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Key points of The Irish Language Act
Moldova Vows to Defend Itself from Possible Russian Aggression
‘If Odessa falls, Moldova is next’
Norway’s exports of fish feed to Russia are accelerating dramatically, raking in millions of dollars
Cannock tank operator testing security of NATO’s eastern in Estonia
EU Drops Russian Patriarch From Sanctions Package To Gain Hungarian Acceptance
Hometown Alaska: Tiny museum in Chugiak honors Lithuania’s fierce independence
Russian, Belarusian athletes banned from track worlds barring end to war in Ukraine
Alleged Russian spy in Latvia publicly invites «other spies» to stop betraying their country
Poland’s largest military export order in the last 20 years goes to Ukraine
Zelenskyy: Russia Occupying 20% of Ukrainian Territory
Pirita, Pikakari beaches in Tallinn launch wheelchair accessibility
Nightclub needle attacks puzzle European authorities
Estonian PM Kaja Kallas: “Seven out of eight ethnic Russians – either as citizens or loyal permanent residents – are successfully integrated”
Sweden to supply more military aid including anti-ship missiles to Ukraine
Latvian Saeima dodges civil union law adoption again
New U.S. Envoy Pledges To Oversee Washington’s Support For Ukraine As She Presents Credentials
Belarus holding military drills on border with traumatised northern Ukraine
Estonia looks to Sweden for women’s national defense recruitment model
Russia limits exports of noble gases, a key ingredient for making chips
How Sweden and Finland could reshape NATO’s northern security
Sweden joins Latvia and Finland in 6×6 military vehicle project
Alleged spy extradited to Germany over 2017 kidnapping
Latvia PM calls for seizure of Russian central bank assets
US plans to sell armed drones to Ukraine in coming days
Fox Nation captures the little-known story behind the Soviet invasion of Finland
Turkey gifts Bayraktar drone to Lithuania to hand it over to Ukraine
US Announces More Sanctions on Russian Elites
Equinor brings Hammerfest LNG back online in Norway
Eurovision winners Kalush Orchestra move concert from Vilnius to Kaunas due to venue’s Kremlin links
Belgium ‘fully prepared’ for Russian gas cut, government says
Stunning new version of ‘Yma o Hyd’ by Welsh Drill artist Sage Todz released
Denmark named world’s most sustainable country
Business leaders push for permanent Jubilee holiday despite UK Gov denying Wales St David’s Day off
Zelensky thanks Ukrainian soccer team for ‘two hours of happiness’ after win in World Cup qualifier
Every school to receive Welsh and English language books for kids celebrating joy of same-sex families
Denmark’s Glorious (and Highly Bingeable) Political Drama Borgen Is Back
Sitges LGBT+ figure named in Queen Elizabeth’s Birthday Honours List
Ukrainians reject any concessions to Russia, blame Russian leaders and people for the war: opinion poll
BBC Debate Night: Kieron Achara says indyref2 cash ‘gives Scots hope’
Belarus Massively Mining Territories Bordering Ukraine
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Beacons light up Channel Islands for Platinum Jubilee
As EU tries to isolate Russia, Serbia hugs its old ally close
Basque Studies students and faculty celebrate Korrika 2022
Transnistria: Moldova’s breakaway region in the shadow of war in Ukraine
Transnistria and Moldova: a lesson in Russian power play
Sky high: Carbon dioxide levels in air spike past milestone
‘Everything is gone’: Eastern Ukraine residents say Russia is wiping their towns off the map
Zelenskyy Says ‘Victory Will Be Ours’ as Ukraine War Enters 100th Day
Denmark expected to join EU defence cooperation within month
Czech President Wants Putin Before War Crimes Court
Finland and NATO: A turning point the West should not miss
Wagner chief loses bid against EU sanctions
Spurred by Russian threat, Germany okays $100 billion fund to beef up army
Pyrrhic victory for Hungary as EU approves sanctions targeting Russian oil and Sberbank
EU adopts sixth package of sanctions on Russia, Belarus
The digital approach of the upcoming Czech Presidency
Finland: Police who pepper sprayed climate activists charged
No time to wait, give Moldova EU candidate status
Large Russian naval landing force ‘ready to perform intended tasks’ – report
Governments must increase transparency on lobbying, says anti-corruption group
NATO executes multi-national vigilance activity in Norway
Austria leads pack in 2021 EU bathing water report, Poland lacks data
Ukraine has no choice but to fight. Sorry, European oligarchs.
