Austria holds watershed election marked by migrant crisis
Craig TaylorThe country is tipped to return Europe’s youngest leader amid a shift to the right after the migrant crisis. BBC News – Europe
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Italy school students ‘strike’ over work experience
Italian schoolchildren protest in 70 cities over what they see as poor-quality work experience. BBC News – Europe
Deadlock over UK’s Brexit bill, says EU’s Michel Barnier
The EU negotiator calls the lack of agreement “disturbing” but says “decisive progress” is possible. BBC News – Europe
Madrid scorns Catalan leader’s independence statement
Spain mulls its response after Catalonia’s leader signs a document of secession but calls for talks. BBC News – Europe
Spain Catalonia: France snubs independence bid
The region will automatically be expelled from the EU if it declares independence, a minister says. BBC News – Europe
Catalan independence declaration ‘will have no effect’, says Rajoy
Spain’s Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy warns he is not ruling out suspending the region’s autonomy. BBC News – Europe