DE🇩🇪Germany
- Statutory health insurers face a billion-euro hole despite savings — the federal states have united against the minister’s austerity package n-tv ↗
- Social dialogue in the Chancellery — Merz seeks a compromise between unions and employers, “we have to talk” taz ↗
- AfD irritated by Höcke’s interview — he suggested that “western Germans are not real Germans,” leaving the party leadership embarrassed Welt ↗
- German tank brigade practiced combat contact in Lithuania for the first time — defense of NATO’s eastern flank Tagesspiegel ↗
- Government media commissioner Weimer faces suspicion of linking his office with his own company — he allegedly disclosed protected research Tagesspiegel ↗
- Company demands half a billion euros from the state for Covid masks — a case with a link to former minister Jens Spahn n-tv ↗
PL🇵🇱Poland
- Kaczyński after journalist’s arrest: “We have entered the path of Lukashenko and Putin” — sharp reaction from the head of the opposition PiS Do Rzeczy ↗
- PiS demands the dismissal of Interior Minister Kierwiński — the no-confidence vote is today TVN24 ↗
- Tusk’s government gets disastrous ratings in a new poll, voters are divided Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Russian fish will sail from the EU to China — Polish fishermen are already counting losses from the redirection of deliveries Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Death of a Polish activist in Ecuador — her body was found in an apartment, the EU is calling for an independent investigation Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Dispute over promotions in the prosecutor’s office — ceremonial appointments were canceled Onet ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungary
- Tisza’s government submitted a law to “bring EU funds home” — the proposal is heading to parliament Népszava ↗
- MOL: police must, after all, investigate suspicion of insider trading Népszava ↗
- Foundations close to Fidesz again made enormous profits last year — the state lottery’s subsidiary donated 710 million forints to a foundation linked to Orbán’s daughter just before the election HVG ↗
- MEPs want to know what von der Leyen and Prime Minister Magyar Péter agreed on 444 ↗
- Closure of the Electrolux plant in Jászberény — 600 people are to be laid off, 50 will stay for another year HVG ↗
- A migration camp in Hungary? Pro-government Magyar Nemzet calculates how much it would cost taxpayers — a continuation of the anti-migration campaign Magyar Nemzet ↗
AT🇦🇹Austria
- Finance Minister Marterbauer presented a two-year budget in his budget speech ORF ↗
- US Congress approved $70 billion for Trump’s immigration agency ICE — Austrian media are reading it critically ORF ↗
- European Commission wants to soften fertilizer prices with €500 million — relief for farmers under pressure ORF ↗
- Signa case: court lifted a preliminary injunction against the Ingbe foundation ORF ↗
- One year of the Red-Pink coalition in Vienna — a demanding first year of cooperation between SPÖ and Neos Kurier ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukraine
- Air defense shot down 181 of 207 drones, with 21 hits recorded at 14 locations after another massive overnight wave Interfax Ukraine ↗
- Ukrainian drones hit Russia’s VNIIR-Progres defense plant in Cheboksary — the facility was catastrophically destroyed, probably by a Flamingo missile Censor.NET ↗
- Zelenskyy speaks about letters to Trump and Putin: “I achieved my goals” Onet ↗
- Bundeswehr: Germany realized too late the scale of Russian hybrid attacks Censor.NET ↗
- 100 days of the Iran-US war: the Gordian knot of the Middle East? — an analytical view from Kyiv Kyiv Post ↗
FR🇫🇷France
- Death of Lyhanna: government accused by victims’ families, gendarmerie chief admits “failure” Le Figaro ↗
- Patrick Bruel: can the singer be taken into pre-trial detention? BFM TV ↗
- Nahel case: Court of Cassation examines appeals after the offense was reclassified as “violence” Ouest-France ↗
- SNCF rail strike — wages, competition and the question of why workers are striking BFM TV ↗
- Electricity bills will rise slightly in August — because of an overly warm winter BFM TV ↗
- Climate: extreme events are becoming the “norm” — the European Copernicus observatory warns Le Figaro ↗
IT🇮🇹Italy
- War over Italian banks — who the players are (Unipol/Cimbri, Orcel, MPS, Mediobanca) and what they want Corriere della Sera ↗
- Bridge over the Strait of Messina: three accused of corruption — former judge after the project was rejected Corriere della Sera ↗
- Zaia calls for “two Leagues,” Salvini brakes: “I read a lot of fantasies” — dispute inside the League Corriere della Sera ↗
- EU ordered WhatsApp to open up to artificial-intelligence competitors Il Sole 24 Ore ↗
- Pakistani bombing of Afghanistan: 13 dead, including 11 children Il Sole 24 Ore ↗
- Ireland: alarm over public finances — the tax treasure of multinationals funds current spending Il Sole 24 Ore ↗
CH🇨🇭Switzerland
