Ukraine Launches Campaign to Bring Back Refugees from Germany Amid Population Crisis
Ukraine is facing a severe population decline due to the ongoing war, with nearly half of its citizens now living abroad
A massive flood of migrants from troubled Tunisia is continuing Sunday after an initial strong wave in the final days of the week.
Some 1000 persons have debarked on the small Italian island of Lampedusa, making the total number of refugees over the last 5 days to some 5000.
Italian authorities have organized the transfer of migrants to other parts of the country, but Lampedusa is still crowded with numbers it cannot handle.
Saturday the Italian government had declared a status of "humanitarian emergency" over the unexpected influx of people, coming after weeks of street protests in Tunisia, which resulted in the ousting of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali.
Italy has also requested an emergency meeting of the Internal Affairs Council of the EU.
Foreign affairs minister Franco Frattini recommended that Italy sends ships to patrol Tunisian waters to prevent illegal crossing, much as Italy did with respect to Albania during the 1990s.
Minister of interior Roberto Maroni stated he will insist from Tunisian authorities to put a firm control and block the outflow of people from theiry country.
Refugees on their part have complained of a strong sense of insecurity about economic prospects and personal security in their country after weeks of unrest.
The US Ambassador to Moscow, Lynne Tracy, visited Russia’s Foreign Ministry on February 11
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office has brought charges against the owner and manager of a company in connection with suspected fraud in a public procurement for trolleybuses in Vratsa, Bulgaria
The US administration under President Donald Trump has opted to pause the development of its proposed "peace plan" for Ukraine
A group of investors led by Elon Musk has submitted a USD 97.4 billion bid to acquire OpenAI's assets
U.S. President Donald Trump warned on Monday that Israel should resume military operations in Gaza if all hostages are not released by the end of the week
Romania’s President Klaus Iohannis announced his resignation on Monday, February 10, stating that he was stepping down to prevent the political crisis that would follow his possible suspension by Parliament
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