🔁 What's moving Europe today
- Berlin's Die Linke is negotiating a coalition with the SPD and the Greens and wants to push through the expropriation of housing conglomerates — Chancellor Merz is promising a fast-track law to prevent that. Our article → 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗
- 🇩🇪 In Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, CDU leader Peters resigned after the debacle, to be replaced by Amthor. Tagesschau ↗
- 🇩🇪 After the victory, the dispute over antisemitism within Linke has intensified — a Berlin court has allowed the pro-Palestinian association "Jüdische Stimme" to be classified as extremist, and critics are attacking the celebration of the win alongside a Hamas sympathizer in Neukölln. Tagesspiegel ↗ · n-tv ↗
- The EU again failed to reach agreement on lifting sanctions against Russian oligarchs Usmanov and Friedman — France is pushing for an exception, Latvia blocked the decision. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇺🇦 ↗ · 🇱🇻 ↗
- 🇮🇪 EU foreign policy chief Kallas insists on keeping the sanctions in place. RTÉ ↗
- 🇧🇪 France (Usmanov) and Luxembourg (Friedman) requested that the oligarchs be removed from the list. La Libre ↗
- An independent vote count in Russia's parliamentary elections shows a weaker result for Putin's party than the Kremlin claims — the opposition Yabloko party, despite repression, surprisingly advanced into a regional parliament. Our article → 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇵🇱 ↗
- The boycott of the White House has widened: CBS, NBC, ABC and Fox News have joined CNN, MS NOW and Politico, which are suing the administration over their exclusion from the White House — the major television networks have stopped broadcasting footage from Trump's trips. 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇧🇪 ↗ · 🇮🇸 ↗
- Trump's approval rating has fallen to a record low — according to polls, only 32 percent of Americans support him, with the drop noticeable even among Republicans. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇭🇷 ↗ · 🇷🇸 ↗
- A severed fiber-optic cable has paralyzed air traffic control on the US East Coast, with hundreds of flights cancelled in New York, Boston and Philadelphia. 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇪🇸 ↗
- 🇧🇬 Bulgarian President Yotova was also stranded in Boston as a result. 24 Chasa ↗
- The US, Denmark and Greenland signed a security agreement on Greenland on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly. 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇳🇴 ↗
- The $110 billion Paramount-Warner Bros. mega-merger has cleared its final legal hurdle after settling a dispute with US states. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇵🇱 ↗
- Google was fined more than €400 million by the EU for processing location data without users' consent. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇧🇪 ↗
- More than 20 countries, including Germany and Canada, are calling at the UN General Assembly for stronger human oversight of artificial intelligence. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇳🇱 ↗
Tier A — Geopolitical relevance for Slovakia
DE🇩🇪German media
- Merz sparked a debate on reforming private health insurance, his spokesperson quickly corrected the statement (ZDF heute, FAZ, Tagesschau, n-tv, Tagesspiegel) n-tv ↗
- Kyiv claims Russia has cut off aid and evacuation from a destroyed city with 2,000 civilians in the Kherson region (n-tv) n-tv ↗
- Russia has, according to Trump, lost control of its diesel/oil industry due to Ukrainian strikes (Spiegel) Spiegel ↗
- China has expelled two top generals from the army and the party — a purge in the leadership (Spiegel) Spiegel ↗
- Interior Minister Dobrindt wants to strip protected status from thousands of Syrians (Spiegel) Spiegel ↗
- Mercedes is considering moving production out of Germany, unions protest against mass layoffs across the country (n-tv, Handelsblatt, Tagesschau) n-tv ↗
PL🇵🇱Polish media
- A drone appeared near a strategic US military base in Poland, the army called an alert on the 112 emergency number (Onet, Wirtualna Polska) Onet ↗
