Category - Europe

10
May

Spain: Flood alert for Southern city, Malaga

Much of southern Spain is on flood alert as storms are expected to continue until the weekend. As rain continues to batter Spain, one of the hardest hit areas is Malaga on the south coast. The city is on amber alert for heavy rain and storms with the weather expected to last until Friday. On […]

10
May

Czech Republic: Bomb threats across the country

Railway stations and public spaces in three cities in the Czech Republic have been evacuated after warnings of a terror attack involving up to ten bombs. The national police force received an anonymous tip-off this morning, sparking a major response in the capital Prague and the cities of Pardubice and Plzen. Authorities said they were informed […]

6
May

Greece: Three day strike by ferry companies

Services in Greece, from garbage collection to public transport, shut down Friday as workers kicked off three days of strikes to protest new bailout austerity measures that they say will further reduce incomes. Unions on Thursday called a 48-hour general strike starting Friday, adding it onto a previously declared Sunday strike. State-run and many private […]

4
May

Luxembourg: train collision

Updated on Wednesday, 4 May, 2016 at 16:52 (JB) A Luxembourg train collided with a mobile platform that was lying on the tracks, injuring the driver, CFL has reported. The accident occurred on Wednesday afternoon on the Luxembourg-Trier line in Manternach. It is not known why the mobile platform was on the track. The train’s […]

26
Apr

France: ATC strike threat: Apr 27-29

French Air Traffic Controllers Strike: French national call to strike and protest is planned this Wednesday April 27th, starting at 1700 UTC, until April 29th 0400 UTC.   https://www.public.nm.eurocontrol.int/PUBPORTAL/gateway/spec/index.html  

26
Apr

Germany: Lufthansa strike across the country

A German trade union has called for a strike at airports across the country on Wednesday. All intercontinental flights to and from Munich will be canceled; Düsseldorf, Cologne, and Frankfurt airports will also be hit. A Lufthansa official said the upcoming strike shows “that we desperately need rules for labor disputes in the air transport […]