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Sweden’s first female Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson, who resigned last week after barely eight hours, has been re-elected.

President Milos Zeman was separated from Prime Minister Fiala and the other officials and wheeled in by a totally covered aide.

The incoming coalition government in Germany is set to push for a so-called ‘United States of Europe’ and create an EU Superstate.

VIENNA — Negotiators gathered in Vienna on Monday to resume talks over reviving Iran’s 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, with hopes of quick progress muted after the arrival of a hard-line new government in Tehran led to a more than five-month hiatus.

Belarussian dictator Alexander Lukashenko told migrants gathered at the Polish border they have a “right” to enter the European Union.

The EU border agency Frontex reported that in the first ten months of 2021, illegal crossings into the bloc have increased by 70 per cent.

French officials have lashed out after an open letter to President Macron regarding the Channel Migrant Crisis was published online, disinviting British Home Secretary Priti Patel from scheduled talks.

Poland´s Prime Minister said starting in December the government will cut tax on fuels and energy to counter inflation.

The EU is set to blacklist firms involved with transporting migrants to Belarus for the purpose of destabilising the bloc.

The EU’s drug regulator authorized Pfizer´s coronavirus vaccine for use on children from 5 to 11 years old.

Czech President Milos Zeman was discharged Thursday from the Czech capital´s military hospital after his condition improved.

French fishermen have vowed to disrupt the flow of goods to the UK within the week over a post-Brexit dispute over fishing rights in British waters. French fishermen have said that they will disrupt the supply of goods entering Britain

Swedens first ever female Prime Minister resigned the same day she was selected after the government lost a key budget vote in the Riksdag. 

Today’s new Swedish Prime Minister lost her first major vote just hours after her appointment, failing to pass her governments budget.

The World Health Organization said that corona cases jumped by 11% in Europe last week, the only region with an increase since mid-October.

The doubly vaccinated French Prime Minister, Jean Castex, has been forced to go into quarantine after testing positive for COVID on Monday.

The Dutch government introduced legislation to restrict access for unvaccinated people to bars, restaurants and museums.

A Polish Government Official has slammed reports by both CNN and the BBC on the ongoing Belarus Border Crisis.

The Australian network SBS found a Cuban refugee among the throngs of thousands of migrants on the border between Belarus and Poland. In an interview published on Monday, Juan Carlos told SBS he was one of seven Cubans attempting to escape communism into Europe after making it to Europe’s last dictatorship.

Germany’s health minister said it’s likely everyone in the country who isn’t vaccinated will have caught COVID-19 by the end of the winter.

Ten of thousands of people demonstrated through Brussels on Sunday to protest lockdown restrictions imposed by the Belgian government.

There are growing calls within Germany to follow the lead of neighbouring Austria and mandate vaccines for the Chinese coronavirus.

Police in Croatia said that a German reporter was detained and fined for illegally entering the country from Bosnia with a group of migrants.

Mass demonstrations erupted across Europe on Saturday with anti-lockdown protests being staged in Vienna, Rome, and The Netherlands.

China officially downgraded diplomatic ties with Lithuania in protest after Taiwan established a de facto embassy in Vilnius.

CARACAS — Venezuela will hold regional elections on November 21. This time around, “the people” will “elect” 3,082 men and women – split across the country’s 23 governor seats, 335 mayoral offices, and thousands of state legislators.

Police have said at least two people may have been shot as a result of officers firing warning shots during violent protests in Rotterdam on Friday evening, as demonstrations against the Dutch government’s decision to enact another coronavirus lockdown descended into chaotic riots.

Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko has told the BBC that it is “absolutely possible” that his forces are helping Middle Eastern migrants break through the eastern borders of the EU and NATO, and that he will not be looking into it.

MEPs have suggested the EU could reduce illegal arrivals by simply making it easier for migrants to enter legally. 

Estonia is sending soldiers to help Poland secure its border against an onslaught of Middle Eastern migrants attempting to break into the European Union via Alexander Lukashenko’s Belarus.

The British government is sending some 150 military personnel to guard against not the illegal migrant influx to Britain, but to the European Union member-state of Poland.

The Austrian government has announced it will be forcing all residents to take a Wuhan virus vaccine. Those who refuse will face heavy fines and possible prison sentences starting in February.

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has affirmed his support for Turkey becoming a member state of the European Union.

A pig farm in northern Germany began culling all of its 4,000 animals Wednesday after a case of African swine fever was confirmed there.

The Polish government has released footage purporting to show child migrants being “prepped” to look sympathetic for the media.

Swedish Foreign Minister Ann Linde has said migrants trying to force their way into the EU via Poland should attempt to claim asylum in Belarus, or be helped to return to their home countries if they do not have a valid asylum claim.