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Sweden’s election frontrunner calls for ‘humble government’

Future governments would have to be “humble” to survive, said Sweden’s centre-right frontrunner in the country’s September 9 general election. His comment suggests negotiations...

Italy to pay interest if it withholds EU budget payments

If Italy does not pay its budget contributions on time, it will face interest payments, European Union Commissioner Guenther Oettinger warned on August 29. Last...

Macron takes on Orban, Salvini

In response to criticism from Italy’s Matteo Salvini and Hungary’s Viktor Orban, French President Emmanuel Macron on August 29 described himself as the main...

Lithuanian media to fight fake news

An agreement to work with Lithuania’s defence ministry was signed by the country’s major online media outlets on August 28. The aim is to...

Merkel condemns far-right violence in Chemnitz

German Chancellor Angela Merkel harshly condemned racism and violence in response to the violence that erupted between far-right protestors, police and counterdemonstrators in the...

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