Anti-police rallies formed overnight, rumored to have involved law enforcement in the accident. Several witnesses say they had nothing to do with it. Urban violence broke out in Montigny-lès-Cormeilles, on the night of Wednesday to Thursday, after the death of an 18-year-old boy hit by a train. He was crossing a small pedestrian crossing on the tracks. Source Le Parisien
Serbia has raised the combat readiness of its troops on the border with Kosovo as a four-day flare-up over mutual recognition of state authority bedevils the Balkan neighbors, with Serbia’s president suggesting there are limits to what Belgrade will “tolerate.” Source Radio Free Europe
Pipeline gas supplies from Russia to Europe in 2021 reached historic highs, Gazprom increased gas production year-on-year by 18.4%. The accusations that Gazprom is not supplying gas to Europe are absurd, Head of Contract Structuring and Price Formation Directorate for Gazprom Export Sergey Komlev said in his article for Gazprom corporate magazine. Source TASS
Sweden’s government and Public Health Agency confirmed that it will definitely go ahead with the fourth and penultimate stage of its re-opening plan next week, with a firm warning for unvaccinated people. Source The Local
