Turkey - Democracy at stake: Turkey orders Istanbul re-vote, posing questions for democracy

Turkey will hold fresh elections for the mayor of Istanbul after the ruling party of president Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the first vote, in which an opposition MP beat Erdogan's candidate, contained errors.

Markets saw it as further confirmation of the country's slide into one-man rule, with the lira dropping against the US dollar. The decision could "severely damage" Turkish voters' "trust", the Council of Europe in Strasbourg said.
 
Read more at: Turkey orders Istanbul re-vote, posing questions for democracy

France-Hungary-Poland: Le Pen courts EU Far Right in bid for European Parliament Alliance

Le Pen courts Hungarian, Polish far right in bid for European Parliament alliance France's far-right leader Marine Le Pen reached out to her counterparts in Hungary and Poland, both already in government, during a European elections campaign meeting in Brussels.

Read more at:
http://www.france24.com/en/20190505-le-pen-hungary-poland-far-right-european-parliament-alliance-salvini-populists

USA recycling: Why is the US so bad at recycling

Why is the US so bad at recycling?

 

Read more at:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-48127398

US Hungary Relations: Birds of one feather flock together as Donald Trump invites Viktor Orban to Washington

Note EU-Digest: If this does not make alarm bells go off  in Brussels it would be beyond understanding.

Read more at: 

https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-invites-viktor-orban-to-washington/

The Netherlands: American hate preacher denied entry into the Netherlands and all other EU member and EU Schengen countries

Read more at :
https://www.iamexpat.nl/expat-info/dutch-expat-news/american-hate-preacher-denied-entry-netherlands

EU - UNITY: Reconnecting citizens with EU decision-making is possible - and nds to happen now

Reconnecting citizens with EU decision-making is possible – and needs to happen now

Read more at: 

https://www.euronews.com/2019/04/30/reconnecting-citizens-with-eu-decision-making-is-possible-and-needs-to-happen-now-view

The Netherlands: The Marker Wadden Archpelago- a wild-birds eco-haven

Read more at: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/apr/27/marker-wadden-islands-netherlands-manmade-archipelago-wild-birds-eco-haven