🔁 What's moving Europe today
- The Hague tribunal sentenced former Kosovo president Hashim Thaçi to twenty-five years in prison, while four KLA commanders received a combined eighty-one years. Jakup Krasniqi received the same sentence, Kadri Veseli eighteen years, and Rexhep Selimi thirteen. In Pristina, a crowd tried to force its way into the EU and EULEX headquarters and was pushed back by police; there were also disturbances outside the courthouse in The Hague. It's the most widely covered topic of the day — more than twenty newsrooms are writing about it. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇳🇱 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇭🇺 ↗ · 🇹🇷 ↗ · 🇫🇮 ↗ · 🇩🇰 ↗ · 🇪🇪 ↗ · 🇱🇻 ↗ · 🇬🇧 ↗ · 🇭🇷 ↗ · 🇷🇸 ↗ · 🇦🇱 ↗
- The court described Thaçi's personal involvement in a specific crime for the first time — the disappearance of Behajdin Allaqi twenty-eight years ago; Albanian media are meanwhile noting that he received a longer sentence than Belgrade once handed down to Milošević. 🇦🇱 ↗ · 🇦🇱 ↗
- Serbian minister Dačić called it "a warning to Pristina that a fake state cannot be built on the mass graves of murdered Serbs," while Milorad Dodik spoke of "a caricature of justice." 🇷🇸 ↗ · 🇧🇦 ↗
- At least sixty people died when a gold mine collapsed in Sudan, with others still trapped under the rubble. The story ran in German, French, Finnish and Bulgarian newsrooms; it's absent from Slovak and Czech media. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇫🇮 ↗ · 🇧🇬 ↗
- Belarus released twenty-five prisoners in exchange for the easing of US sanctions against two companies. Those released arrived in Lithuania, according to an announcement by Trump's special envoy. 🇺🇦 ↗ · 🇷🇴 ↗ · 🇱🇹 ↗ · 🇩🇰 ↗
- The Houthis announced a ballistic missile attack on an Aramco facility, and Saudi Arabia called an attempted attack on Mecca a "red line." Meanwhile, secret talks with the Americans took place in Oman, in which the movement pledged not to attack American ships in the Red Sea. 🇹🇷 ↗ · 🇬🇧 ↗ · 🇬🇷 ↗ · 🇺🇸 ↗
- The Kennedy Center's board voted to close it indefinitely. A court had previously again refused to put Trump's name on the building, and the president had threatened that the center would no longer open without him; the Hungarian press writes of an "endgame on the banks of the Potomac." 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇵🇹 ↗ · 🇳🇱 ↗ · 🇷🇴 ↗ · 🇮🇸 ↗ · 🇧🇬 ↗ · 🇺🇸 ↗ · 🇭🇺 ↗
- Far-right figure Bannon and socialist Sanders have joined forces in calling for a slowdown in AI development, just as OpenAI, Anthropic and Google are jointly preparing a proposal for a global AI regulator — a project still stalled by political disagreement in the US. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇸🇪 ↗ · 🇧🇪 ↗ · 🇱🇹 ↗
- Nvidia, by contrast, sharply pushed back against regulation: "We don't need new laws, just move faster." 🇮🇹 ↗
- Zuckerberg rejected the call — in his view, the focus should be on building trust, not slowing down, while OpenAI chief Altman admitted that "the world is right to be afraid." Analysts add that a slowdown would actually benefit Meta and Musk. 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇱🇹 ↗ · 🇵🇹 ↗
- Following the attack on Ceuta, the EU is tightening its external borders, and Italy and Spain have extended their mutual border controls. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇪🇸 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇭🇷 ↗ · 🇱🇹 ↗ · 🇷🇸 ↗
- A Russian drone recovered off the Polish coast was carrying a charge primed for detonation, and Lithuanian president Nausėda admitted that the drone shot down over Lithuania probably wasn't aimed at his country. Germany's National Security Council held an extraordinary session over the confirmed explosive, Bulgaria is preparing its own drone-downing system, and another drone was spotted circling near the Finnish Loviisa nuclear plant. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇺🇦 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇸🇪 ↗ · 🇷🇴 ↗ · 🇱🇹 ↗ · 🇭🇺 ↗
