🔁 What Is Moving Europe Today
- After Iran’s retaliation, Trump promises a tough response: “We will hit them hard.” Brent crude exceeded $90 a barrel and Washington denied Iran’s claim that another ship had struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz. In the early evening, exchanges of fire resumed and the U.S. Treasury Department is signaling sanctions every week until Tehran backs down. 🇵🇱 ↗ · 🇵🇹 ↗ · 🇮🇸 ↗ · 🇺🇸 ↗ · 🇩🇰 ↗
- 🇧🇪 Why now: according to De Standaard, it was not about scale but about the message — Washington wanted to show that it, not Iran, controls the Strait of Hormuz. De Standaard ↗
- 🇧🇦 Iran says it hit a U.S. base in the Emirates — “we will not tolerate attacks.” The Emirates denied it and reports that it intercepted an Iranian drone. Klix.ba ↗15min ↗N1 Serbia ↗
- 🇬🇷 Greece’s Protothema explains why the Americans had long had Larak in their sights: it is “Iran’s eye” over the strait. Protothema ↗
- 🇳🇱 On Monday, the Iranian president admitted that continuing the war with the U.S. is not in Iran’s interest. De Telegraaf ↗
- 🇮🇹 U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent: “The Iranian economy must not collapse, it just has to come to its senses.” Sanctions are to increase every week, and the G20 finance meeting that has just convened in Asheville has them on its agenda. ANSA ↗ANSA ↗
- 🇫🇷 Trump promised to “respond” to Iranian attacks on U.S. targets. BFM TV ↗
- 🇧🇪 According to Belgian media, two people were killed and several wounded in the U.S. attack on Larak. Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- 🇫🇷 Benjamin Netanyahu’s son was hastily evacuated from the United States after becoming a target of Iran. Le Figaro ↗
- Trump published an AI-generated video showing Americans destroying Iran’s Kharg Island. But they hit Larak — and U.S. authorities themselves denied it. Norway’s Aftenposten summed it up most sharply in its headline; Poland’s Onet wrote that the president had posted about “leveling” an island that his own country’s authorities do not list among the targets. Tehran called Trump’s words ridiculous, saying that on Kharg “everything is functioning normally.” 🇳🇴 ↗ · 🇵🇱 ↗ · 🇧🇬 ↗ · 🇪🇸 ↗ · 🇮🇪 ↗ · 🇬🇧 ↗ · 🇱🇹 ↗ · 🇺🇦 ↗ · 🇭🇷 ↗ · 🇫🇮 ↗ · 🇮🇸 ↗ · 🇲🇰 ↗
- 🇭🇺 Trump also declared that “Iran is officially a failed state,” and according to Hungarian media he says hope for peace talks is gone. Index ↗Portfolio ↗
- 🇵🇱 Onet also writes that Trump is attacking against the will of the generals and that the Pentagon is boiling over — according to the daily, military officials are torpedoing his plans behind the scenes. Onet ↗
- 🇷🇴 The U.S. military warned the Pentagon chief about the risks of a long war with Iran. Adevărul ↗
- 🇬🇷 Vice President Vance explained it by saying that with the video, Trump was “sending the Iranians a message.” Naftemporiki ↗
- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez accused networks linked to Russia and Israel of spreading disinformation about Ceuta. Both countries denied it — Israel speaks of a “shameless lie,” the Kremlin of “no role.” Sánchez also claims that the crisis was not caused by Morocco, and defended cooperation with Rabat. 🇪🇸 ↗ · 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇳🇴 ↗ · 🇵🇱 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇱🇹 ↗ · 🇧🇪 ↗ · 🇷🇸 ↗
- 🇮🇹 Italy and Spain have extended mutual border checks over Ceuta by fifteen days — meaning another suspension of Schengen rules between two EU members. Il Sole 24 Ore ↗Libération ↗
- 🇪🇸 Spain’s prosecutor’s office has recorded 23 sexual assaults in Ceuta since the start of the crisis; nine victims are minors. El Español ↗
- 🇩🇪 Germany’s taz summarized that after the mass surge into Ceuta, Spain is accusing a “far-right international.” taz ↗
- Nepalese authorities have revised the toll: 939 dead and 3,925 missing. According to French and Belgian media, 933 to a thousand workers remain in hydropower plant tunnels, and rescuers still cannot reach them. Morgues are overwhelmed and authorities have begun taking DNA samples from relatives of the missing. 🇱🇹 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇧🇪 ↗ · 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇵🇹 ↗ · 🇮🇸 ↗ · 🇱🇹 ↗
- 🇺🇸 The U.S. State Department reports about 85 missing Americans, while Latvia’s ministry reports 33 missing residents of Latvia. The Hill ↗Diena ↗
- 🇳🇱 Satellite images show at least 2,500 destroyed buildings; a six-year-old girl was pulled alive from the mud after almost sixty hours. De Telegraaf ↗De Telegraaf ↗
- 🇷🇴 Nepal asked China for an early-warning system three months before the disaster. Austria’s Kleine Zeitung also writes about why China is heavily censoring reports about the flood in the Himalayas. Digi24 ↗Kleine Zeitung ↗
- Today is Tim Cook’s last day at the helm of Apple; after fifteen years, John Ternus is taking over the company. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇭🇺 ↗ · 🇵🇹 ↗ · 🇷🇴 ↗ · 🇬🇷 ↗ · 🇬🇧 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇳🇱 ↗
