🔁 What's moving Europe today
- Israeli parliamentary elections ended without a winner — Arab parties may decide the government. Record turnout gave no majority to either Netanyahu's bloc or rival Eisenkot; nearly all of Europe is writing about the result. Our article → · 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇪🇸 ↗ · 🇵🇱 ↗ · 🇬🇧 ↗ · 🇭🇺 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇳🇱 ↗ · 🇧🇪 ↗ · 🇵🇹 ↗
- 🇸🇪 Netanyahu accuses Arab voters of trying to "steal the election." Aftonbladet ↗
- Finland and Norway called Putin directly outside the joint European approach — Europe is divided. President Stubb and Prime Minister Støre spoke with Putin after an agreement with Kyiv amid diplomatic efforts to end the war; according to the Financial Times, instead of discussing peace Putin "lectured them on Slavic history."Our article → · 🇫🇮 ↗ · 🇳🇴 ↗ · 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇸🇪 ↗ · 🇺🇦 ↗ · 🇮🇸 ↗ · 🇺🇸 ↗
- 🇩🇰 Danish PM Frederiksen criticizes the phone call, Støre retorts: "everyone was informed." Berlingske ↗
- 🇺🇦 According to the FT, Putin "lectured on Slavic history" instead of peace. Censor.NET ↗
DE🇩🇪German media
- The search for a nuclear waste repository in Germany has narrowed to 5% of federal territory. Tagesschau ↗
- CDU politician Ines Clausová signals interest in succeeding President Steinmeier, while the CSU proposes Ilse Aigner. Tagesschau ↗
- Thousands protested in Jena against an appearance by far-right Björn Höcke. Die Zeit ↗
- Leaked emails from AfD leader Alice Weidel show she wanted to crack down on the party's district association in Saxony-Anhalt and warned against Björn Höcke. Our article → · Spiegel ↗
- The IG Metall union rejected employers' offer, warning strikes loom in the metalworking and electrical industries, while Mercedes is meanwhile cutting jobs even at manufacturing plants. n-tv ↗ Handelsblatt ↗
- A Swiss ex-model has accused Trump of rape in a Democrats' report on the Epstein files. Tagesspiegel ↗
- Jordanian air force struck targets in Syria — retaliation for an attack on a church in Jordan; according to authorities, nearly half of the dead are children. n-tv ↗
- Russia is considering shutting down mobile internet in Moscow over security fears. Tagesspiegel ↗
PL🇵🇱Polish media
- A witness in Karol Nawrocki's court case against Onet testified he was offered a chance to "make extra money" procuring girls. Gazeta Wyborcza ↗
- Government reshuffle: Tusk has proposed Agnieszka Bartolová as Minister of Funds, replacing the departing Pełczyńska-Nałęcz. Rzeczpospolita ↗
- The Senate approved the return of a higher CIT tax for large companies, abolishing PIT tax bracket indexation. Rzeczpospolita ↗
- The sale of TV station TVN is under government scrutiny, with the documentation reportedly containing gaps, according to the minister. Rzeczpospolita ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungarian media
- The government is replacing the Otthon Start program with a new Wekerle Plusz — subsidized mortgages are meant to more specifically help people under 45 get their first home. Portfolio ↗
- The government has submitted a proposal to abolish the cap on retail margins for food and drugstore items. Portfolio ↗
- International arrest warrant for Ádám Matolcsy, son of the former central bank governor. HVG ↗
- The "ventilator business" case: police have issued an arrest warrant for one of the main actors — the former head of OTT-One, the company Szijjártó's ministry chose as a partner for supplying breathing apparatus. Telex ↗
AT🇦🇹Austrian media
- Russia has expelled Austrian trade diplomats. Der Standard ↗
- The AMS labor office owes the unemployed €135 million in overdue benefit payments. Der Standard ↗
- The FPÖ has secured the post of first vice-president of the Carinthian Chamber of Agriculture, while the Greens have dropped out of its leadership. Kleine Zeitung ↗
- An Austrian "agency" offered Germany's AfD an election campaign in the style of Jörg Haider, leaked AfD emails show; it concerned a campaign in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Der Standard ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukrainian media