- In her State of the Union address, von der Leyen offered Canada "first associated membership" in the EU and announced a ban on social media for children under thirteen. Accounts for those under fifteen are to be restricted and monitored, and a European Security Council and a heatwave action plan are also planned. According to the Latvian press, the war with Iran has cost the Union an extra €90 billion in fossil fuel imports; a Bulgarian daily counted that the word "war" was mentioned twenty-four times and "cohesion" not once. 🇷🇴 ↗ · 🇮🇪 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇭🇷 ↗ · 🇧🇪 ↗ · 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇳🇱 ↗ · 🇺🇸 ↗ · 🇵🇱 ↗ · 🇱🇻 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇵🇹 ↗
- A Republican congressman has launched impeachment proceedings against US Defense Secretary Hegseth, who faces growing political pressure over the acknowledged shortage of ammunition in the war with Iran. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇳🇴 ↗ · 🇩🇰 ↗ · 🇸🇪 ↗ · 🇷🇴 ↗ · 🇷🇸 ↗
- The US House of Representatives has now voted for the third time on a resolution seeking to limit Trump's authority to continue the war with Iran. 🇺🇸 ↗
- The US military has admitted for the first time to an ammunition shortage; the war with Iran has so far cost the US approximately $38 billion. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇹🇷 ↗ · 🇷🇴 ↗ · 🇩🇰 ↗ · 🇦🇱 ↗ · 🇷🇸 ↗
- WSJ: American stocks of anti-missile interceptors are burning through "at a rapid clip" in the defense against Iran. 🇪🇪 ↗
- The death toll from the collapsed building in Gaza has risen to twenty, including five children, and according to Italian media at least fifty children are still under the rubble. Hospitals in the strip are also running out of fuel — more than seventy percent of generators are out of action. 🇧🇪 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇳🇱 ↗ · 🇷🇴 ↗ · 🇬🇷 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇺🇸 ↗ · 🇹🇷 ↗
- The US Supreme Court has blocked Trump's ban on mail-in voting, and according to the Slovenian press the president responded by calling Republicans "a mere shell of themselves." Trump subsequently attacked the court publicly, claiming it was "being bullied by the radical left." 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇸🇮 ↗ · 🇱🇻 ↗ · 🇮🇪 ↗
- Zelensky claims Russia has twice tried to target his plane in recent weeks. He added today that one of the attempts happened while returning from Norway. 🇵🇱 ↗ · 🇱🇹 ↗ · 🇫🇮 ↗ · 🇲🇩 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗
- Record fuel prices are stirring political pressure across Europe. The Italian government is preparing its fifteenth excise tax cut, Austria is promising a more forceful curb on prices, petrol in Switzerland has jumped by almost a third to a yearly high, and the heads of three American oil giants have warned Trump of a looming fuel crisis. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇪🇸 ↗ · 🇵🇹 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇧🇬 ↗
- The cabin ceiling collapsed on passengers during a flight — terrifying footage from the emergency moments went around the world. 🇳🇱 ↗ · 🇹🇷 ↗ · 🇧🇦 ↗
Tier A — Geopolitical relevance for Slovakia
DE🇩🇪German media
- Hesse's state premier Rhein calls for a different approach to the AfD: "the problems won't go away just because we push them behind firewalls." CDU state premiers also rallied behind Merz amid his crisis. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗
- The Israeli army killed a senior Hamas commander in airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. n-tv ↗
- Germany's Greens propose paying households an energy allowance of up to 250 euros per person due to rising prices. Welt ↗
- The government is negotiating with state-owned firms SEFE and Uniper over gas storage facilities ahead of winter. Die Zeit ↗
- Germany and the US signed an arms agreement — Pistorius and Hegseth agreed on deeper cooperation in the defense industry. n-tv ↗
- Chancellor Merz tied the passage of the reform package to a vote of confidence within his own CDU party and, under mounting pressure, cancelled his trip to the UN General Assembly in New York. Der Standard ↗ · El Español ↗
- A TV debate among the main parties was held ahead of the state election in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. Tagesschau ↗
- US bond yields continue to rise, and investors remain under pressure from the oil shock. n-tv ↗
- US stocks fell for a second consecutive day. 24sata ↗
PL🇵🇱Polish media
- Sikorski demands a seat at the table for Poland in talks on Ukraine: "we are not blocking its path to the Union." Meanwhile, Lavrov warned Europe that "if it attacks Russia, the war will be very short." 🇵🇱 ↗ · 🇵🇱 ↗
