DE🇩🇪Germany
- UEFA lost confidence in Infantino after a "dirty, non-transparent" deal to sell a stake in the World Cup to private investors FAZ ↗Spiegel ↗
- Ceuta: death toll rose to 67, 22 EU member states are calling for an emergency meeting of interior ministers Welt ↗Tagesschau ↗
- Trump and Iran: new wave of attacks, or just a threat? Tagesschau ↗
- Sweden doubles punishments for gang crime, even for minors Spiegel ↗n-tv ↗
- Fires in Europe: highest alert level in Athens, firefighters contained fire near Bordeaux Handelsblatt ↗
- Hungary considers shutting down its only nuclear power plant due to low Danube levels Welt ↗
- Pension reform: CDU insists on abolishing "pension at 63", SPD now doubts Tagesspiegel ↗n-tv ↗
- AI race: German "AI wonder boy" Leopold Aschenbrenner must sell his fund after a bad bet Die Zeit ↗
- Russia censors art using artificial intelligence Welt ↗
- Berlin-Spandau: shots fired at residential building, police searching for suspect Tagesspiegel ↗
- CSD Hamburg began under heavy police protection Tagesschau ↗
- World AIDS conference in Rio: pandemic returns FAZ ↗
PL🇵🇱Poland
- 82nd anniversary of Warsaw Uprising: Nawrocki and Tusk paid tribute to the victims, Tusk spoke of "an enemy attacking our values" Do Rzeczy ↗
- Crisis in Ceuta divides Europe: Spain complains about "selfish and illegal" EU response Do Rzeczy ↗
- Government wants to tax digital giants Rzeczpospolita ↗
- USA introduces permanent visa bonds up to 20,000 dollars for entry Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Hungary may close its only nuclear power plant due to low Danube TVN24 ↗
- Polish firefighters fly to help with Spanish fires TVN24 ↗
- New survey: majority of Poles would not defend the country in case of war Do Rzeczy ↗
- Morawiecki as possible opposition leader — analysis of his "tough lessons" Wirtualna Polska ↗
- Japan stops being a "haven for spies", launches its own intelligence agency Gazeta Wyborcza ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungary
- Water and energy crisis escalates: Prime Minister Magyar Péter announced emergency measures — Paks may completely fail this weekend, energy restrictions are being introduced Telex ↗Népszava ↗
- Paks output fell to 480 MW from normal 2000 MW, even the functional turbine of Block 1 was shut down 444.hu ↗
- Water management office refutes alarming rumors about Danube water levels spreading on the internet Index ↗
- Political dispute over the crisis: right-wing Magyar Nemzet claims that Tisza carried out "political purges" at Paks and MVM and expertise declined Magyar Nemzet ↗
- UEFA loses confidence in Infantino HVG ↗
- Slovenian president had a traffic accident on her return from vacation in Croatia 24.hu ↗ — cross-country
- Ukraine: only 1 of 27 Russian missiles intercepted due to lack of Patriots 24.hu ↗
- Italian foreign minister: "Putin lost the war" Index ↗
- Mountaineer Nirmal Purja died in an avalanche on Broad Peak 24.hu ↗ — cross-country
- Magyar Nemzet transforms into a weekly — end of an era in Hungarian media HVG ↗
AT🇦🇹Austria
- Nearly all migrants left Ceuta, death toll rose to 67, EU holds crisis session Die Presse ↗ORF ↗
- Sweden tightens penalties for gang crime, including for minors Kurier ↗
- FIFA withdraws plans after massive criticism, UEFA: "football won" Kurier ↗
- Ethiopia: rebels report clashes with government forces in Tigray ORF ↗
- Hungary "runs dry" with serious consequences — Danube and Paks Der Standard ↗
- Austria introduces "protective letter" against female genital mutilation from autumn Die Presse ↗
- Attacks on tankers near Oman ORF ↗
- Tehran threatens neighboring states following reports of new American attacks ORF ↗
- Nearly 400 heat victims in June alone ORF ↗
- End of plan for AI Gigafactory in Vienna, criticism toward EU and government Kurier ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukraine
