DE🇩🇪Germany
- Israel breaks contact with EU Commissioner Kallas. Following her (alleged) comparison of Israeli conditions to apartheid, Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar announced a suspension of contact with the head of EU diplomacy; Kallas responded that the EU remains committed to a constructive relationship with Israel. Tagesspiegel ↗Spiegel ↗n-tv ↗
- USA and Iran signed memorandum on ending war — what it regulates and what it doesn't Süddeutsche ↗Die Zeit ↗FAZ ↗Tagesschau ↗
- Netanyahu under pressure before autumn elections — war with Iran turning into a boomerang for him Tagesspiegel ↗
- Manfred Weber: 'We must seriously address the question — what if NATO doesn't work?' Welt ↗
- AfD organizing 'Congress to Protect Children', alliance announces protest before state parliament in Hanover Welt ↗
- Future of VW plant in Osnabrück: arms manufacturing as opportunity, but not without VW, says Lower Saxony Minister-President Lies Die Zeit ↗
- Apple raising prices due to memory chip shortage, Cook calls it 'necessary' Handelsblatt ↗
- China for first time sells more electric cars than combustion engine cars Handelsblatt ↗
- BYD challenges German premium segment with luxury brand Denza Handelsblatt ↗
PL🇵🇱Poland
- Trump personally signed agreement with Iran in Versailles Rzeczpospolita ↗Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Russia attacks Ukrainian churches and museums — war against Ukrainian memory continues Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Kozubal: Poland in midst of silent war of secret services, Ukrainian intelligence most active Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Will the Sejm introduce night-time alcohol sales ban? Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Latest survey from Ukraine — alarming signal for Zelensky Wirtualna Polska ↗
- OceanGate Titan: official report reveals shocking company errors Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Tremor in Bytom mine, contact lost with one of the miners Do Rzeczy ↗
- Doctor-millionaire scandal divides coalition Do Rzeczy ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungary
- European summit for first time without Orbán — Magyar calls for closure of Article 7 proceedings against Hungary. At his first two-day EU summit, Prime Minister Péter Magyar in Brussels 'slammed the table' and called for ending the 'nuclear option' — proceedings on breaches of EU values; EP President Roberta Metsola agreed with him that the proceedings should be closed. Telex ↗24.hu ↗Portfolio ↗
- US-Iran peace plan unveiled — means 300 billion dollars for Iran Magyar Nemzet ↗HVG ↗24.hu ↗
- Tisza government abolishes subsidized fuel prices, Fidesz calls it gross mistake Portfolio ↗24.hu ↗
- Investigation at tax authority (NAV) and counter-terrorism TEK — TEK loses one of main tasks HVG ↗
- New police president with tough rhetoric: 'there is no area where the law doesn't prevail' Portfolio ↗
- Before elections 9 billion forints to Demeter Szilárd foundation and 455 million to organizations around Fidesz member Nóra Király Népszava ↗HVG ↗
- Survey: nearly half of Hungarians think Fidesz revival with Orbán has failed Népszava ↗
- Further layoffs at Mediaworks: HR staff suddenly escorted out, fired from Origo Portfolio ↗
- Home search at Bede Zsolt's (Orbán's source) for fake-porn discrediting theologian Rita Perintfalvi 444 ↗
AT🇦🇹Austria
- EU Court: Hungarian forced supermarket discounts unlawful. Luxembourg court ruled that Hungary's state-mandated price cuts for retail chains violate EU law — a precedent for food price regulation in the Union. ORF ↗
- Fiscal Council: state debt will reach nearly 88% of GDP Kurier ↗
- Trump considers reimposing sanctions against Russia Kurier ↗
- OpenAI CEO at G7 summit: do not leave control of artificial intelligence to tech companies Der Standard ↗
- Yaron Nisenholz to become new Chief Rabbi of Vienna Der Standard ↗ORF ↗
- Cuban churches running out of worshippers due to economic crisis Der Standard ↗
- Park Hyatt property from Signa portfolio bought by Austrian industrialist Die Presse ↗