- France is holding up the decision to reimburse Poland 400 million euros for weapons supplied to Ukraine. Rzeczpospolita ↗
- The state budget deficit reached 151 billion zlotys after August — more than half of the annual limit. Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Poland's defense minister Kosiniak-Kamysz will meet with America's Hegseth. Wirtualna Polska ↗
- The head of Orlen warns of a coal shortage in winter: "we'll be scraping the bottom of the barrel." Do Rzeczy ↗
- Hołownia lost the fight for leadership of the Poland 2050 caucus — MPs rejected his candidacy. Rzeczpospolita ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungarian media
- Strasbourg convicted Hungary over police breaking both arms of a sixty-year-old woman. Telex also found that the head of Minister Nagy's secretariat received a four-year diplomatic post in Singapore without a language exam. 🇭🇺 ↗ · 🇭🇺 ↗
- Zoltán Balog explained in detail why he recommended an award for the director of the Bicske children's home implicated in an abuse scandal. Telex ↗
- Balog later stated that he was unaware of the suspicious cases when he recommended Vásárhelyi for the award. 24.hu ↗
AT🇦🇹Austrian media
- Zadić testified that "Kurz wanted Pilnacek to stay." Kurier also published explosive emails from "advisor" René Benko: "This topic is getting on my nerves." 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗
- The parliamentary inquiry committee into the Pilnacek affair resumes work after the summer break. Kurier ↗
- Six years after the Beirut port explosion, calls are growing for an indictment against Lebanese President Aoun. Der Standard ↗
- Zelensky praised railway workers and ordered stronger protection for them against Russian attacks. Kleine Zeitung ↗
- Russian paramilitaries reportedly killed civilians in Mali. Der Standard ↗
- The EU wants to introduce a digital wallet and common standards to make working abroad easier. Die Presse ↗
- Nvidia chief Huang will be a guest at Trump's state luncheon in honor of Chinese President Xi. Der Standard ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukrainian media
- Ukraine called on IAEA member states to support the de-occupation of the Zaporizhzhia power plant and sanctions against Rosatom. Meanwhile, representatives of the Prosecutor General's office appeared before the parliamentary committee to explain who is actually running the office after Kravchenko's dismissal. 🇺🇦 ↗ · 🇺🇦 ↗
- After the Council's vote, Zelensky dismissed Prosecutor General Kravchenko; the same day, Andriy Yermak's electronic tag was also removed. Kyiv Post ↗
- The US House of Representatives advanced the so-called "sanctions from hell" bill against Russia. Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- The US Department of Justice charged Russian intelligence agents with preparing murders and financing terrorism. Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- According to Lithuanian media, the plan reportedly also included murders on Lithuanian territory. 15min ↗
Tier B — EU heavyweights
FR🇫🇷French media
- A corruption trial against former minister Rachida Dati began in Paris, with Carlos Ghosn absent from court. The city was also hit by a power outage that affected 230,000 households and disrupted traffic. 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇧🇪 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗
- Measles in the US have already claimed four lives and over 3,000 cases, the worst toll since 1991. Le Monde ↗
- François Hollande does not rule out running in 2027, and will decide only after the Socialist Party's December primary. BFM TV ↗
- Six candidates are competing in the left-wing presidential primary for 2027. Le Monde ↗
- Families of the victims of the October 7 attack gathered in Tel Aviv and recalled Prime Minister Netanyahu's responsibility. RFI ↗
- The French government launched proceedings to dissolve the far-right group RED from Angers. Ouest-France ↗
- A 79-year-old French former rally driver and his wife were murdered in their home in Portugal, with their own guard the suspect. Le Figaro ↗
- Zelensky is planning a meeting with Macron soon at the UN in New York. 20 Minutes ↗
- According to a France 24 investigation, Russia is also recruiting African fighters for the war against Ukraine. France 24 ↗