- Russia attacked Ukraine, Poland again scrambled fighter jets to standby (Gazeta Wyborcza, Rzeczpospolita, TVN24, Onet) Gazeta Wyborcza ↗
- The US postponed the Polish defense chief's meeting at the Pentagon at an "urgent request" — sparking speculation in the media (Wirtualna Polska, Onet, TVN24, Do Rzeczy, Rzeczpospolita, Gazeta Wyborcza) Wirtualna Polska ↗
- The dispute over the oath of judges of the Polish Constitutional Tribunal continues (Gazeta Wyborcza, Wirtualna Polska, TVN24, Onet) Gazeta Wyborcza ↗
- AfD's foreign policy spokesperson Frohnmaier met in Moscow with the head of Gazprom to discuss restoring Russian gas, party co-chair Weidel wants to open a Germany–US–Russia channel (Do Rzeczy) Do Rzeczy ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungarian media
- Dispute over the candidate for chief prosecutor Zoltán Szathmáry in the Tisza parliamentary group (Telex, HVG, 444, Index) Telex ↗
- Péter Magyar announced at an extraordinary press conference that Tisza will not support the president's candidate for chief prosecutor (Index) Index ↗
- Published contracts of the Prime Minister's Office — an expensive apartment rental for Krisztina Bódis at 360,000 per month (Telex, 24.hu, Népszava, 444) Telex ↗
- Former minister János Lázár built a solar park and a lake on his property without a permit, fined 13 million forints (24.hu, 444) 24.hu ↗
- János Lázár left parliament after 25 years, succeeded by Pál Szekeres (Telex, Index) Telex ↗
- Fidesz initiates declaration of a public safety state of emergency (Magyar Nemzet) Magyar Nemzet ↗
- Dávid Vitézy accuses Fidesz of lying with another document in the M6 motorway case (Portfolio, HVG, 444) 444 ↗
- Hungary did not join the "Carpathian Eight" initiative (Index, Telex, HVG) Index ↗
AT🇦🇹Austrian media
- Pilnacek laptop case: conviction in perjury trial (Kleine Zeitung, Die Presse) Kleine Zeitung ↗
- Austria extends military service under the "6+1+2" model (Der Standard) Der Standard ↗
- Data protection advocates warn against EU plan to give AI companies a "free pass" in using data (Der Standard) Der Standard ↗
- Mercedes threatens to close plants in Germany, nationwide protests against layoffs (Kleine Zeitung) Kleine Zeitung ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukrainian media
- The EU is preparing its largest-ever sanctions package targeting Russia's war industry (Kyiv Independent) Kyiv Independent ↗
- Hungary rejected the invitation to the "Carpathian Eight", Kyiv is also surprised by Prime Minister Magyar's reservations about cooperation between Ukrainian and Hungarian energy companies (Kyiv Post, Kyiv Independent, Interfax Ukraine, Censor.NET, Ukrainska Pravda) Kyiv Post ↗ · Censor.NET ↗
- Zelensky met CIA Director Ratcliffe in Ireland (Ukrainska Pravda, Interfax Ukraine, Censor.NET) Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- Trump is pressuring Zelensky to halt strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, Zelensky offers de-escalation in exchange for a halt to Russian attacks on infrastructure and food (Interfax Ukraine, Censor.NET, Ukrainska Pravda) Interfax Ukraine ↗
- Russian refineries have lost 45% of capacity, according to the Ukrainian military, due to long-range Ukrainian strikes, a Moscow refinery halted operations (Kyiv Independent, Ukrainska Pravda, Censor.NET, Interfax Ukraine) Kyiv Independent ↗
- Poland and Latvia scrambled fighter jets over drone threat, air defense on standby (Censor.NET, Interfax Ukraine) Censor.NET ↗
- Russian ballistic attack on Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih and Pavlohrad (Ukrainska Pravda) Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- Russians killed a three-year-old boy in the Mykolaiv region, an attack on a minibus in the Zaporizhzhia region killed a woman and injured three people (Censor.NET, Ukrainska Pravda, Interfax Ukraine) Censor.NET ↗ · Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
Tier B — EU heavyweights
FR🇫🇷French media
- Macron called his UN conversation with Trump about Ukraine and the Red Sea "very constructive" (Le Monde, Ouest-France, Le Figaro, BFM TV) Le Figaro ↗
