South Korea’s government said on Thursday (Feb 7) that it will spend 13.2 trillion won (S$15.9 billion) in border areas with North Korea for the next decade. The money, including 5.4 trillion won from the central government, 2.2 trillion won from local governments and 5.6 trillion won from the private sector each, will be spent on 225 projects in inter-Korea border areas by 2030. Source The Straits Times
Humanitarian group SOS Méditerranée said Sunday (21 July) it has relaunched rescue efforts off Libya seven months after it abandoned operations using its ship Aquarius and despite a refusal by European ports to accept the migrants. Source Euractiv
Speaking ahead of a vote of confidence in Parliament on Monday, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias sought to send a message to Turkey over its increasingly aggressive tactics in the region. Sourece Ekathimerini
Two police officers have been found dead in recent hours. One, assigned to CRS 15, killed himself with his service weapon last night. The second, assigned to the police school of Nimes (Gard), was found hanging from his home on Monday morning. Source Actu17
