EU watch

[Bahnhof Strasse]

He didn't say EU nations should be competing as one entity, the Telegraph just framed it that way to give its readers some jollies - they know their audience well.

But I wouldn't be surprised if Hong Kong is no longer competing as a separate entity in 2024, especially if the US manages to pip China to the top of the medals table this year.

No, he said all athletes who happen to compete for nations that are members of the European Union should have an EU flag on their outfits as well as a national one. The Olympics have already told him to get fucked on his bullshit previously. Plus he looks like a total sex case.

 

[gosub]

Popular medicines no longer available as Brexit takes its toll

Migraine-relief, eye drops and thyroid hormone deficiency treatment running out

timesofmalta.com

 

[TopCat]

Popular medicines no longer available as Brexit takes its toll

Migraine-relief, eye drops and thyroid hormone deficiency treatment running out

timesofmalta.com

That’s really thin.

 

[Dogsauce]

Only desperate people with no other choice (like at 24hr garages) buy nurofen, non-idiots know just to buy own brand ibuprofen for pennies because it’s exactly the same stuff.

 

[Pickman's model]

Maybe all English speaking nations should have a flag and pool their medals too? And maybe all countries on Earth should except China and maybe Russia. That won't be divisive at all...

This gets very messy very quickly

 

[The39thStep]

Worried about sending the wrong message apparently.

Six EU countries call for forced return of Afghans to continue

Afghanistan had in July urged Europe to stop deportations for three months due to the deteriorating security situation on the grounds as Taliban insurgents make rapid gains.

www.euronews.com

 

[Fozzie Bear]

 

[The39thStep]

This article puts a little more meat on the bones

Mainstreaming the far right: The wrong lesson from Afghanistan

How the fear of refugees trumps Europe’s foreign policy ambitions.

www.politico.eu

 

[TopCat]

Ugly speech that.

 

[The39thStep]

 

[Spymaster]

Stupid fucking cunts.

Not a big issue though. The main problem is queues at airports for summer holidaying Brits, and visa requirements for obscure pop bands.

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Greece completes border wall extension to deter potential Afghan migrants

Greece said on Friday it had completed a 40-km fence on its border with Turkey and a new surveillance system was in place to stop possible asylum seekers from trying to reach Europe following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

www.reuters.com

ATHENS, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Greece said on Friday it had completed a 40-km fence on its border with Turkey and a new surveillance system was in place to stop possible asylum seekers from trying to reach Europe following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

Events in Afghanistan have fuelled fears in the European Union of a repeat of the 2015 refugee crisis, when nearly a million people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and beyond crossed to Greece from Turkey before travelling north to wealthier states.

 

[ska invita]

Greece completes border wall extension to deter potential Afghan migrants

Greece said on Friday it had completed a 40-km fence on its border with Turkey and a new surveillance system was in place to stop possible asylum seekers from trying to reach Europe following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

www.reuters.com

ATHENS, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Greece said on Friday it had completed a 40-km fence on its border with Turkey and a new surveillance system was in place to stop possible asylum seekers from trying to reach Europe following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

Events in Afghanistan have fuelled fears in the European Union of a repeat of the 2015 refugee crisis, when nearly a million people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and beyond crossed to Greece from Turkey before travelling north to wealthier states.

Is this the result of the EU imposing its will on EU states, or EU states driving the policy of the EU?
Based on the state responses to 2015 crisis where states refused to co-operate with the EU plan of refugee quotas I think its the former.
Symbiotic i guess ultimately

 

[Bahnhof Strasse]

Is this the result of the EU imposing its will on EU states, or EU states driving the policy of the EU?
Based on the state responses to 2015 crisis where states refused to co-operate with the EU plan of refugee quotas I think its the former.
Symbiotic i guess ultimately

Probably a bit of both. The EU's direction on this has been clear for some years now, guess that seeps in to national government mentality at some point. Either way it is not good news for those fleeing Afghanistan.

 

[Spymaster]

Either way it is not good news for those fleeing Afghanistan.

They're terrorists anyway, according to Micron:

Macron says that Afghanistan must not be 'sanctuary for terrorism' again

French President Emmanuel Macron on Monday said that Afghanistan should not become again the "sanctuary for terrorism" that it was until the US-led invasion two decades ago, after the Taliban regained…

www.france24.com

 

[The39thStep]

The Slovenian PM is a real charmer

 

[Pickman's model]

Greece completes border wall extension to deter potential Afghan migrants

Greece said on Friday it had completed a 40-km fence on its border with Turkey and a new surveillance system was in place to stop possible asylum seekers from trying to reach Europe following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

www.reuters.com

ATHENS, Aug 20 (Reuters) - Greece said on Friday it had completed a 40-km fence on its border with Turkey and a new surveillance system was in place to stop possible asylum seekers from trying to reach Europe following the Taliban's takeover of Afghanistan.

Events in Afghanistan have fuelled fears in the European Union of a repeat of the 2015 refugee crisis, when nearly a million people fleeing war and poverty in the Middle East and beyond crossed to Greece from Turkey before travelling north to wealthier states.

so much for operation enduring freedom freedom's sentinel

 

[The39thStep]

No wonder there is an alleged shortage of construction materials

Poland to build anti-refugee wall on Belarus border

Poland has become the latest European country to start building an anti-refugee wall, with a new fence on its border with Belarus.

euobserver.com

 

[a_chap]

Oh bugger.

And I was planning on building a border wall of my own this weekend too

 

[ska invita]

No wonder there is an alleged shortage of construction materials

Poland to build anti-refugee wall on Belarus border

Poland has become the latest European country to start building an anti-refugee wall, with a new fence on its border with Belarus.

euobserver.com

Is this to do with the EU?

 

[The39thStep]

Spoilt for choice in France

 

[ska invita]

Spoilt for choice in France

The UK choice might even be worse than that

 

[TopCat]

Spoilt for choice in France

Pair of cunts. Both striving to out right wing le pen.

 

[The39thStep]

The UK choice might even be worse than that

What do you mean?

 

[Elpenor]

US withdrawal from Afghanistan will lead to EU army, says top diplomat

Josep Borrell believes moment has come for expeditionary force but idea faces opposition from EU members

www.theguardian.com

Good news for the EU project. America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan means there could be space for an EU “intervention force” , more delusions of grandeur from Brussels

 

[TopCat]

US withdrawal from Afghanistan will lead to EU army, says top diplomat

Josep Borrell believes moment has come for expeditionary force but idea faces opposition from EU members

www.theguardian.com

 

[TopCat]

Ditto.

 

[andysays]

US withdrawal from Afghanistan will lead to EU army, says top diplomat

Josep Borrell believes moment has come for expeditionary force but idea faces opposition from EU members

www.theguardian.com

Good news for the EU project. America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan means there could be space for an EU “intervention force” , more delusions of grandeur from Brussels

Looks at first glance like this is Borrell using the Afghan situation as an opportunity to push an existing idea and maybe do a bit of bureaucratic empire building for himself.

Does anyone really think that a dedicated EU expeditionary force would have made the slightest difference to the emergency evacuation?

 

[Pickman's model]

Looks at first glance like this is Borrell using the Afghan situation as an opportunity to push an existing idea and maybe do a bit of bureaucratic empire building for himself.

Does anyone really think that a dedicated EU expeditionary force would have made the slightest difference to the emergency evacuation?

Yes, it would have made things worse

 

[Pickman's model]

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