- Trilateral talks between Ukraine, the US and Russia are tentatively scheduled for November 4 in Abu Dhabi, Tusk confirmed. Censor.NET ↗
- Russia attacked critical infrastructure in Dnipro, causing a fire; one person is injured. Censor.NET ↗
- The Trump administration is reportedly considering lifting sanctions on the so-called "Putin" investment fund, according to the NYT. Censor.NET ↗
FR🇫🇷French media
- The Senate approved and expanded the "casseurs-payeurs" bill following the violence of October 17 — the text passed 229 votes to 105 and now goes to the National Assembly. Le Figaro ↗
- An autopsy of the protester who died on October 17 in Paris confirmed acute cardiorespiratory failure — the family blames police tear gas. Le Monde ↗
- A racist attack in Trappes has divided the National Assembly — the left walked out of the chamber, with Lecornu accusing them of "playing into the hands of the far right." 20 Minutes ↗
- The battle for the 2027 presidential election is heating up — Braun-Pivet is pushing Gérard Larcher as the center-right candidate. Le Figaro ↗
- Mediapart: a special procedure for supplementary health insurance benefited a firm led by a close associate of Macron. Mediapart ↗
- Paris department store BHV is seeking court-ordered restructuring — it has turned to the court in Lyon, with 700 employees worried about their future. Le Monde ↗
- MPs scrapped a surtax on large companies in the 2027 budget, against the government's wishes. Le Figaro ↗
IT🇮🇹Italian media
- Italy's budget "Manovra": a return of the pension "Quota 100," taxation of thirteenth-month salaries at 10–15%, with Giorgetti promising a close "tonight." La Stampa ↗
- Crisis at the former Ilva steelworks — the government is "forced to consider" state intervention. Il Manifesto ↗
- Hackers breached the emails of the Chamber of Deputies, including the mailbox of PM Meloni. ANSA ↗
- The Chamber narrowly approved the return of "no-vax" doctors to practice — the 126:113 vote sparked a dispute, splitting Forza Italia. Corriere della Sera ↗
- The ECB approved Intesa Sanpaolo's takeover of Monte dei Paschi. ANSA ↗
- Salvini offers Garavaglia a position in the League's new leadership, while Zaia hesitates. ANSA ↗
- Life sentence for Marco Samson for the murder of Ilaria Sula. ANSA ↗
CH🇨🇭Swiss media
- The biggest corruption case in Swiss railways SBB's history — prosecutors are seeking a lengthy sentence for a former manager. Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Referendum on military equipment: the SP criticizes the "misleading" information brochure. Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- A flop with a new drug is costing pharmaceutical company Novartis dearly. Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
LU🇱🇺Luxembourg media
- Young people protested in front of parliament against the housing crisis. Luxemburger Wort ↗
- The "Bommeleeër" case: the public prosecutor's office wants to overturn three acquittals in the historic bombing case from the 1980s. Luxemburger Wort ↗
ES🇪🇸Spanish media
- Basque police withdrew their units during exactly the two key hours of unrest in Bilbao — the Deusto district was left unprotected while radicals determined to prevent Vito Quiles' appearance gathered. ABC ↗
- Police identified 24 Moroccan "dynamizing agents" who, according to analyzed videos, directed migrants toward the border near Ceuta. El País ↗
- Sánchez plans a "sovereign fund" to harness Spain's solar and wind energy. ABC ↗
- Tractors returned to the streets of Madrid — farmers demand government support amid rising costs. El Mundo ↗
- The burqa ban is advancing in Catalonia's Lleida — a new ordinance was pushed through by the PSC together with Junts and Vox, after the Supreme Court struck down the one from 2010; bans on the Islamic veil are, according to El Mundo, increasing across Europe. El Mundo ↗ El Mundo ↗
- Investigation into the theft of PP Madrid members' data from a law firm. El Español ↗
- Court investigates €85 million for which the Andalusian PSOE government bought properties it already owned. ABC ↗
BE🇧🇪Belgian media