- Russian missile attack on Kyiv: at least 9 dead, Zelensky speaks of damage to 18 residential buildings Le Monde ↗
- Zelensky: Ukraine sank Russian ship Rosatom "Yanina", hit three refineries in Bashkiria Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- Zelensky warns: Ukraine ran out of Patriot missiles, intercepted only one of 27 ballistic missiles Interfax Ukraine ↗
- Pentagon hands over leadership of aid mission for Ukraine in Germany to another NATO state Interfax Ukraine ↗
- Russia recorded record losses in July — 42,860 soldiers according to general staff Censor.NET ↗
- Ukraine helps an EU member state for the first time through the Civil Protection Mechanism — firefighters head to France Ukrayinska Pravda ↗
- Poroshenko calls on the ruling coalition to return to work and appoint defense and foreign ministers Interfax Ukraine ↗
- Lithuanian university investigates possible plagiarism in Lithuania's prime minister's dissertation Ukrayinska Pravda ↗ — cross-country
- Special operations forces in July hit over 53,000 targets, only 5% deep in Russian rear Censor.NET ↗
FR🇫🇷France
- Italy suspended Schengen with Spain for a month, controls at airports and borders BFM TV ↗
- Century fire near Bordeaux (Gironde) under control — over 330 injured firefighters, "the largest firefighting operation in modern civil protection history" BFM TV ↗
- Var at "very high risk" on Saturday afternoon, firefighters deployed "tactical" fire suppression Le Figaro ↗
- International press on Ceuta: crisis as "a mirror of Western migration system failures" Le Figaro ↗
- France and Italy strengthen controls after "almost all" migrants returned from Ceuta Mediapart ↗
- Senate scandal: President Larcher reported Senator Christine Herzog to justice for harassment and embezzlement of public funds Le Figaro ↗
- UEFA lost confidence in Infantino, after internal FIFA criticism he ultimately withdrew the plan Le Monde ↗
- Earthquake near Naples injured 21 people Le Monde ↗
- Five men summoned to court for racist chants in Ain department 20 Minutes ↗
- Yvelines: young woman reports rape after being kidnapped and drugged in a nightclub Le Figaro ↗
- Five dead babies found in a house in Orange: mother accused of murder and placed in custody Le Monde ↗
- Mexico forces candidates to retake entrance exams after suspicions of AI fraud Le Monde ↗
IT🇮🇹Italy
- Italy officially suspended Schengen with Spain for a month — controls at airports Fiumicino, Malpensa and Linate; Sánchez: "treaties must be respected" Corriere della Sera ↗ANSA ↗
- Domestic political rift: opposition (Conte) speaks of "fearmongering", Salvini welcomes the move, Meloni emphasizes national security Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- Earthquake near Naples (Campi Flegrei): 21 injured, the strongest in 40 years, series of over 60 shocks throughout the night continues, incident also in juvenile prison Nisida Corriere della Sera ↗Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗
- Extreme heat: on Sunday red code in almost the entire country, temperatures up to 40 °C Corriere della Sera ↗
- UEFA lost confidence in Infantino, accuses him of a "worn out" deal Open ↗
- Femicide in Rome: partner accused of throwing a woman off a balcony in Tor Bella Monaca Corriere della Sera ↗
- Building collapse in Messina: third victim identified ANSA ↗
- Mountaineer Nirmal Purja died on Broad Peak Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Carbon monoxide leak in a hotel in Perugia killed a musician AGI ↗
- West Nile virus: 84 cases and 2 deaths, first seasonal report Corriere della Sera ↗
- Mudslide damaged the biathlon arena Anterselva for the Milano-Cortina Winter Olympics Corriere della Sera ↗
- Don Mazzi died, priest who saved thousands of young people ANSA ↗
CH🇨🇭Switzerland
