Grupė socialdemokratų siūlo teisinius pakeitimus, kurie leistų savivaldybių viešosios tvarkos pareigūnams stabdyti dviratininkus ir paspirtukų vairuotojus bei, nustačius pažeidimą, surašyti administracinių nusižengimų protokolus.

Kalvarijos savivaldybėje susidūrus dviem automobiliams nukentėjo trys žmonės, trečiadienį pranešė Marijampolės apskrities policija.

Forty people have drowned in heatwave-related deaths in France since last Thursday, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu says.

People across the continent are taking measures to cope with the searing temperatures gripping Europe.

Though the person in charge of the country will change, the fiscal issues remain the same.

Rachel Reeves would be offered a more junior cabinet role, the BBC understands.

Listen on Spotify Apple Music Amazon Music Europe’s biggest military powers are meeting today. The group of countries is called the E5 (not to be confused with the E3) and consists of France, Germany, the U.K., Italy and Poland. They’ll be preparing for the NATO summit next month and discussing support for Ukraine. Hosts Zoya Sheftalovich and Ian Wishart discuss what smaller meeting formats like this mean for the EU as a whole. Also on the show, we discuss the new EU agreement on migrant return laws. Under the new rules, people ordered to leave EU territory could be transferred to detention centers in countries outside the bloc. It’s a highly contentious plan, but it’s moving ahead at a fast pace, with countries already floating potential countries to house these so-called “return hubs.” And finally, we’ve spoken on the show before about the heatwave that’s hit Europe. Now we dig into a story by senior climate reporter Zia Weise on why it’s so warm. Questions? Comments? Send us a voice note or message us on WhatsApp here or at +32 491 05 06 29. On June 30, we’re celebrating 100 episodes of the Brussels Playbook Podcast. Do you want to attend a live taping? Click here to register for a chance to apply!  **A message from Team Poland: As a partner of the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 in Gdańsk, we thank all strategic thinkers for inspiring economic dialogue. Team Poland brings together six development institutions, connecting companies and investors to unlock ideas and capital, and drive sustainable growth across Europe. Find us at: www.teampoland.eu**