- 🇳🇱 The Dutch AD calls it a mammoth task at a stagnating company: “Apple is no longer innovative.” AD ↗
- Lionel Messi has ended his international career — the day’s most widespread story, covered by more than twenty European newsrooms. “I emptied myself, I have nothing left to give,” he said after the lost World Cup final. 🇩🇪 ↗ · 🇦🇹 ↗ · 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇪🇸 ↗ · 🇵🇹 ↗ · 🇭🇺 ↗ · 🇮🇪 ↗ · 🇹🇷 ↗ · 🇮🇸 ↗ · 🇱🇻 ↗
- The Metropolitan Museum in New York canceled its exhibition and gala evening about John Galliano over his racist and antisemitic remarks. The designer himself commented that the event “would have been painful for many.” 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇳🇱 ↗ · 🇮🇪 ↗ · 🇨🇭 ↗ · 🇧🇦 ↗ · 🇺🇸 ↗
- A flash flood in the Grand Canyon has claimed a second victim, up to thirteen people are missing, and more storms are threatening. 🇬🇧 ↗ · 🇫🇷 ↗ · 🇧🇪 ↗ · 🇳🇴 ↗ · 🇬🇷 ↗ · 🇺🇸 ↗
- A summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization was held in Central Asia — Putin met with the leaders of China and India, and Erdoğan was also present. Xi Jinping spoke about growing uncertainty and unpredictability, while Putin and Xi also discussed cooperation in artificial intelligence. 🇷🇸 ↗ · 🇳🇴 ↗ · 🇭🇷 ↗ · 🇸🇪 ↗ · 🇵🇹 ↗ · 🇧🇪 ↗ · 🇫🇮 ↗
- The captain of a ferry that sank off northern Cyprus has appeared in court; he is accused of abandoning the ship. Eight people died and twenty are missing. Turkish media add another dimension — accusations that Greek-speaking Cypriots made contemptuous remarks about the dead Turks. We cover the disaster in detail in a separate text: our article on the ferry sinking. 🇬🇧 ↗ · 🇮🇪 ↗ · 🇹🇷 ↗ · 🇲🇰 ↗ · 🇸🇮 ↗ · 🇷🇴 ↗
DE🇩🇪German Media
- The Russian finance minister is attending a G20 meeting at the invitation of the United States — Die Zeit calls it a diplomatic scandal, and it has triggered protests in Europe. Die Zeit ↗, ANSA ↗
- Berlin is coordinating directly with Taliban representatives on the return of thousands of Afghans; their delegation has arrived in Germany. ABC ↗, Digi24 ↗
- Retaliation for the likely Russian attack on Leipzig airport: German politicians are calling for a tough response, and Merz promises a reaction “in the coming days.” Tagesspiegel ↗Handelsblatt ↗
- Three weeks before the election in Saxony-Anhalt, Wagenknecht’s BSW is preparing its first joint motion with the AfD. Merz warns that an AfD victory would significantly harm the state, and in the U18 children’s vote the Left finished strongest — together with the AfD they have 53 percent. Spiegel ↗Der Standard ↗Welt ↗
- Inflation in Germany jumped to 2.9 percent, driven by motor fuels and heating oil. Handelsblatt writes that the list of items becoming more expensive is growing longer and inflation is heading above three percent. Welt ↗Handelsblatt ↗
- Germany’s Economy Ministry wants to make greater use of coal-fired power plants because of the price of electricity. Die Zeit ↗
- Heckler & Koch posts record profit — rifles and pistols as the best business in the company’s history. Tagesspiegel ↗
- The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant is running on emergency power. Russia says it will continue supplying it with diesel. Süddeutsche Zeitung ↗24 Chasa ↗
- Foreign investment in Germany rose by 50 percent, an analysis by the IW institute shows. Die Zeit ↗
- Shots fired at a café in central Cologne, the perpetrator is on the run. n-tv ↗
- The German Weather Service reports the second-warmest summer since records began and more than 15,000 heat victims. n-tv ↗Tagesschau ↗
- Orbán’s network is being dismantled in Budapest, FAZ writes about the fate of the MCC College. FAZ ↗
- IG Metall ahead of a dispute with Volkswagen: “Then the factory floor will be burning at all locations.” According to Belgian media, Volkswagen does not expect production in Hanover after 2030. FAZ ↗Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- Taliban representatives were received in Germany to facilitate deportations. 7sur7 ↗
- Investigators have identified suspects after cyberattacks on authorities and companies. Die Zeit ↗
- “Lake America” also appeared on Canadian government websites — meanwhile, Canada put up a huge sign by the lake with its original name. Süddeutsche Zeitung ↗de Volkskrant ↗
- A photograph from 1933 clarified suspicions of looted art at the Bavarian National Museum. Der Standard ↗
PL🇵🇱Polish Media
- Polish fighter jets intercepted a Russian Il-20 reconnaissance aircraft over the Baltic, thirty kilometers from Łeba. The defense minister confirmed it; Rzeczpospolita also explains why Russia is harassing Poland in this way with its spy planes. TVN24 ↗Rzeczpospolita ↗Rzeczpospolita ↗
