The French Minister for Citizenship, Marlene Schiappa, ordered the prefects to shorten the naturalization procedures for foreigners who "deservedly contributed to the fight against Covid-19".more
"The plan to ban fur farms in Poland is very welcome and will meet with the support of the majority of people in the world," said Mark Glover, director of the Respect for Animals organization.more
From next year, the government plans to abolish the abolition allowance, thanks to which it was possible to avoid paying the income tax on money earned abroad, informs the Money.pl portal.more
Today I will ask the Prosecutor General to consider bringing a cassation appeal against the judgment of the Provincial Administrative Court in Gliwice, which invalidated the resolution of the Istebna commune council on stopping the LGBT ideology - Polish Deputy Minister of Justice Michał Wójcik announced today.more
Many European countries have already completely banned fur farming. Others have introduced strict regulations making fur production practically unprofitable. There is even an ongoing debate in Britain over the sale of fur.more
Brexit negotiations are at risk after the UK refused to withdraw legislation that EU leaders have said may trigger sanctions because it allows Britain to breach the withdrawal agreement.more
After emergency talks in London, the EU warned that a new UK bill on trade would be "an extremely serious violation" of the Brexit deal. Still, the UK government seems set to push the bill through Parliament.more
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, one of the world’s most high-profile whistleblowers, will fight his extradition to the U.S. this week, after failing to delay the hearing on Monday. more
The British-Israeli passenger sued easyJet for being asked to change seats on a plane flying from Tel Aviv to London over the objections of two Orthodox Jews who refused to sit next to a woman.more
A New Zealand court has sentenced a man who killed 51 people at two mosques to life in prison without parole, the first person in the country's history to receive this sentence.more
As of today, Barcelona, in the north-east of Spain, is banned from offering tourists accommodation in their apartments. The new regulations were approved in early August by the autonomous government of Catalonia.more
Police in England will be able to fine organisers of illegal gatherings of more than 30 people such as raves up to £10,000 from Friday, ministers say.more
Japanese streets are full of "arukisumaho", slow passers-by with bowed heads glued to the screens of phones resembling "smartphone zombies". One Japanese city, Yamato, has decided to fight this practice.more
Nearly two thirds of the 9.4 million people who were furloughed from their jobs because of the coronavirus pandemic continued to work, a major new study has found. more
The eviction ban in England and Wales has been extended by four weeks, the government has announced. Ministers had come under pressure to extend the ban beyond Monday - when it was due to end - amid warnings thousands of renters could lose their homes otherwise.more
"Pets are not cuddly toys," German Agricultural Minister Julia Klöckner said. The new rules, if passed, would also limit the number of dogs owned by breeders and introduce maximum temperature for pets' living quarters.more
The German family court in Lemgo has not issued a judgment today in the case of a Polish woman, whom the Jugendamt took away from her children and entrusted to Muslim families from Turkey.more
People have no reason not to go back to workplaces as there is scant evidence that this is where coronavirus is passed on, Matt Hancock has insisted.more
A three-year-old daughter and a two-year-old son were taken away from their Polish mother by the German office of the Jugendamt. The children ended up in Muslim families.more
Britain is unlikely to follow in France's footsteps by introducing a masking order in workplaces as most infections now occur in homes, said British Health Minister Matt Hancockmore
