Here is the situation on Sunday, January 19:
Tag: Europe
UK: Authorities set to introduce digital driving licences
Digital driving licences are to be introduced in the UK as the government looks to use technology to “transform public services”. They will be accessed on a new government smartphone…
Ukraine: Kyiv asks Trump to ‘Make Russia Small Again’
Right after setting foot in the cafeteria named after Donald Trump in the Ukrainian capital, visitors see the most anti-Russian paraphrase of the United States president-elect’s best-known war cry. Inspired…
Croatia: Deputy PM resigns over video of him firing gun
Croatia’s deputy prime minister has resigned after footage surfaced of him shooting at random from a moving car. In the video, Josip Dabro can be seen in the passenger seat…
Spain: Ski lift collapse injures at least 30 people
At least 30 people are reported to have been injured after a ski lift collapsed in northern Spain. The Astún resort in the Spanish Pyrenees, where the incident happened, was…
Ukraine: Three killed in strike on central Kyiv
AaThree people have been killed in a Russian air strike on Kyiv overnight, Ukrainian officials have said. Residents in the city first heard two loud explosions and only then the…
Russia: Authorities jail lawyers who acted for late opposition leader Alexei Navalny
Three lawyers who acted for late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny have been given jail terms of up to five-and-a-half years on charges of taking part in an “extremist organisation”.…
Hungary: Raids targeting anti-corruption chief rock government
Police in Hungary have raided the offices of the Integrity Authority, a state body that oversees the use of EU funds. The chief prosecutor has announced that its chairman, Ferenc…
France: UK skier dies in ‘violent collision’ in French Alps
An investigation is under way after a British woman died following a “violent collision” on a ski slope in the French Alps. The 62-year-old reportedly crashed into a stationary skier,…
UK: We must rejoin EU customs union, says Lib Dem Davey
The UK should negotiate a new customs union deal with the European Union, Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey has said. In a speech in London, he argued it was…