More countries pause AstraZeneca vaccine rollout amid fears arising from a small number of cases (40) of possible blood clotting and a possible vaccine shortage and calls for greater two way vaccine exchange between UK and Europe. Over the past … Continue reading European Countries Halt AstraZeneca Vaccine Rollout amid vaccine shortage
This is the story of Luisa and Arne and how they tried to watch the watchers, a secretive, well-funded EU body, Frontex, in charge of policing Europe’s borders and saving lives at sea. Luisa and Arne asked for very simple … Continue reading Frontex lands court challengers in debt
In an attempt to deflect Tehran‘s nuclear development program the European Union has today joined the United States in a new round of measures and imposed sanctions on Iran‘s oil imports to Europe. It however has not imposed a complete ban on oil imports. In response to this a Iranian politician responded by renewing a threat to blockade the Strait of Hormuz, which is a oil export route vital to the global economy, and another said Tehran will cut off it’s crude shipments to the EU immediately which would greatly affect ailing European economies such as Greece, Italy, which depend … Continue reading EU Imposes Oil Sanctions
European Commission – Press release Brussels, 14 November 2011 -The European Commission has adopted today a proposal for an European Union legal framework on security scanners. This legislation allows airports and Member States that wish to use security scanners for the screening of passengers to do so under strict operational and technical conditions. Member States have been trialling or testing security scanners1, since a terrorist attempted on 25 December 2009 to blow up a plane flying from Amsterdam to Detroit with plastic explosives he had hidden in his underwear. Until now the use of security scanners has been done under … Continue reading EU Body Scanner Legislation
After months of campaigning, animal activists have WON the campaign yo make EST HOLLYWOOD the first ever district as “FUR-FREE” in the United States. The Ordinance will go into effect on September 19th! What this means is that NO business is allowed to sell fur garments of any kind. Continue reading West Hollywood Fur Free