- Historic triumph: Swiss women's double scull gold at the European Championships in Varese Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- UEFA lost confidence in Infantino — "worn out, non-transparent" deal Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Mountaineer Nirmal Purja died in an avalanche on Broad Peak Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Five dead babies found in a house in southern France, 32-year-old mother suspected of murder Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Dead British woman found in a trunk in Athens — a mystery for investigators and family Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Houthis force tanker to make major detour near Oman SRF ↗
- Accident near Pfyn: motorcyclist hits pedestrians, two dead Tages-Anzeiger ↗
LU🇱🇺Luxembourg
- Fires in Greece near Athens triggered sea evacuations Luxembourg Times ↗
- Sánchez isolated after Spain sparked fears of migration crisis Luxembourg Times ↗
- Zelenskyy: Ukraine intercepted only one ballistic missile Luxemburger Wort ↗
- Iran warns US of new attacks, threatens counterstrikes Luxemburger Wort ↗
- Justice Minister Margue on youth protection and sexual abuse cases Luxembourg Times ↗
ES🇪🇸Spain
- Feijóo (PP) accuses government of "occupation" of Ceuta, claims without evidence it knew about it at the beginning of the week eldiario.es ↗
- Sánchez criticizes "selfish" response of some EU governments, demands urgent meeting El País ↗
- Marlaska: "we are close to normal in Ceuta," Morocco is "absolutely reliable partner"; accused part of EU leaders of "selfishness, ignorance and bad faith" El Confidencial ↗El Español ↗
- Italy and Denmark (along with 20 other countries) demand EU coordination of external border protection El Mundo ↗
- Reduction of fuel tax relief introduced for the war in Iraq — from Saturday only 10 cents/liter El Mundo ↗
- UEFA lost confidence in Infantino, demands explanation from him El País ↗
- Military and police forces "encircle" Moroccan migrants, push them to the border — "Ceuta is beginning to normalize" El Español ↗
- NASA will fly over Spain to research total eclipse on August 12 El Confidencial ↗
- 65-year-old worker died after falling from the roof of a hotel in Salou El Confidencial ↗
- 22-year-old woman died caught in a laundry machine in Toledo El Confidencial ↗
BE🇧🇪Belgium
- Ceuta: death toll rose to 67, Spanish prime minister and European leaders want urgent talks Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- UEFA "is not a white knight against big money" — criticism of hypocrisy toward FIFA Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- Fatal attack on tram in Schaerbeek (Brussels): police searching for important witness who was also attacked VRT NWS ↗
- Belgian military aircraft dramatically landed on Swedish road, Francken praises "beautiful piloting" Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- Hungary may completely shut down its only nuclear power plant — "energy crisis is approaching" VRT NWS ↗
- Fire and shooting in the same neighborhood in Anderlecht, shooting victim in critical condition VRT NWS ↗
- Rise in baby formula prices due to massive demand for whey protein Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- New scandal surrounding artist Jan Fabre in Italy — hundreds of Italians protest his archive and masterclasses Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- BNP Paribas Fortis branch in Ghent again target of vandalism Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
PT🇵🇹Portugal
- Sánchez calls for coordinated European response to crisis in Ceuta RTP ↗
- Morocco transports hundreds of people after illegal entry to Ceuta RTP ↗
- Portugal strengthens border controls in Algarve after events in Ceuta RTP ↗
- Disinformation floods social networks during Morocco-Spain crisis RTP ↗
- UEFA loses confidence in Infantino, deepens FIFA crisis Diário de Notícias ↗