- The Zondacrypto scandal: the company’s chief paid a former agent of the anti-corruption bureau CBA 15,000 euros a month and “was looking for contact with Przemysław Czarnek.” Morawiecki is calling for an investigative committee and has published a draft resolution; coalition MP Joński responds that professional services should deal with it. Onet ↗Rzeczpospolita ↗Gazeta Wyborcza ↗
- 🇵🇱 According to a Rzeczpospolita commentator, Morawiecki bet that the case would be “political gold” for him. An MP from his own party is publicly asking him: “Are you feeling all right?” Rzeczpospolita ↗, Onet ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungarian Media
- The NAV tax authority has a new head — Rózsáné Sádt Mónika. She was appointed by András Kármán together with a new deputy for criminal matters. Népszava ↗
- The leadership of the public-service MTVA is filing a criminal complaint over illegal political control. According to 24.hu, the media organization was in fact run by Attila Várhegyi, a politician and businessman linked to Fidesz. Telex ↗, 24.hu ↗
- The man who flew drunk in a stolen plane over Paks has been arrested. The army had to scramble fighter jets; the report was also picked up by Polish, Croatian and Lithuanian media. HVG ↗24sata ↗Lietuvos Rytas ↗
- Ventilator scandal: according to military medical assessments, Péter Szijjártó's ministry must have known that the devices were unusable. A document has also emerged showing how devices unsuitable for hospitals were rated as “good". Népszava ↗HVG ↗444 ↗
- Nobel laureate Ferenc Krausz sent the government a sharp message after his research center was definitively shut down — and gave up the state decoration of the Corvin Chain. Index ↗Telex ↗
- Mária Schmidt said farewell to the House of Terror: “Something has ended, something hurts." Her institutions are being transferred under the municipal company Városliget Zrt. HVG ↗HVG ↗
- The minimum wage will be renegotiated, and the Orbán government's entire wage agreement is being thrown out. Népszava ↗
- Péter Magyar's government is preparing major pay rises, and ten billion euros could come to Hungary. In the final hours of the Brussels settlement, Hungary may claim its money. Portfolio ↗HVG ↗
- Magyar Péter at the forum in Bled: “I looked Ursula von der Leyen in the eye and said I am here for our money." According to him, the Union must decide whether it wants merely to survive or to win. Telex ↗Index ↗
- Ráhel Orbán's influencer trip from 2024 cost 3.1 billion forints — twice the previously known amount. Népszava ↗
- The Hungarian Olympic Committee procured clothing for Olympians for more than 300 million forints without a public tender. Telex ↗
- According to Index, the Slovak foreign minister is preparing for a “special chapter" in the life of the Visegrád Four. Index ↗
- A new tunnel has been discovered on the Latvian-Belarusian border. 444 ↗
- Seven people are suspected in connection with explosives found near Magyarkanizsa close to the TurkStream gas pipeline. This is the Serbian-Hungarian border region and the route through which Russian gas flows to Hungary. Index ↗
- The FBI has taken custody of a pedophile who had been hiding in Győr for years. Telex ↗
AT🇦🇹Austrian Media
- SPÖ youth organizations call for a school strike against the headscarf ban. Der Standard counters that the rule of law must enforce the ban. Die Presse ↗
- The government’s proposal for a federal public prosecutor’s office has met with broad criticism — it is being described as a “massive step backward,” and major judicial reform is receding. Der Standard ↗Kleine Zeitung ↗Kurier ↗
- The SPÖ is also open to a ban on political Islam; according to Der Standard, this would be a “turning point” that could hollow out the Islamic religious community. ORF ↗Der Standard ↗
- René Benko faces eighteen serious accusations. Kurier ↗
- Die Presse: only poorer states still want to join the Union. Der Standard adds that Iceland’s “no” exposed the weaknesses of the community. Die Presse ↗Der Standard ↗
- Austria had the warmest summer in the history of measurements. 7sur7 ↗
- Technology group AVL List will lay off another 180 people in Graz. Der Standard ↗
- Voestalpine is building a railway technology plant in Canada. Der Standard ↗
- Oil prices are rising, and the fuel price brake is being extended. Der Standard ↗
- “Serious security flaw”: mobile networks disclose sensitive data during calls. Der Standard ↗
- Four officials were acquitted after an ignored stroke in police custody. Der Standard ↗
- The missing king of the labor market: the share of full-time jobs in Austria is rising again. Die Presse ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukrainian Media
- Zelenskyy spoke with Trump’s envoys Witkoff and Kushner, and they are arranging the date of their visit to Ukraine: “September can change a lot.” Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- U.S. Treasury Secretary Bessent is reportedly negotiating directly with a Russian delegation about Trump’s peace plan. Kyiv Independent ↗