IT🇮🇹Italian media
- Ranucci filed a request to return to his position; RAI has launched disciplinary proceedings against him. 🇮🇹 ↗
- The Italian Senate has passed the new electoral law; it now faces a sharp clash in the Chamber of Deputies. ANSA ↗
- Fires have engulfed the Amalfi Coast, with mayors speaking of deliberate arson. La Repubblica ↗
- The "Naza" case in Israel has opened a public debate on the IDF's responsibility for war crimes. La Repubblica ↗
- Four years after Mahsa Amini's death, Iranian activist Sepideh Qolian says resistance in the country continues, albeit quietly. La Repubblica ↗
- An Atlantic Council analyst warns that attacks on oil pipelines represent the most dangerous phase of the war in Ukraine. La Repubblica ↗
- Germany's far-right AfD is deliberately cultivating a young neo-Nazi base in Mecklenburg's municipalities ahead of the elections. La Repubblica ↗
- Hospitals in the Gaza Strip are running out of fuel, and the death toll continues to rise. Il Manifesto ↗
Tier C — Alternative perspectives
CH🇨🇭Swiss media
- Seco chief Helene Budliger Artieda steps down at the start of 2027 — Switzerland's lead negotiator is leaving amid tariff disputes. The National Council also approved the Mercosur agreement and half a billion for farmers. 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇨🇭 ↗ Our article →
- Geneva's SP has broken with its own national party and is rejecting a VAT increase to fund the 13th AHV pension. Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- In the canton of Graubünden, citizen Berta Caminada is publicly campaigning to keep cash payments alive. SRF ↗
LU🇱🇺Luxembourg media
- Luxembourg's planned individual taxation reform is raising questions about its impact on families and the budget. Luxemburger Wort ↗
- Dutch King Willem-Alexander opened the new parliamentary year, accompanied by protests. Luxemburger Wort ↗
ES🇪🇸Spanish media
- A network was busted in Ceuta that charged migrants up to €900 to sleep in a garage and €6,000 for transport to the mainland. Mbappé and Vinícius, meanwhile, refused to back Real Madrid's gesture of support for Ceuta, and the dispute grew into a nationwide debate. 🇪🇸 ↗ · 🇪🇸 ↗ · 🇳🇱 ↗
- The CNI intelligence service is furious after documents on the Ceuta crisis were declassified, with officers saying the government "exposed and sank" them. El Mundo ↗
- The Ceuta dispute has also spilled into Spanish politics and football: Sánchez and Feijóo clashed live on air over the crisis, French international Mbappé sparked controversy by refusing a gesture of support for Ceuta, and Betis's Moroccan player Abde is facing death threats from his own compatriots for taking the opposite stance. El Español ↗ · Le Figaro ↗ · Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- Podemos announced its comeback from Cibeles square, splitting the Spanish left into as many as five parties. ABC ↗
- PISA results show that educational disparities in Spain are widening. ABC ↗
- Syrian Druze Muslims want to obtain Israeli citizenship. ABC ↗
- The Houthis seized a key oil corridor in Yemen in a lightning offensive. El Mundo ↗
- Slowing the development of artificial intelligence would, according to analysts, benefit Musk and Meta but hurt Nvidia. El Mundo ↗
- Marine Le Pen is winning over French millionaires ahead of 2027. El Mundo ↗
Tier D — Weaker news cycle
BE🇧🇪Belgian media
- A strike by Skeyes air traffic controllers cancelled thirty Ryanair flights in Charleroi, and will affect more than eight hundred flights by October tenth. 🇧🇪 ↗ Our article →
- Energy prices are surging again ahead of winter, De Standaard asks the government what it plans to do. De Standaard ↗
- Commentary: Germany's AfD has a "date with history" — a parallel to the rise of extremism in the 1930s. De Standaard ↗
PT🇵🇹Portuguese media
- Parliament postponed the vote on six-month parental leave. 🇵🇹 ↗
- The parliamentary inquiry committee into the national exam corrections scandal is now just one Socialist vote short. RTP ↗
- Portugal's poor results in the 2025 PISA test have triggered a wave of commentary about the education system. Observador ↗
- Forest fires near Alvite da Beira, Portela and Mirandela required the deployment of more than 1,100 firefighters. CM Jornal ↗
- Democratic senators accuse the FBI director of intimidating journalists. CM Jornal ↗
