Referendum

30 May 2022, Belgium, Brussels: Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen arrives to attend a special meeting of the European Council at the European Union headquarters. Photo: Nicolas Maeterlinck/BELGA/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Denmark votes on whether to overturn EU defence opt-out

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/1/22

The defence opt-out means that Denmark does not participate in the elaboration and the implementation of decisions and actions of the EU which have defence implications

HANDOUT - 07 April 2022, Belgium, Brussels: (L-R) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba and Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde attend the meeting of the NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs. Photo: -/NATO/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Swedish opposition party wants referendum on joining NATO

The Nomad Today 4/28/22

The left-wing party is against NATO membership, partially because the military alliance has atomic weapons capacity

19 February 2022, Bavaria, Munich: Finland's President Sauli Niinisto speaks at the 58th Munich Security Conference. Photo: Tobias Hase/dpa.

World

WAR IN UKRAINE

Finnish president: No referendum necessary to join NATO

The Nomad Today/dpa 4/5/22

Until the end of last year, he had a different opinion on the matter, but that has changed in the meantime, the Scandinavian country's head of state said

06 June 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A voter stands in a polling booth as he casts his ballot at a polling station during the state parliament election in Saxony-Anhalt, the last state election before the federal election in September 2021. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

Spain

SPAIN

Residents of two towns in Extremadura vote for union in referendum

The Nomad Today 2/21/22

Soon there will be a new city on the map of Spain. Its name has not yet been decided, but its inhabitants voted on Sunday in a referendum for its creation

06 June 2021, Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg: A voter casts his ballot in a ballot box at a polling station during the state parliament election in Saxony-Anhalt, the last state election before the federal election in September 2021. Photo: Sebastian Kahnert/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa

Spain

REFERENDUM

Two Spanish cities vote whether to give up 'independence' and unite

The Nomad Today 2/6/22

The Extremaduran municipalities of Don Benito and Villanueva de la Serena vote in a popular consultation if they want to merge and create the third largest city in the region

11/08/2021. The Minister of Territorial Policy and Government spokesperson, Isabel Rodríguez at the press conference after the Council of Ministers. Photo: La Moncloa.

Spain

POPULAR CONSULTATION

Government allows a referendum on merger of two Spanish cities

The Nomad Today 11/9/21

The permission will allow the Extremadura municipalities of Don Benito and Villanueva de la Serena to convene a popular consultation on their merger

Hugo, aged 7, rides past a 4x7 metre rainbow arch in front of St Paul's Cathedral in London, made entirely of recycled aluminium cans, which has been installed by recycling initiative "Every Can Counts", in partnership with The City of London Corporation, to encourage people to recycle. Photo: Matt Crossick/PA Wire/dpa

World

LGBT

Swiss come out clearly in favour of gay marriage in referendum

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/26/21

Opponents of gay marriage particularly objected to adoptions by same-sex couples and the availability of sperm donations for lesbian couples.

FILED - Women with uncovered faces take part in a protest after The Netherlands approves a limited ban on 'face-covering clothing', this law includes also niqabs and burqas. Photo: Ana Fernandez/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

World

MUSLIMS

Swiss in favour of banning face coverings in referendum vote

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/7/21

Similar bans exist in Austria, the Netherlands and France.

World

REFERENDUM

Switzerland rejects curbing immigration from EU countries

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/28/20

Nearly two thirds of voters felt that scrapping the Swiss-EU deal on free movement would exacerbate the shortage of skilled workers and would endanger Switzerland's wealth.

World

RUSSIA

Putin wins referendum on extending rule to 2036 with 78% of the votes

The Nomad Today 7/2/20

The amendments also stipulated a ban on gay marriage and declared an attestation of faith in God, a marked departure from the atheist doctrine of the Soviet Union.