Poll: UK voters wanted Starmer gone, but not an immediate Burnham coronation Results from The POLITICO Poll suggest that while U.K. voters were eager for new leadership, they were less interested in a shortcut for selecting the country’s new leader. By ERIN DOHERTY Illustration by Anna Wiederkehr/POLITICO (source images via Getty) Andy Burnham is the clear front-runner to become the country’s next leader after Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced his resignation Monday — a remarkable fall from power just two years after he rode a wave of voter demand for change to a decisive victory. But The POLITICO Poll finds that many U.K. adults didn’t want Burnham to be anointed leader, even though many were on board with him ultimately becoming prime minister. Just 1 in 5 U.K. adults said Burnham should be immediately made Labour leader — and thus prime minister — if he won last week’s Makerfield by-election for a seat in Parliament, which he did. Instead, a 54 percent majority of adults said there should be a leadership contest, even if it means going many months without knowing who will serve as prime minister. That view is fairly consistent across party lines, with 57 percent of Labour voters supporting the idea of a leadership contest instead of Burnham being elevated immediately. The poll was conducted by London-based Public First shortly before the Makerfield by-election. Its results suggest that while U.K. voters were eager for new leadership — souring on Starmer’s handling of key issues like the economy and immigration — they were less keen on taking a shortcut to installing a new prime minister and not holding a leadership contest. That comes even as Burnham was clearly favored over Starmer and rivals like Nigel Farage of the right-wing Reform U.K. and Zack Polanski of the progressive Green Party in head-to-head matchups. When asked who would make a better prime minister, 61 percent said Burnham, while just 39 percent said Starmer. Nominations open July 9 for Labour leadership — and if he’s the only contender, Burnham could become prime minister by July 17. Still, the results underscore the political challenges facing Burnham, with Reform U.K. opponents already attacking him as lacking a democratic mandate as he coasts to No. 10. Burnham could secure that mandate by calling a general election — forcing a vote for all 650 seats in the House of Commons — and, if Labour wins control of parliament, cementing his premiership through the traditional process. But a general election is unlikely to take place until 2029, and administering one now could result in Labour losing dozens of seats, even if the party still wins control. Recent research from Public First reveals that, even in the most optimistic scenario — with Burnham in charge and tactical voting factored in — a Burnham-led Labour Party would still fall more than 80 seats short of a majority in parliament. That would leave Labour relying on support from other parties to form a viable government. The poll, conducted earlier this month, suggested that as things stand, Labour’s best chance is to replace Starmer with Burnham — and then hope its fortunes improve before the next general election, expected in 2029. Both paths come with significant political risk for Burnham. “If Burnham is accused of having no mandate for the next three years, it will be hard to make changes and maintain his popularity,” said Seb Wride, head of polling at Public First. “The longer he is introducing policy without calling an election, the more he can be accused of running scared from the British public.” Andy Burnham takes a “selfie” with the Parliamentary Labour Party after his swearing-in as the new MP for Makerfield at the Houses of Parliament in London on June 22, 2026. | Dan Kitwood/Getty Images It’s clear from The POLITICO Poll that U.K. voters are torn over the current process through which Burnham is ascending to the country’s top political office. Last week, Burnham won the by-election in Makerfield, England, returning him to Westminster and thus allowing him to run in a party leadership contest. With Starmer stepping down and the Labour Party still in power thanks to its victories in 2024, whoever wins that contest will rise to prime minister. Former Health Secretary Wes Streeting, who would have been Burnham’s chief rival, announced he would not participate in the contest, instead endorsing Burnham. That effectively clears the path for the now-former Greater Manchester mayor to become prime minister, though it remains to be seen whether any other Labour MPs contest the coronation. Asked in The POLITICO Poll about the Makerfield by-election being the process for picking a prime minister, U.K. adults were split: 41 percent said that process should not be how the next prime minister is decided — even if it means Starmer staying on — while 38 percent agreed with the statement that “this is a price worth paying for Keir Starmer to no longer be Prime Minister.” Brits were also split on the fairness of the process, with 41 percent agreeing that “it is not fair that the decision of who becomes Prime Minister is so heavily up to the results of one constituency” and an equal 41 percent saying “this is just how politics works, alternative ways of changing Prime Minister are no more or less fair.” The survey suggests that even as U.K. adults are eager to move on from Starmer — The POLITICO Poll in June found 64 percent of U.K. adults say they don’t trust Starmer and, in a separate question, 62 percent say he is not someone who keeps his promises — many remain uncomfortable with an uncontested power transfer. Respondents expressed an array of reasons for wanting Burnham to go through a full leadership election within the Labour Party. The most popular reasons, selected from a list, were that it is “the fairer process” (35 percent), “allows a proper debate” about the direction of the party (31 percent) and allows other candidates to run (30 percent). About 1 in 4 U.K. adults said an advantage of a leadership election is that Labour members get a say in the choice (28 percent) and that “it shows what Andy Burnham stands for” (25 percent). As for the advantages of Burnham being made leader immediately — instead of through a full, contested leadership election — U.K. adults’ top reasons were that “it avoids a long, distracting leadership contest” (27 percent) and allows the government to “get on with doing its job” (25 percent). Labour voters agreed with those reasons, though they also said top advantages to coronation are avoiding Labour publicly arguing among itself (30 percent) and that it “makes Labour look decisive” (30 percent). Burnham, for his part, has said that it’s too early to determine whether he will call a general election. “You’re jumping several hurdles ahead there,” he told a BBC journalist in a recent interview. “Burnham needs to weigh two versions of the future. In one he, like his predecessors, is currently at his most popular, and should call an election now to bank it,” Wride said. “In the other, calling an election when Reform is in the lead is a decision to lose a parliamentary majority which he could instead use to improve Labour’s electoral chances for 2029.” Tim Ross contributed reporting.

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Amnesty International on Tuesday condemned a European Union move to increase cooperation with Libya to stem migration despite an intensifying crackdown on migrants in the country

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