- Rassemblement National toughens its rhetoric toward Russia, government prepares blackout scenario (RFI, BFM TV) — a shift after a series of sabotage and drone incidents across Europe RFI ↗
- Former minister Rachida Dati defends herself at her corruption trial by claiming she was just a "rank-and-file" MEP (RFI, 20 Minutes, Ouest-France, Le Figaro) RFI ↗
- At the trial over the murder of Argentine rugby player Aramburu, the defendant claims he fired out of "purely military reflex" (Le Figaro, Marianne, BFM TV, Libération, 20 Minutes) — he faces life imprisonment Le Figaro ↗
- On Tuesday the government will unveil new measures against expensive fuel, presidential candidate Attal rejects tax cuts (BFM TV, Ouest-France, Libération, Le Figaro) — Macron asks von der Leyen to ease refinery limits BFM TV ↗
- Ahead of the 2027 budget, the Court of Auditors proposes new taxation of large fortunes (Le Monde, 20 Minutes, L'Obs, Libération) Le Monde ↗
- Salah Abdeslam remains in isolation, possible release of the "logistics man" behind the November 13 attacks in Belgium — Darmanin called it an insult to the victims (20 Minutes, BFM TV, Le Monde, Ouest-France, Le Figaro) 20 Minutes ↗
- A jihadist attack on a military camp in Diouré, Mali, killed 100 to 150 soldiers according to jihadist tallies and the foreign press, the Malian state does not count its casualties (Courrier International, France 24) Courrier International ↗
IT🇮🇹Italian media
- Meloni's government introduces a cap on the number of foreign students per class, Mattarella calls for inclusion at the opening of the school year, the church warns against "ghettos" (La Repubblica, Corriere della Sera, Il Manifesto, Open, AGI, Il Fatto Quotidiano) La Repubblica ↗
- Foreign Minister Tajani apologizes for a sexist remark about "women in long skirts," opposition mocks him with memes (La Repubblica, Corriere della Sera, AGI, Open) La Repubblica ↗
- Salvini convenes a League congress and calls on internal "rebels" to field their own candidate (Corriere della Sera, Il Sole 24 Ore, Open, ANSA) Corriere della Sera ↗
- Tension grows within the "campo largo" coalition: AVS demands a joint leader without primaries, there is also disagreement over the stance on the war in Ukraine (La Repubblica, Il Manifesto) La Repubblica ↗
- Constitutional law scholars question the planned reform of the electoral law (La Repubblica) La Repubblica ↗
- Italy and the US sign a memorandum on critical raw materials (AGI, ANSA) — Tajani and Rubio call it an "important step" in the partnership AGI ↗
- The nuclear energy law heads toward a final Senate vote on Wednesday (ANSA) ANSA ↗
- EU warns of a risk of jet fuel shortages, an extraordinary meeting of the Council of Ministers is possible (Il Fatto Quotidiano, ANSA) Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
Tier C — alternative perspectives
CH🇨🇭Swiss media
- Switzerland's upper house approves a billion-franc fund for the military via a higher VAT (SRF) — Defense Minister Pfister called it a "historic step" SRF ↗
- Acoustic test of F-35 fighter jets in Meiringen fails again over a safety condition and is postponed (SRF, NZZ) — Pfister on a "humility tour" over the costly fiasco SRF ↗
- Swiss intelligence service NDB: report on the Russian espionage affair left key questions open (SRF) SRF ↗
- Switzerland's national football team captain Xhaka admitted to obtaining a fake COVID certificate (SRF, NZZ, Tages-Anzeiger) — his captaincy hangs by a thread, sparking debate over pressure on vaccine skeptics SRF ↗ · SRF ↗
LU🇱🇺Luxembourg media
- A drone alert again disrupted flight operations at the airport, passengers stranded for hours (Luxemburger Wort, Luxembourg Times) Luxemburger Wort ↗
- Raid on two Indian restaurants over suspected human trafficking (Luxemburger Wort, Luxembourg Times) Luxemburger Wort ↗
- Russian parliamentary elections: one hundred percent deputy obedience to the Kremlin (Luxemburger Wort) Luxemburger Wort ↗
ES🇪🇸Spanish media
