Hungary Firms in Hungary can now require their employees to get a COVID jab It comes as Hungary is facing a surge in COVID cases and deaths not seen since May. 28/10/2021
Czech Republic Czech police maintain officers not resposnible for Roma man's death The death of the Stanislav Tomáš has stoked divisions between Czech authorities and the Roma minority community, who reject the official autopsies. 28/10/2021
United Kingdom Businessman found guilty over fatal flight of footballer Emiliano Sala The businessman who organised the fatal flight of footballer Emiliano Sala has been found guilty of endangering the safety of an aircraft. 28/10/2021
France French pain ahead? Bakers could knead to raise their baguette prices The price hike fears are linked to a 30% worldwide increase since September in the price of wheat — one of the baguette's key ingredients — after bad harvests in Russia and Canada, 28/10/2021
World COVID causing 'big losses' for gender equality in Europe, says report "Europe has made fragile gains in gender equality. But big losses are emerging as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic," said the European Institute for Gender Equality in its new Index. 28/10/2021
France France fines two British fishing boats amid row with UK France and the UK are at heads over fishing licenses, with France threatening to impose more customs checks on products coming across the English Channel. 28/10/2021
United Kingdom UK government unveils budget for 'post-COVID economy' The Chancellor of the Exchequer said that "this budget is focused on investment and a more innovative and skilled economy," but the opposition has railed against tax cuts for banks and short-haul flights. 28/10/2021
USA United States issues its 1st passport with 'X' gender marker The U.S. special diplomatic envoy for LGBTQ rights said the decision brings the government documents in line with the “lived reality” that there is a wider spectrum of human sex characteristics than is reflected in the previous two designations. 28/10/2021
Spain Spain presses Algeria to guarantee natural gas supply A spike in energy prices across Europe is hitting the Iberian peninsula hard and driving up electricity bills for homes and businesses. 28/10/2021
World France to return looted treasures to Benin The "Abomey Treasures," were stolen by the French army in 1892. 27/10/2021
Netherlands 'Suicide powder' may have killed dozens, say Dutch prosecutors Only strict medically-approved assisted suicide is legal in the Netherlands. 27/10/2021
Luxembourg Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel admits allegations of plagiarism An online report has said the more than "three-quarters" of Bettel's postgraduate dissertation was written without proper citation. 27/10/2021
Italy Italy’s senate rejects divisive bill aimed at fighting homophobia Italy’s senate moved to block a divisive bill that aimed to fight homophobia. 27/10/2021
the global conversation "Freedom of expression at all costs" - Emmanuel Carrère "The right to blaspheme is part of our tradition" - Author, journalist, film director and columnist of the November 2015 attacks in Paris, Emmanuel Carrère, defends his preference for freedom of expression. 27/10/2021
Poland Poland's senate to vote on €350 million wall along Belarus border A draft bill to construct the new border wall was approved by the lower house of the Polish parliament on October 14. The bill is now heading to the opposition-dominated Senate for a second vote. 27/10/2021
Slovenia Slovenia eyes possible lockdown as COVID-19 infections surge Health Minister Janez Poklukar said hospital beds have been filling up as the country logged the highest number of daily cases since January. 27/10/2021
Poland Polish independence march banned by court over far-right violence The annual rally on November 11 has recently been overshadowed by violent clashes and anti-Semitism. 27/10/2021
Denmark China condems Tibetan-flagged posters outside embassy in Denmark Several posters featuring a local election candidate next to the Tibetan flag were placed outside the Chinese embassy in Denmark before being removed. 27/10/2021
United Kingdom UK bars and clubs close in solidarity with anti-spiking boycott Campaigners have called for a one-night boycott of bars and nightclubs on Wednesday in protest at rising cases of young women being drugged via drinks or needles, often a prelude to sexual assault. 27/10/2021
Russia Russian rapper under investigation for 'insulting' WWII comments Morgenshtern said in an interview that he "doesn't understand" why Russia still celebrates its victory over Nazi Germany in 1945. 27/10/2021
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