From Free West Media, a member of an "anti-immigration" party wins a seat in the left-dominated Portuguese parliament. (I put quotes around the term "anti-immigration", because while it implies opposition to all immigration, it often really means opposition to an unlimited influx of unvetted migrants or illegal aliens, or simply opposing having your country's borders completely open.)
From The Portugal News, Portuguese police work to dismantle an illegal immigration network. (At least some Portuguese authorities take illegal immigration seriously.)
From El País, protesters in Catalonia disrupt roads and airports.
From France24, two women are convicted of plotting to detonate a car bomb outside of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.
From SwissInfo, the Swiss people start voting to name a planet.
From the Malta Independent, only 36.9 percent of men in Malta know how to examine their own family jewels.
From Malta Today, Malta rescues 76 migrants from the Mediterranean.
From Total Croatia News, Croatia denies blocking an E.U. statement condemning Turkey's operation in Syria.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, E.U. ministers fail to reach a decision about opening accession talks with Albania and North Macedonia.
From Ekathimerini, a state of emergency on the Greek island of Samos is declared after a fire at its migrant reception center pushes migrants out into the streets.
From the Greek Reporter, meanwhile on Lesvos, the population of the Moria migrant camp is at its highest ever.
From Novinite, the price of Russian natural gas in Bulgaria is twice what is listed on the Austrian stock exchange.
From The Sofia Globe, President Roumen Radev calls on the Bulgaria government to press the E.U. for a plan on immigration.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria calls on Turkey to cease its operation in Syria.
From Romania-Insider, Romanian President Klaus Iohannis asks National Liberal Party leader Ludovic Orban to form a new government. (That's right. Not only does Hungary have an Orban, but so does Romania. A meeting between the two will certainly be interesting.)
From Russia Today, the Russian defense ministry suggests establishing a new holiday called Russian America Day. (That might go over well in the Diomede Islands.)
From Sputnik International, another man is detained in Moscow in connection with riots that occurred in July.
From The Moscow Times, Russia hands out its first fine for spreading "fake news".
From the Hungary Journal, Hungarian Foreign Minister Szijjarto "supports Turkey's strategy".
From Daily News Hungary, the mayor of Győr, Hungary quits the Fidesz party.
From Hungary Today, the Consumer Protection Department of Pest County, Hungary fines Coca-Cola for its ads showing same-sex couples. (If you read Hungarian, read the story at Index.)
From About Hungary, Hungarian Prime Minister Orban discusses various matters with Turkish President Erdoğan.
From The Slovak Spectator, drivers in Slovakia will be able to get e-stickers for their vehicles.
From Radio Prague, Prague's Lennon Wall undergoes a transformation.
From Polskie Radio, the Polish governing party Law and Justice loses its majority in the country's Senate.
From the CPH Post, a Danish teenager sets a new Guinness world record for collecting teabags.
From Voice Of Europe, a bomb is detonated outside a police station in Staffanstorp, Sweden. (If you read Swedish, read the story at Kvälls Posten.)
From Deutsche Welle, a pro-Kurdish protest in Herne, Germany becomes violent.
From the NL Times, the group Pegida wants people dressed as Zwarte Piet to attend the annual Sinterklaas festival.
From Dutch News, the only Islamic secondary school in Amsterdam is told to either appoint an acceptable interim director or lose its government funds.
From EuroNews, Extinction Rebellion is banned from protesting in London.
From the Express, according to a "Brussels insider", a Brexit deal might be agreed to "by midnight".
From the Evening Standard, LGBT groups "slam" the opening of the U.K.'s first Chick-fil-A restaurant.
From the (U.K.) Independent, Liberal Democrat parliamentcritters table a bill to force a second Brexit vote.
From the (Irish) Independent, the Irish group Thin Lizzy is nominated for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
From the Irish Examiner, the key players in the U.K.'s efforts to make a Brexit deal. (One of them is indeed Irish.)
From The Conservative Woman, the real affront to democracy comes from the BBC's Nick Robinson and the Remainers.
And from Snouts in the Trough, a look at one of the U.K.'s most important organizations, the Association of Professional Declutterers and Organisers (APDO).
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