- Marlaska announces reinforcement of the Ceuta and Melilla borders ahead of Moroccan elections, Feijóo visits the city and asks whether Sánchez wants to keep the chaos going (El País, El Mundo) El País ↗ · El Mundo ↗
- Court prepares jury for the trial of Begoña Gómez, wife of Prime Minister Sánchez (El Mundo) — the government preemptively questions its impartiality El Mundo ↗
- Judge requests another expert appraisal of former PM Zapatero's jewelry (El Mundo) — the defense is cornered El Mundo ↗
- The scandal over the apartment of Madrid regional chief Ayuso continues (eldiario.es, El País, ABC) — prosecutors seek a 2.5-year ban from office for the mayor of Alcalá over leaking classified information "to save Ayuso" eldiario.es ↗ · eldiario.es ↗
- Hidden cut in pension reform: Spain faces the biggest drop in pensions relative to final salary among the EU's major economies (El Mundo) El Mundo ↗
- Net foreign investment in Spain fell 40 percent, US investment by as much as 230 percent (El Mundo) El Mundo ↗
- State prosecutors accuse the Supreme Court of overstepping its authority in suspending the vote on the "grandchildren's law" (La Vanguardia, El País) La Vanguardia ↗
- Former transport minister Ábalos asks the Supreme Court to return seized devices — the court says it no longer has them (eldiario.es) eldiario.es ↗
Tier D — Weaker news cycle
BE🇧🇪Belgian media
- Francophone parties rejected PM De Wever's budget note as "indigestible" (De Standaard) — coalition tension within the federal government De Standaard ↗
- NATO fighter jets scrambled after possible threat in Latvian airspace (Het Laatste Nieuws) Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- OpenAI launches special version of ChatGPT for lawyers in the US (Het Laatste Nieuws) Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- Belgian General Vansina: a Russian attack on NATO territory could come sooner than 2029-2030 (Het Laatste Nieuws) Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- Moroccan teenager made it from Ceuta to the Spanish mainland as a stowaway under a football club's bus (De Standaard) De Standaard ↗
- Ukraine deployed "kamikaze robots" deep behind Russian lines (Het Laatste Nieuws) Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- Macron met Trump at the UN, wants to speak with him openly about Ukraine (La Libre) — a Zelensky-Trump meeting in New York is also being planned at the same time La Libre ↗ · La Libre ↗
- Nearly 600 inmates are again sleeping on the floor in Belgian prisons (De Morgen) De Morgen ↗
PT🇵🇹Portuguese media
- Portugal is experiencing its historically most expensive fuel these days (RTP) RTP ↗
- Experts criticize the departure of the AIMA migration agency chief precisely when stability is needed (Público) Público ↗
- Trump and Zelensky to meet on Tuesday on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly (RTP) RTP ↗
- Israel accuses Hamas of "gross violation" of the Gaza ceasefire (RTP) RTP ↗
- Kremlin warns that US sanctions are harming the peace effort (Observador) — meanwhile Ukraine has cut Russian refining capacity almost in half Observador ↗
- Trump wants to create a "special AI task force" and appoint a new technology "czar" (Jornal de Negócios) Jornal de Negócios ↗
- Yemen asks the US for help against the Houthis, Trump makes no commitment (RTP) RTP ↗
- Germany split into "different political worlds": AfD dominates the east, the Left wins in Berlin, Merz suffers a "crushing defeat" (Expresso) Expresso ↗
IE🇮🇪Irish media
- McEntee: the EU is "failing" in the Middle East, its credibility on illegal Israeli settlements is "gone" (RTÉ) — pushing for EU-wide sanctions against Israel RTÉ ↗
- Over 160 Irish athletes call on the national football team to boycott matches against Israel, Israeli federation considers UEFA complaint over coach Hallgrímsson's genocide remarks (RTÉ, Irish Independent) RTÉ ↗ · Irish Independent ↗
- Zelensky secretly met CIA chief Ratcliffe at Shannon Airport during a stopover (The Irish Times) The Irish Times ↗
- Trump and Zelensky to meet at the UN as Russian drones attack Ukraine; Washington pressures Kyiv to stop striking Russian refineries (RTÉ) RTÉ ↗