- Belgian Justice Minister Verlinden hit by the i-Police affair — her spokesperson is charged with breaching professional secrecy, the minister speaks of "seemingly organized leaks". VRT NWS ↗
- Belgium's inner government cabinet is negotiating the budget again, the reopened idea of expropriating Engie shows how difficult talks about nuclear power plants are. De Standaard ↗ La Libre ↗
- Chemical plant Vynova in Tessenderlo temporarily halts production over high energy prices — uncertainty for 600 employees. VRT NWS ↗
- Diesel in Belgium exceeded €2.50 per liter for the first time. Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- Publisher Mediahuis is laying off up to 35 people. De Morgen ↗
- After the riots in France, 1,700 suspicious listings disappeared from Vinted and other platforms. La Libre ↗
- The United Kingdom is returning to the Erasmus+ program starting January 1. La Libre ↗
- Putin is further tightening protection of his residence — "real paranoia". La Libre ↗
PT🇵🇹Portuguese media
- Mass protests over the housing crisis flooded the center of Lisbon, demonstrators demand the government's resignation. Público ↗
- Unions announced a wave of strikes: prison guards from November 17 to January 3. Expresso ↗
- The 2027 budget has been completely overshadowed by the housing crisis. Jornal de Negócios ↗
- The European Investment Bank announced a €750 million package for Portugal — for the reconstruction of areas affected by last winter's storms. RTP ↗
- The state insurer Caixa Geral de Aposentações is cutting pensions. Jornal de Negócios ↗
- The government wants to let graduates without experience or a master's degree into school classrooms — to counter the shortage of teachers. RTP ↗
- The volume of home loans rose 11.2% in September, the total volume of loans to households is at a new high. Jornal de Negócios ↗
IE🇮🇪Irish media
- The Garda police force is entering a protest action and considering "working to rule" for the rest of Ireland's EU presidency. The Irish Times ↗
- Overcrowded hospitals: 777 admitted patients without a bed, unions call it a dangerous situation. RTÉ ↗
- Former President Michael D. Higgins accused the government of dishonesty in the neutrality dispute ("triple lock"), the minister denies it. The Irish Times ↗
- Four PTSB bank shareholders challenged in court its takeover by the BAWAG group for €1.6 billion — they called the offer "ridiculous". RTÉ ↗
NL🇳🇱Dutch media
- Jesse Klaver is "positive" after the first negotiation with the government on taxes, but warns that a crisis is looming. De Telegraaf ↗
- Shipyard Damen is cutting 225 jobs in the Netherlands. NOS ↗
- The House of Representatives rejected the SGP's motion expressing disagreement with Minister Hermans over abortion policy — it was supported by 40 MPs, mostly from the right, while 106 voted against. NRC ↗
- Hacked AfD emails revealed illegal donations and Nazi passwords. NOS ↗
- The price of gas is approaching €2 per cubic meter ahead of winter. De Telegraaf ↗
- Hacked emails revealed a Russian "troll factory" — university-educated "diplomats" spreading disinformation. AD ↗
- Dutch auction company Royal FloraHolland is ending clock-auction sales in the Westland region, while planning to invest €250 million. AD ↗
🌍 Other countries
RS🇷🇸Serbian media
- Vučić openly admitted election defeat, the Student List won the election. Our article → · Danas ↗
- Analyst warns of Vučić's „counterattack": the former regime may try to return to power. Nova ↗
RO🇷🇴Romanian media
TR🇹🇷Turkish media
- Government signals a pension increase for people over 65. Hürriyet ↗
- Bosphorus strait temporarily closed after an attack on a tanker in the Black Sea. Cumhuriyet ↗
GB🇬🇧British media
- Chancellor Healey avoids welfare reform in today's budget — instead, according to the Daily Mail, he will raise benefits for 10 million people and push the tax burden to a record level. Daily Mail ↗
- Three out of four British nuclear submarines put out to sea, one reportedly „with warheads" — a navy source called the move unusual. The Mirror ↗
