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Tens of thousands gathered in Donetsk on Sunday for the funeral of the leader of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic, Alexander Zakharchenko, after he was killed in a bombing at a cafe on Friday. Some observers fear an escalation of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. Others see the possibility of Kiev giving up on Donbass for good now.

EU Commission chief Juncker announced on Friday that the results of an EU-wide survey on Daylight Saving Time would be respected. More than 80 percent of the 4.6 million respondents said the time change should be scrapped. Juncker is getting ahead of himself with the move, commentators criticise.

As the school year starts the number of students entering universities, grammar schools and vocational institutes in Denmark has been made public. Politicians must take action to address the imbalance between academic and vocational training, Danish media demand.

The US has announced that it is ending all funding for the UN aid agency for Palestinian refugees UNRWA. In a further move the White House is considering stripping the Palestinians of their refugee status. With his policy Trump is not only exacerbating the Palestinians' suffering but also further destabilising the region, commentators write.

Migration has always played a fundamental role in urban development. Learn about how migration has shaped cities around the world and the particular issues that migrants face in urban contexts.

The inclusion of the Western Balkans in the European Union remains in focus. The timing of the bloc's expansion, however, is more than uncertain. EURACTIV Germany reports from Vienna.

The European Union called today (3 September) for the immediate and unconditional release of two Reuters journalists handed jail sentences in Myanmar for their reporting of the Rohingya crisis.

The number of cities exposed to extreme temperatures is expected to nearly triple over the next few decades. One solution is to radically change the way we use cars in cities by replacing parking space with "parklets", writes Ross Douglas.

A ‘no deal’ Brexit would cost the UK four times more than the EU-27 and result in a “chaotic and severe” hit to its economy, experts from the UK in a Changing Europe think-tank concluded in a paper published on Monday (3 September).

"Italy isn't fragile. It isn't the sick man of Europe," Italian finance minister Giovanni Tria said on Sunday in an interview with La Repubblica newspaper in a bid to reassure financial markets, which are increasingly concerned the anti-establishment government in Rome could breach EU spending limits under public pressure to deliver on its anti-austerity election promises. On Friday, Fitch Ratings changed its outlook on Italy from stable to negative.