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• Head Them off at the Pass

  

  Space invaders A RECENT Swiss newspaper cartoon depicts the ship of state bearing down on a small boat crammed with migrants, as the lookouts cry “Hard right! Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Village Croissant

  

  EIGHTEEN hairpin bends on a mountain road separate the four Alpine hamlets of Nâves (pictured) from the towns in the valley below. Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Time off for Bad Prose

  

  THE makers of the Romanian edition of the board game Monopoly may want to consider altering the “Get out of jail free” card to one reading “Wrote a book in... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Centre-right Leaders Close Ranks on Migration Issues

  EPP leaders made a concerted effort to demonstrate unity by sharing a tougher stance on border security at a congress in Madrid designed to support Spanish PM... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Not Just Hand-waving

  

  WHAT if Italy were the most stable country in Europe? The notion would once have seemed absurd. But after the Senate’s approval on October 13th of a sweeping... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Filmmakers Urge EU Leaders to Welcome Refugees

  Award-winning filmmakers have signed a petition calling on EU leaders to welcome refugees and resist xenophobic urges. News from Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Muddling Through

  

  In Crimea, Russia has mucked it up SOME find it relaxing to be covered head to toe in black, smelly mud. Others become a bit gloomy, particularly when the spa i... Read more

  Posted on 20 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Hungary to Seal Border with Croatia

  Hungary will seal its borders with Croatia by midnight, with Zagreb planning to send migrants and refugees to Slovenia. News from Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• [Agenda] All Eyes on Refugees and Poland This WEEK

  MIgration will top the agenda of the EPP congress in Madrid, while Poland will vote on Sunday to elect a new government. News from Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Heightening the Contradictions

  

  THREE days after a double bombing in Turkey’s capital killed at least 99 people at a peace rally, the prime minister, Ahmed Davutoglu, and a group of... Read more

  Posted on 17 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Forward Defence

  

  THE rubbish-strewn beach at Hann, a suburb of Dakar, Senegal’s capital, is packed with colourful, canoe-like pirogue fishing boats, ideal for smuggling lucrativ... Read more

  Posted on 16 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• An Odd Way to Make Friends

  

  Jolly bombing weather RUSSIA’S behaviour in Syria resembles the fable of the scorpion who promises not to sting the frog that carries him across the river, but... Read more

  Posted on 15 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• EU Commission: German Transit Zones Only Temporary

  Germany is considering transit zones to process migrants and refugees faster, as chancellor Merkel comes under increasing pressure from the right of her party. Read more

  Posted on 14 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Britain’s Pro and anti-EU Campaigns Gear up

  A ‘Britain Stronger in Europe’ campaign will be launched on Monday and will face two pro-Brexit groups, while PM Cameron’s key demands are leaked to the press. Read more

  Posted on 12 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Mosque in the Cathedral

  

  Pay no attention to the mihrab in the corner WITH its Moorish arches and golden mihrab, the mosque-cathedral of Córdoba is one of the top tourist destinations i... Read more

  Posted on 11 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Bosses Lose Their Shirts

  

  Apart from that, how was the meeting? HE ARRIVED at the office in a suit and tie but left it topless, his shirt torn off his back, fleeing over a high fence. Read more

  Posted on 10 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Trouble with Saxony

  

  SAXONS have reason to be proud as they celebrate the 25th anniversary of German reunification on October 3rd. They were the first East Germans to take to the... Read more

  Posted on 08 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• EU and US Hail Implementation of Ukraine ‘truce’

  The EU and US have welcomed the halt of rogue elections in Russia-occupied Ukraine, but concessions could harm pro-Western leaders in Kiev. Read more

  Posted on 07 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• A New Spectacle for the Masses

  

  IF HIS intent was to draw attention to his military muscle, he certainly succeeded. Vladimir Putin, Russia’s president, became the first leader in the Kremlin... Read more

  Posted on 06 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Erdogan Harangues EU at Strasbourg Rally

  Turkish leader Erdogan vowed to “crush” Kurdish “terrorists” and harangued “Islamophobic” Europe ahead of his EU summit Monday. Read more

  Posted on 05 October 2015 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL