As a sunny and breezy Wednesday hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, some members of Facebook's Supervisory Board are affiliated with leftist billionaire George Soros.
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese party PS defends the idea that the coronavirus is under control in Portugal.
From El País, according to the Madrid Fire Department, there are bodies in care homes that haven't been collected.
From France24, a statue in front of the French parliament is vandalized with graffiti.
From RFI, two schools in Paris are closed after coronavirus cases are detected.
From SwissInfo, the Swiss government agrees to pay for coronavirus tests.
From ANSA, 28 rescued migrants aboard the Moby Zazà, off the Sicilian port of Porto Empedocle, test positive for the coronavirus.
From the Malta Independent, a man from Mtarfa, Malta dies in police lock-up hours after being arrested.
From Malta Today, the tourist ship company Captain Morgan claims to have only donated €3,000 to Malta's Labour Party.
From Total Slovenia News, where to explore caves in Slovenia.
From Total Croatia News, the president of the Croatian Tennis Federation discusses a coronavirus outbreak at the Adria Tour in Zadar. (If you read Croatian, read the story at Index.)
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to Prime Minister Duško Marković, "irresponsible" people have imported the coronavirus into Montenegro.
From Balkan Insight, a special prosecutor in The Hague charges Kosovo President Hashim Thaci with war crimes.
From Ekathimerini, E.U. officials promise to keep defending the bloc's external border, which is also Greece's border.
From the Greek Reporter, a man breaks into a restaurant on the Greek island of Rhodes and the calls the police on himself.
From Novinite, Bulgaria's VAT on restaurants, catering services, baby food, diapers and books will be 9 percent starting on July 1st.
From The Sofia Globe, what Bulgaria's extended coronavirus declaration means.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarians working in transportation and tourism will receive government support.
From Romania-Insider, according to a study, about half of Romanians want to spend their next vacation in their country. (If you read Romanian, read a related story at Startup Cafe.)
From Russia Today, new and old military hardware goes on display at Russia's parade celebrating the 75th anniversary of its victory over Nazi Germany.
From Sputnik International, a look at the Soviet Union's first Victory Day parade.
From The Moscow Times, the city of Severodvinsk, where Russia's nuclear submarines are built, has over 2,000 cases of the coronavirus.
From Euractiv, Hungarian Justice Minister Judit Varga warns against double standards. (via the Hungary Journal)
From Daily News Hungary, Budapest gets two new railroad stations.
From Hungary Today, the Hungarian opposition party LMP calls on the government to stop its "megalomaniacal investment projects" in the region of Balaton. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Hirado.)
From About Hungary, Hungarian teachers will get a pay raise.
From The Slovak Spectator, Ružomberok, Slovakia issues tourist passports.
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic will oversee munitions purchases for the V4 group.
From Polskie Radio, Poland and the U.S. pledge to work together to find a coronavirus vaccine.
From the CPH Post, a Danish Jehovah's Witness imprisoned in Russia gets an early release.
From Deutsche Welle, the mayor of Gütersloh, Germany "slams" the meat producer Tönnies for its working conditions that led to a coronavirus outbreak.
From the NL Times, the Netherlands relaxes some more of its coronavirus restrictions.
From Dutch News, the talks between Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte and BLM leaders are called a "publicity stunt".
From VRT NWS, Belgium relaxes some more of its coronavirus restrictions.
From The Brussels Times, Belgium's relaxing of restrictions will not apply to weddings.
From EuroNews, a look at Europe's Accessibility Act. (During my trips to Europe, I've realized that much of it would not satisfy the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act.)
From the Express, chief E.U. Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier tells the U.K. to hand over its fishing rights or there's no deal.
From the Evening Standard, a fan of the Burnley soccer team who had a "white lives banner" flown over Etihad Stadium loses his job.
From the (U.K.) Independent, under new proposed legislation, U.K. pubs and bars will be allowed to offer al fresco dining and takeaway pints.
From the (Irish) Independent, teachers at Irish schools will have to wear protective equipment when they reopen.
From the Irish Examiner, the son of a retired garda is given an eight-year sentence for storing 19 kilos of she-don't-lie.
From The Conservative Woman, how the U.K. almost sailed into another war with the U.S.
And from Snouts in the Trough, the do's and don'ts of the woke U.K. and U.S.
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