MEPs to approve Juncker nomination
Craig TaylorMEPs are expected to approve the nomination of Jean-Claude Juncker as head of the European Commission, despite UK opposition. BBC News – Europe
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Fighting flares near Ukrainian city
A battle has been going on outside the rebel-held east Ukraine city of Luhansk, which rebels say government forces tried to storm with tanks. BBC News – Europe
Ukraine vows action over army deaths
The Ukrainian president says his forces will destroy pro-Russian separatists who killed more than 20 soldiers in the east on Friday. BBC News – Europe
Ukraine report highlights violence
Amnesty International says that it has “compelling evidence of beatings” of people kidnapped by separatist groups in eastern Ukraine. BBC News – Europe
Second ‘suspected spy’ in Germany
Prosecutors in Germany search the home of a defence ministry employee suspected of spying, in the second such case in a week. BBC News – Europe
Rebels blamed as Ukraine bridges hit
Three bridges on roads leading into Donetsk are destroyed ahead of an expected blockade of the city by government forces. BBC News – Europe