- Omagh bombing inquiry: dissident Colm Murphy was "the spider at the centre of the web" (The Irish Times) The Irish Times ↗
NL🇳🇱Dutch media
- Trump wants a trade deal with Belarus, opposition leader warns it would mainly benefit Russia (Trouw, AD, de Volkskrant) Trouw ↗
- British Royal Air Force pledges military support against the Houthis, sends a tanker aircraft (AD, Trouw) AD ↗
- Zelensky held secret meeting with CIA chief during refueling stop in Ireland (De Telegraaf) De Telegraaf ↗
- Ukraine furious that EU member states want to lift sanctions on Russian billionaires (AD) AD ↗
- Hated childcare contribution to disappear, daycare to become cheaper from 2029 (AD) AD ↗
- "Last chance for Jetten's government," writes commentator ahead of budget negotiations (De Telegraaf) De Telegraaf ↗
- Two men convicted of assaulting neighbor who stood up for an asylum center (de Volkskrant) de Volkskrant ↗
🌍 Other countries
GB🇬🇧British media
- PM Burnham to meet Trump for the first time at the UN General Assembly in New York (BBC, Daily Mail, The Sun, Mirror, Financial Times) — agreement on weapons and artificial intelligence, "special relationship" tested under pressure of the cost of living BBC News ↗
- Britain sends military support to Saudi Arabia against Yemen's Houthis (The Sun, Daily Mail, Mirror, Independent, BBC) — RAF to cover the kingdom's oil infrastructure The Sun ↗
- Manchester to host the G20 summit in 2027, Trump and Putin both invited (BBC, Independent) BBC News ↗
- Air traffic control failure hits Britain for the second time in a month, pressure grows for NATS chief Rolfe to resign (Daily Mail, Independent, BBC, Mirror) — 227 flights cancelled, hundreds more delayed Independent ↗
- First breach of the Channel border in a year — migrant boat evades Border Force (Daily Mail, The Sun, BBC, Independent) — French police subsequently cut up another boat on the beach Daily Mail ↗
- Liberal Democrat leader Davey warns of AI as "a threat to the entire human species" (Mirror, Guardian, FT, BBC) — proposes an international AI safety agency headquartered in Britain The Mirror ↗
- First British charge for the 1994 Rwandan genocide (Mirror, Guardian, Independent) — historically the first such case to come before a UK court The Mirror ↗
- Kremlin counterfeiting scheme moved $6.9 billion through global banks (Financial Times) Financial Times ↗
TR🇹🇷Turkish media
- Erdoğan launches diplomatic offensive in New York ahead of the UN General Assembly (TRT Haber, Habertürk, Milliyet, Sabah, Hürriyet) TRT Haber ↗
- Foreign Minister Fidan calls on the US to lift restrictions and increase pressure on Israel (Habertürk, TRT Haber, Sabah) Habertürk ↗
- Turkey and the US celebrate the "100th anniversary" of relations as a strategic turning point (Milliyet, Hürriyet, TRT Haber) — mutual trade last year exceeded $38 billion Milliyet ↗ · TRT Haber ↗
- Trial of İmamoğlu's "criminal organization" continues — 84th hearing, new confession about a "dirty system" (Habertürk, Sabah) Habertürk ↗ · Sabah ↗
- "Fund affair": number detained in financial scandal jumps to 17, trail leads to Switzerland (Habertürk, Cumhuriyet, TRT Haber, Sabah) TRT Haber ↗
- Israel-linked forex fraud — arrest request for 113 suspects (Sabah, Cumhuriyet, TRT Haber) Sabah ↗
- Investment bank Hedef suspends transaction worth 2 billion lira, both MASAK and BDDK step in (Cumhuriyet, Sabah, TRT Haber, Habertürk) Cumhuriyet ↗
- WSJ: US offered $5 billion to rebuild energy facilities in the Gulf (Hürriyet, Milliyet, TRT Haber) Hürriyet ↗
RS🇷🇸Serbian media
- Vučić at the P4M summit in New York: "Responsibility, respect and compromise are needed" (Kurir) — Serbia remains bound by international law Kurir ↗
- Vučić begins US visit, plans pre-election speech at the UN (Politika, Nova) Politika ↗
- Wave of violence and threats during the campaign around the Student List (Kurir, N1 Serbia, Nova, Danas) — in Niš and Sombor, cyclists were attacked and a journalist assaulted over an interview with Vučić Kurir ↗
- Journalists' association NUNS demands urgent investigation into attacks on journalists during the campaign (N1 Serbia) N1 Serbia ↗