IE🇮🇪Irish media
- MetroLink will cost up to €17.5 billion and is set to be running within twelve years, says the project's chief. 🇮🇪 ↗
- The Irish Central Bank raised its economic growth forecast to 3.8%. RTÉ ↗
- The cost of Dublin's MetroLink will be significantly higher than originally estimated. RTÉ ↗
- A climate coalition is demanding the government finally act and cut greenhouse gas emissions. RTÉ ↗
NL🇳🇱Dutch media
- Wilders mocked Paternotte in parliament and announced a motion of no confidence. 🇳🇱 ↗
- A new wave of sabotage on the Dutch railways — a suspected attack between Apeldoorn and Deventer. NRC ↗
- Farmers detained for arson near the A2 motorway have been released, though the minister has filed a criminal complaint against them regardless. NU.nl ↗
- A seventh dead woman has been found near Johannesburg, with police warning of a possible serial killer. NOS ↗
🌍 Other countries
GB🇬🇧British media
- The Mirror's publisher is cutting 220 editorial jobs. Our article → Burnham is set to meet Trump for the first time next week and warns of "tough decisions" in the budget after inflation rose to 3.1 percent. 🇬🇧 ↗
- Britain's advertising watchdog ASA has banned ads for AI apps over "objectifying women." BBC News ↗
- A BBC investigation has uncovered over 28,000 offences committed by a small group of repeat thieves. BBC News ↗
- First day of the balaclava ban in Nottingham: masked men still on the streets, as police lack the capacity to enforce the ban. Daily Mail ↗
- Government advisers demand that a third runway at Heathrow only go ahead if airlines pay for cleaner transport. BBC News ↗
- The Labour government has hit a "shameful" milestone: the PIP disability benefit is now claimed by over 4 million people. Daily Mail ↗
- A thirteenth Met Police officer has been dismissed following a BBC Panorama investigation into the Charing Cross case. The Independent ↗
- Complaints against water companies in Britain rose 84% year-on-year. The Mirror ↗
RS🇷🇸Serbian media
- Unrest broke out in Kosovo after the Thaçi verdict: protesters pushed and threw objects at police in front of the EULEX building, masked people gathering in Glogovac. 🇷🇸 ↗
- The CDU has called an emergency meeting over mounting pressure on Chancellor Merz. Politika ↗
- An appeals court rejected amnesty for exiled Catalan politician Puigdemont, the arrest warrant remains in force. Politika ↗
- Analyst Marijani claims Brussels is turning a blind eye to Nazism in Ukraine while destabilizing Serbia. Politika ↗
- Canadian PM Carney announced an alliance between Canada and the EU. Politika ↗
- The leader of the Greek far right has been released from prison and announced he will enter the election race. Politika ↗
HR🇭🇷Croatian media
- Black Hawk helicopters and the HIMARS system will arrive in Croatia in less than a year and a half, Minister Anušić announced. 🇭🇷 ↗
- Russia issued a threatening warning to Poland: "We will wipe you off the face of the earth." 24sata ↗
- Warsaw airport was evacuated as bomb disposal teams checked abandoned luggage. Index.hr ↗
- The EU is preparing a €1,730 billion budget package, and PM Plenković hopes "something will be found for Croatia too." 24sata ↗
- Croatian Foreign Minister Grlić Radman denied claims of an agreement to bring in Pakistani workers. HRT ↗
TR🇹🇷Turkish media
- Bahçeli sent a strong pre-election message: "our candidate is Recep Tayyip Erdoğan." 🇹🇷 ↗
- Israel banned seven Palestinians from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque for six months. TRT Haber ↗
- Security operation "My Family Is Safe" in Mersin ended with 28 detentions. Habertürk ↗
- A long-sought leader of a criminal organization was detained in the Pülümür valley. Hürriyet ↗
- Turkish police seized 11.5 kilograms of drugs in a raid in Çatalca. Habertürk ↗
RO🇷🇴Romanian media
- Nicușor Dan has summoned parties to Cotroceni on Thursday over the appointment of a prime minister. 🇷🇴 ↗
- A sheep farmers' protest in Bucharest turned violent: 47 detained, 10 gendarmes injured. Pro TV Stirile ↗
- MEP Benea admitted that a government with the far-right AUR "wouldn't be a drama." Libertatea ↗
- Brussels wants to shorten the recognition of doctors' and architects' diplomas in the EU from 14 months to five weeks. Libertatea ↗
- Ukraine is trying to develop its own ballistic missiles, which could further escalate the war. Adevărul ↗
