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First Thing: Dutch election results put Geert Wilders’ far-right party in lead

European far-right leaders celebrate success of Wilders’ Party for Freedom, which has won 37 seats. Plus, welcome to the world of gossip surveillance

The Guardian - UK

‘Fire on fire’: how migrants got blamed for Greece’s devastating blazes

In August, wildfires in Evros killed a group of people, including children, passing along a well-trodden migration route. Locals and politicians made the victims scapegoats for the disaster

The Guardian - UK

Europe's radical right has made challenging Brussels a winning formula – so why hasn't the radical left made the same gains?

With roughly six months to go, the radical right looks set to make significant gains in the 2024 European elections. The biggest share of votes is still likely to go to parties of the centre-right, but many of these have lately veered rightward, too.

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In political shift to the far right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders wins big in Dutch elections

The far-right and anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders is heading for a massive parliamentary election victory

The Independent UK

Zelenskiy hails air defence coalition formed from Ramstein group – as it happened

‘Ukrainian air shield is becoming stronger every month’; another €1.5bn in aid from EU; Putin says he wants peace talks, then blames Ukraine

The Guardian - AU

Geert Wilders aiming to be PM after shock Dutch election result for far-right party and calls for immediate asylum restriction – as it happened

Wilders in favour of referendum on Netherlands leaving EU but says significant restriction on immigration must come first

The Guardian - UK

Faced with dwindling bee colonies, scientists are arming queens with robots and smart hives

Be it the news or the dwindling number of creatures hitting your windscreens, it will not have evaded you that the insect world in bad shape.

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Pressure to expand the EU has never been greater – and the will to reform it never weaker

Enlargement may offer Europe greater security, but its price is change with daunting financial and political costs, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Far-right Wilders Wins Dutch Election: Exit Poll

The PVV (Freedom Party) won 35 seats in parliament, according to the Ipsos exit poll, comfortably winning the election, with the centre-right bloc on 23 seats and a left-wing bloc on 26.

Latin Times

Anti-Islam populist Wilders wins Dutch elections in a shock for Europe

The far-right, anti-Islam populist Geert Wilders was headed for a massive parliamentary election victory Thursday in one of the biggest political upsets in Dutch politics since World War II, and one that is bound to send shockwaves through Europe.

Radio France Internationale

Far-right party set to win most seats in Dutch elections, exit polls show

Geert Wilders’ anti-Islam Party for Freedom predicted to win 35 seats in 150-seat parliament

The Guardian - UK

Far-right Geert Wilders’ party leads Dutch election

The far-right, anti-Islam party of firebrand politician Geert Wilders has won the Dutch election, exit polls suggested Wednesday, a political earthquake that will be felt far beyond the country's borders.

France 24

Finland to close all but one of its border crossings with Russia

Helsinki accuses Moscow of weaponising desperate refugees and migrants in retaliation for its recent entry into NATO.

Al Jazeera

European far right celebrates as exit poll puts Wilders’ party in front – as it happened

Voters cast ballots until 9pm in elections that could set country on different course after Mark Rutte’s four consecutive governments

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The Independent UK

UK-EU divergence putting some farming sectors in NI at risk, peers are told

A representative from the UFU called on the UK Government to deliver a mechanism to deal with post-Brexit regulatory divergence.

The Independent UK

Leaders of 4 Central European states disagree on military aid for Ukraine but agree on other support

The presidents of four Central European countries found some common ground Wednesday on Ukraine despite their governments’ diverging views on military support for its fight against Russia’s invasion

The Guardian - UK

EU laws to protect press freedom in jeopardy, campaigners claim

Proposals in European Media Freedom Act on stopping the hacking of phones and guaranteeing press independence have been diluted, say journalists

The Independent UK

A 'black day' for the EU Green Deal: lawmakers reject proposal to cut use of chemical pesticides

EU lawmakers have rejected a proposal from the bloc’s executive arm to set legally binding targets to reduce the use of chemical pesticides by 50% by 2030 and a ban on all pesticide use in areas such public parks, playgrounds and schools

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The Independent UK

Taoiseach hopes that Emily Hand will be among first hostages released

The Department of Foreign Affairs said there has been no official confirmation whether the nine-year-old Irish-Israeli girl will be set free.

The Guardian - UK

Autumn statement leaves UK lagging on green investment

Climate experts lament a lack of boldness in Jeremy Hunt’s measures, which made no mention of energy efficiency

Evening Standard

French cheesemakers kick up stink over EU vote which they fear could mean end of Camembert wooden boxes

“It is a matter of common sense. Don't touch our Camemberts!", one French member of European Parliament roared

Evening Standard

Dutch voters go to the polls with far-right party set for major gains

A weighted opinion polls shows anti-Islam firebrand Geert Wilders' Freedom Party (PVV) tied for the lead with the conservative People's Party for Freedom

The Independent UK

PM’s claims of ‘no sense of a border’ in the Irish Sea ring hollow, says Gullis

Northern Ireland Secretary Chris Heaton-Harris said he did not accept this during the exchange in the House of Commons.

Fortune

CEO of Europe’s largest budget airline brushes off Italy’s investigation into low-cost carriers as a ‘joke’

Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary blamed Italy's "populist" government for an investigation into the airline's pricing strategies.

The Conversation

Ukraine war: are both sides preparing for stalemate?

US president Joe Biden took to the pages of the Washington Post last week to assure the American people that continuing economic and military support to Ukraine is an investment in US security. On October 20, the US defence secretary, Lloyd Austin, visited Kyiv to give the Ukrainian leadership a…

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