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Brussels, Apr 28 (EFE) .- (Camera: Ricardo Ruiz de Varo) About 30 Spanish MEPs from left-wing parties gathered on Wednesday in front of the European Parliament (EP) to condemn the death threats received in recent days by various political leaders under the slogan "Votes against bullets".FOOTAGE FROM THE PROTEST IN FRONT OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT, IN BRUSSELS
Europe is known to have some quirky and unusual traditions, but one Spanish festival is arguably among the most bizarre. Carnival participants in the Spanish town of Laza gathered a huge amount of ants and doused them with vinegar, making the ants really angry before throw these angry, biting ants at one another. The yearly event known as the Galician Carnival takes place in the town of Laza to mark the beginning of Lent and the start of spring.
File images of the Latvian MEP Tatjana Zdanoka who has been accused by a press investigation of spying for Moscow over the past two decades. The European Parliament has announced that it has opened an investigation into the MEP. According to the Russian investigative website The Insider (based in Latvia), Tatjana Zdanoka, a non-attached MEP elected in 2004, is alleged to have collaborated with the Russian security services (FSB) from 2005. IMAGES
Flags fly at half mast in front of EU buildings in Brussels to honour French and European politician Jacques Delors on the day of his national tribute in Paris. IMAGES
Images show European Affairs ministers meeting on the occasion of General Affairs Council, to discuss EU’s long-term budget and Rule of law. IMAGES
EU heads of state -- including French President Emmanuel Macron, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian PM Giorgia Meloni, Dutch PM Mark Rutte, Hungarian PM Viktor Organ and EU diplomacy chief Josep Borrell -- arrive at the European Council for the second day of the summit. On the agenda: migration and relations with China. IMAGES