- The European Parliament voted to strip a Polish MEP of immunity over Holocaust denial. HotNews ↗
GR🇬🇷Greek media
- The death of singer Mazonakis is turning into a political affair: the emergency medical service denies the accusations, the medical association says it did not authorize plasmapheresis devices, and the minister explains his phone call to the doctors. 🇬🇷 ↗
- Pennsylvania Governor Shapiro and Health Secretary RFK Kennedy had a heated clash after four people have now died of measles in the state. Protothema ↗
- The Houthis continue to threaten shipping through the Bab-el-Mandeb strait, and Greece called on the UN for a tougher response. Protothema ↗
- Wall Street fell again, with the ten-year bond yield topping 5%. Naftemporiki ↗
BA🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina media
- Public broadcaster BHRT is on the verge of collapse — cutting part of its programming and threatening to sue the state, with the broadcast of Nations League matches also in question. 🇧🇦 ↗
- The head of Israel's Atomic Energy Commission stated that Israel will strike Iran again if necessary. Klix.ba ↗
- The Kremlin backed Trump's proposal for an energy truce with Ukraine, but is conditioning it on the lifting of sanctions. Klix.ba ↗
- A Paris initiative involving Russian oligarch Usmanov has, according to Klix, opened a "Pandora's box" and could undermine EU unity on sanctions policy. Klix.ba ↗
- A US court blocked Trump's rule restricting visas for foreign students and journalists. Klix.ba ↗
LT🇱🇹Lithuanian media
- Nausėda: the purchase of CV90 combat vehicles and Patria armored vehicles is proceeding on schedule. 🇱🇹 ↗
- The European Parliament is addressing hybrid threats, seeking ways to assess and respond to them. LRT ↗
- In Germany, an unidentified drone crashed just a kilometer from a Bundeswehr base. LRT ↗
- Politician Šimkus proposes that the state borrow directly from citizens. LRT ↗
- Study: energy costs are a key factor in investment decisions in the Baltic states. LRT ↗
FI🇫🇮Finnish media
- A drone was spotted near the Loviisa nuclear power plant, and police are investigating. There is nothing about this in Slovak or Czech media. 🇫🇮 ↗
- Poll: support for the populist Finns Party (Perussuomalaiset) has drawn close to the leading party, Kokoomus. Yle ↗
- Musicians are boycotting Ed Sheeran's tour in support of rapper Macklemore, who was excluded over his support for Palestine — we've also written about this case. Our article → Yle ↗
- Finnish intelligence warns of "dark times" ahead for the country's security. Helsingin Sanomat ↗
- After the Swedish elections, a small party seeking to push both extremes out of politics is gaining ground. Helsingin Sanomat ↗
SE🇸🇪Swedish media
- The EU wants to crack down hard on Russian hybrid warfare, writes Aftonbladet, citing experts who say Europe is currently losing that fight. 🇸🇪 ↗
- The Centre Party (Centerpartiet) is losing power after 41 years — its own politicians are calling it an electoral catastrophe. Expressen ↗
- The Sweden Democrats (SD) are sharply losing support among the youngest voters. SVT ↗
- The FBI director's hearing before Congress spiraled out of control. Expressen ↗
- Former Defense Minister Hultqvist sharply criticizes the Sweden Democrats. Aftonbladet ↗
SI🇸🇮Slovenian media
- Janša proposes redirecting fifty thousand public-sector employees into the economy. 🇸🇮 ↗
- MP Tonin: the European Parliament's vote confirmed that the KNOVS affair was political persecution. Siol ↗
- The National Council for Culture demands that the RTV licence fee be preserved. RTV Slovenija ↗
- Signature collection for the petition has ended, with initiator Brejc reporting the target was met. Delo ↗
BG🇧🇬Bulgarian media
- Bulgaria and Czechia are to cooperate on optical equipment, anti-drone systems and small modular reactors. 🇧🇬 ↗
- Ukraine confirmed it is conducting a counteroffensive in Donetsk Oblast codenamed "Vivaldi". Dnevnik ↗
- Unknown perpetrators set off an explosive near a bank branch and two ATMs in Sofia. Dnevnik ↗
- FBI reveals new information about the attacker who tried to kill Trump in Pennsylvania. 24 Chasa ↗
- Dozens of state facilities are being put out to concession, with 4 motorways and 9 railway lines remaining exempt. 24 Chasa ↗
