Factbox: Migration Advisory Committee’s proposals for UK’s post-Brexit immigration system
Britain should not give preferential treatment to European Union workers in its post-Brexit immigration system but should prioritize the higher-skilled, a report commissioned by the British government said on Tuesday.
Italian priest kidnapped overnight near Niger’s southern border
An Italian priest was kidnapped on Monday in south Niger, near the border with Burkina Faso, the second abduction of a European in the West African country this year.
Putin says chance circumstances were behind downing of Russian plane
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the shooting down of a Russian military plane near Syria was the result of a chain of tragic and chance circumstances.
Syrian suspect in Chemnitz stabbing still in custody: German prosecutor
A Syrian man arrested over the fatal stabbing of a Cuban-German man that set off violent protests by far-right radicals in the eastern city of Chemnitz is still in custody, while an Iraqi suspect has been released, a prosecutor said.
Anti-Kremlin activist saved by prompt treatment: doctors
Anti-Kremlin activist Pyotr Verzilov would probably have died following an apparent poisoning in Moscow last week if he had not received prompt medical treatment, his doctors in Germany said on Tuesday.
Russia to start building two nuclear reactors in Hungary soon: Putin
President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that the Russian state atomic energy firm Rosatom would start the construction of two new reactors at the Paks power nuclear plant in Hungary soon.
Macron injects cash to fix France’s healthcare system
President Emmanuel Macron on Tuesday promised extra money and more doctors in rural areas to ease pressure on France’s hospitals, which are creaking under the weight of budget constraints and closures of clinics outside towns and cities.
Poland’s government, eying local elections, sees $1.6 billion spending on roads
Poland’s government, with an eye to regional elections in October, agreed on Tuesday to increase spending on the country’s roads.
BMW moves UK Mini plant shutdown to just after Brexit in case of no deal
German carmaker BMW said it will move the annual maintenance shutdown period for its British Mini plant to just after Britain is due to leave the European Union in April, in case there is no Brexit deal.
German court releases Iraqi suspect in Chemnitz stabbing: lawyer
A German court on Tuesday released an Iraqi asylum seeker detained last month over the fatal stabbing of a Cuban-German man that set off violent protests by far-right radicals, his lawyer said in an online statement.
