brussels bureau 'There is definitely a clause' to scrap Orban's state of emergency The Hungarian emergency law would enable Prime Minister Viktor Orban to rule by decree. This happens in other countries, but critics say the Hungarian emergency law has no clear limitation in time - therefore a risk for the rule of law. 02/04/2020
France French PM to meet party leaders and 'Yellow Vests' after Paris unrest More than 400 people were arrested on Saturday after protests turned violent in Paris. 02/12/2018
world news More quakes on Greek island Greek authorities declare a state of emergency on the island of Zakynthos as two more earthquakes strike within seven minutes 04/11/2018
Italy Forest fire forces 700 people to evacuate near Pisa A forest fire near the Italian city of Pisa has forced 700 people to evacuate their homes. The fire has destroyed over 600 hectares of woodland so far. The fire broke out on Monday night on Mount Serra. Firefighters are tackling the blaze. 25/09/2018
no comment Former Cyclone Gita hits New Zealand, bringing floods and high winds A state of emergency has been declared in seven districts as winds gust at up to 150 kilometres per hour. 20/02/2018
Turkey Protests as Turkey extends emergency rule Several arrests during protests over widescale sackings under Turkey's continuing emergency rule 17/07/2017
Canada Tens of thousands of people evacuated as wildfires continue to sweep across British Columbia 39,000 people have been evacuated and military aircraft deployed as wildfires spread across British Columbia. 17/07/2017
France Anti-terror bill to take in French emergency measures? Prime Minister Edouard Philippe has submitted proposals to the courts and is due to present them to ministers later this month 09/06/2017
France France extends emergency powers The terrorist attack in Manchester has prompted the French government to extend the country's state of emergency. 24/05/2017
Canada Canada: Flooding state of emergency in Montreal The city of Montreal has declared a state of emergency, amid the worst flooding in decades in the Canadian province of Quebec. 08/05/2017
Turkey Erdogan denounces referendum watchdog as National Security Council extends state of emergency Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has addressed crowds at Ankara’s presidential palace to celebrate his victory in Sunday’s constitutional referendum. 17/04/2017
