivy Pham, co-owner of Kickin Chicken. “Now, we have three rocks, … Read more
Claire Sugden, a liberal unionist who sits as an independent, addressed a group of Muslim visitors in the gallery above. “To those being targeted, I am so sorry that living here has made you feel scared, intimidated and unsafe. I’m ashamed,” she said. Referring to the criminal rackets of the UDA and UVF, she chided … Read more
“We recall that targeting critical life-saving infrastructure constitutes a war crime and urge all parties to take all feasible precautions to avoid harm to civilians, humanitarian workers, and critical civilian infrastructure,” his statement continued. Borrell’s statement came hours after Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich suggested letting Gazan civilians die of starvation was “justified and moral” … Read more
“And our position on this process matter is that it is for the courts and prosecutor to decide and that’s why we’ve not taken forward plans put forward by the previous government,” the spokesperson said. The decision marks a contrast to the previous Conservative government, who requested the court provide written observations on whether it … Read more
While the 81-year-old Democrat quickly corrected himself, the gaffe has fueled speculation about his fitness for office ahead of the U.S. presidential election in November, with dozens of his own allies calling for Biden to step down in favor of a younger candidate. His rival, Republican challenger Donald Trump, has wasted no time mocking the … Read more
Here’s an excerpt from the podcast: Teresa Tang:You mentioned many have quit the Yakuza. They’ve tried to start a new life, but there are barriers, not least of which is the stigma of their past, right? Michiyo Ishida:Yeah, let me explain to you what Tatsuya Shindo told me. He was in jail three times for … Read more
Businesses’ demand for temporary foreign workers has surged across the country in recent years, with employers given the green light to hire more than double the people through the federal program last year as they did five years ago. The program is designed to provide short-term relief to employers as a last resort, but has … Read more
Greek Ombudsman Andreas Pottakis then set up an independent investigation into the case, which could be completed by the fall. Greek officials, who spoke to POLITICO on the condition of anonymity because they weren’t authorized to talk, said the ombudsman had summoned more than a dozen Greek officials to testify. Among those is the head … Read more
