Category: Europe
In Romania, the Traumas of a Bloody Revolution Still Cast a Long Shadow
New York Times People struggling for justice for family members killed in the 1989 uprising say that servants of the Ceausescu regime have blocked any reckoning with the past. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/25/world/europe/romania-1989-revolution.html
Read MoreMatteo Messina Denaro, Once Italy’s Most Famous Fugitive, Dies at 61
New York Times A high-ranking member of Cosa Nostra, he was arrested in January after decades on the run. He was found through medical records related to his cancer treatment. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/25/world/europe/matteo-messina-denaro-dead.html
Read MoreMonday Briefing
New York Times Europe’s struggle to supply Ukraine https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/25/briefing/ukraine-hollywood-strike-deal.html
Read MoreAfD Candidate Loses Race for Mayor in Nordhausen, Germany
New York Times Voters on Sunday rejected the candidate for the hard-line Alternative for Germany Party, which is rattling German national politics, in the race for mayor in the city of Nordhausen. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/world/europe/germany-afd-mayor-election.html
Read MoreFrance to Pull Its Troops From Niger After Military Coup
New York Times President Emmanuel Macron said he had recalled the country’s ambassador, after weeks of escalating tensions with Niger’s new military leaders. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/world/africa/france-troops-ambassador-niger.html
Read MoreNearly 400 Ethnic Armenians Flee Nagorno-Karabakh
New York Times Nearly 400 people crossed the border from the breakaway region of Nagorno-Karabakh on Sunday, days after a military offensive returned the ethnic Armenian enclave to Azerbaijan’s control. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/world/europe/armenians-nagorno-karabakh-azerbaijan.html
Read MoreHow a Moldovan Fraudster Leveraged Tensions Over Ukraine War
New York Times The war in Ukraine is intensifying longstanding frictions in a region of Moldova called Gagauzia. A Moldovan convicted of plundering his country’s central bank sees an opportunity. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/world/europe/moldova-russia-ukraine-war.html
Read MoreAmid Black Sea Threats, Ukraine Steps Up Use of New Shipping Route
New York Times The route has allowed Kyiv to revive exports of grain and other goods across the Black Sea despite Russia’s wartime threats to commercial shipping. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/world/europe/ukraine-russia-news.html
Read MoreClams Ruled This Town Until the Crabs Moved In
New York Times Goro, on the Adriatic Sea, is famous for its clams — essential for the beloved spaghetti alle vongole. But an infestation of crabs is threatening the town’s cash crop. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/world/europe/italy-crabs-clams.html
Read MoreCash, Mules and Paid Protests: How a Fraudster Seized an Ethnic Enclave
New York Times The war in Ukraine is intensifying longstanding frictions in a region of Moldova called Gagauzia. A Moldovan convicted of plundering his country’s central bank sees an opportunity. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/24/world/europe/cash-mules-and-paid-protests-how-a-fraudster-seized-an-ethnic-enclave.html
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