- A large fire near the occupiers’ airfield in Dzhankoi, Crimea — a fuel depot and vehicle fleet were hit. Censor.NET ↗
- The Russians carried out a massive overnight drone attack on energy infrastructure in Chernihiv Oblast; businesses were damaged in Sumy and Chernihiv oblasts, and one person was killed. Censor.NET ↗Interfax Ukraine ↗
- A Nova Poshta terminal in Odesa Oblast was hit; the company is introducing decentralized fulfillment and compensating publishing houses after the attack in Sviatopetrivske. Censor.NET ↗Interfax Ukraine ↗
- The Russians hit an apartment building in Sloviansk with a FAB-500 aerial bomb, injuring four. Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- In one day, the Russians attacked Zaporizhzhia Oblast more than nine hundred times, killing two people. Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- Military intelligence agency HUR published the composition of the Russian Zircon missile as well as the names of its manufacturers. Censor.NET ↗
- According to the Financial Times, Musk is willing to allow Starlink for Ukrainian drones over Russia if the United States decides so. Censor.NET ↗
- NABU and the special prosecutor’s office announced new suspicions in connection with kickbacks for road repairs in Poltava Oblast. Censor.NET ↗
- From September 1, scholarships in Ukraine will double, and teachers’ salaries will rise by another 20 percent. Censor.NET ↗
- The International Monetary Fund mission has begun talks in Kyiv. Interfax Ukraine ↗
- Lavrov complained about “threats” from the activities of NATO countries in the Arctic. Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- Russian strikes destroyed 12 million books before the first school week, hitting printing houses and cultural heritage. BBC News ↗
FR🇫🇷French Media
- The National Rally wants a referendum on banning the veil in public. BFM describes it as the party’s “stations of the cross,” a topic it can neither let go of nor rid itself of. 7sur7 ↗, BFM TV ↗
- A new surcharge against ultra-fast fashion takes effect on Tuesday — shopping on Shein will become up to 19.50 euros more expensive per item. BFM TV ↗
- The 2027 budget is becoming complicated from both sides: Socialist Olivier Faure is threatening a no-confidence motion, and Jordan Bardella, for the National Rally, is not ruling one out either. The government calls it irresponsible — “announcing a no-confidence motion when we haven’t even read the file.” Prime Minister Lecornu has convened a government seminar to prepare. BFM TV ↗BFM TV ↗Libération ↗
- Government spokeswoman Bregeon: “In our political family, there is nothing to discuss. The only one who can make it to the second round is Édouard Philippe.” Philippe, meanwhile, openly acknowledges a shift to the right. BFM TV ↗BFM TV ↗
- Vincent Bolloré has filed a criminal complaint against judges for “criminal conspiracy” after they sent him to trial for corruption. Le Monde ↗
- A cyberattack on the Education Ministry disrupted the return to school of 850,000 teachers; hackers targeting the tax administration report another attack. BFM TV ↗L'Obs ↗
- The National Rally’s proposal to fine the wearing of the veil in public is rejected by both the government and the left; Bardella says it is “not about introducing a clothing police officer.” Libération ↗La Libre ↗
- The capture of a French Foreign Legion soldier in Colombia has been claimed by dissidents from the former FARC — they call him a “prisoner of war.” Libération ↗Ouest-France ↗
- Michel Platini is calling for Infantino to leave the helm of FIFA: “He did not respect the rules of football, he must go.” The Dutch federation KNVB is leading a frontal attack against him, and its chairman speaks of an “idiotic” plan. Le Monde ↗AD ↗De Telegraaf ↗
- Israel has signed a three-billion-euro arms export contract with Greece. Le Monde ↗
- Gabriel Attal has assembled a “council of business leaders” eight months before the presidential election to fine-tune his economic platform. BFM TV ↗
- The French deposited nearly 19 billion euros into life insurance in July — the second-strongest net inflow in history. BFM TV ↗
- As of September 1, new gas prices, a cap on sick leave, and a tax on ultra-fast fashion are in effect. Libération ↗
- Algerian President Tebboune wants to apply the death penalty to arsonists after deadly forest fires. RFI ↗NOS ↗
- Mediapart on the inner workings of the Linkee association: exhaustion, brutal management, and harassment. Mediapart ↗
- The European Union is putting ChatGPT, Reddit, and Roblox on a shorter leash. La Tribune reads it as a precedent for artificial intelligence and a test for European champions. Der Standard ↗La Tribune ↗
IT🇮🇹Italian Media
- The right is preparing a change to the electoral law: a runoff vote for coalitions above forty percent. The League is opposed — fearing it would expose it to Vannacci. La Repubblica ↗
