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Germany makes public burning of EU flag punishable

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The European country of Germany has made public burning of the European Union flag or that of another country punishable.

Henceforth, the act will attract a serious punishment of over three year imprisonment. Hereafter, the act will be treated as a hate crime.

The German parliament has approved the motion which aims to make the act of public burning of the flags punishable.

As per the new law, the act of public burning of the aforesaid flags is equal to the crime of defiling the German flag.

The same law applies for the EU anthem also.

The move has cone after Social Democrat (SPD) complained about protesters’ burning of the Israeli flag in Berlin in 2017.

Meanwhile, Alternative for Germany, which is the most powerful party rightist party in the European country of Germany, has strongly condemned the new law.

They have called the act as excessive interference into the right to free speech and artistic expression.

Spain, Italy and Greece also have similar laws which ban desecration of the national flag.


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Far rightist infiltration identified in German army

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The European country of Germany has identified the infiltration of far-rightist elements in the German army.

The German police which investigate the illicit relation between a certain section of the military and the far right have seized some weapons and explosives from the house of a special forces soldier.

The middle aged person, who has been arrested in connection with the issue, has been under investigation for last few years – especially since the year 2017.

As per a report recently published by German military intelligence, there were 592 suspected far-right cases in the army last year.

The infliction of far-rightist elements in the Army is a serious issue. The German intelligence is keen to weed out this crisis.

Lately, Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer promised further investigation of possible extremist networks inside the army.


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Journalist accuses former Frech Prez of sexual assault

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A German journalist has accused former French President Valéry Giscard d’Estaing of sexual misconduct.

The French authority has initiated a detailed investigation into the alleged misconduct.

As per the statement given by the German reporter, the former leader touched her buttocks repeatedly during a 2018 interview.

It is learned that the global MeToo movement has inspired the journalist to reveal her unfortunate experience.

Meanwhile, the former President has denied the allegation leveled against him by the German journalist.

The incident has triggered a national wide debate on the matter.

In the coming days, the incident is expected to trigger wide discussion across the world.

Several activists have already come out strongly against the former President of France.


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UK to exempt travellers coming from France from mandatory quarantine

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The European country of United Kingdom has decided to exempt travellers coming from another European country of France from the UK coronavirus quarantine measures announced by the kingdom to prevent the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak.

The measures – intended to prevent the import of the virus from overseas through those travelling to the UK from other countries across the world – has been announced by the UK PM Boris Johnson.

The measures are expected to come into force in the near future itself. Until now, the dates – both the start and the end – for the measures has not been announced by the United Kingdom government.

The same exemption is likely to be extended to those coming from Ireland too, considering the fact that the country shares an inseparable relation with the kingdom.

The exemption may not be applicable to those coming from elsewhere. The UK travel industry has expressed their concern about the mandatory quarantine measures.


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The European care home tragedy

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The European care homes are the ones which have suffered the most due to the coronavirus outbreak – which has brought the continent to a very unpleasant point.

The care homes across the continent have suffered several deaths. Spain and Italy are the worst hit countries in the continent.

The relatives of those who have died in these care homes across the Europe have recently come up openly, seeking an investigation into why their relatives who were living in the care homes have not survived the coronavirus outbreak.

Once the present crisis ends, the governments across the continent of Europe will have to come up with a convincing explanation of why the care homes across the continent of Europe have witnessed these many deaths.

There were reports that it was the mismanagement of these care homes that has lead to these many losses in these homes.


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France to make face masks compulsory

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The European country of France, which is expected to ease its lockdown restrictions on 11th May, will make face masks compulsory on public transport.

The big announcement regarding the new plan has been made by France Prime Minister Edouard Philippe.

As per the new policy, face masks will be compulsory in schools also – which is expected to reopen in the near future.

Not all students will have to wear masks. Only students aged between 11 and 15 will be asked to wear masks.

Several other European countries have envisaged similar exit plans. Spain in one of the countries which has recently developed an exit plain.