- Network of smugglers earned millions of euros helping 48,000 migrants enter Portugal CM Jornal ↗
- Detention for suspect of abuse and impregnation of underage daughter, man is HIV positive CM Jornal ↗
- Five detained for torture with welding torches during kidnapping in Cascais CM Jornal ↗
- Iran warns it will strengthen blockade of Strait of Hormuz Diário de Notícias ↗
- U.S. Air Force F-35B crashes in California CM Jornal ↗
NL🇳🇱Netherlands
- 67 dead in Ceuta, Spain installs floating barrier at sea border NOS ↗
- Morocco organizes return of "intruders" from Ceuta Trouw ↗
- UEFA and Dutch football association KNVB withdraw confidence in FIFA boss Infantino AD ↗
- Fewer explosive attacks than last year — task force reports success of new approach de Volkskrant ↗
- Amsterdam: WorldPride Canal Parade, Prime Minister Jetten participated on boat De Telegraaf ↗
- Peru releases former president convicted of corruption after appeal de Volkskrant ↗
- Rising price of infant formula due to shortage of whey protein from hype around protein and Ozempic AD ↗
- Elon Musk lost nearly half his wealth (1.33 trillion) in six weeks from peak AD ↗
IE🇮🇪Ireland
- Wildfires in Greece: firefighters battle in multiple areas RTÉ ↗
- Trump threatens more strikes on Iran: "we just want to win" Irish Independent ↗
- UEFA loses confidence in Infantino, commentator: his arrogance will cost him everything Irish Independent ↗
- Migrant exodus from Morocco to Ceuta sparks border crisis, Italy and France demand tighter controls Irish Independent ↗
- 16-year-old boy died after scooter collision with truck in Co Tyrone RTÉ ↗
- Almost 1,600 speeding offences during first days of bank holiday, one driver clocked at 172 km/h The Irish Times ↗
🌍 Other Countries
- 🇬🇧 UK: In the snap election, Labour's Bev Craig convincingly won the Greater Manchester mayoral post over Reform UK The Guardian ↗; the town of Dover became a symbol of the right-wing narrative about the "invasion" of migrants The Guardian ↗
- 🇷🇸 Serbia: Serbian firefighters are helping with Spanish fires Kurir ↗; 21 months since the canopy collapse in Novi Sad — a commemorative gathering; according to activists, legal proceedings have not moved forward from the start N1 Serbia ↗N1 Serbia ↗; criticism that the pro-government portal Informer published school grades of a detained protester from Valjevo Nova ↗
- 🇹🇷 Turkey: Growing tensions between the US and Iran Habertürk ↗; 22 European countries send an EU letter about Ceuta, "so there's no perception that it's possible" Milliyet ↗
- 🇷🇴 Romania: Drought on the Danube continues to threaten the Cernavodă nuclear plant; parliamentary leader: "another two weeks to find a solution" Libertatea ↗; Ukraine sank a Rosatom vessel HotNews ↗
- 🇭🇷 Croatia: The Slovenian president had a traffic accident while returning from vacation in Croatia Večernji list ↗; Hungarians could shut down the Paks nuclear plant due to record-low Danube levels Večernji list ↗
- 🇬🇷 Greece: Fires in Phocis, Larissa, and Argolida; Attica on the highest alert level for the first time this year Protothema ↗; broken human trafficking network in Ptolemais — 57 victims of forced labor Protothema ↗
- 🇸🇮 Slovenia: President Nataša Pirc Musar had a traffic accident Siol ↗; Janša warns of a "new norm" of illegal crossings without effective protection of the EU's external borders Siol ↗
- 🇱🇹 Lithuania: A Lithuanian university is investigating possible plagiarism in the prime minister's dissertation 15min ↗; an F-35 fighter jet crashed at a US military base in California LRT ↗
- 🇧🇬 Bulgaria: Protest against the polluting Bobov Dol power plant Dnevnik ↗; Russia occupied two more villages in Ukraine 24 Chasa ↗
- 🇫🇮 Finland: According to Yle, Hungary could shut down its only nuclear plant as soon as this weekend Yle ↗; a wolf killed over 120 reindeer in Inari, damages over 250,000 euros Yle ↗
