As a cloudy Thursday afternoon slips into evening, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, the Administrative Court of Cologne, Germany rules that the Identitarian Movement is not "right-wing extremist".
From Deutsche Welle, according to Germany's Interior Ministry, attacks on LGBT+ people are increasing in that country.
From the CPH Post, mandatory maternity leave might disadvantage female entrepreneurs in Denmark.
From Polskie Radio, according to Polish President Andrzej Duda, the alliance with the U.S. is a "win-win deal".
From Radio Prague, a festival honors "good King Wenceslas", the patron saint of Bohemia and beer. (I'll drink to that.)
From The Slovak Spectator, Slovakia's parliament approves a trade deal with Canada.
From Daily News Hungary, Hungary quietly imports workers to deal with its labor shortage.
From Hungary Today, Hungary will send more troops to the E.U. mission in Mali.
From About Hungary, Hungary and its allies in Italy that Europe's borders should be protected.
From Russia Today, Russia offers NATO a moratorium on some missile deployments, but won't sacrifice its own security.
From Sputnik International, a look at Russian President Putin's "super-duper" secret mobile phone.
From The Moscow Times, according to the mufti of Moscow, legalizing polygamy will "guarantee" women's rights in Russia.
From Romania-Insider, the European Parliament's Legal Affairs Committee rejects a Romanian nominee for membership in the European Commission. (If you read Romanian, read the story at G4Media.)
From Novinite, 10 people are charged with smuggling migrants across Bulgaria into Serbia. (I used to mention, and should mention again, that the migrants are not merely migrating, but are being smuggled.)
From The Sofia Globe, the European Commission will support the development of 13 research centers in Bulgaria.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgarian Foreign Minister Ekaterina Zaharieva points out the common history of Bulgaria and North Macedonia.
From Ekathimerini, Greece tries to boost its exports to the American market.
From the Greek Reporter, Greek police arrest eight people who had allegedly been running an antiquities smuggling operation.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, according to a university professor, Bosnia and Hercegovina does not need Frontex.
From Total Croatia News, in the first eight months of 2019, 11,813 migrants have attempted to enter Croatia illegally.
From Malta Today, according to an NGO, 43 Maltese women sought information on abortion overseas.
From ANSA, climate strikes are planned for tomorrow in 160 Italian cities. (Do any of these cities include Chinese consulates? If a climate strike is planned for Rome, will it get anywhere near the Chinese embassy?)
From Voice Of Europe, according to the leader of Spain's Vox party, former Italian Interior Minister Salvini was ousted by an E.U. plot. (If you read Italian, read the story at Il Giornale.)
From EuroNews, can the "far-right" return to power in Austria?
From SwissInfo, the art of interpreting in Switzerland's four-language parliament.
From El País, two Catalan separatists admit making and testing explosives.
From The Portugal News, a cleanup of 33 Portuguese beaches collects 165 tons of waste.
From France24, former French President Jacques Chirac dies in Paris at age 86. (At various times, he also served as France's prime minister and as the mayor of Paris.)
From RFI, tributes pour in for Chirac, called a "great statesman".
From VRT NWS, some fallout in Belgium from the Thomas Cook bankruptcy.
From the NL Times, authorities at the Port of Rotterdam find over 180 kilos of cocaine hidden in a shipment of bananas.
From Dutch News, despite the ban on burqas and niqabs in public in the Netherlands, no one wearing them has been fined.
From the Express, U.K. Prime Minister's plan to force through a no-deal Brexit makes one of his predecessors "furious".
From the Evening Standard, for the third time, the village of Jaywick is named as England's most deprived neighborhood.
From the (U.K.) Independent, the European Commission rejects a Brexit deadline set by French President Emmanuel Macron.
From the (Irish) Independent, in his proposed budget, Irish Taoiseach Leo Varadkar promises "some" tax cuts.
From the Irish Examiner, according to Irish Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe, a no-deal Brexit could result in Ireland having a "temporary deficit".
From The Conservative Woman, one man's meat is a leftist's poison.
And from Snouts in the Trough, one reason why burqas could possibly present a problem.
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