Thursday Links - Part 2

As a fairly warm Thursday hangs around, here are some more things going on:

From Free West Media, the U.N. accuses the E.U. of "putting migrant lives as risk".

From VRT NWS, the number of coronavirus patients in Belgian hospitals decreases to below 2,000.

From The Brussels Times, Belgium wants to open its borders by June 15th.  (If you read Flemish, read a related story at Het Laatste Nieuws.)

From the NL Times, Dutch trains will use green stickers to tell passengers where they may sit.

From Dutch News, coronavirus rules in the Netherlands result in fewer cases of stomach bugs.

From Deutsche Welle, the U.S. ambassador to Germany accuses Germany of undermining NATO on nuclear deterrence.

From the CPH Post, how Hitler approved the mass theft of bicycles in Denmark.

From Polskie Radio, Polish scientists at the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń test potential anti-coronavirus drugs.

From Radio Prague, Czech conservationists object to construction at Prague's oldest railroad station.

From The Slovak Spectator, the remnants of Celtic and Slavic settlements can be found at a palace in Bratislava, Slovakia.

From Daily News Hungary, the Danube River embankment in Budapest will be closed to vehicular traffic and open to pedestrians and cyclists this weekend.

From Hungary Today, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto warns of a "growing migration threat".  (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)

From About Hungary, the speech from Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga that the European Parliament chose to ignore.

From EuroNews, the E.U.'s top court rules that Hungary's keeping migrants in a transit zone amounts to detention.

From Russia Today, Russia considers allowing foreigners who buy property in the country to have permanent resident status.

From Sputnik International, Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova goes back to work after recovering from the coronavirus.

From The Moscow Times, Greenpeace warns that Russia's trash-burning power plants could cause unrest.

From Romania-Insider, Bucharest's Henri Coandă International Airport announces safety measures for after Romania's coronavirus lockdown ends.

From Novinite, Bulgarian immunologists expect a coronavirus vaccine to be "designed" in three months.

From The Sofia Globe, the Bulgarian parliament sets up a committee to monitor coronavirus-related spending.

From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian Health Minister Kiril Ananiev bans foreigners from entering the country until June 14th.

From Ekathimerini, Athens unveils the "new and improved" Omonia Square.

From the Greek Reporter, Greek doctors carry out "plasma transfusion therapy" on two patients sick from the coronavirus.

From Independent Balkan News Agency, North Macedonia's coronavirus state of emergency is likely to be extended.

From Balkan Insight, protesters in Montenegro clash with police after they arrest a priest.

From Total Croatia News, how the coronavirus saved Lika's sheep in Croatia, but not the shepherds.  (If you read Croatian, read a related story in Jutarnji List.)

From Total Slovenia News, Slovenian Prime Minister Janez Janša dismisses allegations of government conduct in the purchase of personal protective equipment.

From the Malta Independent, 34 people in Malta are fined for being in groups of more than four.

From Malta Today, is Maltese Prime Minister Robert Abela rehabilitating his predecessor?

From ANSA, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte announces a 55-billion-euro "relaunch" decree.

From SwissInfo, Switzerland considers controversial coronavirus health passports.

From Voice Of Europe, according to the Swiss People's Party, leftists harboring illegal migrants cause the coronavirus to spread.

From El País, an anti-body study shows that 5 percent of Spanish people have been infected with the coronavirus.

From The Portugal News, Portugal will keep its land borders with Spain closed until June 15th.

From France24, France reports a spike in coronavirus deaths but a decrease in hospitalizations.

From RFI, a man in the French border town of Breil-sur-Roya is cleared of charges of helping migrants enter France from Italy.

From Euractiv, ten European environmental NGOs appeal to the E.U. to come up with a "green investment plan".

From the Express, a comic published in 2012 and funded by the E.U. predicted a virus escaping from a Chinese lab.

From the Evening Standard, hospitals in the U.K. report "long, steady declines" in coronavirus admissions.

From the (U.K.) Independent, a last-minute deal to rescue the London Underground includes fare hikes.

From the (Irish) Independent, the European Commission gives Ireland four months to solve a water contamination problem.

From the Irish Examiner, according to Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin, coronavirus clusters in Irish meat processing plants are "gravely serious".

And from The Conservative Woman, the coronavirus crisis won't save left-wingers from "terminal irrelevance".