- 24 Chasa examines the family background of the perpetrator in the "Kalushev" case, which also involves serious abuse of a minor child. 24 Chasa ↗
MK🇲🇰Macedonian media
- Russia announced an attack on two Ukrainian ports on the Black Sea. Libertas ↗
- Britain returned 1,400 migrants to France, with each return costing the state 65,400 euros. Slobodenpečat ↗
- New testimony from a mother in Ohrid: the hospital director refused to examine her and sent her home, and three weeks later she ended up with an emergency C-section. Libertas ↗
- "Elections" are being held in occupied Donetsk under the watch of armed soldiers. Slobodenpečat ↗
NO🇳🇴Norwegian media
IS🇮🇸Icelandic media
- Iceland has seen the largest measles outbreak in decades. Morgunblaðið ↗
- Scandal surrounding a technical school: a party member received millions. RÚV ↗
DK🇩🇰Danish media
- A captain of a Russian frigate was decorated for firing flares at a Danish helicopter — von der Leyen made the pilot the hero of her speech that same day. 🇩🇰 ↗ · 🇩🇰 ↗ Our article →
- A Russian NHL player was reportedly asked by his club to appear in a Putin propaganda video. Berlingske ↗
- OpenAI's chief warns the world has reason to fear artificial intelligence. Berlingske ↗
US🇺🇸American media
- The Department of Justice accused Russia of a plot to assassinate a prominent dissident in Washington. 🇺🇸 ↗
- New photographs reveal extensive damage to US positions after Iranian attacks. CBS News ↗
- Zelensky says Putin is "of course" lying to Trump's officials. CBS News ↗
- US Air Force commander confirmed Washington has deployed weapons in space. The Hill ↗
ME🇲🇪Montenegrin media
EE🇪🇪Estonian media
- WSJ: US stocks of anti-missile interceptors are burning "at a clear rate" in the defense against Iran. 🇪🇪 ↗
- Zelensky is planning tough decisions to reduce Ukraine's budget deficit, writes Postimees in its war diary. Postimees ↗
- Analysis: support for the ruling Reform Party continues to grow. Postimees ↗
- NATO reconnaissance ships and aircraft are monitoring the situation from Murmansk to Kaliningrad. Postimees ↗
AL🇦🇱Albanian media
- The Hague sentenced four former KLA commanders to a combined eighty-one years in prison, and Serbia broke its silence — Dačić says the verdict "confirms our claims about the KLA". 🇦🇱 ↗
- The 108th protest against the government in Tirana called on PM Rama to resign. Balkanweb ↗
- The Hague tribunal is set to issue its verdict on former KLA commanders Thaçi, Veseli, Krasniqi and Selimi. Balkanweb ↗
- Saudi Arabia has halted oil deliveries to Europe, raising concerns about global supply. Gazeta Shqiptare ↗
LV🇱🇻Latvian media
- Von der Leyen: the war with Iran cost the Union an extra 90 billion euros in fossil fuel imports. 🇱🇻 ↗
- The US Congress votes on a decisive sanctions bill against Russia, with a congressman warning that "Putin is watching us". LSM ↗
- airBaltic begins restructuring its financial obligations, approved by a US insolvency court.** LSM ↗
MD🇲🇩Moldovan media
- A Central Election Commission for regional elections has been set up in Gagauzia, with 15 members. Ziarul de Gardă ↗
- Moldova's Constitutional Court ruled that a gap in the law was unlawfully preventing victims of political repression from having their sentences overturned. Newsmaker ↗
MT🇲🇹Maltese media
- Von der Leyen told the European Parliament that "there can be no impunity for the murder of Daphne" — weeks after Yorgen Fenech's acquittal. 🇲🇹 ↗
- The opposition PN says Maltese workers' wages continue to fall. Newsbook ↗
- The European Parliament backed an initiative by Maltese MEP Thomas Bajada for tougher penalties on illegal fishing. Lovin Malta ↗
🔁 Cross-country themes
- US tightens visas for part of South Africa's citizens — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇷🇸 RS · 🇫🇮 FI
- US wants to sell Israel 40,000 heavy bombs and munitions worth $2.8 billion — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇷🇸 RS · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇵🇹 PT
- German Chancellor Merz ties reform package to a confidence question within his own CDU and cancels trip to the UN General Assembly — 🇦🇹 AT · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇷🇸 RS · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇧🇬 BG
*Illustrative photo: flags of EU member states in front of the European Parliament building, Wikimedia Commons. Author: Thijs ter Haar. License CC BY 2.0.*
