As the last Saturday of 2019 slips into evening, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, an Iraqi man allegedly shoves another Iraqi man in front of a train in Nuremburg, Germany.
From Deutsche Welle, the president of the German Bundestag tells eastern Germans "to stop playing the victim".
From the CPH Post, local efforts resurrect the Danish pavilion for the Expo 2020 in Dubai.
From Polskie Radio, the Polish airline LOT carried over 10 million passengers in a year for the first time in 2019. (The airline's name is the Polish word for "flight".)
From Radio Prague, Czech President Miloš Zeman is considering canceling a visit to Russia due to an "insolent" statement from the Russian government.
From the Hungary Journal, according to Hungary's state secretary for youth and family affairs, Hungarian policy on families "holds enormous potential". (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Magyar Hírlap.)
From Daily News Hungary, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Hungary is "clearly" among the winners in the new global economy.
From About Hungary, a look at the Hungarian economy in 2019.
From Russia Today, a stolen armored limousine that is believed to have carried Joseph Stalin is found stashed in a garage in Moscow.
From Sputnik International, what do Russians value the most?
From EuroNews, pro-Russian separatists in Ukraine announce a prisoner exchange.
From Novinite, the main reasons for driving accidents in Bulgaria are bad road signs and smartphones.
From Radio Bulgaria, a 400-year-old church canopy is restored at the Bachkovo Monastery near Asenovgrad, Bulgaria.
From Ekathimerini, about 30 people protest at a mall against a police crackdown.
From the Greek Reporter, Greece signs a deal with Lockheed Martin to upgrade its F-16 fighter jets.
From Total Croatia News, three languages in Croatia total just 1,200 speakers.
From the Malta Independent, civil society groups plan a protest in Valletta, Malta for January 5th.
From Malta Today, six people are sentenced to prison in Malta for using fake passports. (According to the article, they were all arrested when they tried to leave Malta. Did they previously enter the country using the same fake passports?)
From SwissInfo, a Swiss nuclear power plant shuts down due to technical difficulties.
From The Portugal News, Portugal's resident population decreased in 2018, despite a slight recovery in birth rates.
From France24, the French government offers some concessions, but the strike over proposed pension reforms continues.
From RFI, "yellow vest" protesters join trade unions in marching against the proposed pension reforms.
From VRT NWS, 2019 has been "a great year for Belgian sparkling wine".
From the NL Times, ten law changes that could affect Dutch bank accounts.
From the Express, John Bercow becomes the first former House of Commons Speaker to be denied a seat in the House of Lords in 230 years. (Doing the math, I find that the previous speaker to be thusly snubbed would have left the office in or around 1789. Did losing the American colonies have anything to do with it?)
From the Evening Standard, a full list of everyone receiving 2020 New Years Honours.
From the (U.K.) Independent, almost 19,000 children were "groomed" in England during this past year.
From the (Irish) Independent, don't leave your electric scooter alone when it's charging.
From the Irish Examiner, Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland sees a record for grey seal births.
And from The Conservative Woman, during Brexit negotiations, then-Prime Minister May was ready to hand control of U.K. defense forces to the E.U.
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