- Financing the 13th AHV pension — conciliation conference decided: payroll contributions plus VAT, or nothing at all Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Referendum on June 14: 10-million initiative mobilizes voters Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Record-low birth rate — why fewer and fewer women are giving birth Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Nvidia secures its future through a partnership in South Korea — the company needs supplies of high-performance memory Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
- “Putin cashes in, Zelenskyy writes letters — is the war in Ukraine facing a turning point?” — NZZ geopolitical podcast Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗
ES🇪🇸Spain
- Pope Leo XIV will visit Brians 1 prison in Barcelona and meet prisoners El Confidencial ↗
- Fire in Huelva: more than 3,000 hectares burned, 100 people evacuated, military unit UME deployed ABC ↗
- Morocco changes strategy: it is armoring itself and wants to be Africa’s scientific engine — historic national investment El Español ↗
- Heat wave: meteorologists warn of 40 °C in part of the country ABC ↗
- Cases around PSOE: the law firm hired by the party informed Leire Díez about corruption in Andalusia ABC ↗
GB🇬🇧United Kingdom
- Belfast: night of fury — houses, cars and a bus set on fire after a stabbing; a 30-year-old Sudanese man charged with attempted murder Daily Mail ↗
- Charities in England and Wales “donate millions to illegal Israeli settlements” — Guardian finding The Guardian ↗
- Britain’s top scientific facilities at risk — £162 million funding crisis The Guardian ↗
- Poll on “two-tier policing” — one third of Britons believe police favor minorities Daily Mail ↗
- Misidentified remains of an Air India crash victim were repatriated to Britain The Independent ↗
IE🇮🇪Ireland
- Belfast: unrest as the investigation into Pat Finucane’s murder begins RTÉ ↗
- Pope Leo XIV calls on the EU to change migration and arms policy The Irish Times ↗
- 460 European public figures call on the EU to take a tougher line toward Israel RTÉ ↗
- 4,500 homes threatened by coastal erosion by 2050 — experts say the figure is underestimated The Journal ↗
BE🇧🇪Belgium
- Belgian wins record €174.9 million in EuroMillions Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- King Philippe visited an overcrowded prison in Antwerp after a remarkable speech De Standaard ↗
- Record voter volatility — every second Francophone voter has changed party since 2019 7sur7 ↗
NL🇳🇱Netherlands
PT🇵🇹Portugal
- Socialists accept allowing the Unified Social Benefit with changes RTP ↗
- Américo Sebastião disappeared ten years ago — a suspect who works in Mozambique’s criminal police has never been questioned Expresso ↗
- Partner in a medical cannabis company detained Público ↗
🌍 Other countries
- Romania: car bomb near Moscow killed the head of Russia’s missile and artillery directorate, Damir Davydov — a second booby-trapped car was detonated Digi24 ↗
- Romania: Tomac’s government may fall — President Nicușor Dan wants to restore the PSD-PNL-USR-UDMR coalition G4Media ↗
- Romania: the first vaccine designed by artificial intelligence was tested on humans G4Media ↗
- Serbia: why the German-French FCAS fighter project collapsed Danas ↗
- Croatia: new Polish rearmament plan — new divisions and 500,000 soldiers on Europe’s eastern flank Večernji list ↗
- Greece: Turkish F-16 fighters harassed a fourth aircraft of the Greek Ministry of Defense To Vima ↗
- Sweden: Social Democratic leader opens the door to a minority government Dagens Nyheter ↗
- Turkey: bitcoin has lost more than a trillion dollars in eight months TRT Haber ↗
- Curiosity: Air Canada pilot flew for 17 years with a fake license — he was exposed only in retirement TVN24 ↗
🔁 Cross-country themes
- Iran-US escalation: new strikes, Iranian retaliation against bases in the Gulf, Hormuz closed, oil up — 🇬🇧 GB Financial Times ↗ · 🇫🇷 FR BFM TV ↗ · 🇮🇹 IT Il Giornale ↗ · 🇩🇪 🇪🇸 🇦🇹 🇺🇦 🇭🇺 🇬🇷 🇸🇮 🇸🇪 🇹🇷 🇳🇱 (14+ countries)
- Unrest in Belfast after a stabbing — 🇬🇧 GB · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇷🇸 RS
- Car bomb near Moscow killed a Russian general — 🇷🇴 RO · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇧🇬 BG
- Johannesburg massacre (12 dead) — 🇬🇧 GB BBC News ↗ · 🇮🇪 IE The Irish Times ↗ · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇹🇷 TR
- Climate extremes as the “new norm” (Copernicus) — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇦🇹 AT
- EU pressure on Israel (460 public figures + charities in settlements) — 🇮🇪 IE · 🇬🇧 GB · 🇳🇱 NL
- 2026 FIFA World Cup in the US: visas, heat and opening chaos — 🇳🇱 NL AD ↗ · 🇵🇹 PT Público ↗ · 🇬🇧 🇫🇷 🇮🇹 🇩🇪
- Pope Leo XIV — call on the EU over migration and armament, Barcelona visit — 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇪 IE
🔭 Another view
- The Netherlands as a gateway for goods from Israeli settlements (NRC) — an investigation that Slovak and Czech media are not covering; it opens a customs-trade and legal contradiction within the EU single market.
- Only 1 in 10 Europeans still consider the US an ally — a 15-country survey (Romanian Digi24) shows the depth of the cooling of the transatlantic relationship in the Trump era.
