Bulgarian workers demand increased funding for Food Safety Authority
The protesters have insisted on an allocation of 105 million Bulgarian Levs (USD 60 million) in the 2020 budget of the Bulgarian Food Safety Authority
Serbian postal workers’ strike ends as unions strike deal with government
The proposal for wage increase made by the government on December 10 was rejected by postal workers earlier, who find the proposed hikes insufficient
Cyprus deploys troops in UN buffer zone to stop influx of migrants
The government of the Republic of Cyprus justified the troop deployment stating that it was a necessary measure to stop the flow of migrants
Indian state cracks down on protests against discriminatory citizenship law
Four people have already been killed by police in protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, seen by many as a step towards establishing India as a Hindu majority country
At COP25, Indigenous rights groups protest proposed tar sands mine
The Frontier Project, once operational, would be the largest tar sands mine on the planet and has already provoked widespread rejection
Filipino activists denounce persecution by Duterte’s regime
In the past three years, a reported 43 workers have been killed by the police and security forces in the Philippines
Conservative Party wins comfortable majority in the UK elections
The vote, which saw the worst performance of the Labour Party since 1934, is widely seen as a vote for Brexit
United Kingdom votes to elect a new Parliament
Political instability persists in the United Kingdom, as people vote in the third elections in less than 4 years