Torrential rainfall causes regions in southeastern Spain to receive a month's worth of rain in one day, causing roads to completely wash away and a train to derail.
Germany's largest union and the dominant metalworkers union IG Metall commences a labor strike over the working conditions and wages of 3.9 million workers in the country.
The GERB-SDS coalition wins the most seats in the parliamentary election with 69 seats, with PP-DB coming in second and Revival in third. GERB's leader Boyko Borisov promises to work with everyone except Revival to form a coalition government.