- State Secretary Jovanović: gradual integration must not replace EU membership (Politika) Politika ↗
- BiH Presidency member Cvijanović meets Trump adviser Wiles at the White House (Kurir) Kurir ↗
- Evening protest in Pristina over the verdict against former KLA commanders (N1 Serbia, Danas) N1 Serbia ↗
- Kosovo's DPK will withdraw its motion to the Constitutional Court if Vetëvendosje commits to voting for the change in the law (N1 Serbia) N1 Serbia ↗
RO🇷🇴Romanian media
- PSD refuses to back Siegfried Mureşan's government in parliament, minutes of party meeting leaked (Libertatea, HotNews) Libertatea ↗
- Kelemen Hunor calls on Mureşan to give up his mandate if he fails to secure votes before the vote (Libertatea) Libertatea ↗
- Grindeanu does not rule out a PSD–AUR government by 2028 (Digi24, G4Media) Digi24 ↗
- Trump administration prepares sanctions against the International Criminal Court (Adevărul) Adevărul ↗
- US threatens worldwide ban on Iranian airlines from Wednesday (Digi24) Digi24 ↗
- Volkswagen accelerates restructuring, to cut another 50,000 jobs (Digi24, Adevărul) Digi24 ↗
- Moldova braces for energy crisis, relies on interconnection with Romania (Pro TV) Pro TV Stirile ↗
HR🇭🇷Croatian media
- Government under fire over decision on fuel prices, businesses warn of "pouring oil on the fire" (Index.hr, HRT, 24sata) Index.hr ↗
- Minister promises possible drop in diesel prices as early as next week (Index.hr, N1 Croatia, HRT) Index.hr ↗
- Trump blames Ukraine for the fuel shortage, Zelensky calls on Russia to stop attacking infrastructure (Večernji list, Index.hr, N1 Croatia, HRT, 24sata) Večernji list ↗
- NATO scrambles fighter jets over alert in Latvian airspace (24sata, Index.hr) 24sata ↗
- Chaos at US airports — seven airports halt operations after fiber-optic cable is cut (Večernji list, HRT, Index.hr, 24sata) Večernji list ↗
- Germany launches mass checks on foreigners from autumn, offers singles up to €1000 to leave the country (Večernji list) Večernji list ↗
- Finnish president to Europe: "Every time we overreact, Russia wins" (Večernji list) Večernji list ↗
- UN warns of harsh winter in Ukraine — millions of people without electricity and heating (Index.hr, 24sata) Index.hr ↗
GR🇬🇷Greek media
- Mitsotakis holds talks in Silicon Valley with Tesla, Nvidia and Sequoia Capital on investment and artificial intelligence (Protothema, Naftemporiki) Protothema ↗
- Ukrainian drone strike knocks out Moscow's largest refinery — Trump: Russia has lost control over oil (Protothema) Protothema ↗
- US denies visas to Iranian delegation at the UN General Assembly (Naftemporiki) Naftemporiki ↗
- Czech government introduces a fuel price cap and a tax on refineries (Protothema) Protothema ↗
- Greek police expose officer in Volos who took bribes to erase traffic fines (Protothema, Naftemporiki) Protothema ↗
LT🇱🇹Lithuanian media
- Zelensky meets CIA chief Ratcliffe on the way to the US (15min) 15min ↗
- Russia attacked Ukraine, Poland scrambled fighter jets — alert over Lithuanian and Latvian airspace ultimately called off (LRT, 15min, Lietuvos Rytas) LRT ↗
- Kaczyński: Ukraine wanted to drag Poland into the war and create "one state" — controversial accusation (15min, Lietuvos Rytas) 15min ↗
- Lithuania secures a ten-year supply of American LNG (LRT, Lietuvos Rytas) LRT ↗
- Tension at mosque after Quran burning, politicians do not distance themselves (LRT) LRT ↗
FI🇫🇮Finnish media
- Intelligence chiefs warn: Russia may test Europe in the coming months (Ilta-Sanomat) Ilta-Sanomat ↗
- Trump toughens stance on the International Criminal Court, to use economic power (Yle) Yle ↗
- Trump threatened to "blow up" Iran, Houthis attack Saudi Arabia (Ilta-Sanomat) Ilta-Sanomat ↗
- Finland and Norway call for mandatory tests for the most advanced AI models, President Stubb calls for international oversight at the UN (Helsingin Sanomat, Yle) Helsingin Sanomat ↗
- Berlin voters shifted toward the far left and far right (Yle) Yle ↗
BG🇧🇬Bulgarian media
- Financial Times: deal on Lukoil refinery in Bulgaria awaits finalization by the US (24 Chasa) 24 Chasa ↗
