Thursday
21st Sep 2017
By EUOBSERVER
Turnout in Thursday's Northern Irish Assembly elections was up compared to last year's figure of 55 percent, reports from several polling stations suggest. First results should be known by mid-afternoon on Friday, with the final results expected on Saturday. It is the second elections in 10 months, sparked by a collapse in January of the coalition of the two largest parties, the Democratic Unionists and Sinn Fein.
"The chess table will be much more complex and more sophisticated than a matter of regions in Europe," said Portugal's health minister.
Armed Spanish police have arrested Catalan officials and seized ballots for an independence referendum, prompting appeals for EU help.
Brussels' reluctance to speak out about Serbia's human rights abuses has damaging consequences for the country and the wider Balkan region.
Ahead of Sunday's German elections, a growing number of anti-establishment, anti-Islam websites have created an echo chamber for the radical right.
Spanish gendarmes have raided at least four Catalan ministries amid escalating tension ahead of the independence referendum.
The European Commission is trying to convince member states to pay more attention to youth and education policies.