EU needs ‘more urgency’ in replacing Russian gas, say liberals
Lukashenka Intends To Arm 50 People In Each Rural Council Of Belarus
Norway to Track All Supermarket Purchases
New Wave Of Companies Leaving Belarus Starts
Pentagon weighs plans to expand exercises with Finland, Sweden amid NATO bid
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine pushes Eastern Europe further towards the West
Minnesota, Finland strive to deepen economic ties
Only 53% of Kadyrov’s troops in Ukraine are ethnic Chechens
US top general in show of support for Finland’s NATO bid
Cultural resilience: Austrian concert organist to perform in Lviv despite war
Estonian prime minister dismisses junior coalition partner from government
‘We want our rights here’ – interview with Lithuanian same-sex couple
Catalonia university participates in construction of world’s largest telescope
Orange Order to probe video mocking Michaela McAreavey’s murder
42,000 foreigners in Catalonia acquired Spanish nationality in 2021
National front page: It’s time for us to move towards a Scottish republic
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Icelandic Student Takes Second Place in European Statistics Competition
Albania’s chief of defence set to become next president
Enemy tongue: eastern Ukrainians reject their Russian birth language
Albania elects top general as the country’s new president
Ukraine Blasts French President’s Call Not to ‘Humiliate’ Putin
NATO Chief Speaks With Erdogan About Finland, Sweden Joining
‘Anonymous’ Strikes Again, Takes Down Internal Affairs Ministry’s Website In Belarus
Tiananmen crackdown statues unveiled in Norway, Taiwan after monuments disappear in Hong Kong
Ukraine calls to recognize 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars was genocide
Do Swedes truly not feed their young guests? Maybe once upon a time.
Finland salutes defence forces with official flag day, military parade
Madrid summit not a deadline for decision on Finland and Sweden’s NATO bids, says Turkey
Finland, Sweden should stop “wasting Nato’s time”, Turkish politician tells Swedish newspaper
Major Baltic Sea exercise kicks off as Swedish, Finnish NATO bids wait on Turkey
Sweden, Finland joining NATO would be tough for Russia, top US general says
Lithuanian stages daily one-man protests outside Russian Embassy in Hungary
Baltic Pride in Vilnius attracts 10,000 participants
All the pictures from the Urdd Eisteddfod as Europe’s largest youth festival draws to a close
Laura Borràs and Jordi Turull become Junts per Catalunya presidents
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Czech Republic’s second-largest city moves Romani refugees from Ukraine away from railway station and onto a fenced plot of land with tents
World Roma Festival visits refugee camp in Czech capital, Vojta Lavička and the Surmaj brothers perform there
How Transnistria’s Tiraspol Got Its Ancient Greek Name
Ukraine’s Azov Battalion Looks to Regroup and Clean Up Image
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1523 June 6: National Day of Sweden
1944 June 6: D-Day/Normandy landings
Flanders makes it easier to enter various professions without diploma
Sofia Condemns Burning of Bulgarian Cultural Centre in North Macedonia
Albania in favor of renewing 1996 friendship treaty with Greece
German Diplomat Appointed EU Ambassador to Albania
Kosovo war veterans demanding higher pensions clash with police
Russia Voices Fury About Cancelling of Lavrov Visit to Serbia
Who are the Basques?
