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Norway

Racist murder memorial defaced as Norway remembers far-right massacre

Norway's PM said she was "sad and furious" about the vandalism.

Sweden

Swedish rappers jailed for kidnapping in major organised crime trial

The well-known rapper Yasin has been convicted of involvement in a plot to kidnap a rival musician in 2020. Another rapper Haval, was also found guilty.

France

French MEP criticised for comparing COVID-19 pass with apartheid

Michèle Rivasi, from the European Greens, is known for her opposition to vaccines and has sparked indignation from other French politicians.

Sport

Konami drops contract with Antoine Griezmann over hotel video

A video posted by Griezmann's teammate Ousmane Dembélé appeared to mock the looks and language of hotel staff in Japan in 2019.

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Belarus

Belarusian opposition Twitter accounts suspended 'in error'

Twitter accounts claiming to be "Belarusian People's Embassies" have been mistakenly suspended by the social network.

Italy

Italian police accused of racism over viral video of arrests in Milan

A group of black youths were beaten and arrested by the carabinieri in a central area of Milan on Sunday morning.

Poland

Poland's conservatives formally lose majority in parliament

Three rebel lawmakers have left Poland's ruling Law and Justice party, leaving the conservatives two seats short of a majority in parliament.

Serbia

Serbia denies any involvement in Bulgaria military plane crash

Serbia's Defense Ministry has said allegations they were involved in the crash of a Bulgarian military plane MiG-29 earlier this month are "inaccurate and malicious".

Sport

Polish judge war trophies tweet causes controversy before Sweden match

The former Conservative MP accused Sweden of stealing Poland's heritage during a 17th-century war.

Europe Decoded

Fake Euronews video circulates online ahead of Iran election

The fake clip appears to show a woman calling on people not to vote in the election and boycott the ballots.

Sport

EURO 2020: 'Balance of power is shifting from sponsors to athletes'

Multiple players have recently removed bottles of #CocaCola and #Heineken from view at press conferences.

Republic of North Macedonia

Greece complains to UEFA over North Macedonia acronym at EURO 2020

Greek ministers have urged North Macedonia to change the name of their football association to reflect the Prespa agreement on the country's constitutional name.

Europe Decoded

Danish designer criticised for Christian Eriksen Facebook post

Mai Manniche linked Eriksen's cardiac arrest with his COVID-19 vaccine and has been condemned online.

Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Germany

Germany's head coach Joachim Löw will step down after UEFA Euro 2020. Can his country give him a parting gift?

Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Portugal

Holders Portugal are one of the in-form sides entering Euro 2020.

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EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Hungary

Hungary are not expected to progress beyond a tough group this summer. Could they be the tournament's surprise package?

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EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to France

France were 5/1 favourites entering the tournament, can they deliver on the expectations?

Portugal

Lisbon 'regrets' sharing pro-Navalny protest details with Russians

The city of Lisbon has admitted that it had made a mistake in sharing the personal details of pro-Alexei Navalny rally organisers with Russian authorities.

Sport

EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Slovakia

Slovakia are competing in just their second European Championship, could they go further than the Round of 16 in 2016?

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EURO 2020: This is your quick guide to Poland

Poland's goalkeeper Łukasz Fabiański is one of just four players at EURO 2020 who was named in squads at the 2006 World Cup. The others are Cristiano Ronaldo, Luka Modrić and Ukraine keeper Andriy Pyatov.

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