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Warsaw’s City Council has enacted a ban on alcohol sales between 10pm and 6am in shops, kiosks, and petrol stations, aiming to enhance public safety. The decision follows successful trials in select districts and reflects significant resident support, with 81% favouring citywide restrictions.
Cyprus’s politically charged elections are underway today, with over 568,000 citizens voting at 1,217 polling stations to elect 56 MPs for the next five years. Amidst low party loyalty and pressing issues like cost of living and migration, the votes are pivotal in reshaping the political landscape.
The Democratic Rally has won Cyprus’s parliamentary election, securing 27.2% of the vote and 17 seats. Following closely, the left-wing AKEL obtained 23.9% for 16 seats, while the far-right ELAM achieved third place with 10.9%, capturing eight seats amid rising anti-establishment sentiment.
French police used tear gas on Saturday as they clashed with protesters seeking to stop construction of a new high-speed train line between France and neighbouring Italy which opponents argue will wreck the sensitive Alpine environment.
In this edition of Brussels, my love?, we discuss the EU’s recent decision to be the first to regulate artificial intelligence. Some parties, however, were not completely happy with the final compromise.
French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman called for a “rapid end to the institutional political vacuum in Lebanon”, the Elysee said on Friday.
Finland’s new coalition government, which includes the far-right Finns Party, on Friday announced plans to crack down on immigration with the far right heading the interior ministry.
After last week’s bursting of the Nova Kakhovka dam, flood waters in Kherson region are receding and revealing the extent of the damage, like in the Dnipro river island of Afanasiivka where homes and the garlic crop have been washed away. FRANCE 24’s correspondent Gwendoline Dobono reports from Kherson.
MEPs also voted on a report on spyware.
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