🔁 What's moving Europe today
- Twelve US senators from both camps have called on Trump to scrap the deal with Putin on importing Russian oil – they called it "a gift to the enemy and a betrayal of allies"; six of them are from Trump's own party. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇬🇷 ↗ · 🇺🇦 ↗
- US Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle had to resign at the White House's request following corruption allegations and Greek media attention to her lifestyle in Athens; career diplomat Josh Hack will temporarily replace her. Trump added as a farewell that "she did a good job, we didn't like what we read." 🇬🇷 ↗ · 🇺🇸 ↗ · 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇧🇪 ↗
- Pope Leo XIV has been diagnosed with lung cancer after surgery at Rome's Gemelli hospital – surgeons removed the lower lobe of his right lung, and the procedure went successfully according to the Vatican. We reported on the operation in a separate article, and now the diagnosis itself has been added. Doctors also diagnosed cancer in the Pope's brother, who is currently undergoing treatment. n-tv ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇩🇪 ↗
- Russia again struck Kyiv's TEC-4 heating plant with a ballistic missile without warning its allies – Zelensky says it's the second ballistic attack on Kyiv in one day, before which Ukraine was again not warned. Polish media note this is a recurring pattern. The death toll from the attack is rising, with foreign media reporting at least six people killed and hundreds of thousands of households in Kyiv left without electricity. 🇺🇦 ↗ · 🇵🇱 ↗ · 🇧🇪 ↗ · 🇳🇱 ↗
- 🇺🇸 The Trump administration is warning Ukraine that it may stop sharing intelligence information – according to Zelensky's statement to NPR. NPR ↗
- Polish prosecutors have brought nine charges against a 66-year-old man suspected of planning an assassination attempt on Prime Minister Tusk – homemade explosives were found in his apartment. Police also detained a second man who, according to the government, was calling on Facebook and TikTok for the killing of Tusk and Sejm Speaker Czarzasty. 🇵🇱 ↗ · 🇷🇴 ↗
- A plane over Croatia sent a false hijacking signal, intercepted by a Croatian Rafale, with German Eurofighters also placed on alert – the plane also flew over Slovenia; according to Corendon airlines, it was a radio communication system malfunction that mistakenly activated code 7500. 🇭🇷 ↗ · 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇸🇮 ↗
- The first trial over the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline has begun in Germany – in the dock is Ukrainian Serhiy Kuznetsov, with one of the charges being a war crime, since the explosion destroyed critical civilian infrastructure. According to the German press, Kyiv ordered the defendant to remain silent, and Polish media expect Polish traces to emerge in the trial as well. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇫🇮 ↗ · FAZ ↗ · Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Ukraine and Moldova opened further negotiating clusters on EU accession in Luxembourg – for Ukraine, the conference became official only after Kyiv approved a law on education for national minorities in their native language. 🇭🇺 ↗ · 🇲🇩 ↗
- Drones attacked more merchant ships in the Black Sea near Bulgaria, with 11 sailors missing – this is the second such attack in a week, and Sofia summoned the Russian ambassador. 🇧🇬 ↗ · 🇸🇪 ↗
- 🇧🇬 Bulgarian President Radev is explaining the Black Sea attacks and the torched Starlink antennas to parliament today – the opposition says the war has come as close as the Bulgarian coast. Dnevnik ↗
- Yemen's Houthis are escalating attacks on Saudi Arabia, with the Aramco oil company near Riyadh also targeted – Saudi civil defense issued an alert across the entire capital, and witnesses heard three explosions. At least four people were injured in the attacks, including one child, the price of Brent crude jumped to 107 dollars, and according to Le Figaro, Trump is reluctant to clearly stand by his Saudi ally. 🇬🇷 ↗ · 🇹🇷 ↗ · De Telegraaf ↗ · Protothema ↗ · Le Figaro ↗
- The head of Britain's MI5 warns that both Russia and Iran are intensifying attacks against Britain – British MI5 also confirmed that Russia attempted to influence the Brexit referendum, though the impact was small. According to him, the number of threats against Britain has quadrupled in recent years, with Russia remaining the biggest aggressor; he also warned that artificial intelligence could help terrorists obtain biological weapons and previously unknown pathogens. 🇬🇧 ↗ · 🇭🇷 ↗ · 🇳🇴 ↗ · Pro TV Știrile ↗ · Adevărul ↗
- A Saudi OpenAI engineer has been charged with installing a listening device in the company's office – the FBI detained him; the device was supposed to record confidential leadership meetings. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇳🇱 ↗ · 🇬🇧 ↗
