1991 August 27: Moldova Independence Day
August 30: International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances
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Spain ‘breached’ political rights of Catalan independence leaders, says UN
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1939 September 1: Nazi Invasion of Poland and Beginning of WW2
Catalonia paid Spain €20bn in taxes in 2019 that were never returned
San Marino legalises abortion, one year after landmark referendum
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Arlene Foster learns Irish-language roots of Fermanagh childhood home in TV show
EU signs deal to buy up to 250 million doses of Catalan Covid-19 vaccine
Earthquakes rattle Liechtenstein as parliament debates quake insurance
Fitch Downgrades San Marino to ‘BB’; Outlook Stable
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2010 September 3: Belarus Journalist Aleh Biabenin Found Hanged
Russia warns Moldova over Transnistria troops
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Silence the language, silence the people
RTÉ Ireland produces audio drama by Catalan writer
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Murdo Fraser’s staffer shares ‘Hitler is Nicola Sturgeon’s dad’ Twitter post
Macron calls MidCat pipeline project connecting Africa to Europe via Catalonia ‘nonsense’
Memories of the 1968 invasion of Czechoslovakia: Young Romani resister killed by the Warsaw Pact occupiers still not named on memorial
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First fully eco-electric port ship in Europe built in Catalonia
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How Truman Capote betrayed his ‘swans’: The real-life high society saga behind Feud’s season 2
UN Committee: Racial discrimination against Romani people persists unabated in Slovakia
Russian diplomat warns of risk of escalation in Transnistria
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1278 September 8: Andorra National Day
1991 September 8: North Macedonia Independence Day
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The Lost Languages of France
Journalist In Russia’s Kalmykia Says He Was Attacked Over His Articles
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1714 September 11: National Day of Catalonia
1949-2005: The Queen’s visits to the Channel Islands
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Harassment and threats of aggression in Wallonia parliament, investigation underway
An Education: Islamic Universities in Russia
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Estonia crowdsources speech data for the preservation of the Estonian language
The decline of Occitan: A failure of cultural initiatives, or abandonment by the state?
For Our Freedom: Czech Republic supports Ukraine
Crimean Tatars and Russification
KGB stalwart new Cyprus ambassador
Anti-War Activist In Russia’s Tatarstan Flees Country
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Italy: disabled Romani man in a coma after police raid – victim’s mother demands truth and justice
Wallonia returns to spoil Europe’s free-trade agenda
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The secret Nazi camps of Finnish Lapland
Romani parents in North Macedonia demand change as segregation at their school reaches 100%
Crown Dependencies: What is the Channel Islands’ relationship with the royals?
Santa’s Lapland unwraps new branding and agent campaign
Polls Show Support for Catalonia Independence Declining
Russia’s Chechnya Gets Ready For ‘Fall Mobilization’ As Moscow Faces Major Setback In Ukraine War
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Corsica: the economy and autonomy at the heart of the debates
Spanish government asks EU parliament to allow use of Catalan in chamber
Diary from Tbilisi: ‘Most of us feel this is Georgia’s war too’
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1939 September 17: Soviet Invasion of Poland
Catalan Vegan Fest, Europe’s biggest outdoor plant-based event, returns to Terrassa
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September 18-24, Last Week of September: Banned Books Week
Book of Jonah published in Siberian Shor language
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Belarus shuts down a Lithuanian school
NATO Allies enhance readiness in Latvia exercise
Majority in Montenegro Back Ukraine, says Ambassador
Russia is going to send an Ossetian volunteer detachment to Ukraine
Russia’s Party of War Seeks to Turn the War with Ukraine into a National Cause. It Will Fail
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Latvia a step closer to education in official language only
Why Ukraine War Matters For Chechnya’s Kadyrov
On Circassian Day, residents of Nalchik recall unresolved problems of preserving their native language and traditions
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1964 September 21: Malta Independence Day
1991 September 21: Armenia Independence Day
Get to know Victoria Jimenez Kasintseva, Andorra’s teenage trailblazer
Sandu calls on Russia to withdraw troops from Transnistria
Backlash against Abkhazia dacha handover grows as Moscow turns up heat
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1908 September 22: Bulgarian Declaration of Independence
Tiny San Marino end losing streak but miss out on rare win
Russia’s Tatarstan Bans Reservists From Leaving as Mobilization Underway
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Flanders looks for 10,000 ‘buddies’ for newcomers
Terrorist attack averted in Iceland
Vatican rider to make history at world road cycling championships
Raids are being conducted in places where Crimean Tatars live compactly in Crimea – summonses are being served, – Tasheva
Ukrainian refugees run up against limits of Georgian hospitality
Concerns over conscription in Abkhazia as Russia mobilizes
Russia to adopt Islamic banking practices in response to western sanctions
Ethnic Russian minority troops die in great numbers in Ukraine: ‘Used like cannon fodder’
Chechnya Exempts Itself From Russia’s Draft
Across Russia, Putin’s Mobilization Seeps Deeper Into An Anxious Society
Russia Is Sending Its Ethnic Minorities to the Meat Grinder
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Russia wants to root out Crimean Tatars through mobilisation: official
Some 90% of summons to Russian army in Crimea sent to Crimean Tatars – CrimeaSOS
Zelensky Castigates Israel for Failing to Support Ukraine
Putin’s draft draws resistance in Russia’s far-flung regions
The ex-president of Mongolia invited the Buryats, Tuvans and Kalmyks to flee to his country from mobilization
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Discovering a remnant of feudal Europe in Liechtenstein
Is Catalonia still dreaming of independence from Spain?