- Presidential elections: 24 candidate pairs registered (24 Chasa) 24 Chasa ↗
- US doubles number of troops in Poland (Dnevnik) Dnevnik ↗
- Poland wants to host 15,000 American soldiers (24 Chasa) 24 Chasa ↗
- Former DANS intelligence chief: a month or two before and after elections, intelligence services "don't function" (24 Chasa) 24 Chasa ↗
SI🇸🇮Slovenian media
- Polish diplomat dies in Ljubljana — Polish ministry denies he fell from a window, Slovenian side not investigating (24ur, Delo, Žurnal24, Siol) 24ur ↗
- Diesel exceeds 2 euros per liter for the first time in history (24ur, Žurnal24, Delo, Siol) 24ur ↗
- Unions and Fiscal Council in sharp dispute over intervention law — "the final nail in the coffin" (24ur, RTV Slovenija, Žurnal24) 24ur ↗
- European Fiscal Board criticizes Brussels' decision on Slovenia, autumn procedure hangs in the balance (24ur, Delo) 24ur ↗
- Nearly 180,000 workers in the German automotive industry in mass protests (RTV Slovenija, Delo) RTV Slovenija ↗
SE🇸🇪Swedish media
- Suspected election fraud in Dalarna — up to 223,000 Swedes may face repeat elections, investigation touches a Left Party candidate (Aftonbladet, Expressen, Dagens Nyheter, Svenska Dagbladet) Aftonbladet ↗
- Trump, worried about oil prices, pressures Ukraine to ease attacks on Russia's oil industry (Svenska Dagbladet, Aftonbladet) Svenska Dagbladet ↗
- US deploys submarines, meant to stop Putin (Expressen) Expressen ↗
- Historic case: Swedish state on trial for climate responsibility (Aftonbladet) Aftonbladet ↗
- Tariffs and war force congressional Republicans to pick a side (Svenska Dagbladet) Svenska Dagbladet ↗
BA🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina media
- SNSD's dual-track diplomacy: Cvijanović meets Trump's advisor at the White House, Dodik writes to Putin (Radio Sarajevo) Radio Sarajevo ↗
- Komšić: We will not allow a pardoned Dodik to mock us from the prime minister's chair (Klix.ba) Klix.ba ↗
- Turković announces lawsuit against Konaković in book dispute — a new chapter in the political rift over BiH foreign policy (Klix.ba, Radio Sarajevo) Klix.ba ↗
- Crnadak sets three conditions for the opposition, demands guarantee it will not align with SNSD after the elections (N1 Bosna) N1 Bosna ↗
- Bećirović discusses Srebrenica and the glorification of Mladić with Guterres: "brutal insult and provocation of victims" (N1 Bosna) N1 Bosna ↗
IS🇮🇸Icelandic media
- Icelandair mechanics enter strike, government considers emergency law (RÚV, Vísir) — company rejected union offer to postpone strike action, thousands of flights canceled RÚV ↗
- Russia has no will for peace, analyst says; Moscow tightens control on the border with Estonia (RÚV, Morgunblaðið) RÚV ↗
- Ukraine offers Iceland cooperation in drone development and production (RÚV) RÚV ↗
- European Court of Human Rights definitively rejects complaint by banker Lárus Welding (RÚV, Vísir) — a case from the era of Iceland's financial crisis RÚV ↗
NO🇳🇴Norwegian media
- Fears of a Russian attack on NATO spread across Europe (Aftenposten, NRK) — five dead in Russian strikes on Ukraine, Lithuania's Vilnius airport closed after hybrid attack from Belarus Aftenposten ↗ · NRK ↗ · Aftenposten ↗
- Train strike in Norway escalates, nearly 20% of services canceled on Wednesday (Aftenposten, NRK) Aftenposten ↗
- Norway strengthens cooperation with Canada as a hedge against uncertainty (VG) VG ↗
MK🇲🇰Macedonian media
- Zelensky rejects Trump's criticism of strikes on Russian oil infrastructure: "They must stop, not us" (MKD.mk, Libertas) — Ukraine ready to de-escalate if Russia stops attacking infrastructure MKD.mk ↗
- European intelligence officials warn Russia may test NATO "within months, not years" (MKD.mk) — Czech prime minister pledged help to Poland, Finnish president does not yet see an immediate threat MKD.mk ↗
- Vučić faces rape threats in pre-election ad, Brnabić writes complaint to Brussels (Makfax) — related to the dispute over the fate of oil company NIS under Russian sanctions Makfax ↗
- PM Mickoski holds talks with US arms industry in New York (MKD.mk, Makfax) — also met Secretary Rubio on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly MKD.mk ↗
