As the first Tuesday in June hangs around, here are some more things going on:
From Free West Media, a man armed with a hatchet goes on a rampage in The Hague.
From the NL Times, a sixth man is arrested in connection with arson against telecom transmission masts.
From Dutch News, Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema is criticized for not stopping a demonstration against police violence.
From Deutsche Welle, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas urges freedom for the press at protests in the U.S.
From EuroNews, a boat party on a canal in Berlin is under fire for a lack of social distancing.
From the CPH Post, Denmark allows tourists to enter, but not to stay in Copenhagen.
From Polskie Radio, Poland aims to strengthen its ties with the Baltic States.
From Radio Prague, the Czech Republic is ready to "normalize" with 20 other European countries.
From The Slovak Spectator, the first Slovak supercomputer helps fight the coronavirus pandemic.
From Euractiv, Hungary plans to triple the capacity of a pipeline that delivers gas to Slovakia.
From Daily News Hungary, according to a survey, the "vast majority" of Hungarians believe that the Trianon was "unjust and excessive".
From Hungary Today, the Hungarian opposition party Párbeszéd calls for a minute of silence to mark the 100th anniversary of the Trianon.
From About Hungary, according to Hungary's Operational Group, the coronavirus epidemic in the country is "on a downward trend".
From Russia Today, 50 Russian military personnel volunteer to test a homegrown potential coronavirus vaccine.
From Sputnik International, Russia awaits Turkey's final decision on a second batch of S-400 air defense missile systems.
From The Moscow Times, a leak of diesel fuel from a thermal plant near Norilsk, Russia pollutes the Ambarnaya River.
From Romania-Insider, large Romanian music festivals postpone this year's editions due to the coronavirus.
From Novinite, the Bulgarian government allocates BGN 600,000 for the Rila Monastery. (What is this "separation of church and state" you speak of?)
From The Sofia Globe, Bulgaria claims that the coronavirus epidemic in the country is subsiding.
From Radio Bulgaria, Bulgaria's old-growth forests puts it in the finals for the European Natura 2000 awards.
From Ekathimerini, police in Athens apprehend an escaped murder convict.
From the Greek Reporter, a helmet worn by the ancient Athenian general Miltiades is on display at the Archaeological Museum of Olympia.
From Independent Balkan News Agency, the security minister of Bosnia and Herzegovina resigns.
From Balkan Insight, Albanian ethnic political parties in Montenegro urge the government to return olive trees expropriated by Yugoslav authorities in the 1970s to their former owners.
From Total Croatia News, the Split Festival will return in July. (If you read Croatian, read the story at Dalmatinski Portal.)
From Total Slovenia News, Slovenia sends over 1,000 police officers to its border with Croatia to deal with migrants.
From the Malta Independent, Malta International Airport prepares to introduce social distancing technology.
From Malta Today, migrants at the Marsa reception center in Malta protest to demand freedom.
From SwissInfo, as Switzerland's coronavirus lockdown eases, Swiss people head for the mountains and the lakes. (During my two trips to Switzerland, I learned that mountains and lakes in that country are often very close to each other.)
From The Portugal News, the Portuguese island group Madeira will keep its controls on traveler entry.
From El País, the cities of Madrid and Barcelona will request to move to Phase 2 of Spain's coronavirus deescalation plan.
From France24, Parisians enjoy the sun-soaked terraces of their city's cafés.
From RFI, a look at cafés in Paris "from a safe distance".
From VRT NWS, Belgium reports fewer than 100 new coronavirus cases in 24 hours.
From The Brussels Times, the Belgian bus company De Lijn will resume crossing the Dutch border.
From Voice Of Europe, Black Lives Matter Belgium holds an illegal demonstration in the city of Ghent. (If you read Flemish, read the story at Het Laatste Nieuws and SCEPTR.)
From the Express, fishing industry leaders urge Prime Minister Boris Johnson to not surrender the U.K.'s waters to the E.U.
From the Evening Standard, three U.K. teenagers are arrested for allegedly mocking George Floyd's arrest on Snapchat.
From the (U.K.) Independent, according to U.K. Health Secretary Matt Hancock, the coronavirus pandemic could delay reforms to England's social care system.
From the (Irish) Independent, Irish Chief Medical Officer Dr. Tony Holohan recommends monogamy to reduce the spread of the coronavirus.
From the Irish Examiner, Holohan warns against mass gatherings.
From The Conservative Woman, China's "batwoman" and the silent coronavirus spreaders.
And from Snouts in the Trough, do black lives, in the U.S. and in Africa, really matter to those who claim as much?
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