- Istat: Italy will lose more than thirteen million inhabitants by 2080, and four million by 2050. In 2050, the average age will be over 51 and there will be more childless couples than couples with children. Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗AGI ↗Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Torture of twelve boys at the Casal del Marmo juvenile facility in Rome: three guards have been suspended from duty, and prosecutors are investigating the case. Testimonies mention scissors near genitals and beatings. Corriere della Sera ↗Open ↗
- The shopping basket is 29.5 percent more expensive than five years ago: coffee has risen by 50 percent, oil by 49. ANSA ↗Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- In Rome, a father, mother and their five-year-old disabled daughter were found dead; murder-suicide is being discussed. Corriere della Sera ↗
- In Vienna, thieves smashed a display case with a hammer and stole an Egyptian queen’s diamond necklace worth 3.7 million euros in broad daylight. Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- Camorra boss Raffaele Afeltra, who had just returned to freedom, has been murdered. Corriere della Sera ↗
- Former minister Dario Franceschini has revealed he has Parkinson’s disease: “It was a terrible blow, but one must not isolate oneself." Il Sole 24 Ore ↗
- Rai is negotiating the future of the program Report; host Ranucci asks who pressured the broadcast. Corriere della Sera ↗
- School is starting with cuts to non-teaching staff and 22,000 substitute teachers; unions warn that some institutions may not open. Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- Tension over a gathering of the European far right in northern Italy: groups considered terrorist are expected, a neo-Nazi meeting disguised as a rock festival. G4Media ↗
- Israel opposes a new separation force in Lebanon after the end of UNIFIL’s mandate — according to Il Fatto, it wants a free hand in the south. Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- The Union has entrusted Tripoli to a Greek diplomat — a choice that may also suit Rome. AGI ↗
- Former Ilva: Acciaierie d'Italia is appealing the shutdown to the Court of Cassation. AGI ↗
ES🇪🇸Spanish Media
- Intern suspected of spying at NATO remains in pre-trial detention. El Mundo ↗
- The crisis in Ceuta has split Spanish politics: Sumar opposed Sánchez and attributes responsibility to Morocco, while the People’s Party speaks of “conspiratorial thinking” — “all he has left is to blame Franco.” El Mundo ↗El Mundo ↗
- The reception of underage migrants from Ceuta has forced the first revision of the People’s Party and Vox government agreement in Andalusia. eldiario.es ↗
- King Felipe VI will go to Ceuta: “There are enough reasons,” Sánchez announced. eldiario.es ↗
- Police cleared a camp near the reception center in Ceuta’s Loma Colmenar district; there were interventions and one person was injured. El País ↗eldiario.es ↗
- Euribor closed August at 2.95 percent — the highest in two years — and signals higher mortgage costs. eldiario.es ↗
- The electricity bill jumped by 19 percent, with August the most expensive month since 2022. El Español ↗
- Airbus employees are continuing an indefinite strike despite the company’s ultimatum and are planning a march to the Industry Ministry. El Mundo ↗eldiario.es ↗
- Ubisoft banned working from home, and its Barcelona branch has declared an indefinite strike. La Vanguardia ↗El País ↗
- Spain and France will push European regulation of children on the internet; a summit is being prepared in Ireland. El Mundo ↗El País ↗
- Shein ultimately debuted on the Hong Kong stock exchange with a valuation of $26.3 billion. According to AD, founder Xu Yangtian’s failed timing cost him fifteen billion dollars in personal wealth. Lietuvos Rytas ↗, AD ↗
- Meteorologists warn of a sharp rise in temperatures: “heat like in the middle of summer,” up to 43 degrees and calima. ABC ↗
- Almost half of living organ donors in the Union are Spaniards. La Vanguardia ↗
- A shark cemetery in the Egyptian desert has revealed an ancient tropical sea from the Cretaceous. eldiario.es ↗
BE🇧🇪Belgian Media
- Prime Minister Bart De Wever ahead of talks on ten billion in savings: “Everyone will feel the consequences.” He admits he sleeps badly. Het Laatste Nieuws ↗La Libre ↗
- Belgium’s ten-year yield rose to its highest level in more than fourteen years. La Libre ↗Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- Sperm from at least 121 donors was used in Belgium more often than the law allows. De Morgen ↗VRT NWS ↗
- Three judges will go on trial in a fraud case involving judicial exams. De Morgen ↗
- U.S. Ambassador Bill White after a conversation with Minister Prévot: “I will continue to post what I think.” De Standaard ↗
- La Libre: words of support for the International Criminal Court are no longer enough; Europe must act, and quickly. La Libre ↗
