DE🇩🇪Germany
- After the fall of FCAS, Airbus is to forge a “Team Gen 6” alliance for a new European fighter jet — according to German media, the group is already looking for partners without France n-tv ↗Welt ↗.
- ICC chief prosecutor Karim Khan officially suspended during an investigation into allegations of sexual abuse Süddeutsche ↗Tagesschau ↗.
- Police statistics: politically motivated violence from both the left and the right is growing, with the largest number of offenses targeting the AfD Die Zeit ↗Handelsblatt ↗.
- According to Meta, NSO Group again spied on WhatsApp users Spiegel ↗.
- During Xi Jinping’s visit to the DPRK, the most important message is aimed elsewhere — an analysis says the addressees are Washington and Taiwan Welt ↗.
- A gang smuggled cocaine into Europe by the ton Spiegel ↗; Finance Minister Klingbeil is pushing for mandatory corporate pensions taz ↗.
PL🇵🇱Poland
- Antoni Macierewicz has been charged, faces up to three years in prison; he denied guilt Onet ↗Wirtualna Polska ↗.
- A court will examine Prime Minister Tusk’s “inaction” in a dispute over a missing countersignature Do Rzeczy ↗.
- Kosiniak-Kamysz on the SAFE fund: no equipment will go directly to Ukraine Rzeczpospolita ↗.
- Small shipments from Temu, Shein or AliExpress will be subject to customs duty from July Rzeczpospolita ↗.
- Ukrainian strikes are crippling Russians on routes to Crimea — the second bridge hit in two days Onet ↗; anti-drone nets have appeared near Putin’s residence Onet ↗.
HU🇭🇺Hungary
- Karácsony: the capital will be insolvent next week — according to the mayor, Budapest will not have money for salaries Telex ↗444 ↗.
- The government of Magyar Péter is abolishing the Sovereignty Protection Office and wants to restrict the “spread of hatred” by law Portfolio ↗.
- Vitézy: two days before the election, Lázár’s people transferred hundreds of billions to Szíjj László’s company for the Mohács bridge — he is considering filing a criminal complaint Telex ↗HVG ↗.
- Prime Minister Magyar explained what Hungary must fulfill to receive 6,000 billion forints from EU funds Index ↗.
- Final asset declarations showed the savings of Rogán Antal and other former ministers Magyar Nemzet ↗Népszava ↗.
- Surprisingly low inflation forced analysts to rewrite forecasts Portfolio ↗.
AT🇦🇹Austria
- The government backed down: party financing will not increase, only be frozen — the dominant domestic topic of the day ORF ↗Der Standard ↗Kurier ↗.
- Israel wants to use the ICC crisis to its advantage ORF ↗.
- Retailers are protesting against the “parcel tax”, which they say “sends Austria into the digital Stone Age” Kleine Zeitung ↗.
- The Vienna trial on torture continues: “Naturally, torture was systematic” Die Presse ↗Kurier ↗.
- New tick-borne virus (Alongshan) detected in Austria for the first time Kleine Zeitung ↗.
UA🇺🇦Ukraine
- Zelenskyy at the Nordic-Baltic summit in Tallinn is pressing allies ahead of summer meetings; he met Finnish Prime Minister Orpo Kyiv Independent ↗Censor.NET ↗.
- Von der Leyen will present the 21st sanctions package against Russia today Ukrainska Pravda ↗Interfax ↗.
- EU steel quotas could destroy Ukraine’s steel industry, warns Metinvest’s CEO Interfax ↗.
- A Drone Deal with Finland is in preparation Interfax ↗; German firm Stark presented the Cascade and Gambit unmanned systems Censor.NET ↗.
- Ukraine risks losing 680 million euros in EU aid over delayed reform commitments Kyiv Post ↗.
FR🇫🇷France
- The Lyhanna case: Minister Darmanin under pressure — crisis meeting at Matignon, inspection at the court in Auch, more than 60,000 demonstrators BFM TV ↗Mediapart ↗.
- Ruffin proposes judge Édouard Durand instead of Darmanin to head the justice ministry Libération ↗.
- Singer Patrick Bruel detained, three new rape allegations added BFM TV ↗.
- ICC chief prosecutor Khan suspended RFI ↗.
- Paris uneasy over Israel’s participation in the Eurosatory arms fair: “The simplest thing would be to ban them” Marianne ↗.
- Paris offers 3 times more AI opportunities than Dublin, Munich or Milan Le Figaro ↗.
IT🇮🇹Italy
- “Super Intesa” is emerging: a bank worth 2,000 billion after consolidation with Mediobanca, with Monte dei Paschi also entering the game Il Giornale ↗Corriere della Sera ↗.
- Honduras: up to 60 years in prison for femicide ANSA ↗.
- Tennis player Jannik Sinner returned to a hospital in Milan for examinations after collapsing at Roland Garros AGI ↗.
- Renewables: a bipartisan agreement, according to a commentary, nuclear energy was “held hostage by ideology for too long” Corriere della Sera ↗.
- The volume of cocaine seizures in the EU fell by 20% AGI ↗; Uber will launch robotaxis in London in a few months Il Fatto Quotidiano ↗.
