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Germany's Scholz confident of resolving budget crisis, says no dismantling of the welfare state

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he is confident that his troubled government will find a good solution to a budget crisis triggered by a court ruling last month

The Independent UK

Irish Parliament motion to expel Israeli ambassador defeated

It came as more than a thousand protesters calling for the expulsion of the ambassador stood outside the Irish Parliament.

The Independent UK

Protesters call for expulsion of Israeli ambassador in Dublin

The protest came ahead of a vote on a motion proposed by the Social Democrats calling for a range of economic and diplomatic sanctions against Israel.

The Independent UK

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Expelling ambassador would push Ireland to ‘margins of international opinion’

Minister of state James Browne made the claim in a debate on a Social Democrats motion calling for economic and diplomatic sanctions on Israel.

The Independent UK

Populist right set to sweep Swiss federal elections

As the final votes were being cast Sunday in Switzerland's general elections, right-wing populists look set to sweep the polls following a campaign fuelled by anti-mass migration rhetoric and pledges to combat "woke madness".

Radio France Internationale

Former PM Sanna Marin quits Finnish politics to join Tony Blair Institute

Marin, who stepped down as leader of the Social Democrats after finishing third in April’s election, to resign as MP

The Guardian - UK

Far-right AfD wins local election in ‘watershed moment’ for German politics

Central Council of Jews says it is devastated by populist party’s first victory in eastern town of Sonneberg

The Guardian - UK

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Austrian party reverses leadership result after spreadsheet hiccup

Austria’s main center-left opposition party has reversed the result of its weekend leadership election, announcing that a computer error originally led to the wrong candidate being declared the winner

The Independent UK

Department defends sending gardaí to France as 'useful' with officers going to Disneyland

The Irish Mirror revealed that the French Ambassador Vicent Guérend said a pilot scheme that saw gardai work in northern France last summer was so successful that it has been extended to other parts of the country this year. This includes EuroDisney in Paris.

Irish Mirror

Regional election in north German state of Bremen a test for center-left alliance

Voters are going to the polls in Germany’s northern state of Bremen to decide Sunday whether the center-left Social Democrats can continue to run a city they’ve governed since World War II

The Independent UK

After a tough few years, Austria’s far right is back

Four years after a major scandal ousted it from government, the Freedom Party is leading Austria’s polls again.

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Scholz party paves way for new center-right mayor in Berlin

Members of Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s party have narrowly approved a local coalition deal in Berlin with Germany’s main center-right opposition party

The Independent UK

Estonia PM's party clinches new coalition government deal

Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says her center-right Reform Party has clinched a deal with two other parties to form a coalition government

The Independent UK

Who is Petteri Orpo? The politician likely to become Finland’s next prime minister

The Finnish leader will need to make tough decisions quickly to get the country back on track.

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The Independent UK

Finland turns to the right as country prepares to enter NATO

Finnish voters have given a boost to conservative parties in a weekend election, depriving the popular left-wing Prime Minister Sanna Marin of another term as the country prepares to make its historic entry into NATO in the coming days

AFP

Finnish centre-right leader Orpo ousts Marin in election victory

Helsinki (AFP) - Finland's centre-right leader claimed victory in Sunday's tight general election that saw the far-right post a record score to come in second, as Prime Minister Sanna Marin's Social Democrats finished third.

Al Jazeera

Finland, having cleared last NATO hurdle, heads to elections

Is Sanna Marin still popular and do most Finns support NATO? Here are five key things to know.

The Independent UK

Finland's young leader is popular but faces tough reelection

A parliamentary election in Finland on Sunday is shaping up as an extremely close race between three parties as Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s Social Democrats fight to secure a second term running the government

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Giant bank deal triggers political backlash in Switzerland

Switzerland's two biggest political parties sharply criticized UBS's takeover of Credit Suisse saying multi-billion state support for the deal created enormous risks for the country.

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