- La Libre asks whether elections in Ukraine in the middle of the war are a political crisis or a democratic renewal: “We are walking a tightrope.” La Libre ↗
- A proposal to shorten the parliamentary recess has support from both the opposition and the majority: “Forest fires, shootings, zero growth — and politics turns off the lights for two months.” De Standaard ↗VRT NWS ↗
- Trump is gaining control over a fifth of Venezuela’s oil reserves. France’s Ouest-France asks where the money went for Venezuelan oil sold by the United States. La Libre ↗Ouest-France ↗
- The United States wants G20 countries to reassess trade terms for China: “the wave of Chinese exports is unsustainable.” Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- Ecolo opened the political season with a call to declare a climate emergency. 7sur7 ↗
NL🇳🇱Dutch Media
- The Union’s naval mission boarded a ship in the Mediterranean suspected of belonging to Russia’s shadow fleet. NOS ↗, The Journal ↗
- Belgium warns of escalation after an offensive post by the U.S. ambassador. NOS ↗
- The coalition ultimately reached a budget agreement — D66, VVD and CDA agreed at the last minute before Prinsjesdag. AD, however, notes that there is a major caveat to that “success”: ministers are only discussing the plan now, and the essential part is only just beginning. AD ↗, NU.nl ↗
- Ukraine is asking the Netherlands for two billion euros in military support: “We must protect our citizens.” de Volkskrant ↗
- Former Christian Democratic leader Elco Brinkman has died. NRC ↗de Volkskrant ↗
- CPB planning office: foreign students bring the Netherlands more than they cost. de Volkskrant ↗
- Dozens of battery parks will be added in the Netherlands to solve problems with the electricity grid; banks will invest 400 million euros in megabatteries. AD ↗De Telegraaf ↗
- A new Russian ultra-fast “superdrone” is already heading to Ukraine en masse. De Telegraaf ↗
- Dutch nationals were reportedly hired to abduct the son of an African diplomat in the Moroccan city of Tangier. De Telegraaf ↗
- A man has been acquitted of planning the abduction of Princesses Amalia and Alexia. NOS ↗
- A Catholic statue was hidden away at an Islamic school: “This is unacceptable.” De Telegraaf ↗
- A large explosion near a restaurant in Utrecht. NOS ↗
- Former minister Schouten before the inquiry committee: government policy was determined by fear of a “Bergamo scenario” with overcrowded hospitals. NRC ↗
SI🇸🇮Slovenian Media
- The Specialized State Prosecutor’s Office announced that all conditions have been met to launch criminal proceedings against former Prime Minister Robert Golob. RTV Slovenija ↗Delo ↗
- New Prime Minister Janez Janša at the Bled Strategic Forum: “Europe must decide whether it will shape the future, or whether others will shape it.” Austria’s Der Standard writes that Janša is turning the small country in a completely different direction. 24ur ↗Der Standard ↗
- Netanyahu thanked Janša “for his courage and clarity” and called the Union hypocritical. Bosnian media recall Janša’s words that “Yugoslavia no longer exists.” RTV Slovenija ↗Klix.ba ↗
- Delo: Janša and Tone Kajzer have been ignoring European Commissioner Marta Kos for three months. Delo ↗
- The director of the Ljubljana Community Health Centre, Antonija Poplas Susič, has resigned. Delo ↗
GB🇬🇧British Media
- The governor of the Bank of England hardened his stance: according to him, artificial intelligence could cause a global economic downturn. BBC News ↗
- Kemi Badenoch reshuffled the shadow cabinet, with Priti Patel leaving it. The Sun ↗Daily Mail ↗
- Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey warned the G20 about the danger artificial intelligence poses to the financial system. Financial Times ↗
- Trump warned that “Israel would no longer exist without him” and defended military action in Iran. Daily Mail ↗
- Russian state television is urging Putin to arm Argentina and “defeat the British in the Falklands.” The Mirror ↗
- Japanese bonds and the yen are under pressure after the meeting in Jackson Hole. Financial Times ↗
- The coastguard has suspended the search for two people missing after a fishing boat sank in the English Channel. The Independent ↗
- The NHS will offer free cholesterol tests in pharmacies across England. The Guardian ↗
- The Sun: Mexican cartels are massacring online celebrities — influencers have been caught in the crosshairs of drug wars. The Sun ↗
PT🇵🇹Portuguese Media
- The government is concealing the total price of the frigates — neither defence nor finance officials will disclose the amount of interest. Jornal de Negócios ↗
- TAP deepened its half-year loss to 99.2 million euros, partly because of higher fuel prices. RTP ↗
- Portugal will have only 171 places in migrant centres in September — far from the original target. RTP ↗
