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The government has already responded to Wednesday’s general strike, downplaying its overall impact. Despite this, the late afternoon was marked by disturbances outside the Assembly of the Republic, where one of several demonstrations against the labour law was taking place on this day of general strike. There are records of six people being detained by the Public Security Police (PSP) following clashes between the two sides. Several rubbish bins were also set on fire, and the authorities ordered the demonstrators to leave the area, an order that was not obeyed. For his part, the prime minister, Luís Montenegro, said, following…
Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez presented what he called Spain’s biggest-ever campaign against forest fires on…
Published on 21/05/2026 – 15:01 GMT+2 Five Italian nationals who died while scuba diving in…
Published on 21/05/2026 – 9:51 GMT+2•Updated 10:31 A day after Lithuania’s capital of Vilnius was…
Published on 21/05/2026 – 11:41 GMT+2•Updated 12:52 The European Commission on Thursday cut its 2026…
Published on 21/05/2026 – 12:33 GMT+2 Russia delivered nuclear munitions to field storage facilities in…
Paris nursery abuse probe expands as 16 held
By Nina Borowski with AFP Published on 21/05/2026 – 10:00 GMT+2 In France, the investigation into sexual violence…
Published on 21/05/2026 – 10:17 GMT+2 The EU’s digital chief has told Euronews that the…
Good morning. This is Angela Skujins, penning today’s newsletter from Brussels. And yes, your eyes…
Ukraine and Hungary move to resolve deadlock over minority rights that has stalled Kyiv’s EU bid
Published on 20/05/2026 – 13:31 GMT+2•Updated 19:48 Hungary and Ukraine have launched on Wednesday their…
The global race for critical raw materials is no longer about mineral access, but about…
The Visegrád group may be staging a comeback. With new Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar…
German police arrested a married couple on charges of spying for China on Wednesday, accusing…
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