LV🇱🇻Latvian media
- NATO fighter jets scrambled after possible violation of Latvian airspace near Krāslava (Diena, LSM) — alert ultimately called off Diena ↗
- Campaign ahead of 15th Saeima elections peaks, NA party expels candidate for normalizing violence against women (LSM, Diena) LSM ↗ · Diena ↗
- European intelligence services warn of Russian provocations, Poland expects long-term deployment of 15,000 American troops (LSM) LSM ↗
EE🇪🇪Estonian media
- Opposition says documents prove lies in defense procurement, sends letter to prime minister (ERR) ERR ↗
- Fears of a Russian attack on NATO spread "like wildfire", Russia's shadow war stirs unease in Europe (Postimees) Postimees ↗
- Migration crisis on the border with Belarus intensifies, Russia temporarily restricts movement on the other side of the Estonian border (Postimees, ERR) Postimees ↗ · ERR ↗
DK🇩🇰Danish media
- Britain and US test torpedo launched from underwater drone (Berlingske) Berlingske ↗
- Trump drops to rock-bottom popularity in new poll (Politiken) Politiken ↗
- Swedish politician faces election investigation after video shows him handing out money along with ballots (Berlingske) Berlingske ↗
ME🇲🇪Montenegrin media
- MPs face a "civilizational test" on September 24, Vujović says (Vijesti) — key parliamentary vote Vijesti ↗
- Ministry of Education signed 177 consulting contracts worth over 157,000 euros in half a year (Vijesti) Vijesti ↗
- CIN-CG investigators: doctors sanctioned abroad practice freely in Montenegro, no one verifies their professional record (Vijesti) Vijesti ↗
US🇺🇸American media
- Iran warns that a new US attack would "expand the geography of the war", Republican candidates demand the war end before the elections (The Hill, CBS News, NBC News) The Hill ↗
- Appeals court restores Republican electoral map in Missouri ahead of November elections (The Hill) The Hill ↗
- Trump administration considers taking over NIH grant approvals (The Hill) The Hill ↗
MD🇲🇩Moldovan media
- The Security Council led by Sandu recommended declaring a state of emergency in the energy and water sectors, parliament convened an extraordinary session for September 22 (Newsmaker, Ziarul de Gardă) Newsmaker ↗
- Russia violated Moldovan airspace with drones, the foreign ministry called it "unacceptable" (Ziarul de Gardă) — a dispute between a PAS MP and Chișinău mayor Ceban over a drone that crashed near Chișinău Ziarul de Gardă ↗
- Court hears airport concession case: witnesses deny that Lazăr was subordinate to Plahotniuc (Ziarul de Gardă) — a key corruption case Ziarul de Gardă ↗
AL🇦🇱Albanian media
- 114th day of anti-government protests in Albania, demonstrators demand the arrest of minister Ballukuová (Balkanweb, Gazeta Shqiptare) Balkanweb ↗
- Former minister Ahmetaj threatens to release new wiretaps that are supposed to incriminate Rama's inner circle (Balkanweb, Gazeta Shqiptare) — mentions recordings from Monaco Balkanweb ↗
- SPAK prosecution concluded the investigation into the transport of 250 kg of cocaine from Brazil to Germany, the case goes to trial (Gazeta Shqiptare) Gazeta Shqiptare ↗
MT🇲🇹Maltese media
- Emergency rooms in Malta recorded over 102,000 cases in eight months (Newsbook) — healthcare system overload Newsbook ↗
- Eleven organizations demand the dismissal of official Johann Buttigieg from the Planning Authority (Newsbook) Newsbook ↗
🔭 What barely made the news here
- Trump is preparing a major trade deal with Belarus for imports of fertilizers and potash instead of buying from Canada — in exchange for a partial easing of sanctions on Lukashenko's regime. This marks a shift toward normalizing relations with Minsk, with implications for fertilizer prices and agriculture in the EU. Yle ↗Lietuvos Rytas ↗
- Norway's government hastily tightened its rules after detaining a Russian scientist in Svalbard — a professor following the case speaks of "caving to the Kremlin". Thanks to the century-old Svalbard Treaty, the archipelago is becoming a new friction point between Russia and NATO. Aftenposten ↗
