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Bulgaria

President's ally is Bulgaria's caretaker PM ahead of July election

His temporary appointment brings an end to the tenure of Boyko Borisov, who had dominated Bulgarian politics since 2009.

Belgium

Belgium's parliament and universities hit by cyber attack

Belnet said 200 of their customers were affected, including universities, public administrations, and research institutes.

Germany

Angela Merkel denies lobbying for Wirecard on 2019 trip to China

Wirecard collapsed last June amid a major accounting scandal that left a €1.9 billion hole in its books.

France

France adopts law criminalising sex with children aged under 15

French Parliament adopts a law that sets the age of consent at 15 years old, and 18 years old in the case of incest.

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France

French MPs pass controversial law that restricts images of police

The bill will make it an offence to maliciously share images of French police online, where the officer can be identified.

Russia

Russian parliament passes law that could keep Putin in office to 2036

Russia's lower house of parliament has passed a law allowing acting President Vladimir Putin to run for two more terms.

Portugal

Portugal's constitutional court blocks law decriminalising euthanasia

The court said the law is too imprecise in identifying the circumstances under which assisted suicide procedures can occur.

Turkey

Turkey slams Dutch bid to recognise massacre of Armenians as genocide

Turkey has strongly denounced a motion by the Dutch parliament to formally recognise the 1915 massacre of Armenians as genocide.

Germany

Germany charges man with passing Bundestag floor plans to Russia

A German man has been charged with espionage for allegedly passing information on properties used by the German parliament to Russian military intelligence.

Slovenia

Slovenian PM Janez Jansa survives confidence vote

The conservative prime minister has been accused by the opposition of using the coronavirus pandemic to undermine the rule of law.

Czech Republic

Czech PM Babis defies MPs to extend COVID-19 state of emergency

"The end of the state of emergency would mean a de facto easing (of restrictions) and we cannot afford that," Babis said.

Czech Republic

Czech MPs refuse to extend pandemic-related state of emergency

Government ministers have warned the move will further worsen the country's COVID-19 situation and might cause the struggling health system to collapse.

Netherlands

Dutch government urged to recognise 1915 Armenia massacre as genocide

Turkey utterly refutes that the events of over a hundred years ago constitute a genocide.

New Zealand

MP stopped from speaking in parliament because he wasn't wearing a tie

Rawiri Waititi said his Māori pendant was his choice of a tie and that it was "absurd" he was not allowed to speak in parliament for not wearing a necktie.

Italy

Italy's Senate to hold confidence vote on Giuseppe Conte's government

Italy's prime minister is fighting for political survival after former leader Matteo Renzi pulled his party's support from the government.

Finland

Finland's former Prime Minister assaulted outside Parliament

Helsinki police are investigating after Juha Sipilä told national television that he had been "attacked with fists" by an unknown assailant last week.

Sweden

Sweden's Parliament votes in favour of new pandemic law

The new legislation will still not allow the government to impose curfews or a domestic travel ban.

Finland

'Serious attack on our democracy': Cyber strike hits Finnish MPs

"There is a possibility unknown actors have been able to obtain information through the hacking, either for the benefit of a foreign state or to harm Finland," said crime commissioner Tero Muurman.

Norway

Norway says Russian groups 'likely' behind Parliament cyber attack

Norway's domestic security agency said that Russian hackers linked to military intelligence were "likely'' behind a cyber attack on the Norwegian parliament's email system in August, but have closed the investigation due to lack of sufficient evidence.

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MPs throw furniture as political turmoil grips DRC

It came a day after President Félix Tshisekedi announced the end of the governing coalition