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Police forcefully remove migrants from central Paris square in ‘shocking’ scene

Police dismantled hundreds of migrant tents in Paris’ Place de la République on Monday in a scene that France’s interior minister called “shocking”. Video posted to social media by journalists and non-profit organisations showed police strong-arming migrants and throwing people out of their tents, as they removed the makeshift camp from central Paris. French interior […]

Fifty countries gather for 2020 virtual Reitox week

Representatives of candidate, potential candidate and neighbouring countries of the EU are joining members of the EMCDDA’s Reitox network this week (23–27 November) for the agency’s ninth Reitox week. The purpose of this annual event is to broaden the scope of the regular Heads of national focal point (NFP) meetings, underline the usefulness of the EU drug […]

COVID-19 and natural disasters: €823 million in EU aid for eight member states

Most of the aid, over €692 million, will assist Croatia in rebuilding following the March earthquake and in dealing with the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic €124 million for Germany, Ireland, Greece, Spain, Hungary, and Portugal to tackle the COVID-19 health emergency €7 million for Poland for reconstruction following June floods

Emerging methamphetamine industry in Afghanistan ‘worrying’, says new EMCDDA study

There are signs that a methamphetamine industry is taking hold in Afghanistan, according to a new report published today by the EU drugs agency (EMCDDA). The paper — Emerging evidence of Afghanistan’s role as a producer and supplier of ephedrine and methamphetamine — explores whether the country, renowned for being the world’s leading opium producer, has the potential […]

A Member State which adopts a decision refusing a ‘Schengen’ visa because of an objection raised by another Member State must indicate

A Member State which adopts a decision refusing a ‘Schengen’ visa because of an objection raised by another Member State must indicate, in that decision, the identity of the Member State concerned and the specific ground for refusal based on that objection, accompanied, where appropriate, by the reasons for that objection