- AI bots flooded the government's vape ban consultation — according to experts, this is likely the first case of AI coordinatedly interfering in a major health policy in Britain. The Independent ↗
GR🇬🇷Greek media
- Tax scandal of the „Choriatiko" bakery chain: money flowed through POS terminals in Iceland and Denmark, the network had 433 companies, and Mitsotakis promises a „duel with the big fish". Protothema ↗ Protothema ↗
- Pizza Fan tax evasion: chain owner in custody. Naftemporiki ↗
- Court in the Tempi tragedy case heard shocking testimonies from survivors, and also granted a request to have documents submitted by the European Commission. Naftemporiki ↗
SE🇸🇪Swedish media
- Swedish Moderates have their highest support in a DN/Ipsos poll in over eight years, while the red-greens, according to the survey, have no majority for government. Dagens Nyheter ↗
- Historian Dick Harrison recalls Norwegian „traitor" Henry Rinnan, who was detained in Sweden — a TV series about him is in the works. Svenska Dagbladet ↗
- US attacked another boat the military says was carrying drugs — five people died. Aftonbladet ↗
BA🇧🇦Bosnia-Herzegovina media
- Analyst Džihić: OHR is politically dying out, BiH is at the bottom of the international community's priorities. N1 Bosna ↗
- Earthquake hit Sarajevo. Klix.ba ↗
LT🇱🇹Lithuanian media
FI🇫🇮Finnish media
- Wärtsilä has record orders — the AI boom is driving demand for power plants. Yle ↗
- Olkiluoto 1 nuclear reactor to halt production on Friday. Ilta-Sanomat ↗
NO🇳🇴Norwegian media
- Norway lost the competition for the Patriot missile service center. Aftenposten ↗
- National Security Authority raised the cyber risk level to high. Aftenposten ↗
DK🇩🇰Danish media
- MP Preben Bang Henriksen claims he was expelled from Venstre. Berlingske ↗
- Danish firm Rambøll lays off 400 management staff. Berlingske ↗
- Danish publishers ban employees from using AI — a fight for the „humanly created book". Berlingske ↗
IS🇮🇸Icelandic media
- 70 people indicted in fraud case around Landsbankinn — according to the indictment, they exploited a systemic error in the bank's clearing center. Morgunblaðið ↗
- Mass layoffs at Reykjavík city hall. RÚV ↗
EE🇪🇪Estonian media
- Swedbank to cut 550 jobs group-wide by the end of 2027. Postimees ↗
- Swedbank to lay off about a hundred people in the Baltics and warns AI could mean further cuts. ERR ↗
- Postponing Rail Baltica construction will save a billion in the coming years, builders will lose promised contracts. Äripäev ↗
ME🇲🇪Montenegrin media
MD🇲🇩Moldovan media
- 750,000 personal identification numbers of Moldovans leaked, the head of the crisis center says people are „financially fairly safe". BANI.md ↗
- Moldova could receive Romanian gas from the Black Sea starting in 2027. Ziarul de Gardă ↗
MT🇲🇹Maltese media
- Budget measures against third-country nationals are „unfair and discriminatory", according to Repubblika. Lovin Malta ↗
- Constitutional Court rejects Keith Schembri's appeal over asset freezing. Newsbook ↗
LV🇱🇻Latvian media
SI🇸🇮Slovenian media
BG🇧🇬Bulgarian media
- Bulgarian presidential runoff Yotova–Gyurov: after the count, Yotova leads by 43,000 votes. 24 Chasa ↗
- Man accused of murdering politician Slavi Binev remains in custody. Dnevnik ↗
MK🇲🇰Macedonian media
- Macedonian budget rebalancing moves to second reading — ruling and opposition MPs disagreed in committee, debate on amendments begins tomorrow. Nezavisen ↗
- Police release details of a murder in Skopje, in which a woman found her murdered mother. Libertas ↗
US🇺🇸US media
- Cost of the war with Iran rose to 47 billion dollars. The Hill ↗
- Trump's approval rating edged up to 32%, a week before the midterm elections. The Hill ↗
🔁 Cross-country topics
- Lula won the Brazilian election, Flávio Bolsonaro finally admitted defeat — police confiscated his passports and a court ordered an investigation into possible foreign financing of his campaign — 🇩🇪 🇵🇱 🇭🇺 🇦🇹 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇨🇭 🇱🇺 🇧🇪 🇵🇹 🇮🇪 🇳🇱 🇷🇸 🇭🇷 🇷🇴 🇹🇷 🇬🇧 🇬🇷 🇧🇦 🇱🇹 🇫🇮 🇸🇮 🇧🇬 🇲🇰 🇸🇪 🇮🇸 🇲🇪 🇳🇴 — practically the entire window (SK/CZ already covers this massively according to the news probe, so it's not a gap, just an illustration of breadth).