- Student protests continue in France, while in Albania they escalated into violence – French high school students promise to persevere until "a new May '68," while in Tirana, clashes with police broke out after a nine-hour protest, the city hall building burned, and over 40 people ended up in police custody. In Lyon, France, 11,000 people demonstrated on Tuesday and protesters damaged eight banks and two insurance companies; the movement wants to hold out until the autumn holidays and join forces with the "yellow vests" on October 17. 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇦🇱 ↗ · BFM TV ↗ · BFM TV ↗ · Le Figaro ↗
DE🇩🇪German media
- Germany's Constitutional Court in Karlsruhe is continuing to review exemptions from inheritance tax for companies (34 heirs, 3.7 billion euros waived) – a ruling won't come until 2027, and there's been no new development in the dispute so far. Our article →
- The coalition has agreed on a two-tier model for a sugar tax on beverages. Tagesschau ↗
- Berlin: Die Linke has admitted controversial figure Vanessa Emde into its parliamentary group, irritating the Greens – according to them, it had been promised in advance that she would not be admitted to the group; behind this is a dispute over antisemitism. Spiegel ↗
- Saxony-Anhalt: CDU lawmakers want to leave the chamber before the vote for an AfD state premier, so as not to provide him with the quorum. taz ↗
- Germany has a new labor minister – President Steinmeier appointed Alexander Schweitzer after Bärbel Bas's resignation. Spiegel ↗
- BMW is moving production to Hungary and must temporarily fly German specialists there – the German automotive industry is running into problems there after billions in investments. Handelsblatt ↗
- An American arms company has developed a new interceptor missile for the Patriot system in response to growing threats. n-tv ↗
FR🇫🇷French media
- A budget debate for 2027 has begun in the National Assembly, the government has set itself a deficit target of 5%. Le Monde ↗
- Diplomatic crisis between Paris and Niamey after France expelled two Nigerien agents. Ouest-France ↗
- The Parcoursup affair – statements by the higher education minister about the university admissions process sparked controversy. BFM TV ↗
- School shooting in Aubagne: 14-year-old attacker linked to the "True Crime Community" movement, parents already released from custody, teenager moved to Paris. Ouest-France ↗
- Tours: high school student loses an eye after police intervention, officer charged with "aggravated violence". France 24 ↗
- 2027 presidential election: Marine Le Pen partially turns toward Emmanuel Macron's economic recipes. Le Monde ↗
- Essayist and journalist Natacha Polony announces candidacy for the 2027 presidential election – a new face joins the contest against Marine Le Pen and others. Le Figaro ↗
IT🇮🇹Italian media
- Budget (Manovra): Meloni slows down approval while waiting for EU consent, Tajani is angry over income tax. La Repubblica ↗
- Government approved the budget document as well as differentiated regional autonomy, the former Ilva blast furnaces will remain operational until October 20. ANSA ↗
- The Liliana Resinovich case: DNA of an unknown man found on her jeans, giving the long-running case new evidence. Corriere della Sera ↗
- Former AC Milan ultras leader Luca Lucci sentenced on appeal to 8 years, criminal association confirmed. Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- The opposition "Campo Largo" unites on economy and defense, but splits over the issue of Ukraine. La Repubblica ↗
ES🇪🇸Spanish media
- Royal visit to Ceuta continues – Felipe VI and Letizia were there for the first time in 19 years since Juan Carlos I. We covered the context of the visit in a separate article. El Confidencial ↗
- Extradition of Alex Saab's associate to the US narrows the circle around Maduro's power. El País ↗
- Spain wants more tourists, but doesn't know where to put them – airports at capacity limits, cities oversaturated. El Confidencial ↗
- Dispute over the "grandchildren's law": PSOE encourages naturalized grandchildren to appeal against the Supreme Court's ruling on voting rights. ABC ↗
BE🇧🇪Belgian media
- Russia summoned the Belgian ambassador demanding to tone down "anti-Russian rhetoric". 7sur7 ↗
- A Russian document leaked, calculating how many drones and missiles are needed for this winter's attack on Ukraine. De Morgen ↗
- Officer Nordine murdered during an operation in Jette – a national tribute is being prepared for him. La Libre ↗
- Federal budget: De Wever resumes bilateral negotiations with deputy prime ministers. La Libre ↗
- How a notorious Antwerp prostitution district became a model for other cities – a report on its transformation. De Morgen ↗
