People were being held at the local Petticoat night club. Police said three hostages were released as part of negotiations.
"We expect that we will have enough people capable of defending their motherland," Syrskyi said. "I am talking not only about the mobilized but also about volunteer fighters."
On Tuesday, Moldova's Constitutional Court strikes down a government ban on opposition candidates. making a significant blow to the government.
There has been a rapid rise in the number of hate crimes reported across Europe since the Israel-Hamas conflict in Gaza began last October.
"If we do not get the EU's response right and do not give Ukraine enough support to stop Russia, we are next. We must therefore be defense-ready and shift to a 'war economy' mode," Michel said.
the Paris suburb of Drancy was the site of a World War II internment camp for Jews, where they were held until deportation to German extermination camps.
For the EU to follow suit it would need consensus from all 27 of its member states.
Israel has used the potential of a Rafah operation as one of its pressure levers to push Hamas to make a deal.
Since the 11M attacks two decades ago, Jihadist terrorism in Europe has evolved but is still a threat being daily addressed by the Spanish authorities and in Europe in general.
The criticism extended beyond the procurement decision to broader actions and statements by Antwerp's mayor, aligning the city with Israeli interests in ways that Mertens and the PVDA find troubling.