The Seimas of Lithuania approved in the first vote an amendment to the Constitution that lifts the ban on the deployment on the country’s territory of weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear weapons, and military bases of foreign states. Ninety-nine deputies voted in favor, 13 against, and five abstained; two more votes are needed for final adoption, and the amendment must receive at least 94 votes out of 141.

#europe #EuropeandRussia #EU #Lithuania #NATO #nuclearweapons

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In The Hague, police dispersed several hundred far-right protesters after a demonstration against migration and asylum policy escalated into violence. City authorities banned the planned march, and Dutch broadcaster NOS reported 24 arrests.

#antiSemitism #Hague #europe #Netherlands #ultraright

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Saudi Arabia reduced oil supplies to Europe after drones damaged the East-West oil pipeline, which leads to the Red Sea bypassing the Strait of Hormuz. The kingdom also canceled part of September shipments for European customers, and loading at the port of Yanbu on the Red Sea was suspended.

#reuters #europe #RedSea #oil #OPEC #StraitofHormuz #SaudiArabia

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In the Netherlands on the morning of September 15, more than 30 train disruptions occurred due to foreign objects on the tracks, mainly pipes. Police are investigating these incidents as acts of sabotage.

#sabotage #europe #EU #Railways #Netherlands #Incidents

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On September 14 in Cardiff, the leaders of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, John Swinney, Rhun ap Iorwerth, and Michelle O’Neill, will sign a joint declaration demanding that their regions be given the right to hold referendums on independence. The document will also be devoted to economic and energy cooperation and relations with Europe.

#UnitedKingdom #DonaldTrump #europe #EU #Independence #NorthernIreland #Wales #Scotland

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On September 13, parliamentary, regional, and municipal elections will be held simultaneously in Sweden. According to polls, the far-right party «Sweden Democrats» (SD) is in second place with 19.5%, and the ruling center-right coalition has promised to bring it into its bloc in order to secure Ulf Kristersson’s second term.

#europe #rights #Russianagents #SwedenDemocrats #Sweden

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At the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on the island of Lido, Ilya Khrzhanovsky received the Silver Lion for Best Director for the film Dau. The top prize, the Golden Lion, went to the film The Unknown Woman by Danish director May el-Toukhy.

#Venice #WarinUkraine #europe #IlyaKhrzhanovsky #movie #Ukraine #festivals #Kharkov

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Nigel Farage’s Reform UK party received £36 million from crypto billionaire Ben Delo. This is the largest single donation to a political party in the history of the United Kingdom; it surpassed Reform UK’s previous record of £9 million from Christopher Harborne in 2025.

#ReformUK #BenDelo #UnitedKingdom #europe #NigelFarage #rights

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German investigators suspect a Russian linked to the GRU and a Belarusian citizen of preparing an attack with explosive-laden drones on Leipzig Airport. One of the suspects, according to the investigation, was able to enter Germany and leave it without surveillance.

#Belarus #WarinUkraine #Germany #Gru #Sabotage #europe #Leipzig #Russia

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Vladimir Putin said at the BRICS business forum in New Delhi that the deployment of European troops on Ukrainian territory would mean war with Russia. He also said that Moscow had «never threatened» European countries and saw no grounds for a conflict with Europe.

#brix #VladimirPutin #WarinUkraine #europe #NATO #Russia #Ukraine

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A fire and a series of explosions occurred at the ammunition warehouse of the Bulgarian company EMCO in the Gabrovo region. There are no casualties, and the area has been cordoned off due to the threat of further detonations.

#Bulgaria #WarinUkraine #europe #weapon #Incidents

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France supported Slovakia’s proposal to lift sanctions on Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov, unnamed European diplomats told Euronews. According to the channel, this position caused «huge disappointment» among other EU countries and may further complicate negotiations on extending the sanctions.

#AlisherUsmanov #europe #EuropeanUnion #MikhailFridman #sanctions #Slovakia #France

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The German right-wing populist party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has filed a complaint with the Federal Prosecutor’s Office against German Chancellor Friedrich Merz. The party accuses him of defamation after his remarks that its policy implies «ethnic cleansing».

#AfD #Bundestag #Germany #europe #policy #FriedrichMerz

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A Russian citizen with a residence permit in Germany was denied a bank card at the German bank Kreissparkasse Köln. The bank considered that the card’s validity period should not exceed the validity period of the residence permit, and therefore refused to issue it.

#Germany #EuropeanCommission #europe #EuropeanUnion #Russianemigration #sanctions

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Deputy Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev called talk of Russia’s plans to attack Europe «the same nonsense» as claims about an allegedly impending mobilization in Russia. He said this during a working trip to the Northwestern Federal District; the video was published on his channel in Max.

#WarinUkraine #DmitryMedvedev #europe #mobilization #Russia #Ukraine

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On the night of September 10, Poland prevented a threat to one of the border crossings with Ukraine, Prime Minister Donald Tusk said. According to him, this was made possible thanks to cooperation with Ukraine, but he did not specify what exactly the threat was.

#DonaldTusk #europe #Poland #Russia #Ukraine

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In Spain, more than 90 municipalities have implemented a genetic identification system for dogs to find owners who do not clean up after their pets. A veterinarian takes a saliva sample, the profile is linked to a microchip and entered into a municipal database, after which it is matched with the DNA of found excrement.

#europe #Spain #Lifestyle #dogs

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London police announced the arrest of 31-year-old UK resident Joshua Cammidge on charges of violating the national security law and cooperating with Russian intelligence. He was detained in Swindon in southwest England.

#UnitedKingdom #Gru #europe #Russia #specialservices

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The Seimas Committee on Law and Order of Lithuania on Wednesday supported the initiative to remove Article 137 from the Constitution, which prohibits the deployment of nuclear weapons and bases of other states in the country. Seven committee members voted for the draft, two against; now it must be brought to a plenary vote and sent to the President of Lithuania.

#europe #Lithuania #NATO #Finland #nuclearweapons

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Parishes of the Russian Orthodox Church in the vast majority of European countries are facing blocked bank accounts and refusals to rent premises for worship services and cultural events, said the special representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry head for international cooperation on ensuring the right to freedom of religion, Mikhail Melekh. He said this to Russian journalists in Geneva.

#europe #Melech #Orthodoxy #Russia #ROC

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