PT🇵🇹Portuguese media
- Socialists demand urgent hearing of police chief Luís Neves and former secretary-general of the Ministry of Interior Ricardo Carrilho – concerning the circumstances of Carrilho's dismissal. Observador ↗
- Lisbon metro calls Wednesday's strike "disproportionate and inappropriate" – it will affect 600,000 passengers, even though it concerns the demands of about a hundred employees. RTP ↗
- D-Day for airline TAP – Lufthansa is the favorite to become the new shareholder, with Air France-KLM competing. Jornal de Negócios ↗
- Academic association in Coimbra files a lawsuit against the Chega party. RTP ↗
- Brussels warns: energy shock could slow the creation of 440,000 jobs in the EU in 2026. RTP ↗
NL🇳🇱Dutch media
- Outage of Albert Heijn's network system reveals how vulnerable the food chain is – empty shelves after a cyberattack. App, website and delivery service have not been working for the fourth consecutive day. NOS ↗ · AD ↗
- Prime Minister Rob Jetten wants to cancel the US oil agreement with "enemy" Russia. NU.nl ↗
- Court of Audit: Dutch roads and railways are not prepared for large-scale military movements. NRC ↗
- Senate approved the abolition of fines for long waiting times for asylum seekers. NOS ↗
- Russian Gymnastics Federation: world champion Angelina Melnikova did not receive a visa from the Netherlands for the World Championships. NRC ↗
PL🇵🇱Polish media
- Poland has agreed on the construction of a second nuclear power plant. TVN24 ↗
- Cyberattack on the Dutch supermarket chain Albert Heijn – the trail leads to Polish servers. Onet ↗
- The biggest customs crisis in decades threatens agencies and carriers. Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Meta deleted 3.7 million accounts used for financial fraud. Rzeczpospolita ↗
- The Venice Commission issued an opinion on the oath of Constitutional Tribunal judges, with further threats against the prime minister emerging. Maciej Berek is set to take the judicial oath in the Sejm today and become a judge of the Constitutional Tribunal. Wirtualna Polska ↗ · Rzeczpospolita ↗
- According to the Daily Mail, the Houthis used the Claude artificial intelligence model to construct rockets and ballistic missiles – the information was confirmed by its manufacturer, the company Anthropic. TVN24 ↗
AT🇦🇹Austrian media
- FPÖ and the Greens demand clarification of the Leonardo aircraft procurement. Der Standard ↗
- The Pilnaček affair: the legal dispute between the police and Pilz heads toward a finale worth 4.3 million euros. Der Standard ↗
- The case of former ORF director general Roland Weißmann continues – ORF has temporarily suspended the employee whose accusations brought him down in March. Kleine Zeitung ↗
- New transit facility for migrants at Vienna airport – critics speak of detention that cannot be called detention. Der Standard ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungarian media
- In the Tisza government, Secretary of State for Energy András Tótth and MEKH regulator chief Edit Juhász resigned on the same evening – Géza Losonczy is taking over her post. Portfolio ↗
- Disgraceful incident in parliament – a Tisza MP shouted "Peasant!" at the opposition, later apologizing. Telex ↗
- Fidesz supports Prime Minister Magyar's proposal for drug and alcohol testing of MPs – Magyar justified it by saying that Fidesz MP János Pócs is "in increasingly worse condition". 24.hu ↗
- Zelensky has made a decision about Transcarpathian Ukraine that "could change everything". Index ↗
CH🇨🇭Swiss media
- Cyberattack on PK Softech threatens pension funds of Migros, the post office, the state and the city of Zurich. Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Swisscom won the dispute over building the fiber-optic network, does not have to pay the 18-million fine. Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- Finance Minister Keller-Sutter opposed the Mitte party's initiative on the "marriage tax". Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- Blocher expands the music island of Rheinau after a dispute over the Zurich island. SRF ↗
IE🇮🇪Irish media
- Nationwide public sector strike – schools and universities are closed, more than 300,000 employees are on strike, and SIPTU union representative calls it possibly the largest strike in over 40 years. RTÉ ↗
- Obama in Belfast: Israel has "lost the moral high ground" in the Middle East conflict, received an honorary doctorate. Irish Independent ↗
- Arson in Waterford: a couple and two children killed, investigators link it to a local drug gang. The Irish Times ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukrainian media
- Details of Trump's "peace plan": lifting sanctions on Russia, 1997 NATO borders, and cheap gas for Europe. Censor.NET ↗