David Pratt: How Vladimir Putin’s mobilisation ups the ante
Anti-mobilization protest in Russia: Warning shots fired in Dagestan
New wave of arsons at military enlistment offices and local administrations unfolds across Russia
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September 26: European Day of Languages
The definitive history of Monaco Yacht Show
Five Places for Eco-Tourists to Visit When Traveling to Friesland
North Macedonia Ministry Denies Covering up Ransomware Attack
Successful NATO evaluation for Bosnia and Herzegovina
Serbia Rules Out Recognizing Russian Referendum in Occupied Ukraine
Gagauzia Elite Reveal Strong Signs of Russian ‘Capture’ in Moldova
EU Cohesion Policy: €1.64 billion for a just climate transition in Czechia
Russians flee to Georgia after Putin’s mobilisation order
Protests erupt in Russia’s Dagestan region as minorities say they are being targeted by Putin’s mobilization orders
Russia: At least 17 dead, 24 wounded in Izhevsk school shooting
Desperate Russian Shoots Recruitment Officer Instead of Signing up to Fight in Ukraine
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National minorities of Russia call to decolonize, denuclearize “imperial, terrorist” Russian state
Belgium told to pay €100K in damages for extraditing terrorist to US
Magical realism on the Faroe Islands
European Union: Channel Islands And Private Investment Funds
How trade diversification and openness can boost economic growth in North Macedonia
Elections in Bosnia & Herzegovina 2022
Croatia’s push for controversial electoral reform undermines democratic development of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Catalonia seeks Spain’s agreement for new independence referendum
Portugal’s mysterious ‘birthing stones’
Ukraine and Romania to Ease Gazprom’s Pressure on Moldova
Slovakia Joins List of Countries That Refuse Issuing Humanitarian Visas to Russians Escaping Mobilisation
Confusion in Tbilisi as thousands of Russians Try to Enter Georgia
How Putin’s Ukraine war mobilization order changed everything in Russia: Panic, anger and calls to secede
Ethnic Minorities Hit Hardest By Russia’s Mobilization, Activists Say
Russian Chuvashia Suspends Mobilization Into Army – Defense Intelligence
Oleg Zhdanov: due to the mobilization, a war between Dagestan and the Kadyrovites may start
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More religious education for native Sami in Norway
2022 bumper year for foreign tourists, investment in Albania
Swiss and Liechtenstein Crypto Assets Ecosystem Continues to Grow Despite Market Turmoil
Czech EU Presidency to discuss free visa for Kosovo
Monaco increase budget by 47% to become the wealthiest basketball club in France
It is high time to grant EU candidacy to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Switzerland De-Lists Designated Individuals under Russia Sanctions
Belgrade’s Russian Emigres Grapple With New Lives In Serbia, The Ukraine War, And What Comes Next
Netherlands tops EU social safety net for the poor
Belarus’s Lukashenko visits Abkhazia
Faroe Islands’ National Gallery Becomes the First to Launch Artificial Intelligence Exhibit
Armenia, Azerbaijan Accuse Each Other of Violating Cease-Fire
New Irish language children’s TV channel given green light
North Ossetia Imposes Limits On Incoming Cars As Line Grows At Region’s Border Crossing With Georgia
Norway targets electricity producers and fish farmers with resource tax
Protest in Georgia as migration from Russia doubles since draft
Denmark unveil World Cup ‘protest’ kits criticising Qatar’s human rights record
Mobilisation explodes the myth of Putin’s united Russia
Blasts Preceded Underseas Gas Pipeline Leaks Between Russia and Germany, Experts Say
Partnership Agreement between Slovenia and the European Commission
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1957 September 29: Kyshtym nuclear disaster, USSR
Romania urges citizens to leave Russia amid military mobilization
Report Calls Switzerland, US, Sweden World’s Most Innovative Economies
How Scotland became a hotbed of new talent and took advantage of the global production boom
Turkey pledges to boost military presence in Cyprus
San Marino: Una Voce per San Marino 2023 received over 300 applications so far!
The National in Barcelona for special series marking five years since Catalan indyref
Roskomnadzor Has Become Putin’s Personal Powerful Surveillance Network
How does North Macedonia punch above its weight when it comes to attracting FDI?
