As a cool cloudy Wednesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, an Italian restaurant employee is convicted of racial harassment for spraying deodorant on his foreign co-workers.
From ANSA, the Italian party 5-Star Movement plans a street protest against the "cancellation of laws".
From the Malta Independent, Malta doubles its number of tourists in ten years.
From Malta Today, a proposed shore-to-ship power project could reduce air pollution from ships in the Mediterranean.
From Total Slovenia News, a Slovenia business delegation visits Japan to seek investors.
From Total Croatia News, in Croatia, abortion is legal, but not free or accessible.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the European Commission adopts a revised method for admitting countries in the Western Balkans to the E.U.
From Ekathimerini, the Museum of Byzantine Culture in Thessaloniki, Greece is showing an exhibit of icons, liturgical items, vestments and holy relics.
From the Greek Reporter, Greece has Europe's largest ratio of goats per human.
From Novinite, when will Sofia, Bulgaria get its third Metro line?
From The Sofia Globe, Europol and Bulgaria's cyber crime unit crack down on illegal IPTV distributors.
From Radio Bulgaria, according to Minister of Defense Krasimir Karakachanov, the Bulgarian army should not be politicized.
From Romania-Insider, Romania's parliament passes a no-confidence motion against the Liberal governing party.
From Russia Today, according to a study, luxury is relatively cheap in Moscow.
From Sputnik International, a Russian military choir is barred from participating in a Norwegian cultural festival. (If you read Norwegian, read the story at NRK.)
From The Moscow Times, the Russian government outlines a $231 billion plan to drill for oil in the Arctic. (Will all those anti-carbon dioxide activists who protested against climate change in various European cities turn up to protest in front of any Russian embassies or consulates? I won't hold my breath, which does indeed contain about 4 percent carbon dioxide.)
From Daily News Hungary, according to Hungarian Prime Minister Orban's chief security advisor, irregular migrants in Europe have changed their routes in recent weeks.
From Hungary Today, in Rome, Orban meets with Italian rightw-wing leaders.
From About Hungary, according to Foreign Minister Szijjarto, Hungary will help Moldova's integration into the E.U.
From The Slovak Spectator, scientists at Prešov University develop a new type of poppy seed.
From Radio Prague, dating methods show a well in the Czech Republic to be a world's oldest wooden structure.
From Polskie Radio, according to a government spokesman, Poland is talking with France, Japan and the U.S. to help build its first nuclear power plant.
From Deutsche Welle, the German state of Thuringia elects a premier with help from the "far-right" party AfD.
From the NL Times, a Jewish cemetery in Dordrecht, Netherlands is vandalized.
From Dutch News, the Dutch government plans to introduce mandatory integration courses for Turkish immigrants.
From VRT NWS, the Institute of Tropical Medicine in Antwerp, Belgium prepares for a possible coronavirus outbreak in Africa.
From The Brussels Times, Belgium's Planning Office warns that falling environmental factors threatens the well-being of the Belgian people.
From France24, a French doctor stays in Wuhan, China to care for his patients.
From RFI, a French teenager's rant against Islam reopens the debate about free speech.
From SwissInfo, according to a Swiss food bank foundation, about a third of all food in Switzerland goes to waste.
From El País, hundreds of Spanish farmers rally outside the Agricultural Ministry in Madrid to demand fairer prices.
From The Portugal News, two new suspected coronavirus cases in Portugal test negative.
From EuroNews, critics accuse U.K. Prime Minister Johnson of imitating U.S. President Trump. (I'll admit that they do look a little bit alike, mainly because of their hair.)
From Euractiv, Europe is still reluctant to repatriate foreign fighters and their families from Syria and Iraq.
From the Express, BBC host Andrew Neil points out four reasons why the E.U. will be "finished" without a Brexit trade deal with the U.K.
From the Evening Standard, Scotland Yard investigates reports of a gun left in an airplane toilet by a bodyguard of former Prime Minister David Cameron.
From the (U.K.) Independent, Boris Johnson insists that the deportation of dozens of Caribbean nationals must go ahead.
From the (Irish) Independent, a man charged with 15 counts of ATM fraud appears in Dublin District Court.
From the Irish Examiner, an Albanian family loses their appeals against deportation from Ireland.
From The Conservative Woman, a German leader (not Chancellor Merkel) is very angry that Brexit was finally pulled off.
And last but not least, from Breitbart, President Trump is acquitted on both articles of impeachment.
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