As a cool partly cloudy Wednesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, former class mates of the French teenager who ranted against Islam speak out.
From France24, French justice officials open an investigation into the murder of a Maltese journalist.
From RFI, a French parliamentary commission fails to address all 22,000 proposed amendments to a pension reform bill.
From VRT NWS, while in New York, Belgian King Filip visits the 9/11 memorial, and speaks at the U.N. for children's rights.
From The Brussels Times, the city of Brussels considers having a single police zone.
From the NL Times, two mail bombs which exploded in the Dutch cities of Amsterdam and Kerkrade are believed to be part of a scheme to extort bitcoin.
From Dutch News, about half of the children hoping to be accepted as refugees by the Netherlands are successful.
From Deutsche Welle, some Jews are still affected legally by what Nazi Germany did to their ancestors.
From Polskie Radio, according to a survey, most Poles believe that national law takes precedence over E.U. law.
From Radio Prague, the Council of Europe urges the Czech Republic to do more to combat human trafficking.
From The Slovak Spectator, the upcoming Slovak general election will test Hungarian Prime Minsiter Orban's influence among ethnic Hungarians in Slovakia.
From the Hungary Journal, according to Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto, the Austrian People's Party has been "very rational" over whether Fidesz should stay in the European People's Party.
From Daily News Hungary, the Orban cabinet asks Hungary's highest court for an expedited hearing in a case involving compensation to Roma segregated at a school in the town of Gyöngyöspata.
From Hungary Today, the Hungary's Socialist Party calls for men to have the option of retiring after working for 40 years. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From About Hungary, according to Hungary's interior ministry, the country has so far remained free of the coronavirus.
From Russia Today, Russian Communists propose putting "God" back in Russia's constitution.
From Sputnik International, the Russian government refuses to comment on the conviction of a network that was plotting terror attacks.
From The Moscow Times, an apartment in Moscow reportedly owned by U.K. Queen Elizabeth goes up for sale. (If you read Russian, read the story at 7Days.)
From Romania-Insider, an anti-immigrant protest continues in the Romanian village of Ditrau. (If you read Romanian, read the story at Mediafax.)
From EuroNews, the E.U. threatens Romania over allegedly failing to tackle illegal logging.
From Novinite, confidence in Bulgarian online stores increased in 2019.
From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian parliament will vote on changes to the country's laws on ID documents.
From Radio Bulgaria, half of the jobs in Bulgaria are created in three cities.
From Ekathimerini, the U.S. is reportedly examining ways to expand its use of the military base in Alexandroupoli, Greece.
From the Greek Reporter, Greece nominates the Zagori villages in the region of Epirus for the UNESCO World Heritage List.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the Law on Agricultural Land in the Republika Srpska causes another crisis in Bosnia and Hercegovina.
From Balkan Insight, Kosovo's new cabinet repeals decisions made by their predecessors.
From Total Croatia News, "incredible" archaeological discoveries are made in Porec, Croatia. (If you read Croatian, read the story at Morski.)
From Total Slovenia News, a Slovenian parliamentary committee calls on police to report on the security situation in areas with Roma communities.
From the Malta Independent, activists file a libel suit claiming to be falsely accused of jeering at Special Olympics athletes.
From Malta Today, 37 Maltese traffic cops are arrested for allegedly abusing overtime.
From ANSA, the Italian Senate votes to allow former Interior Minister Matteo Salvini stand trial for allegedly illegally detaining a group of migrants.
From SwissInfo, a controversial initiative on tax equality for married Swiss couples is withdrawn.
From El País, the Spanish Congress takes a first step toward passing a law on euthanasia.
From The Portugal News, 20 people quarantined in Lisbon are scheduled to go home on February 15th.
From Euractiv, the European Parliament calls for an end in the illegal trade in dogs and cats. (If you read French, read the story at Ouest-France.)
From the Express, did the storm Ciara wash up the skeleton of a Loch Ness monster on a beach near Aberdeen, Scotland? (Aberdeen is on the North Sea, while Loch Ness is an inland lake.)
From the Evening Standard, a bill to block the early release of terrorists from prison clears the U.K. House of Commons.
From the (U.K.) Independent, according to the U.K.'s chief law officer, replacing the country's Human Rights Act with a new Bill of Rights could be "hugely constructive". (England passed a Bill of Rights in 1689, which inspired the American Bill of Rights 100 years later.)
From the (Irish) Independent, Brendan Howlin resigns as leader of Ireland's Labour Party.
From the Irish Examiner, a drunk driver in Derragh, Ireland picks the worst place to crash his car.
From The Conservative Woman, is Prime Minister Boris "the Spider" Johnson defaulting on Brexit?
And from Snouts in the Trough, since Antarctica is warming up, let's all move there.
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