In Brussels on Wednesday, 14 October 2026, the Lisbon mayor said the 10-cent bottle refund is causing serious social problems and that the Commission has agreed to back a technical meeting on the issue.
Valencia's Local Police can now write up residents for dumping furniture on the street, with fines of up to 3,000 euros, after a two-week information campaign ended on 12 October. The ordinance has been in force since 15 June, and the council points to a free bulky-item collection service that can be booked by calling 010.
President Recep Tayyip Erdogan pinned the ruling party badge on Cemil Tugay in Ankara on Wednesday, expanding government control to Turkey's third-largest city.
Warsaw prosecutors have charged Dawid K., the former emergency department coordinator at Szpital Poludniowy, with defrauding over 583,000 zlotys through dozens of falsified hospital invoices.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul ordered the immediate reassignment of Ban Sang district chief Setthawut Wonglerwut on 8 October 2026 following alleged evacuation failures in flood-hit Prachin Buri province.
Police in Lesser Poland escorted Bishop Roman Pindel out of Saint Lawrence Church in Grojec around 01:00 on Monday after parishioners protested the dismissal of Father Józef Zborek.
Manuel Villar, the PP deputy mayor of Alicante, rejected claims that former official María Pérez-Hickman told him in February 2022 that her children were in the Les Naus housing cooperative. A judge has summoned three more cooperative leaders as investigated, bringing the total to 18.
Church officials in Iași have moved the relics of Saint Parascheva and Saint Paisios into the cathedral courtyard, opening a week of services expected to draw 300,000 pilgrims across Romania between 8 and 15 October.
Belfast's Court of Appeal will hear a legal challenge by Portadown residents contesting the Parades Commission decision that authorized an Orange Order march down Garvaghy Road.
Romanian anticorruption prosecutors have indicted Iași Mayor Mihai Chirica for abuse of office over a 2,036,882 lei municipal payment for 542 tonnes of undelivered fuel oil.
A study of Germany's 400 districts by the Berlin Institute and Wüstenrot Foundation forecasts population losses in two-thirds of regions, with eastern districts facing steep declines while Bavarian municipalities lead in viability.
The Madrid City Council invested 7.3 million euros to transform a five-hectare former wasteland beside the Metropolitano Stadium into a green space featuring sports facilities, children's play areas, and a biodiversity refuge.
Applications for the 300 PLN Podkarpackie Tourist Voucher launch at 12:00 on 6 October 2026, offering accommodation discounts for two-night stays across the region.
Nineteen residents in Amsterdam have taken the city to court over the operating licence of Fabel Friet, arguing that tourist queues have brought litter and pests to Runstraat.
Vendor Manuel Brea Portero sold 20 winning tickets across industrial park businesses in Rivas Vaciamadrid on 2 October 2026, while five Bonoloto second-category winners took 28,531 euros each.
Montpellier prosecutors sought a 7,500-euro fine against Robert Ménard for refusing in 2023 to marry a French woman and an undocumented Algerian national subject to an expulsion order.
Residents of Poznań can select from 158 community initiatives in the 2027 civic budget, allocating 33.5 million PLN through online and in-person ballots closing on 30 October.
Councillors from the AfD and CDU in Heidenau, Saxony, passed a joint motion halting further installations of Stolpersteine cobblestone memorials for Nazi victims.
Instruction Court 6 in Seville opened criminal proceedings after political party Iustitia Europa alleged prevarication and embezzlement over 36,058 euros in public subsidies for Escaparate magazine.
Municipal data shows Zakopane registered over 48,500 unclassified tourist beds by the end of September 2026. Local authorities attribute the ten-year surge to post-pandemic construction and the formal registration of grey-market rentals.
The Strasbourg administrative court has annulled the March 2026 municipal election in Wittelsheim, stripping the Rassemblement National of its only mayoral seat in Alsace.
A recall referendum in Poland's Szaflary commune failed to reach the legal participation threshold on Sunday, allowing Mayor Rafał Szkaradziński to remain in office despite 729 of 758 voters backing his removal.
Ceuta President Juan Jesús Vivas will travel to Valencia on 5 October to receive the city's Medal of Honor during the Nou d'Octubre ceremony, where he will address the plenary session on behalf of all recipients.
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani drew criticism from Jewish leaders and was booed by pro-Palestinian protesters at a Union Square vigil after issuing a statement condemning Israel's military actions on the third anniversary of the October 7 attacks.
An audit by the National Health Fund confirmed 59 instances of priority scheduling for local councillors in Piaseczno, resulting in a 24,620 PLN fine for the municipal clinic.
Regional and provincial leaders announced the cultural calendar for the 2026 Day of the Valencian Community, featuring open exhibitions, civic events, and key infrastructure demands.
The Brandenburg state capital will block 5% of operating and material expenses for the final quarter of 2026, exempting social assistance and housing benefits.
Holders of the active Rzeszow Resident Card will receive a 0.15 PLN per litre discount on petrol and diesel at the municipal MPK station from 1 to 4 October 2026.
Acting Mayor Stanisław Kracik signed a decree reducing Kraków's yearly student ticket from 470 PLN to 365 PLN for holders of the Kraków Card.
Polska Press regional dailies in Podlaskie, Łódzkie, and Pomerania close reader voting on 1 October 2026 to choose regional winners and national finalists for the 100 Influential Women initiative.
The Zurich City Council has presented its implementation plan for discounted public transit, requesting 195 million Swiss francs annually. The scheme offers resident rebates from spring 2028 at the earliest, with automatic cuts if deficits exceed 100 million francs.
Former councillor Toni Gallego testified before Judge Amparo Rubio on 30 September 2026, saying Rocío Gómez asked him to take questions on subsidized flats because she owned one, prompting denials from city hall.
The city of Leipzig will shut down 278 streetlamps along sections of Wundtstrasse and Travniker Strasse in October 2026, aiming to protect nocturnal fauna in the Auwald forest and save 83,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity annually.
The 107-tonne tunnel boring machine Jolanta will excavate 2,378 meters of underground tunnel along Czerniakowska and Solec streets to expand municipal storm retention by 17,000 cubic meters.
Marco Schiesaro, mayor of Cadoneghe in northern Italy, refused to complete a citizenship oath for a 63-year-old Moroccan resident after she failed to answer basic questions in Italian, drawing backing from cabinet ministers.
Visitors to the seaside resort of Kołobrzeg can access its 220-metre pier for free starting 1 October 2026, following the close of the paid summer season.
The CCOO union has submitted a formal complaint to the Spanish Labour Inspectorate against Factor Deporte, Ocio y Formación, the contractor managing Córdoba's municipal school escort service, citing discriminatory hiring registries and reduced shifts.
Regional authorities in Castile and León launched a €3 million water system serving 20,000 residents in Zamora's suburban belt, ending municipal reliance on seasonal wells.
The Brussels regional government has approved the first phase of its station plan, directing €3 million in 2026 toward cleanliness, surveillance, and lighting at Brussels-North and Brussels-Midi rail hubs.
Dorothea Stempowska, the last lifelong resident of Książ Castle and the final living witness to Princess Daisy von Pless, died in Wałbrzych on 1 October 2026 at age 91.