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80 years on - Remembering the 'Night of Broken Glass'

Germany and Austria leaders mark the 80th anniversary of the Kristallnacht, the ‘night of broken glass’ at a Berlin Synagogue

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Who is Manfred Weber, the man in line for the EU's top job?

Candidacies for the European Commission presidency are starting to be announced. But who will take the top job?

Germany

Liz Fekete: the far-right "very adept at using the free speech issue"

In an exclusive interview, Euronews speaks to Liz Fekete, Director of the Institute of Race Relations about the rise of the far-right.

Germany

Former Nazi guard, 94, goes on trial in juvenile court

A 94-year-old former Nazi guard goes on trial today in Germany. Charged with aiding and abetting the murder of several hundred concentration camp prisoners during the Second World War, he faces 15 years in prison. As he was under 21 at the time, the former SS guard will be tried in a juvenile court.

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Germany

German state Hesse finally abolishes death penalty

A region in Germany has this week formally abolished the death penalty and with it fixed a quirk of history.

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Paris Pumpkin Penalty! Footballers get into Halloween spirit

Stars at French football giants Paris Saint Germain got the fright of their lives as the club got into the Halloween spirit.

France

A century after the end of WW1, munitions are still being cleared

100 years after World War One, bomb clearance specialists are still working meticulously to remove unexploded munitions.

Germany

Euroviews. Did Merkel’s handling of the migrant crisis seal her fate? | View

Euronews asks political analyst Leopold Traugott about what impact the news of Angela Merkel’s long goodbye will have on Germany and the rest of Europe.

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Europe briefing: Four stories to know about today

Here is our lunchtime round-up of the key stories around Europe.

Germany

Merkel's party dealt electoral blow: What you need to know

The German Chancellor announced she would step down in 2021 following disappointing results for her CDU party in the Hesse state election.

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Hungary "not coordinating with Russia"

Interview with Hungary's FM in The Brief from Brussels

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EU Parliament: Stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia

Member states should follow Germany's lead

USA

Museum's ancient biblical artefacts are fake, researchers find

Researchers in Germany say several fragments of Bible Museum's Dead Sea Scrolls are fake

Poland

Will Germany's diesel bans just push its pollution problem to Poland?

New figures show more than 350,000 dirty diesel cars were exported to Poland last year, mainly from Germany.

Germany

Euroviews. Bavarian election: Do not forget the biggest loser, SPD! | View

SPD’s vote actually halved, from 20.6% in 2013, to just 9.7%! This marks the party’s worst result in Bavaria since the 1930s, and is the first state parliament now where they have fallen below the symbolic 10% threshold in recent history - a painful exercise for a former Volkspartei.

Germany

Euroviews. Bavaria tells Europe to think beyond immigration | View

Bavaria's elections sent a powerful message ahead of Europe-wide votes next year.

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Seven stories from around Europe to know about today

Here are some of the key developments from around Europe at noon today, Monday, October 15.

Greece

Greece to renew call for Germany to pay €279 billion in WWII damages

Greece's President is expected to raise the issue during a meeting this week with his German counterpart.

Germany

Berlin court orders German capital to impose diesel ban

A Berlin court ruled on Tuesday that the German capital should impose driving bans on some roads for diesel cars whose emissions of nitrogen oxide exceed permitted limits.

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European lander prepares to reach Ryugu asteroid

The MASCOT lander departed Earth four years ago and travelled some 320 million kms.