As the first Thursday of 2020 hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, a video shows a French left-wing activists carrying a likeness of right-wing politician Marine Le Pen's head on a pole.
From France24, a French union leader calls on "all the French" to join strikes against President Emmanuel Macron's proposed pension reforms.
From RFI, the French government calls a plan by strikers to block oil refineries illegal.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese division of the Capuchin friars inaugurates a museum containing over 1,300 nativity scenes in Fátima.
From El País, Barcelona, Spain inaugurates a Low Emissions Zone, but will public transportation be able to deal with the resulting demand for its services?
From SwissInfo, Switzerland revokes a woman's citizenship because of her suspected ties to ISIS.
From EuroNews, Austrian leader Sebastian Kurz promises a "pioneering role" against climate change as his conservative party enters a coalition with the Greens.
From ANSA, the Austrian government drops its plan to give double Austrian and Italian passports to the citizens of the Italian area of Alto Adige. (This area is called South Tyrol by Austrians.)
From the Malta Independent, European money hasn't helped migrants in Libya.
From Malta Today, a new vaccine introduced by the Maltese government is expected to prevent 95 percent of cervical cancers.
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenians went swimming on New Year's Day.
From Total Croatia News, the Croatian city of Mali Lošinj spends money on first aid instead of New Year's fireworks. (If you read Croatian, read the story at Morski.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the agreement to construct the EastMed gas pipeline is more about politics than energy.
From Ekathimerini, a historic synagogue in Trikala, Greece is vandalized with anti-Semitic graffiti.
From the Greek Reporter, a total of 46,026 migrants landed on Greece's Aegean shores during 2019.
From Novinite, Bulgarians can soon start filing their tax returns.
From The Sofia Globe, the age for pensions in Bulgaria increases by a few months.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian scientists work on new ways to use and store clean energy.
From Romania-Insider, some festivals and concerts which will be put on in Romania in 2020.
From Russia Today, a balloon carrying a girl's Christmas list travels from Oberndorf bei Salzburg, Austria to Krasny Kurgan, Russia, where the locals play Santa Claus.
From The Moscow Times, the Russian government adopts a 15-year plan to develop its northern sea route.
From Daily News Hungary, the weirdest things left on Hungarian public transport in 2019. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Pénzcentrum.)
From Hungary Today, new economic measures come to effect in Hungary this year.
From About Hungary, the Hungarian government sets forth its priorities for 2020.
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's most wanted woman is found in the U.S.
From Radio Prague, the 20th annual "Three Kings" charity collection is underway in the Czech Republic.
From Radio Poland, Poles are reportedly buying more electric cars.
From the CPH Post, choosing the right fork in the road to get an education in Denmark.
From Deutsche Welle, German police warn against ignoring left-wing extremists.
From the NL Times, in one week, six letter bombs are found in Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht.
From Dutch News, wages in the Netherlands rise, but just a bit below inflation.
From VRT NWS, a Belgian judge blocks the extradition of former Catalan leader Carles Puigdemont to Spain.
From Euractiv, the Eurozone races "against the clouds".
From the Express, some left-wingers in the Labour Party sign a petition asking Jeremy Corbyn to stay on as their leader.
From the Evening Standard, according to the chairman of the British Fashion Council, Brexit will bring on a "new dawn for fashion".
From the Independent, Liberal Democrat parliamentcritters try to force Prime Minister Johnson to preserve the rights of child refugees after Brexit.
From the Irish Examiner, Ireland's health minister "blasts" anti-abortion protesters who protested outside the National Maternity Hospital. (What is this "right to peaceably assemble" you speak of?)
And from The Conservative Woman, "some colours are more equal than others".
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