- 🇸🇪 Sweden: A refugee's testimony: "they banged on the door and shouted, go to Ceuta" Dagens Nyheter ↗; Russia: Ukraine sank a cargo ship Aftonbladet ↗
- 🇧🇦 Bosnia: Hearings continue at the Srebrenica Memorial Center following a report on genocide denial Radio Sarajevo ↗; actor Javier Bardem on the Spain-Morocco crisis: "we know who benefits from this — Israel and the far right" Klix.ba ↗
- 🇲🇰 North Macedonia: Opposition (SDSM) claims that drinking water is not safe in over 50 municipalities, and the list grows every day Libertas ↗
- 🇩🇰 Denmark: An American soldier, according to an investigation, was on a "tour" of rapes in England and escaped punishment Berlingske ↗; analysis — Morocco is a "loyal border guardian of the EU; when the floodgates open, it's no accident" Berlingske ↗
- 🇲🇩 Moldova: Prices on Russian Wildberries skyrocketed by up to 30% due to drone attacks on warehouses BANI.md ↗
- 🇦🇱 Albania: see foreign-lens below
🔁 Cross-country themes
- Ceuta crisis / migration / Schengen suspension — 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇬🇧 UK · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇸🇮 SI · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇧🇦 BA · 🇲🇰 MK · 🇩🇰 DK · 🇲🇩 MD (30 countries)
- UEFA vs. FIFA — loss of confidence in Infantino — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇱🇺 LU · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇮🇪 IE (13 countries)
- European fires (Greece, Bordeaux/Gironde–Var) — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇷🇸 RS · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇮🇪 IE (8 countries)
- War in Ukraine (attack on Kyiv, Patriot shortage, sunken Rosatom vessel) — 🇺🇦 UA · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇸🇪 SE (7 countries)
- Danube drought / threat of Paks and Cernavodă shutdowns — 🇭🇺 HU · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇭🇷 HR · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇫🇮 FI · 🇷🇴 RO (8 countries)
- Earthquake near Naples (Campi Flegrei) — 🇮🇹 IT · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇹🇷 TR · 🇸🇮 SI · 🇱🇹 LT · 🇲🇩 MD · 🇧🇦 BA (7 countries)
- Death of mountaineer Nirmal Purja on Broad Peak — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇬🇧 UK · 🇧🇬 BG · 🇳🇴 NO · 🇭🇺 HU (6 countries)
🕵️ Foreign-lens: what SK/CZ media probably didn't notice today
Albania — diaspora returns to Tirana. The opposition is calling for a massive protest in Tirana today, with the main demand being the resignation of Prime Minister Edi Rama's brother, Olsi Rama, after former president Sali Berisha released the so-called "KAYO dossier" — evidence of corruption and illegal gambling call centers in the Air Albania complex (Balkanweb ↗, Balkanweb ↗). The case also has a bizarre AI twist — a ruling party MP Balla was accused of enhancing a photo of protesting crowds with artificial intelligence; blurred text on a banner exposed him (Gazeta Shqiptare ↗).North Macedonia — quiet water crisis. While all of Europe watches Hungary and Romania at the Danube, the opposition SDSM warns that drinking water is already unsafe in over 50 municipalities of North Macedonia and the list grows every day (Libertas ↗). The same summer of drought and heat waves, but without a nuclear power plant that would bring the issue to international headlines.
Serbia — Novi Sad, 21 months. At a commemoration gathering for the collapse of a shelter at the railway station in Novi Sad (16 victims), the head of the anti-corruption council publicly admitted that legal proceedings have barely moved since the beginning (N1 Serbia ↗). An activist also pointed out that the pro-government portal Informer published school grades of a detained teenager from Valjevo to discredit him (Nova ↗) — a continuation of the major Serbian protest crisis that SK/CZ media has largely stopped covering.
