Meta disables Albanian protest accounts as MEPs demand answers
Opposition figures, activists and journalists covering the anti-government "Flamingo Revolution" lost access to Instagram as Albania negotiates European Union membership.
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Brussels keeps Morocco migration funding on course despite Ceuta breach
The European Commission has called Rabat a strategic partner and confirmed further money for border work, five weeks after tens of thousands crossed into the Spanish…
Burnham and Macron now want Channel deterrence scaled up across Europe
Both governments have promised tougher action before, and French police still cannot stop a dinghy once it is afloat.
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Confederation leader sees Poland outside the EU but inside the EEA
Krzysztof Bosak argued that Poland could adopt a status similar to Norway, Switzerland or Iceland, remaining economically integrated with Europe without being caught…
Channel gangs turn to ‘mega dinghies’ as crackdown dries up small boat supply
Once-rival criminal networks are pooling migrants onto single vessels after police interceptions left the smugglers short of inflatable boats
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Polish Government backs local powers to ban short-term lets
The legislation is to give greater rights for residents, communities, condominiums and housing cooperatives as well as local authorities regarding the situation…
Gunmen in deadly Dutch village raid set off from Brussels
A security guard was shot dead and two police officers seriously wounded in Overasselt, in violence the Dutch justice minister has called unprecedented.
Moroccan minister renews Ceuta claim as Sánchez defends ties with Rabat
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Magyar says Ukraine is ‘not ready’ for the EU, echoing Orbán
The Prime Minister was cast by his predecessor as Kyiv's candidate during the April election campaign.
Toei denies licensing a Dragon Ball park in France, contradicting Paris
The statement undercuts the August 24 Élysée announcement that France and Saudi Arabia would build a manga park inspired by the franchise near the French capital.
Brussels wants more answers from Madrid before reinforcing Frontex in Ceuta
The Commission refuses to discuss the leaked police report and calls Morocco a strategic partner on migration.
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CPAC arrives in Italy as Rome emerges as potential MAGA hub in Europe
The first activities begin this weekend.
Lithuania urges NATO to answer Russia in the ‘grey zone’ after Leipzig attack
Defence minister Robertas Kaunas said the alliance had to meet Moscow's hybrid operations with an equivalent response, a day after Berlin blamed Russia for the failed…
Shootout between Ukraine’s Security Service and military intelligence in streets of Kyiv
The Russian volunteer corps said their deputy combat commander, had been seized outside his home on August 23. His lawyer, Taras Borovskyi, called it an abduction.
Maltese jury clears businessman of ordering Caruana Galizia murder
The acquittal has triggered street protests in Valletta and opposition calls to recall parliament, almost nine years after the investigative journalist was killed…
Recruiters of Daesh jihadists detected among Ceuta immigrants
Counter-terrorism officers believed at least 10 men previously arrested, convicted and deported from Spain over jihadist offences had crossed back on July 30.
Spanish police fire tear gas at Ceuta protesters outside Congress
Riot units cleared the streets around parliament on Ceuta Day, five weeks after no such equipment was used as tens of thousands walked into the enclave.
EU foreign ministers move towards tougher visa rules for Russian tourists
Kaja Kallas said there was broad support but no unanimity, after reports that a Leipzig suspect entered the bloc on an Italian tourist visa.
Guardia Civil identifies Moroccan intelligence agents who crossed into Ceuta
A second report for the National Court lands as Pedro Sánchez faces the Congress of Deputies over the July border collapse.
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Ceuta protests spread across Spain as police report points to Rabat
Hundreds of municipalities took part, with the largest gathering filling Madrid's Plaza de Cibeles.
MEPs rally outside European Parliament in support of Ceuta
Chants included "Ceuta is not for sale, Ceuta defends itself" and "Long live Spain, long live Ceuta".
Spain’s foreign minister accuses EU governments of amplifying Ceuta disinformation
Albares asked partners for political and financial solidarity at the European Union's only land border with Africa
Swedish Social Democrats slump in latest poll as election race tightens
Novus's previous reading, on August 19, had put the opposition 6.9 points ahead. Observers note that either side could now win.
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Fratelli d’Italia senator revives run-off plan for new electoral law
Around 697 amendments have been filed in the Senate committee, with a final vote set for September 15.
Swedish court convicts activist who named sex offenders on Facebook
Aggravated defamation carries a maximum of two years in prison. The court said the posts had spread so widely that they could not be regarded as justifiable.
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Matteo Salvini’s League heads towards a showdown over its leadership
Pressure on Salvini to change the League's political direction, and to give up at least part of his grip on its leadership, has been building for months.
Mass arrests in the Netherlands after deadly shoot-out in international drug feud
At about 4am on September 1, more than 20 men in balaclavas, some wielding machine guns, approached a farmhouse on Ewijkseweg.
Police treat Cologne substation failure as deliberate attack
There was no reported loss of general electricity supply and Amprion said system stability was maintained throughout.
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Nawrocki says Poland-Germany relations cannot be normal without reparations
Poland's President appealed to the Germans to address the reparations issue which thus far they have refused to do and have argued that Poland renounced its reparations…
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Meloni set to become Italy’s longest-serving prime minister since 1946
Only four cabinets before Meloni passed 1,000 days: Berlusconi II, Berlusconi IV (1,287 days), Bettino Craxi I and Matteo Renzi.