- Russians struck Epicentr network shopping centers again – 60% of the facility in Chernihiv was destroyed, a center in Dnipro was also hit. Censor.NET ↗
- Corruption case "Mindichgate": suspect Myroniuk remains in custody, bail was reduced from 85 to 25 million hryvnias. Censor.NET ↗
LU🇱🇺Luxembourg media
- AfD youth official resigns after publishing a map showing Luxembourg as part of Germany. Luxembourg Times ↗
- Government would not get a majority according to a poll, right-wing ADR gains strength. Luxembourg Times ↗
🌍 Other countries
- 🇷🇸 Security prevented journalists from Nova S and Glas Zaječara from covering a pre-election rally of the ruling SNS in Zaječar – the independent media association ANEM condemned this. Danas ↗
- 🇹🇷 Investigation proposals into the "fund crisis" rejected by votes of AKP and MHP. Cumhuriyet ↗
- 🇹🇷 Turkish police occupied the headquarters of the main opposition TV station Halk TV in the early morning, halted its broadcast, and appointed forced administration for the company – 17 people were detained, the opposition speaks of trampled press freedom. Cumhuriyet ↗ · Habertürk ↗
- 🇬🇧 Argentina filed a lawsuit against British oil exploration near the Falklands – it turned to the international maritime court. BBC News ↗ · ORF ↗
- 🇷🇴 President Nicușor Dan is considering dissolving parliament if parties fail to agree on a government by Thursday. Politician Csoma Botond of the Hungarian minority party UDMR called this a "bluff". Adevărul ↗ · Adevărul ↗
- 🇹🇷 Turkish court rejected a request to reopen the trial of imprisoned activist Osman Kavala, meaning the ECHR ruling in his favor was not implemented. Cumhuriyet ↗
- 🇬🇷 Tempi trial: harrowing testimonies from relatives – "instead of dressing him as a groom, I dressed him as a dead man." Protothema ↗
- 🇧🇦 Izetbegović and Komšić met at SDA headquarters – talks on forming a government after the elections. N1 Bosna ↗
- 🇱🇹 First US rotational forces personnel arrived in Lithuania – so far about a hundred soldiers, the rest are to arrive by mid-November. LRT ↗ · Lietuvos Rytas ↗ · 15min ↗
- 🇫🇮 New radical group from Belarus claims it infiltrated Latvia, and promises further provocations – Latvian media suspect Russia behind it. Helsingin Sanomat ↗
- 🇸🇪 All parties agreed to investigate the "stop law" for deporting teenagers. Dagens Nyheter ↗
- 🇧🇬 President Yotova wants the prosecutor's office to review the case of a drug smuggler whom she herself pardoned. Dnevnik ↗
- 🇮🇸 Airline Air Atlanta conducts risk analysis due to Houthi attacks. Vísir ↗
- 🇲🇰 An international arrest warrant is to be issued for Iva Mihajlova – according to Interior Minister Toškovski, she illegally left the country. MKD.mk ↗
- 🇳🇴 Norwegian intelligence service PST stopped investigation of the Kongsberg Automotive company. NRK ↗
- 🇲🇪 Mandić claims he voted for his own removal from the parliament's leadership by accident – video footage contradicts him. The vote on his removal ultimately failed for the third time, so he remains in his seat. Vijesti ↗ · Vijesti ↗
- 🇪🇪 State checks on teachers every ten days – even the head of an elite school didn't know about it. Postimees ↗
- 🇩🇰 Minister convened parties after cyber incident near the Fehmarn tunnel. Berlingske ↗
- 🇺🇸 Supreme Court to decide whether government agency DOGE must release internal documents. The Hill ↗
- 🇱🇻 Researchers: Kremlin actively discouraged people from voting before the Saeima elections. LSM ↗
- 🇲🇩 Cyber campaign targets Moldovan government institutions, messages come from mail.ru addresses. Ziarul de Gardă ↗
- 🇲🇹 Malta warns its economy could be affected by disruption to shipping due to escalation in the Middle East. Lovin Malta ↗
- 🇸🇮 Battle for Ljubljana mayor intensifies – Janković is running for a "final term" and wants to win already in the first round, ten candidates are vying for the post including Luka Mesec (Levica) and Aleš Vrhovec (SDS). RTV Slovenija ↗
🔭 What was barely mentioned here
- Guilfoyle's fall also has a Romanian dimension. The presidential administration refuses to say whether her adviser Florin Vlădică discussed the overthrow of PM Bolojan's government with the ambassador – according to the Wall Street Journal, cited by G4Media, Guilfoyle allegedly told the Greek energy minister she "can bring down any government, like she's doing with Romania's," if Athens doesn't buy American LNG through a Greek intermediary; PSD leader Sorin Grindeanu confirmed only a meeting about the Vertical Corridor project and rejected other WSJ information. This also connects to President Dan's threat to dissolve parliament if parties fail to agree on a new government by Thursday. G4Media ↗
*Illustrative photo: Berlaymont building, headquarters of the European Commission in Brussels. Wikimedia Commons. Author: KenSwe72. License CC BY 4.0.*
