A Spanish fishing vessel has been stranded in the Mediterranean for days because no country has agreed to accept the 12 migrants on board which it rescued last week, the boat’s captain said Tuesday. Source: The Local
The sudden and unexplained detention on Tuesday of a Turkish school director in northwest Bosnia is being linked to pressure exerted by the Ankara authorities. Source Balkan Insight
Unions representing workers for the Paris transport authority announced on Thursday afternoon that they would continue their strike until Monday. The move was largely expected given what they had said in advance of the strike. Unions voted on Thursday to prolong the strike action meaning transport in the French capital will be severely disrupted until Monday at least. Source The Local
France’s largest nationwide strike in years has severely disrupted schools and transport. Workers are angry about planned pension reforms that would see them retiring later or facing reduced payouts. Source BBC