- Observador: defeat at the Constitutional Court, Seguro is getting very bad advice. Observador ↗
- The trial over the September 11 attack will not begin until 2028. Observador ↗
- An assisted reproduction clinic in Cascais has gone bankrupt, leaving patients in limbo. Observador ↗
- Observador asks whether China is building an alternative to American power. Observador ↗
IE🇮🇪Irish Media
- A majority of the 75,000 members of the SIPTU union in the public sector have voted to strike in a dispute over pay. Irish Independent ↗
- EU defence and foreign ministers are meeting at Druids Glen in Wicklow to discuss aid for Ukraine. The Journal ↗ORF ↗
- Simon Harris will represent the Union at the meeting of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors in the United States. The Journal ↗
- A plan to set thirteen as the EU-wide minimum age for access to social media is going up for discussion. The Irish Times ↗
- Homelessness has overtaken addiction as the most common reason people seek help from a national charity. The Irish Times ↗
- Thousands more families will receive higher childcare subsidies after a change to income thresholds. The Journal ↗
- The reintroduction of the red kite in Wicklow has been completed, with the species established and spreading. Irish Independent ↗
🌍 Other Countries
- 🇬🇷 Israel is selling Greece the multi-layered “Achilles Shield” air defense system for three billion euros — ballistic missiles, radars, aircraft and drones. Netanyahu called it one of the largest deals for Israel and part of an alliance with Greece and Cyprus. Romania’s HotNews notes that the selling point is the systems that stopped Iranian missiles. Protothema ↗, HotNews ↗
- 🇨🇭 Zurich’s cantonal parliament has banned headscarves in schools. The motion was submitted by the SVP; the same issue is also stirring Austria on the same day. SRF ↗
- 🇩🇰 Denmark is reopening its embassy in Syria after fourteen years. DR ↗
- 🇭🇷 West Nile virus has been confirmed in Croatia in seven people, two of whom are in intensive care. Zagreb has begun emergency mosquito extermination, and the virus was also found in dead crows. HRT ↗
- 🇧🇦 After two years, Kosovo has reached an agreement on electing a president and is heading toward an exit from its institutional crisis. Klix.ba ↗, Dnevnik ↗
- 🇸🇪 The Pentagon secretly employed influencers, Dagens Nyheter writes. Dagens Nyheter ↗
- 🇱🇻 The Baltic Sea countries have agreed on a joint rapid response group for hybrid security. Diena ↗
- 🇷🇴 PSD insists on Sorin Grindeanu as its only candidate for prime minister, while Pucheanu also allows for an independent. Austria’s Die Presse writes that Romania is losing covid funds because of its persistent political crisis. G4Media ↗Die Presse ↗
- 🇷🇴 Workers at the CARFIL arms factory are protesting for a third day and demanding wages; in previous years, 90 percent of production went through a private company for export to Ukraine. G4Media ↗
- 🇷🇴 Finnish President Stubb says Xi Jinping banned Putin from using nuclear warheads. Digi24 ↗Postimees ↗
- 🇷🇸 Carriers from the Western Balkans asked EU delegations for a solution to the limit on drivers’ stays in Schengen and are threatening border blockades. In Skopje they protested in front of the EU delegation. N1 Serbia ↗Libertas ↗
- 🇷🇸 The glorification of Mladić has spilled over into criminal prosecution in the region: Milorad Dodik says there are 55,000 criminal complaints against citizens of Republika Srpska over posts about him. Croatian Prime Minister Plenković warns that by holding a funeral with the highest honors, Serbia would shut the door to the EU on itself; Brussels has said there is no place for those who glorify a war criminal. 🇷🇸 ↗ · 🇷🇸 ↗ · 🇪🇪 ↗
- 🇷🇸 Pride Week has begun in Belgrade, with N1 journalist Danica Vučenić as its godmother. N1 Serbia ↗
- 🇭🇷 A major warehouse fire in Karlovac; residents were advised to close windows and turn off air conditioners. Večernji list ↗
- 🇭🇷 Orbán’s minister came to Zagreb for a meeting and slept in a luxury hotel in Zadar. Index.hr ↗
- 🇭🇷 Ukrainian attack on Russia’s Belgorod: two dead, sixteen wounded, a power plant and a sorting center of a Russian e-shop hit. N1 Croatia ↗
- 🇭🇷 China is introducing unprecedented control of influencers from tomorrow, shaking up a multibillion-dollar industry. Novi list ↗
- 🇬🇷 Bessent announces sanctions against Iran every week, as the United States tightens the economic noose. Protothema ↗
- 🇬🇷 Naftemporiki asks whether the debt war will make France the first victim. Naftemporiki ↗
- 🇬🇷 The Athens-Thessaloniki line will operate from this week with 100 percent remote control and the ETCS system. Naftemporiki ↗
- 🇬🇷 Five arrests over the death of an eleven-year-old Polish girl in a swimming pool in Crete. Protothema ↗
