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New Czech coalition government wins confidence vote, after months of turmoil. The Czech Republic’s – Czechia –  new conservative-led government won a vote of confidence…

The Guardian says Ukraine has been hit by a “massive” cyber-attack, with the websites of several government departments including the ministry of foreign affairs and the education ministry knocked out.

The Independent says Man arrested over slaughter of British family in French Alps released and ruled out of investigation

The UK calls for pragmatism as Liz Truss leads Northern Ireland Brexit talks. The British government has relaunched talks with the European Union on Northern…

France eases travel restrictions for UK travellers. The previously imposed strict COVID rules for arrivals from the United Kingdom have been relaxed from today. France…

The Guardian says France faces one of its biggest education strikes in decades on Thursday.

France24 says France’s Senate voted early Thursday morning to pass an amended version of a bill that would transform the country’s health pass into a stricter “vaccine pass”.

The Metro says A nurse has been arrested in Italy, accused of offering fake vaccinations to help people defraud the country’s health pass system.

Expectations are building that France may imminently announce it is lifting the blanket ban on British travellers.

Poland covid cases – Poland becomes the latest EU country to surpass 100,000 Covid deaths, a number that was surpassed as the country is bracing…

The Catholic Church in Italy slams Nazi flags on a coffin at the funeral. A coffin outside the St. Lucia church was draped in a…

President Macron said he will put thousands more police on the streets, at a time when the main challengers to him winning re-election say he has let the French down on security.

The Guardian says David Sassoli, the president of the European parliament, has died at the age of 65, his spokesman has said.

Hundreds of people in Serbia and Montenegro protest Djokovic’s Detention in Australia. Towns of Niksic, Berane and Budva gathered on Friday to voice support for…

Hundreds of Albanian protesters stormed the headquarters of Albania’s main opposition party amid an internal battle over the party’s leadership. A group led by former…

Germans are less worried about the omicron variant than the delta variant and the majority of people in Germany approve of the government’s stricter rules.

Italy will impose mandatory vaccinations for Covid on everyone over 50 years of age, the Italian government has announced on Wednesday.

Warsaw is to receive Europe’s largest network of air-quality sensors, after a deal signed between the capital’s city hall and Kraków air-quality analysis company Airly.

The Guardian says Italy has made it obligatory for people aged 50 or more to be vaccinated against Covid-19 as the country scrambles to ease pressure on hospitals.

France changes vaccine rules to enforce a vaccine pass to ‘piss of the French anti-vaxxers.’ French MPs on Thursday morning approved a bill to transform the COVID-19 health pass.

France24 says after 3 days of debates, fuelled by controversial remarks by President Macron, the French National Assembly approved a new vaccine pass.

Poland’s government is facing increasing pressure to investigate claims that it illegally used Pegasus, in ‘ Polish Watergate ‘.

The Independent says A man who was injured while out hiking was saved by a dog who kept him safe by lying on top of him for 13 hours.

The Polish president is under increasing pressure to step in and oppose the new ‘controversial’ Polish media bill.

France24 says France’s Emmanuel Macron said he wanted to “piss off” the non-vaccinated, in a slangy, cutting remark that prompted howls of condemnation from rivals.