The Russian military’s history of atrocities
NATO nations block Russian envoy’s plane from Serbia visit
Sweden to provide Ukraine with AG 90 anti-materiel sniper rifles, AT4 anti-tank weapons
Russia’s U.N. envoy storms out of Ukraine meeting over European statement
Italy Summons Russian Ambassador Over Media Spat
Ukrainian Troops Get Morale Boost As M777 Howitzers Make An Impact
Britain Gives Ukraine Long-Range Missiles to Counter ‘Brutal Russian Artillery’
Austrian Chancellor calls for intermediate EU membership for Ukraine
U.S. Imposes Sanctions On Bosnian Leaders For ‘Undermining’ Peace Accords
Bosnian Serb Leader Says Secession Plan Delayed By War In Ukraine
Lithuana urges the world to stand up against Russia
Sweden must not bow to Turkey over Nato bid, Kurdish-born MP warns
Spain plans Ukrainian military tank training in Latvia
Finnish president to hold talks with Nato chief, Norwegian PM
View from Brussels: Lithuania, hero of the European Union
Ukrainian MP Detained in Moldova on Belarus Warrant
Lithuania asks for Japan’s assistance in unblocking Odessa port
Russia urged to end sexual violence in Ukraine war at UN meeting
Calls for ceasefire in Ukraine are ‘premature’, Estonia’s PM warns
One third of Finland’s Russian speakers think Russia violated Ukrainian sovereignty
Latvia bans remaining Russia-registered TV channels
Could Poland’s Suwalki gap be Russia’s next military target?
Is Kaliningrad, Russia’s exclave surrounded by EU countries, an asset or a liability?
Worried about Russia, Finnish women sign up to learn defence skills
Finland ranks 1st in international sustainable development comparison
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1905 June 7, Norway: Independence Day/Union Dissolution Day
European Court Condemns Moldova for Protester’s Death in 2009
Vatican’s Pius XII archives begin to shed light on WWII pope
Lords told to ‘calm down’ as Irish Language Bill branded a ‘ransom payment to Sinn Féin’
Strengthening anti-trafficking action focus of OSCE Special Representative visit to Moldova
The Earl and Countess of Wessex visit Gibraltar
Czech Romani theater ensemble premieres play about emigration to England
Slovakia prosecutor drops charges against ECB council member
Open Balkan Meeting Kicks off in Ohrid with Presence of Montenegro
Council building to light up red to mark Irish Language legislation
‘We Have Done Enough’: Bulgaria Rejects Ukraine’s Plea for Heavy Weapons
Albania’s first major 2022 wildfire rages for days on Sazan Island
Czech civil society criticizes Brno City Hall for its treatment of refugees from Ukraine: “You’re treating the Romani children and their mothers worse than dogs”
Romania and Bulgaria Plan Five New Danube River Bridges
US sanctions senior Bosnia and Herzegovina officials
From the Vikings to mispronunciations, how Irish places got named
Will Belarus Invade Ukraine?
Bosnia’s Federation to Ban Small Hydropower Plants
Why is the Monaco Grand Prix the best F1 event?
Croatia’s ever decreasing population – in last five years over 200,000 have left
Recognising Cornwall’s unpaid carers this Carers week
First international congress on religious freedom in Catalonia
Luxembourg City is putting pianos in public for people to play
Potential of Sines to become Portugal’s strategic hub
‘Magical’ secret forest in the middle of Welsh industrial estate opened up to the public
Sweden’s government averts political crisis with last-minute deal
Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas was awarded the 2022 Grotius prize
Barcelona Supercomputing Center and Intel announce €400m joint laboratory
EU minimum wage law passes despite criticism from Sweden and Denmark
Switch to Latvian-only education to happen faster
Right and far right vow to take Catalan language bill to Constitutional Court
The Fight to Survive Russia’s Onslaught in Eastern Ukraine
Lithuanian MPs call for sanctions against China officials, condemn repressions in Hong Kong
Belarus Conducting Combat Readiness Exercises
German chancellor in Vilnius gives nod to more NATO troops in Baltics
Another trade union leader arrested in Belarus
Lithuania minister urges EU countries to leave China’s ’17+1′ bloc
Russia is still blocking key Ukrainian port as fighting continues in Ukraine’s east
Scholz in Vilnius rejects criticism over Germany’s slowness to arm Ukraine
EU executive tries to reassure angry parliament: no funds for Poland without reforms
Two projects in contention for building Latvia’s LNG terminal
Russian Corvettes Spotted Shadowing BALTOPS Exercise
Slovakia will stand with Taiwan: visiting Slovak lawmaker
Ukrainian Refugees Forced Out Of Bulgarian Hotels To Make Way For Tourists
EU lawmakers push to designate human rights conditions in Xinjiang as ‘genocide’
An Austrian Company Once Oversaw Russian Oil Giant Rosneft’s Corporate Jets. No More.
