Europe

Europe: E. Coli Outbreak Causes Sickness, Death

Date: June 6th, 2011 |

At least 16 deaths across Europe have been linked to the presence of E. coli bacteria. The number of infected patients is near 1,150 in at least eight countries, including 400 people in Germany. Enterohaemorrhagic E.coli, or EHEC, a more severe form of E. coli, has been found on a number of cucumbers in Germany, [read more]

France: Amid Fears of Terrorist Threats Police Meeting Called

Date: March 23rd, 2011 |

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Interior Minister Claude Gueant held a meeting with police chiefs on Tuesday to discuss the potential security risks that are resulting from the military operation in Libya being spearheaded by the French military. The meeting was not the result of a specific threat, but rather a reaction to Libya’s track record and broader threat against [read more]

Russia: Security Concerns Surrounding 2014 Winter Olympics

Date: March 9th, 2011 |

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Security concerns over the 2014 Winter Olympic Games continue to grow. Sochi, the Russian resort that will host the games, lies at the foot of the Caucasus Mountains, home to numerous extremist groups. Many top officials maintain, however, that the games will be safe because of the geographical isolation of Sochi, which sits on the [read more]

Russia: Plans to Open Inland Rivers to Foreign Tourists

Date: March 2nd, 2011 |

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Russia is considering new legislation that will open up its historically guarded inland rivers. Currently, tourists wishing to sail in riverboats for vacation or sport must go through a lengthy application and approval process. The new legislation aims to prevent the long waits and hopes to bring in revenue from tourists. Pending passage and the [read more]

Greece: Workers Strike to Protest Austerity Measures

Date: February 15th, 2011 |

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Transport workers in Athens staged a 24-hour strike Feb. 14 in an almost daily series of strikes and demonstrations against economic reform. The country’s largest labor unions have called for a general strike Feb. 23, which could shut down many services and jam transportation networks. Unemployment is at a seven-year high and many Greeks oppose [read more]

Ireland: Aer Lingus Pilots Threaten Airlines Operations

Date: June 6th, 2011 |

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Pilots at Aer Lingus are warning that they will take part in an industrial action beginning June 7, a move that could cancel the airline’s entire operation. The plan of action states that pilots working out of Dublin and Cork will report to duty an hour late, and will not work on scheduled free days [read more]

Germany: Train Strikes Planned throughout Country

Date: March 9th, 2011 |

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Germany’s largest union of train drivers, Union of Locomotive Drivers (GDL), has announced a new wave of strikes to demand better pay and working conditions. Though the strikes are mostly targeted at freight trains, passenger trains will also be disrupted. Each stoppage will be announced only 12 hours ahead of the planned strike, and it [read more]

Malta: Evacuation Site Largely Unaffected by Libyan Uprising

Date: March 2nd, 2011 |

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Some 13,000 foreigners have passed through Malta on their way out of Libya. The prime minister approved the use of Malta as a base for humanitarian missions into Libya, and as a result, the British Royal Air Force is using the small island state as the staging ground for the evacuation of British citizens from [read more]

Russia: Gunmen Attack Tourists En Route to North Caucasus Ski Resort

Date: February 23rd, 2011 |

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Gunmen in camouflage attacked a minivan of tourists en route to a popular ski resort near Mount Elbrus in the North Caucasus region Feb. 19, killing three and wounding two. Mount Elbrus is Europe’s highest mountain, and the resort where the incident took place, Baksan in the republic of Kabardino-Balkaria, lies about 150 miles east [read more]

Russia: Moscow Installs Explosives Detectors at Metro Stations

Date: February 15th, 2011 |

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Following the suicide bombing in Moscow’s Domodedova airport last month and a series of bombings in the Moscow Metro, the most recent of which occurred in March 2010, authorities are installing explosives detectors in the capital’s 20 busiest Metro stations. The devices scan individuals for traces of explosives when they enter the stations. The Metro [read more]

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