Political Pressure on the Faroe Islands to End Fishery Cooperation With Russia
Chechens started talking about the genocide of their own people: for the sake of war, they are kidnapped and blackmailed
North Macedonia Opposition Stalls ‘Open Balkan’ Free Flow of Workers
Czech Republic pays settlement to Romani man in school segregation case before European court
Zelenskyy addresses indigenous people of Russia: Fight so as not to die
Albania and Russia Clash Over Kosovo, PM Welcomes Fleeing Russians
Faroe Islands next on tax hit list?
Zelensky: the peoples of the Caucasus should not die in the shameful war of Russia
Catalan government narrowly avoids collapse
Monaco Yacht Club gears up to welcome shipping’s top names
Dagestan chooses violence against mobilization opponents
EU takes Malta to court over ‘golden passport’ program
Estonia Urges Its Citizens to Avoid Travelling to Russia
Rights Group Says Russian Historian Under Pressure In Prison
NHL: Russian players all clear for games in Czech Republic
The success of Luxembourg’s financial market
From the Arctic tundra to the Ukrainian front
Moldova to Revoke Citizenship of Fighters for Russia in Ukraine
Latvia to gradually transition to education only in official language
“Crama Mircești”, renown as the “Little Tuscany” of the Republic of Moldova
Austria returns remains of 64 indigenous people to New Zealand
Gas interconnector Greece-Bulgaria to start commercial operation on October 1
Lithuania takes steps to bolster security around Klaipeda LNG terminal – service
A safe space for Ukraine’s refugees in Romania
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1938 September 30: Munich Agreement
This Durga Puja pandal has bought Vatican City to Kolkata
Scottish independence argument ‘never looked stronger’, top political scientist Simon Hix says
Vatican sanctions Nobel laureate after Timor accusations
Is the criticism of Switzerland by Russian dissidents justified?
Six Russian Diplomats Expelled From Montenegro Amid Espionage Probe
Cornwall landmarks glow pink for organ donation awareness
Albanian Asylum Requests Double in EU During 2022
Switzerland: A leader in the digitalisation of healthcare
Croatia to get 9 bln euro from EU cohesion funds under 2021-2027 partnership deal
Five of the best places to go in Scotland if you like tales of witchcraft and mystery
Catalonia gears up to mark five years since independence referendum that rocked Spain
Zelensky calls on Switzerland to block Russian assets
Turkey-Greece Relations Tense over Cyprus, Aegean Islands
Manx tourism season pushed through winter
Commissioner Hahn visits Moldova to reiterate EU’s firm commitment to support country
Belgium – a home for innovation
Moldova’s state-owned Energocom registers as energy trader in Romania
At least £300,000 up for grabs as the Channel Islands Christmas Lottery returns
Moldova’s mobile operator Moldcell to list shares at Bucharest Exchange
Netherlands inflation soars to 17%, fuelled by high energy prices
Slovakia may stop power exports to EU without more help on energy costs
As Latvia goes to polls, ethnic Russian population fears losing identity
Bulgaria Goes to Another Knife-Edge Election on Sunday
34 percent more Belgian enterprises in the Netherlands
Lukoil abused dominant position in Bulgaria, watchdog finds
Skulte LNG terminal given status of object of national interest in Latvia
Azerbaijan to increase gas deliveries to Bulgaria, Europe, via Greek interconnector
Brittany set to play first football international in a decade
Belarus’ turn to China
NATO StratCom chief: I cannot promise Latvia a peaceful and predictable future
Czechs, Poles ask for EU funding for revived gas interconnector project
Russians of Lithuanian origin flee Kaliningrad for fear of mobilisation
Russia’s Annexed Land Is a Crime Scene
‘A shocking figure’ – record 10,805 homeless people in Ireland in August amid call for eviction ban
In ghostly Sviatogirsk, Russia’s challenge in annexing territory it cannot control is laid bare
Finland issues resolution that closes border to Russian tourists
Turkiye to take recognition of northern Cyprus to UN General Assembly
Denmark and Belgium sign landmark agreement for CO2 transport
Zelensky urges ethnic minorities, indigenous peoples in Russia to fight mobilization
Launch of new Welsh coffee morning in Llechryd
Dagestan asks Putin for six months of “delay” from mobilization
Entire Welsh slate village sold after six years on the market
Head of Russian region of Dagestan lashes out at local draft officers
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1960 October 1: Cyprus Independence Day
2017 October 1: Catalan Independence Referendum
October: Black History Month, Europe
1934 October 6: Proclamation of the Catalan state
1991 October 8: Croatia Independence Day
October 10: World Mental Health Day
October 11: International Day of the Girl Child
1552 October 12: Fall of Kazan, Tatarstan
October 14: Defender of Ukraine Day
1940 October 15: Catalonia president Lluís Companys executed by firing squad
1991 October 18: Azerbaijan Independence Day
1956 October 23: Hungarian Uprising
1955 October 26: Austrian National Day
2017 October 27: Catalan Declaration of Independence
1918 October 28: Independent Czechoslovak State Day
1943 November 3: Remembrance Day of Karachais’ Deportation Victims