AfD MP denied the right to adopt a dog over party affiliation
Vanessa Behrendt, family-policy spokeswoman for the AfD group in the state parliament, contacted Fortuna Animali about a dog the association is offering for rehoming.
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Violence spreads as French school blockades enter second week
The Union syndicale lycéenne, the main pupils' union, called for nationwide blockades on September 28.
Merz plunges in poll to lowest chancellor support ever measured
Chancellor Friedrich Merz faces an unprecedented low approval rating of just 10 percent, marking the worst support ever measured for a German chancellor since 1997.
Italy asks Brussels for more wiggle room in the budget rules
Higher inflation, she said, had to be taken into account when the permitted deficit was calculated.
Ireland races to rescue EU capital markets overhaul
Dublin has a week left to bridge a decade-old split over who polices Europe's financial markets.
Berlin Left invites investors out and backs expropriation of 220,000 flats
"We have no problem at all if private capital, the housing corporations and the investors finally go home and leave us Berliners, our flats, in peace".
Denmark calls out Home Guard volunteers in largest exercise since the Cold War
Exercise Blåtand puts armed volunteers into more than 40 Danish towns a week after the country's military intelligence service warned that Russia would step up…
Violent high school protests spread around France
Police detained 625 people, after 440 the previous day and 164 on September 28, most of them minors.
Spanish King sets date for first visit to Ceuta and Melilla since the invasion
Felipe VI and Queen Letizia will travel to the two Spanish cities on October 13 and 14, nearly 19 years after the last visit by a Spanish monarch.
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Tusk government rejects court ruling granting safe passage to PiS MP Romanowski
Żurek has announced that prosecutors will appeal the court's decision, which he claims was issued by an illegitimately appointed judge and in violation of regulations.
EU halts millions in budget support to Sierra Leone over fugitive Dutch drug lord
The Netherlands hopes a further €20.5 million in 2027 can also be blocked; talks among member states on that sum are still open.
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Kazakh President Tokayev calls Putin ‘most acceptable’ political figure for Europe and the world
Merz responded by reaffirming Germany’s support for Ukraine and calling for serious Russian peace negotiations.
Italy keeps Schengen checks on Spain two months after Ceuta invasion
Rome says the risks left by the July invasion have not receded, while the European Commission has still not ruled on either set of controls.
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Balázs Hankó: ‘A country cannot be built on political revenge’
The “minister for everyday patriotism” gave this interview shortly before his arrest, at a point when he was already taking it for granted.
Romania lodges final EU recovery claim hours after another cabinet falls
Bucharest met the deadline with minutes to spare, though five months without a government have already cost the country hundreds of millions of euros.
Drug clan leader says she was asked to ‘eliminate’ judge who investigated Sánchez’s brother
Guardia Civil officers travelled in secret to Badajoz to question two members of drug clans approached by Leire Díez's network.
Dutch intelligence service warns not to hold secret talks in a modern car
Microphones fitted for voice control and emergency calls can, in technical terms, be switched on from outside the vehicle.
Ulrich Siegmund sets December date for bid to lead first AfD state government
Germany could see its first AfD-led state government as Saxony-Anhalt prepares for a December vote that could challenge the CDU’s long-standing refusal to cooperate…
Dutch police arrest alleged ShinyHunters leader suspected of plotting murders abroad
The 24-year-old was seized in Amsterdam six days before the hacking group claimed to have broken into an FBI recruitment site.
Spanish Government approves housing decrees it lacks the votes to pass
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Portugal’s ruling parties move to charge non-resident foreigners for healthcare
A bill from the two parties backing Prime Minister Luís Montenegro would oblige illegal migrants and non-residents to pay for treatment, with an exception for emergencies.
Dutch prosecutors clear doctor in first child euthanasia case
The child, born at 26 weeks with severe brain damage, died at the end of 2025 in the first use of a regulation that exists nowhere else in the world.
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Magyar’s Hungary is prosecuting Orbán’s ministers without a prosecutor general
Parliament turned down the president's nominee for the vacant post hours before it stripped two former ministers of their immunity.
Orbán denounces ‘neo-communist tactics’ as Fidesz rallies behind detained ministers
Fidesz MEPs and the party's leadership have compared the cases against Balázs Hankó and Miklós Seszták to communist-era show trials and to the prosecutions of…
Sweden’s centre-left fails to form a government after Left Party breaks ranks
The Social Democrat leader told a press conference on Monday that there was “currently no possibility” for her to put a cabinet together.
Pope Leo XIV sets out Europe’s moral foundations in Schuman’s Metz
The Pontiff closed his French visit with a defence of the family, the welcome of the stranger and human life at every stage, in the city of one of the European Union's…
Brussels prosecutor says regional MP asked him to free a prisoner
Under the criminal code, using an elected position to pressure a magistrate constitutes trading in influence, an offense that escalates to obstruction of justice…
French charity accused of ‘trafficking’ after children carried to Channel boats
Footage from a beach near Boulogne-sur-Mer shows volunteers in charity tabards leading migrant children towards dinghies bound for Britain.
National Rally wins ‘historic victory’ in French Senate elections
The party had three senators whose terms were not up. Nine RN names were added on Sunday, and two UDR seats in the Alpes-Maritimes.
Spanish army intelligence identifies 72 Moroccan military personnel inside Ceuta
Some are said to watch Spanish patrols. They stay in private homes, train in groups and receive money from across the border.