Finland: Asylum seekers situation chaotic
The number of asylum seekers entering Finland this year has already surpassed the average for previous years. Officials in southwest Finland had processed over 600 asylum applications by the beginning of July, compared to 400 for…
Ukraine: US general backs lethal weapons
The United States should ‘seriously consider’ providing Ukraine with lethal weapons and putting US air strike controllers near combat areas in Iraq, said General Mark Milley (who is nominated to be the next US Army chief…
Greece: First bailout instalment on 17 August
If the expected timeline runs on schedule, Greece could be seeing the first instalment of the 86 billion euros of bailout money on 17 August. Bloomberg reports that an official ‘with knowledge’ said that negotiations between…
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: A living wage
A compulsory National Living Wage was announced by the Chancellor, George Osborne, this week, in the first purely Conservative budget for 19 years. ‘Britain deserves a pay rise, and Britain is getting a pay rise,’ he…