- New accusations against cattle farming, this time in northern Burgenland Kurier ↗
- 27 years in prison for driver who drove car into crowd in Belgian Strépy-Bracquegnies Kurier ↗
- Japanese 'ship from hell' from World War II discovered near Philippines Der Standard ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukraine
- USA and Iran signed memorandum on ending war, already entered into force Ukrajinska Pravda ↗
- Russia struck Kyiv and Poltava with ballistic missiles, drone killed man in Sumy Ukrajinska Pravda ↗Interfax ↗
- Ukraine counters: Moscow hit by drones for second time in week, railway bridge across North Crimean Canal burned on Crimea Kyiv Independent ↗Ukrajinska Pravda ↗
- Zelensky: US licenses for air defense production are key priority after G7 Interfax ↗
- Zelensky coordinated call with Trump and Macron after G7, leaders summarized summit negotiations Interfax ↗
- NATO Secretary General Rutte to visit USA before alliance summit in Ankara Censor.NET ↗
- European Council President Costa exploring opening communication channel with Kremlin Kyiv Independent ↗
- EU can approve extension of sanctions against Russia for full year — veto no longer exists Ukrajinska Pravda ↗
- Netherlands promised 500 million euros for drones and air defense Ukrajinska Pravda ↗
- Russia has acute shortage of air defense missiles for Ukrainian deep strikes, claims CBS Censor.NET ↗
- Ukraine denied attack on bus with Belarusian youth football team, ombudsman Lubinec addressed it with Minsk Ukrajinska Pravda ↗
FR🇫🇷France
- Trump signed Iran-USA agreement in Versailles, Macron received him at dinner Le Monde ↗BFM TV ↗Ouest-France ↗
- 'Even though they speak of peace, the gallows still stand': bitter aftertaste of post-war period in Iran Libération ↗
- Hydropower: parliament passed reform, opens way to reviving investments in French dams Le Monde ↗
- Corsica: MPs agreed on principles of autonomy statute Le Monde ↗
- Kevin Warsh, Trump's nominee to lead the Fed, promises to transform the institution Le Monde ↗
- Heat waves kill over 5,000 people annually in France, claims Oxfam Libération ↗
- Ebola in Democratic Republic of Congo: life in fear of epidemic in Bunia RFI ↗
IT🇮🇹Italy
- Trump signed agreement with Iran, Tehran confirmed; Pakistan: Hormuz will open immediately Corriere della Sera ↗
- European Council meets today — Ukraine, Middle East and budget in focus AGI ↗
- Europe talks with Moscow: "contacts took place," Costa emerges as potential envoy La Repubblica ↗
- Tehran conceded on nuclear issue, other points in its favor; uranium to be removed, but agreement does not provide for it La Repubblica ↗
- Meloni met with Trump: "Relationship unchanged. Vannacci? He isolates himself" La Repubblica ↗
- Lega: Northern governors claim "Salvini's offer is not enough" La Repubblica ↗
- Urban planning case in Milan: prosecution against Mayor Sala — "we are not interfering" La Repubblica ↗
- Cuba: 95-year-old Raúl Castro supports economic reforms of Díaz-Canela government ANSA ↗
CH🇨🇭Switzerland
- Who profits from the US-Iran agreement? Many open questions Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- 14 points of framework agreement between Iran and USA SRF ↗
- Ukraine wants to isolate Crimea with drone strikes SRF ↗
- NZZ commentary: "inhuman" language of alleged political center NZZ ↗
- SVP addresses succession after Zurich councilor Stocker, candidate is Hübscher NZZ ↗
LU🇱🇺Luxembourg
- EU summit in Brussels: will it go better without Orbán? Luxemburger Wort ↗
- Economists criticize imprecise targeting of "Resilience Package" Luxemburger Wort ↗
- Students will receive higher scholarships Luxemburger Wort ↗
ES🇪🇸Spain
- EU leaders demand tougher trade policy toward China — Spain is the only dissenting voice El Español ↗
- Merz excluded Sánchez from European core group meeting that will prepare NATO summit in Berlin El Español ↗
- Analysis: Iran won the battle today — and the war of the last 30 years El Confidencial ↗
- After fiasco in Iran, Havana trembles: can Cuba wage asymmetric war against USA? El Confidencial ↗