- 🇹🇷 Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan confirmed the Mecca agreement. Turkish Foreign Minister Fidan stressed that it is “not directed against any country.” That reassurance itself is the signal — the trio, including a nuclear power, is formalizing amid the United States’ war with Iran. Milliyet ↗, Naftemporiki ↗
- 🇹🇷 The hunger threshold in Turkey has exceeded 37,000 lira. Habertürk ↗
- 🇹🇷 Cumhuriyet: capital profits in Turkey have multiplied, labor’s share has shrunk. Cumhuriyet ↗
- 🇨🇭 Microplastics in Lake Geneva: according to a study by Lausanne universities, there are 656 times more of them than previously estimated. SRF ↗
- 🇨🇭 Swiss women earn on average 15.7 percent less than men. Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- 🇨🇭 After the fatal shooting at a rave in Aarau, a 43-year-old man was detained; according to investigators, he acted alone. De Standaard ↗ORF ↗
- 🇨🇭 NZZ: the trail leads to Berlin, with Stasi files expected to definitively clarify the Lockerbie case. Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- 🇨🇭 Swiss Federal Railways tightened liability rules after the accident in the Gotthard Tunnel; partner railways criticize the go-it-alone approach. Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- 🇱🇻 Someone placed funeral wreaths at defense companies in Lithuania and Czechia — according to Latvian media, possibly a Russian hybrid operation. LSM ↗
- 🇱🇻 The number of tularemia infections in Latvia, transmitted by rodents, ticks and mosquitoes, is rising. LSM ↗
- 🇷🇴 Germany and France want to place the Union's High Representative Kaja Kallas directly under the Commission president. The post of high representative is a structure between the Council, where member states have a voice, and the Commission; subordinating it to von der Leyen would move it under the Commission. G4Media ↗
- 🇪🇪 The flow of cheap Chinese goods into Europe has fallen by almost 40 percent. Postimees ↗
- 🇱🇹 Latvian conservatives are calling for a complete halt to passenger transport to Russia. Lietuvos Rytas ↗
- 🇸🇪 The Socialists want a new agency against organized crime; the Moderates presented a package against economic violence against women. Expressen ↗Aftonbladet ↗
- 🇸🇪 Ninety-eight lay judges were dismissed, including the one who sang about violence against Islamists. Aftonbladet ↗
- 🇩🇰 Berlingske: a “deep rift” in the Venstre party could widen dramatically this week. Berlingske ↗
- 🇩🇰 A Ukrainian diver was arrested right on a film set in Croatia — Europe is divided over whether he is a war criminal. Berlingske ↗
- 🇩🇰 Bill Gates: artificial intelligence is the most dangerous thing ever invented. Politiken ↗
- 🇩🇰 Excavation work near a terrace led to the largest silver find from the Viking Age — 18.5 kilograms. Politiken ↗Die Presse ↗
- 🇳🇴 The coffin of King Harald V was moved to the palace chapel, where it will be placed on public view. The new monarch is sworn in on Tuesday, and the state funeral is on September 9. The royal family came out into the palace courtyard and people greeted them with the anthem. Marius Borg Høiby, convicted of rape, may attend the funeral despite being in custody. 🇳🇴 ↗ · 🇮🇹 ↗ · 🇬🇷 ↗ · 🇮🇸 ↗
- 🇳🇴 12,000 gigabytes of secret Steam data leaked. VG ↗
- 🇧🇬 The Union is preparing sanctions against 1,600 Russian citizens and organizations. Dnevnik ↗
- 🇧🇬 Romanian president: we are ready to take on a larger share of responsibility for our own defense. A U.S. congressional delegation visited two air bases in Romania. 24 Chasa ↗24 Chasa ↗
- 🇧🇦 Leading NATO generals, United States congressmen, and more than 140 security experts are coming to Sarajevo. Klix.ba ↗
- 🇮🇸 The foreign affairs committee of the Icelandic parliament discussed the result of the referendum on the Union. RÚV ↗
- 🇫🇮 The appeals court upheld Voislav Torden's sentence of more than twelve years in prison for war crimes. Yle ↗
- 🇫🇮 The government is considering not enshrining support for new data centers in law after all. Yle ↗
- 🇦🇱 The Ebola epidemic in Congo is worsening: more than 6,000 confirmed cases and about 2,900 victims. ORF ↗Kurier ↗
- 🇦🇱 Ninety-third day of protests in Albania: citizens are demanding Rama's resignation. Gazeta Shqiptare ↗
- 🇲🇩 Russia fired a missile and 121 attack drones at Ukraine; an unidentified object was again detected over Moldova. Ziarul de Gardă ↗
- 🇲🇩 The Moldovan national bank's reserves shrank by more than 26 million euros in a single week. BANI.md ↗
- 🇲🇹 Malta's telethon for Dar Bjorn raised a record 1.78 million euros. Lovin Malta ↗
- 🇺🇸 Maduro published the first photos from the New York prison: “We stand firm.” CBS News ↗
- 🇺🇸 Immigration agency ICE is sending Afghans and others to Africa and expanding deportations to “third countries.” CBS News ↗
- 🇺🇸 Israeli settlers attacked an NBC News crew and a Palestinian woman in the West Bank. CBS News ↗
*The overview is created from continuous monitoring of more than a hundred European news websites. Links lead to the original articles in the original language.*
