Eurozapping: migrants used to sow discord; serious pollution due to the volcano in Spain

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Small selection of news broadcast by European television channels on Monday, November 8.

Migratory pressure is intensifying at the Polish border. Several thousand migrants have gathered in front of the barbed wire that separates Belarus from Poland. They try to enter the European Union, but they are driven back with tear gas. 12,000 soldiers arrived as reinforcements. EU denounces Belarusian destabilization operation, considers new sanctions against President’s contested regime Lukashenko.

New weapons against automobile pollution in Switzerland. The canton of Vaud is implementing a bonus / penalty system that affects all vehicless, meven electric SUVs. “We also take into account everything that is used to build a car and a heavier car will damage the road more”, explains a state councilor from the canton of Vaud. Discounts of up to 90% are planned for virtuous plans and penalties of more than 50% for the most polluting.

The volcano of La Palma has been polluting for 51 days. Its smoke and ash cover the island of the Canary Islands archipelago (Spain). Three people were poisoned and many schools closed. Sulfur dioxide levels are skyrocketing. The time has come for a lull, but no one knows if the volcano has fallen asleep or if it is preparing for a new eruption.

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