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Luxembourg Imposes Sanctions Against Persons Associated With Lukashenka Regime
Latvia still leads EU on homicides, particularly of women
Further progress on integrating Ukraine and Moldova into European electricity market
Bosnia-Herzegovina: The war visible in a museum, 30 years on
International Trade Union Confederation Supports Belarusian Political Prisoners
How to Visit the Smallest Country in the World—Minus the Lines
Unless Russia stopped, Putin will reach Baltic states, says NATO’s former chief
European Greens Back EU Candidate Status for Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine
EU Blacklists Two Serbians For Supporting Russia and Belarus
Irish was popular before independence because it was subversive
Pau Gasol receives prestigious honor from Government of Catalonia
Russia’s Duma mulls revoking recognition of Lithuanian independence
Sweden bans extraction of coal, oil and natural gas and tightens rules on extraction from alum shale
Slovakia lawmaker hopes EU will ‘wake up,’ stand by Taiwan
EU funding for Malta gas pipeline challenged by climate NGOs
Meánscoil Gharman receives national award for Irish language promotion
Wales pauses super-sponsor scheme for Ukrainian refugees after three thousand applications
Belarusian Car Market Shrunk by 83% in May
Taiwan and Slovakia sign judicial deal
Supreme Court upholds tax on empty homes in Catalonia, Spain
Dafydd Iwan hits the number one spot with Yma o Hyd
Montenegro Mulls Joining ‘Open Balkan’ Initiative, Kosovo Remains Opposed
Finland, Sweden Sign Military Hosting Agreement
Hungary’s New ‘State of Danger’
Parliament passes law to protect Catalan in schools despite court ordered Spanish quota
6 Books You Should Read Before Visiting Scotland
Portugal to Double Floating Offshore Wind Auction Capacity
Norway and Russia suspend co-operation on nuclear safety
Zelensky: Winter will be ‘most difficult’ for Ukraine
What’s Next For China’s Fudan University Campus In Hungary?
Montenegro Sued for Discrimination Against Same-Sex Couples
One in six Luxembourg families lives in dilapidated housing
ALDE: Give Ukraine green light and overhaul EU defence policy
Belarus bluff? Putin’s only ally sparks fears of possible new Kyiv offensive
Czech Republic eyes exit from China’s 16+1 investment club
Savannah says Portugal lithium mine delayed by ‘political process’
Slovenia Stresses Support for Ukraine’s EU Accession Efforts
KPMG Completes Exit From Russia and Belarus as War on Ukraine Drags On
Unemployment in the Czech Republic Fell to 3.2% in May
“Cannot force” rail companies to stop in Luxembourg, says Bausch
Tourism in Portugal Marks Notable Increase, but Figures Remain Far Below Pre-Pandemic Levels
Norway closes General Consulate in Murmansk
ČNB: Czechia losing its attractiveness for foreign investors
Bulgarian Ruling Coalition Cracks over North Macedonia Dispute
‘Belgium no longer looks at Africa in the same way’, says Thomas Dermine
Norway’s creative, isolated Arctic hideaway
Estonian ride-sharing app Bolt outshines Uber in Romania
Drought in Spain “very bad news” for Portugal
North Macedonia’s PM: We wish Ukraine good luck but for us, the EU didn’t deliver yet
Sweden and Finland want to join NATO. Here’s how that would work
“Russia killed my grandfather, deported my mother, arrested my sons.” Crimean Tatar historian on “intentional extermination” of his people
Who’s who in tense Faroe Islands crime series ‘Trom’
Greece taking steps to stop population decline, PM says
New Norway – USA Defense Agreement Allows Extensive US Authority in the North
Latvian and Lithuanian leaders urge western unity to defeat Russia in Ukraine
North Macedonia’s fugitive ex-leader convicted anew at home
Moldova brings in US federal prosecutor as new anti-corruption chief
Estonian writer opens first ‘Introverts Reserve’ in Viljandi County
In front of Finland’s Consulate office in Murmansk appears anti-NATO banner with Nazi undertone
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1940 June 14: Soviets shoot down Finnish commercial airliner Kaleva returning from Tallinn to Helsinki
1941 June 14: Soviet Mass Deportations from Baltic States: