As a warm sunny Thursday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is told to "walk away" from Brexit talks in September if there's no deal.
From the Evening Standard, England makes face coverings mandatory on all public transportation starting on June 15th.
From the Metro, journalists are attacked while covering George Floyd protests in London.
From the (U.K.) Independent, how Johnson dropped his promise to reject chlorinated chicken from the U.S.
From the (Irish) Independent, Irish lawmakers Michael Lowry and Verona Murphy claim to be open to a coalition government including Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Greens.
From the Irish Examiner, eight independent Irish parliamentcritters meet with the leaders of Fianna Fáil, Fine Gael and the Greens.
From VRT NWS, how a week's vacation turns into three months for a Belgian couple.
From The Brussels Times, the environmental protest group Extinction Rebellion occupies a crossroads in the Bois de la Cambre area of Brussels.
From the NL Times, Dutch authorities in Rotterdam find 274 kilos of she-don't-lie in a banana shipment.
From Dutch News, the Netherlands reports more coronavirus cases as testing increases.
From Deutsche Welle, Berlin passes the first German state law against discrimination.
From Euractiv, the German "grand coalition" agrees on a €130 billion economic stimulus package.
From the CPH Post, crowds gathering for Black Lives Matter protests in Denmark raise fears of the coronavirus spreading.
From Polskie Radio, Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki wins a confidence vote in the Polish parliament.
From Radio Prague, the site of a medieval church called the Czech "Machu Picchu" becomes a popular site for weddings.
From The Slovak Spectator, if you like to "get on your bikes and ride", go to Piešťany, Slovakia.
From the Hungary Journal, Hungary marks the 100th anniversary of the Trianon.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungarian Parliament Speaker László Kövér speaks at the Trianon centennial.
From Hungary Today, the Chain Bridge in Budapest is lit with Hungary's national colors for the Trianon centennial. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Pesti Hírlap.)
From About Hungary, theaters, museums, cinemas and baths in Hungary could soon reopen.
From Russia Today, a bear is seen running through Yeniseysk, Russia. (Was he looking for picnic baskets?)
From Sputnik International, oil spills from a collapsed pipeline in the Russian region of Perm.
From The Moscow Times, a Russian court in Crimea sentences a Jehovah's Witness to six years in a penal colony for "organizing an extremist organisation". (What is this "freedom of religion" you speak of?)
From Romania-Insider, according to President Klaus Iohannis, Romania will use E.U. economic recovery funds for highways, healthcare and education.
From Novinite, 140 years ago today, Bulgaria established the lev as its monetary unit.
From The Sofia Globe, when driving in Bulgaria, be sure to buckle your seat belt.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria holds a children's contest for drawing pictures of wild peonies.
From Ekathimerini, the environmental group Dive in Action plans a cleanup for the harbor of the Greek island of Santorin. (I visited Santorini in 2006 on a large cruise ship that sailed into and out of that harbor.)
From the Greek Reporter, a Greek frigate joins a multi-national operation to enforce an arms embargo against Libya.
From the Greek City Times, illegal migrants attack another church in the Greek Island of Lesvos. (via Voice Of Europe)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, North Macedonian politician Hristijan Mickoski admits being at a bar during the country's coronavirus lockdown, and offers to pay the resulting fine.
From Balkan Insight, Albanian women protest in the capital of Tirana against sexual violence after alleged abuse of a teenage girl is revealed.
From Total Croatia News, Croatian minister Gordan Grlic Radman is satisfied with the status of ethnic Croatians in Montenegro.
From Total Slovenia News, with only five active coronavirus cases, Slovenia allows Austrians to enter.
From the Malta Independent, two companies and two consortia submit offers to build a tunnel between the islands of Malta and Gozo.
From Malta Today, hospital records show that 19 women who gave birth in Malta had suffered FGM.
From ANSA, 11 suspected mafiosi are arrested in Palermo, Italy.
From SwissInfo, a Swiss court blocks the extradition of an alleged PKK leader to Germany.
From France24, France cancels its July 14th military parade due to the coronavirus.
From RFI, France's foreign minister faces a "bumpy ride" over Libya as he visits Italy.
From EuroNews, what happened to black Frenchman Adama Traoré, who died in police custody in Persan, France?
From El País, four men convicted of raping a woman at the Running of the Bulls in Pamplona, Spain are convicted of another rape in the province of Córdoba.
From The Portugal News, coronavirus screening in Portugal stays focused in the region of Lisbon and the Tagus Valley.
And from The Conservative Woman, "why social distancing is worse than useless".
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