Tense situation at the Departmental Intervention Company (CDI) Grenoble in Isère early this week: almost all the police officers in this unit are on sick leave. They denounce in particular their working conditions and a lack of consideration. CURRENT INFO17. They decided to be heard. Thirty policemen from the CDI in Grenoble are no longer operational. According to our information, out of 29 police officers, 27 have been on sick leave since Monday. Stops lasting one to two weeks for some of them who say they are exhausted and out of breath. Source Actu17
Turkish and Turkish Cypriot authorities have decided to turn Varosha, which has remained abandoned and uninhabited for 46 years, into a major tourism destination.
The people of Turkey and Turkish Cyprus will not accept deadlock as the fate of the long-divided Mediterranean island of Cyprus, said Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay on Feb. 15. Source Daily News
The bloc has resolved to monitor a UN arms embargo, which is routinely flouted. The naval element had been a sticking point for some countries because of the possible incentive for migrants looking to reach Europe. Source Deutsche Welle
All six prosecutors who formed part of the MH17 investigation in Ukraine have been transferred or dismissed, including the two who were part of the Joint Investigation Team (JIT) investigating the plane crash, NRC reports. Ukraine is reorganizing its public prosecution office in the fight against corruption. Source NL Times
