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Zelenskyy lands in Oslo to meet US envoys

Governments across the continent spent Tuesday hardening their response to the weekend's street unrest. Italy ordered 500 soldiers into Milan following two days of looting. France sent its RAID special forces to arrest an activist accused of torching the Limoges town hall. Portuguese police moved into Lisbon and Porto at dawn to dismantle housing protest camps and break human chains. Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama tried a different tactic after a week of riots, setting out a circle of empty chairs to invite his detractors to talk. The protesters declined the seating, leaving a note demanding his immediate resignation instead.

In more detail

Norway

Zelenskyy lands in Oslo to meet US delegation

Volodymyr Zelenskyy arrived in the Norwegian capital to hold talks with a US delegation that includes Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff. The meeting is an attempt to repair the Ukrainian president's relationship with Donald Trump. Security around the summit is tight enough that civil aviation authorities have closed the airspace over Oslo.

Germany

Hackers allegedly publish 421,000 internal emails from AfD accounts

A significant cyber attack has targeted the Alternative for Germany party, resulting in the alleged online publication of over 421,000 messages. The party confirmed its accounts were compromised as new polls suggest its national lead over rival factions is slipping.

Romania

Parliament votes on minority cabinet to end six-month deadlock

Prime minister-designate Luca Niculescu faces an investiture vote to lead a new government dominated by the Social Democrats. The proposed cabinet arrives in the chamber carrying familiar baggage, with the justice nominee fielding plagiarism questions and others facing scrutiny over tax evasion.

Serbia

Fugitive state security agent crashes Mercedes upon return to Belgrade

Miroslav Kurak, a former state security agent tried in absentia for the murder of a journalist, has reappeared in the capital after years supposedly spent hunting in Africa. His unannounced return was revealed only when he collided his Mercedes G-Class in the Karaburma district. He has long been considered beyond the reach of the Serbian courts; he is apparently not beyond the reach of local traffic.

Bulgaria

Ministry proposes legal amnesty for existing illegal highways

The Ministry of Regional Development is drafting laws to grant amnesty to illegal structures, including entire highways, reservoirs, and gas pipelines. Varna alone has issued over 230 permits for the tolerance of unapproved construction, suggesting the state has decided it is easier to change the law than to demolish the roads.

One more thing · Finland

Returned 19th-century skulls turn out not to be Finnish

A collection of human remains returned by Sweden in the 2020s has been subjected to a new study. Researchers discovered that four of the skulls, originally taken in the 1870s, do not actually belong to Finns.

Around Europe today

▪ Albania — Rama sets out chairs for protesters who only want his resignation →

▪ Austria — Former finance minister and businessman face bribery trial →

▪ Belgium — De Wever considers cuts to pensioners' holiday pay →

▪ Bosnia and Herzegovina — Court to rule on former intelligence chief in abuse case →

▪ Bulgaria — Ministry proposes amnesty for illegal highways and reservoirs →

▪ Croatia — Deputy speaker defends football fans over Hitler salutes →

▪ Cyprus — Christodoulides meets Erhürman as presidential speculation widens →

▪ Czechia — Subsidy scandal reaches ANO deputy chairman's daughter →

▪ Denmark — Copenhagen mayor calls Prime Minister's statement simply wrong →

▪ Estonia — Parliament begins first reading of next year's state budget →

▪ Finland — Scientists find returned 19th-century skulls are not all Finnish →

▪ France — Special forces arrest activist after Limoges town hall fire →

▪ Germany — Hackers allegedly publish 421,000 emails from AfD accounts →

▪ Greece — Alert issued in Haidari as object resembling grenade found in park →

▪ Hungary — Péter Magyar moves to dismantle crony capitalism in first budget →

▪ Iceland — National football team faces fresh scrutiny over binge-drinking scandal →

▪ Ireland — Questions arise over police knowledge of holster safety defects →

▪ Italy — Government deploys 500 soldiers to Milan after two days of looting →

▪ Kosovo — Police arrest five after attack on Appeal Court →

▪ Latvia — Legal Affairs Committee chair does not deny abuse claims →

▪ Lithuania — Minister expects public salaries to rise despite debt warnings →

▪ Luxembourg — Ministers warn of fallout from Belgian road vignette →

▪ Malta — Former soldier faces jurors over racially motivated murder →

▪ Moldova — Court labels Shor-linked Eurasia organization extremist →

▪ Montenegro — Prime minister claims assembly vote opens the door to Europe →

▪ Netherlands — Prime Minister Jetten to propose surrogacy reform as he expects child →

▪ North Macedonia — Former government secretary sentenced to prison for abuse of duty →

▪ Norway — Zelenskyy lands in Oslo for summit with US envoys →

▪ Poland — Man allegedly plotted assassination of Prime Minister →

▪ Portugal — Police dismantle housing protest camps in Lisbon and Porto →

▪ Romania — Parliament votes on new cabinet to end six months of deadlock →

▪ Serbia — Accused DB agent returns from exile to crash Mercedes →

▪ Slovakia — Investigation reveals government funding for pro-Russian websites →

▪ Slovenia — Prosecution seeks corruption probe into State Secretary Jaklin →

▪ Spain — Feijóo negotiates with Vox to secure Senate majority →

▪ Sweden — Prosecutor seeks detention for teenagers in sports hall murder →

▪ Switzerland — Federal data maps pesticide contamination across municipalities →

▪ Ukraine — Russian drone strike kills three on Kyiv-Odesa highway →

▪ United Kingdom — Esther Rantzen states she was 'deprived of any choice' in posthumous message →

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