- Zapatero didn't convince judge: "payments for oral reports, without order, without price... sounds like a money laundering mechanism" El Español ↗
- Geopolitical wrinkle in NATO "Europeanization": "it's a strategic weakness" El Confidencial ↗
- NASA warns: its telescopes may become unusable due to 2 million satellites in orbit El Español ↗
BE🇧🇪Belgium
- Hormuz opens — Saudi tankers passed through strait, diesel for first time in three months below 2 €/liter. Hours after signing the US-Iran agreement, three Saudi tankers passed through the Strait of Hormuz; oil and European gas prices fell, and in Belgium the maximum diesel price dropped below two euros per liter. De Morgen ↗Naftemporiki ↗
- Taliban delegation invited to Brussels through EU — Minister Prévot responds to criticism 7sur7 ↗
- Europe urges Albania to stop controversial construction project of Ivanka Trump and her husband De Morgen ↗
- From July 1 higher traffic fines — supposed to bring millions of euros more De Standaard ↗
- Antwerp drug criminal liquidated in Barcelona De Standaard ↗
- Over 11,000 social housing units stand empty while thousands of Flemings wait on the list De Morgen ↗
- How Germany's culture minister tries to silence bookstores De Standaard ↗
PT🇵🇹Portugal
- Leaders of Iran and USA signed memorandum of understanding RTP ↗Público ↗
- Duration of war in Ukraine already exceeded World War I CM Jornal ↗
- Carneiro reproaches Montenegro's prime minister for "political somersault" over debate with Chega about retirement age RTP ↗
- London: Israeli real estate fair was selling houses in settlements on West Bank Observador ↗
- Dozens of Syrians protested again in Damascus Observador ↗
IE🇮🇪Ireland
- Sinn Féin's proposal eliminates 3-day waiting period for abortion — passed in Dáil with help of ministers The Irish Times ↗Irish Independent ↗
- Majority of adults support ban on social media for those under 16 RTÉ ↗
- Central bank warns of 5% inflation in 2027 in extreme scenario RTÉ ↗
- Government announces action plan against financial crime RTÉ ↗
- Investigation into abuse at Muckamore facility will release its findings RTÉ ↗
🔁 Cross-country themes
- Signing of USA-Iran agreement at Versailles (Trump and Pezeshkian) — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇸🇪 SE · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇬🇷 GR (almost all countries)
- G7 tightens pressure on Russia, Trump tightens line toward Ukraine — 🇺🇦 UA · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇫🇷 FR
- Russian ballistic strike on Kyiv and Poltava, Ukrainian strikes on Crimea and Moscow — 🇺🇦 UA · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇸🇪 SE · 🇮🇪 IE
- Russian fuel crisis and shortage of air defense missiles — 🇸🇪 SE · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇺🇦 UA
- Hormuz: opening delayed for mine-clearing, Iran wants transit fees — 🇵🇹 PT · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇸🇪 SE
- Finnish parliament repealed ban on nuclear weapons — 🇦🇹 AT · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇺🇦 UA · 🇬🇧 UK
- Apple raises prices due to shortage of memory chips — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇫🇮 FI
- Fed held rates (first meeting under Walsh) — 🇺🇸 US · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇦🇹 AT
- EU summit in Brussels (Ukraine, Middle East, budget) — 🇮🇹 IT · 🇱🇺 LU
🔭 Below the radar — what Slovak and Czech media will likely miss
- Finland repealed long-standing ban on nuclear weapons on its territory. For NATO's eastern flank it's a precedent — British tabloids are already writing that "Putin has nukes at the door". Die Presse ↗The Mirror ↗
- Gold theft worth 40 million dollars threatens to expose CIA secret programs. Romanian media are elaborating on a case that likely overlaps with Hungarian investigation into a raid on the Ukrainian "gold convoy". Adevărul ↗
- EU quietly explores opening a communication channel with the Kremlin — Antonio Costa is mentioned as a potential envoy. Hidden diplomatic process runs in parallel with public G7 pressure. La Repubblica ↗
