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NSA Spying: Spy on European officials; Denmark charged for helping US

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As per the sources from 2012 to 2014 Denmark’s secret service helped the US spy on European politicians including German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

According to DR, the alleged set-up, said in the report to have been codenamed “Operation Dunhammer”, allowed the NSA to obtain data using the telephone numbers of politicians as search parameters.

The Defence Intelligence Service (FE) collaborated with the US National Security Agency (NSA) to gather information, confirming to Danish public service broadcaster DR. Intelligence was allegedly collected on other officials from Germany, France, Sweden and Norway.

In 2013 similar allegations was emerged. They were not aware of Danish involvement until the DR report, which was shared with other European media over the weekend said German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and a spokesperson for Angela Merkel.

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Champion League: Chelsea wins against Manchester

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On Saturday Chelsea won the all-English Champions League final for the second time, defeating Manchester City 1-0 thanks to Kai Havertz’s first-half goal.

Havertz ran onto Mason Mount’s through-ball and skipped by City goalkeeper Ederson Moraes before dropping the ball into an empty net in the 42nd minute.


Chelsea has now the first European cup it won in 2012 and also become the 13th multiple winner of the world’s biggest club competition.

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Jihadist attacks: 3 sentenced over 2017 Barcelona and Cambrils jihadist attacks

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Three men who assisted the perpetrators of jihadist terrorist attacks in and in 2017 16 people killed around at Barcelona have been jailed in Spain.


Two of the group were handed sentences of 53 and 46 years, while a third man was given an eight-year jail term. Before a twin attack was launched in a nearby town of the perpetrators rammed a van into pedestrians in Barcelona’s Las Ramblas tourist area. The Islamic State group (IS) said it carried out the attacks.

Mohamed Houli Chemlal, 24, and Driss Oukabir, 32, were sentenced to 53 and 46 years respectively for offences that included belonging to a terrorist group and manufacturing and possessing explosives. A third man, Said Ben Iazza, 26, was given an eight-year term for helping with a terrorist group.

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1 Billion Covid-19 vaccines to be received by EU in end of September

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The EU is on track to receive enough Covid-19 vaccination doses by the end of July to inoculate 70 per cent of its adult population, and the member states can join its travel certificate system from mid-June, the European Commission has announced.


Delivery estimates released to EU leaders as they convened in Brussels showed the bloc was on course by the end of September, to receive more than a billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines more than enough to fully vaccinate its population of 446 million.

In a joint conclusions the 27 national leaders noted that vaccination campaigns had “accelerated across the EU” and that this would “allow for a gradual reopening of our societies”.
46 per cent of the eligible EU population will have received at least one dose of a vaccine, by the end of May, as per the figures from European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen, she said, expected a decision by the European Medicines Agency on whether to clear the BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine in use for 12-15-year-olds soon.

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England Arundel Castle: Historical items worth over €1.1 million stolen

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Historical items worth over £1 million (€1.15 million) were stolen from Arundel Castle, British police are appealing for information.

The break-in at Arundel Castle, took place on Friday evening in Sussex, south-east England. Sussex police said that “Various items have been stolen of great historical significance. ”

These include the Gold Rosary Beads carried by Mary Queen of Scots at her execution in 1587, several coronation cups and other gold and silver treasures. They were all taken from a display cabinet along the public route.

Whether it is connected to the burglary and are appealing for information, police are now examining a 4×4 vehicle found abandoned and on fire in nearby Barlavington to establish . The monument only reopened on May 18 to the public .

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France’s 18-Year-Olds Given Culture Pass

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The new culture pass for France’s 18-year-old earlier had a trial run in 14 areas of France and now is given national recognition.

Around 800,000 teenagers a year can look forward to downloading an app and get around 300 euros. As per the sources, it’s stated that the pass can be used for tickets to the cinema, museum, and theatre, or to buy books, art materials, dance courses, and instruments or an online subscription.

The cinemas and museums have reopened this week but the pass is not linked in any way to recovery from the Covid pandemic. Emmanuel Macron, who had made the culture pass one of the promises of his 2017 presidential campaign, had announced the move in a 30-second TikTok and Instagram video.

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Covid 19 Updates: France to reopen bars as the lockdown ceases

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As France starts lifting restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of Coronavirus bars, shops and cultural spaces across France are set to reopen.


As decides on Wednesday, groups of up to six people will be allowed to eat together at outdoor restaurant terraces. France’s nationwide curfew is also being pushed back.

Some medical expertise in the country had raised concerns about the number of new daily Covid-19 infections, which now average about 13,000.

But that figure is far lower than the peaks of more than 40,000 daily cases recorded as recently as last month.


France’s vaccination campaign has also been accelerating in recent weeks, with more than 20 million people now having received at least one dose, and almost nine million having received both.

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France to provide free covid test for foreigners

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As the restrictions are gearing up at France and welcome tourists this summer, it has offered free PCR tests to foreigners to detect COVID-19, Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune told Europe 1 news in an interview on Sunday.

A lot of countries in Europe are asking foreigners to produce COVID-19 negative certificates before entering othere territory.

France was the only European country providing the option of free PCR tests to its citizens. The facility will now be extended to foreign tourists arriving for vacation.

The European parliament is currently trying to balance the rules for travel and is asking to provide the tests for free or to atleast provide an affordable tariff for PCR tests.

According to the health report on Sunday, there were 324 deaths in hospitals and 31,539 new cases, and 29,911 patients admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 related illness.

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Eurovision’s Noisy Fans are Back Despite Dutch Pandemic

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Europe’s most popular cultural event Eurovision had been canceled last year due to the pandemic. Reports state that it is to go ahead this year in Rotterdam even though the Netherlands is battling a third wave of the pandemic.

Organizers are adamant that Eurovision 2021 can be conducted safely. They say it can bring hope and signal the start of Europe’s long-anticipated revival of live events. Performers and their delegations will take part along with a maximum of 3,500 audiences.

Tickets are only available to those who bought them for the 2020 canceled show, and there will be none to the wider public. All visitors will have to show negative test results no more than 24 hours old to enter the arena.

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Austrian Prince Blamed for Shooting One of Europe’s Biggest Bears

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Environmental campaigners believe that Prince Emanuel von und zu Liechtenstein had shot dead probably the biggest bear alive in the EU on a hunting expedition in Romania during March.

The Prince had been granted a permit to shoot a female bear that had caused damage to certain farms. But instead of shooting that female bear, it was Arthur a 17-year-old brown bear. Trophy hunting had been barred in Romania since 2016 as the brown bear is protected by an EU directive.

But hunting is allowed for problematic bears that cause damages. Gabriel Paun, the president of Agent Green, said: “I wonder how the prince could confuse a female with a chicken coming to the village with the largest male that existed in the depths of the forest. “We are dealing with a game of poaching since they shot the wrong bear.”

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