- EU wants to turn Frontex into a "European ICE" (new reserve corps of 17,000 agents, deportations even from beyond EU borders) — 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇭🇺 🇮🇹 🇨🇭 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 🇮🇪 🇵🇹 🇬🇷 🇫🇮 🇱🇹 🇸🇮 🇧🇬 🇱🇻
- Mbappé's statement about Mao Zedong sparked a dispute with China, he lost Chinese sponsors — 🇩🇪 🇵🇱 🇭🇺 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇨🇭 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 🇵🇹 🇮🇪
- Fear of an AI bubble bursting (Anthropic IPO, layoffs at Microsoft, drop in Chinese stocks) — 🇩🇪 🇵🇱 🇦🇹 🇫🇷 🇪🇸 🇨🇭 🇮🇸
- Egypt shuts down independent outlet Mada Masr on court order, journalist Lina Attalah was detained and released after paying a fine — 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇪🇸 🇳🇱 🇮🇹 🇫🇷 🇵🇹 🇬🇧
- EU warns: prepare for warming of 3°C by 2100 — 🇧🇪 🇵🇹 🇳🇱 🇸🇪
- Trump prepares to challenge the midterm results and offers a million dollars for information on election fraud — 🇩🇪 🇦🇹 🇧🇪 🇳🇱 🇫🇷 🇺🇸
- Tanker caught fire after hitting a mine in the Strait of Hormuz — 🇧🇪 🇵🇹 🇸🇪 🇧🇦
- Ebola in Congo exceeded 10,000 infected, nearly half died — the fastest spread in history — Our article → — 🇵🇹 🇷🇸 🇫🇮
- RAF Fairford spy case: two 24-year-old men charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service near the British base, the case is reportedly linked to Iran according to British media — 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 🇳🇴 🇳🇱
- Romania summoned the Russian ambassador after sabotage at the Carfil arms factory in Brașov, which the SRI intelligence service says was coordinated by Russian services; the embassy speaks of "unfounded accusations" — 🇷🇴 🇵🇱 🇭🇺 🇺🇦 🇧🇬
- A center for servicing Patriot missiles will be built in Poland (€227 million) — 🇵🇱 🇺🇦 🇬🇷 🇱🇹 🇺🇸 🇳🇴 (Norway lost the tender)
🔭 What was almost not covered here
- Albania entered its third week of protests demanding the resignation of PM Rama. After 15 days of protests, Rama once again invited young people to a dialogue, and a court in Tirana released 12 protesters detained during the demonstrations. Balkanweb ↗ Balkanweb ↗ Balkanweb ↗
- Turkey's investigation into investment fund trading now has 120 people arrested after two new detentions. TRT Haber ↗
- Donald Trump Jr. went on a multi-day hunting trip in Mongolia with Russian oligarch Umar Kremlev, close to Putin — according to Siol, they deliberately avoided being photographed together. Siol ↗