Like in other European countries, non-essential shops and markets will remain close till a order tells otherwise.

The state has bestowed all essential shop authorities with the right to direct their customers to wear masks.


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EU agrees emergency aid plan

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The heads of the European Union has agreed a plan for injecting billions of euros of emergency aid into Europe’s Covid-19 affected economies such as Italy and spain.

The agreement has been reached in a meeting done with the support of the possibility of video conference.

As part of the agreement, a huge sum of 540 billion Euro will be released to support the affected countries.

The fund has been connected to the European Union budget, as per a latest report released by the greatest economic union of the world.

A senior European Union official has said that the process will boost investment in the region of the continent of Europe.

Earlier, there was disagreement between the southern countries of the EU and the northern countries over the sharing of the financial burden caused by the Covid-19 outbreak.

It remains unclear whether the issue has been fully resolved or not.

Recently, Italy expressed its unhappiness over the way the union responded to the outbreak in its initial stage.

The Italian government has welcomed the latest development in connection with the sharing of the burden caused by the outbreak.


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Just beginning, not end, says Merkel

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German Chancellor Angela Merkel has appealed for greater participation of her country in the effort to help the continent of Europe recover from the crisis into which the continent has reached due to the coronavirus outbreak.

Ms. Merkel has reminded her countrymen about the need to remain clever and cautious, warning indirectly that what has passed is not the end phase but still just the beginning.

The comment which deserves serious attention has been made while speaking in the country’s parliament.

The European Union is scheduled to organise a video summit to discuss the matter of the coronavirus outbreak soon.

The latest stand of Germany is to be viewed through that prism.

Earlier, the EU countries failed to reach an agreement on how to handle the financial burden imposed by the virus outbreak.

Some EU countries which wanted a burden sharing openly criticised the attitude of certain countries in the union, which opposed the demand for the burden sharing formula.

The difference even threatened the stability of the union, when some countries expressed doubt in the capacity of the union.

As per the present EU law, countries cannot be made liable for each other’s debts.

The development indicates that in the upcoming video summit Germany may take a lenient stand on the matter of burden sharing.


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Romania uses fine to prevent lockdown breach

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The European country of Romania has used the possibility of fine to present the possible break of the measures imposed to prevent the spread of coronavirus.

Over 2,00,000 people have been fined so far as they have been found to have violated the measures imposed to contain the spread of the disastrous virus.

The country has earned a huge amount through the policy. The total amount collected through the policy until now is not less than 69m Euro.

Even a mayor has been fined as he has been found to have violated the measures imposed by the Romanian government.

He has been caught with his cycle in a park closed due to the virus outbreak – almost all public spaces in the country are in a closed state due to the virus outbreak. His argument that he has come to the park to check whether any violation happens in the park has not been taken into account by the concerned authority.

The mayor has shared his plan to challenge the fine legally when he has been asked about the action taken against him.

It remains unclear whether there is any political angle in the action.

Romania at present has not less than 9,242 cases of Covid-19. It has suffered as many as 507 deaths in connection with the virus outbreak.


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Italy to announce exit plan soon

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The European country of Italy, which is under lockdown like many other countries in this part of the world, has announced its plan to launch an exit plan.

Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte, through his social media post, has assured to release the plan this week.

Mr. Conte has used his Facebook handle to publicise his plan to launch the exit plan aimed to bring everything back to normal.

From the post, it can be assumed that the country will seek the advice of all stakeholders – especially scientific experts – to develop the policy.

A statement in the post reads: a reasonable expectation is that the country will apply it from May 4.

Italy is one of the worst affected countries in the continent of Europe, as well as in the world. Italy has suffered over 24,114 deaths due to the virus outbreak, which is the highest recorded death toll in the continent.

Anyway, the new indices are favorable to the country.

The country has passed its peak. It is slowly coming back to normal.

The bold post of the PM indicates that the country – which has suffered a lot due to the outbreak – at present is confident enough to think of an exit plan.


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