Croatia and Serbia in war of words
The 1990's wars are again straining relations between Croatia and Serbia amid reinterpretation on both sides of World War Two memories.
The 1990's wars are again straining relations between Croatia and Serbia amid reinterpretation on both sides of World War Two memories.
Turkey's president Erdogan on Sunday repeated his call to reintroduce the death penalty at a rally of some 1 million people. Meanwhile, Austria wants an end to all EU accession talks with Turkey following Erdogan's increasing grip on power.
Italy’s highest court is set to approve on Monday that a national referendum on a reform of the country's constitution can be held in the autumn, reports la Repubblica. The referendum will be a big test for prime minister Matteo Renzi, who said he would resign if people voted against the reforms.
A majority of Brits do not regret June's Brexit decision. When asked by YouGov whether Britain "was right or wrong to leave the European Union" 46% of responders confirmed their desire to exit, while 42% said they do not find that the outcome of the vote was correct. The referendum has had little immediate impact on people’s spending habits, reports the Guardian, with consumer spending up 1.6% year-on-year in July.
The Airbus Group confirmed on Sunday it was co-operating with the UK's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) on investigations into allegations of "fraud, bribery and corruption". The allegations relate to irregularities concerning third party consultants, and has led Germany, France and the UK to halt some export credits for the Toulouse based company. European Airbus and American Boeing are neck-and-neck in an intense battle for airliner orders.
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has ruled out a second Brexit vote. “I think we’ve had a referendum, a decision has been made, you have to respect the decision people made," he told The Huffington Post UK. Corbyn's rival for the Labour leadership, Owen Smith has demanded a second EU referendum on whatever deal emerges from Brexit negotiations.
Alexis Tsipras' Greek government plans to hire 20,000 civil servants over the next year to help Greece's austerity hit education and health services. Government officials believe that the hiring will not run into objections from representatives of Greece’s international creditors, Kathimerini newspaper reports. The same sources denied that such a move could render the civil service beholden to leftist SYRIZA.