CH🇨🇭Switzerland
- The Pentagon put Alibaba, BYD and Baidu on the list of Chinese military companies Tages-Anzeiger ↗.
- Patriot debacle: State Secretary Mäder on alternatives to the U.S. system — “When the horse is not fast enough…” Tages-Anzeiger ↗.
- Summer session: the Council of States (upper chamber) narrowly rejected expanding Sunday sales SRF ↗.
- Oncology: many patients are needlessly kept on therapy too long SRF ↗.
- NZZ essay on abortion for Down syndrome: “A child is not a bad outcome” Neue Zürcher Zeitung ↗.
ES🇪🇸Spain
- Leo XIV among Spain’s bishops: “Every wounded person must find sincere listening, acceptance and healing” ABC ↗.
- Zapatero case: Judge Calama asks the U.S. for permission to use messages from Rodolfo Reyes’s phone as evidence El País ↗El Español ↗.
- Mañueco’s investiture (PP–Vox pact) in Castile and León ABC ↗.
- The Azud case hit Llorca’s government, PP suspended an official El Mundo ↗.
- Almodóvar will publish his first novel El País ↗.
- Germany is coming to terms with the end of the European fighter jet: “The project shattered against reality” El País ↗.
BE🇧🇪Belgium
- Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon: more than ten dead in the bombing of Tyre De Standaard ↗De Morgen ↗.
- PS revoked the party membership card of a former PVDA member after an antisemitic statement Het Laatste Nieuws ↗.
- Platini filed a criminal complaint against FIFA chief Infantino Het Laatste Nieuws ↗.
- ICC chief prosecutor suspended in sexual abuse investigation VRT NWS ↗.
- Francken wants training camps for rioters Het Laatste Nieuws ↗; the drug supply is increasingly varied, with a new substance appearing every week Het Laatste Nieuws ↗.
PT🇵🇹Portugal
- Israel attacks Lebanon again, evacuation of a city in the south RTP ↗.
- Ebola: more than 100 dead in less than a month in eastern Congo Observador ↗.
- New health risks for Europeans in the rapidly changing drug market RTP ↗.
- GSK buys U.S. company Nuvalent for 9.2 billion euros Jornal de Negócios ↗.
- Stellantis recalls 1.3 million Jeep vehicles over fire risk Observador ↗.
- Hamid Dabashi: “Trump was deceived” — the war made Iran a real regional power Expresso ↗.
IE🇮🇪Ireland
- The debate over abolishing the “Triple Lock” (the mechanism for approving troop deployment) is intensifying The Journal ↗.
- Boycott of the Ireland–Israel match: the deputy prime minister demands “clarity,” expert Shatter calls it “totally insane” RTÉ ↗The Irish Times ↗.
- Sanctions against Russia are having an impact, says a senior Irish diplomat amid pressure on the Aughinish Alumina plant The Irish Times ↗.
- EU customers will not see Apple’s smarter Siri The Irish Times ↗.
- Final report of the Bill Kenneally case investigation published after a decade-long fight by victims The Irish Times ↗.
NL🇳🇱Netherlands
- Most cocaine for the EU is packaged and diluted in the Netherlands, according to the European drug report NU.nl ↗.
- Israeli attacks on Tyre: at least eight dead de Volkskrant ↗.
- The International Criminal Court suspends chief prosecutor Khan de Volkskrant ↗.
- India deported almost 5,000 people to Bangladesh NOS ↗.
- An important bridge near Crimea was damaged by Ukrainian drones AD ↗.
🔁 Cross-country themes
- The U.S. withdrew the entire World Cup ticket quota from Iranian fans — 🇮🇹 IT · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇸🇪 SE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇫🇷 FR
- The International Criminal Court suspended chief prosecutor Karim Khan — 🇫🇷 FR · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇧🇪 BE
- European Drug Report 2024: cocaine for the entire EU is processed in the Netherlands, synthetic substances are increasing — 🇳🇱 NL · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇮🇹 IT
- Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon (Tyre), 8–14 dead — 🇧🇪 BE · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇷🇸 RS
- Trump: peace with Iran could come in two to three days — 🇺🇦 UA · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇧🇬 BG
- Fall of FCAS → Airbus forges “Team Gen 6” alliance — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇪🇸 ES
- The Pentagon put Alibaba, BYD and Baidu on the list of Chinese military companies — 🇨🇭 CH · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇵🇹 PT
- Xi Jinping’s visit to the DPRK — the message is aimed at Taiwan — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇬🇷 GR · 🇧🇬 BG
- Stellantis recalls 1.3 million Jeep vehicles over fire risk — 🇵🇹 PT · 🇷🇴 RO · 🇮🇹 IT
Another view: what is not heard in the mainstream
- Cocaine “made in NL.” The European Drug Report for 2024 showed that Dutch ports and chemical infrastructure are precisely where cocaine for the entire EU is packaged and diluted — and that a 20% drop in seizures may not mean fewer drugs, but better logistics by smugglers NU.nl ↗De Standaard ↗.
- Iran as a “regional power.” Iranian intellectual Hamid Dabashi argues in Portugal’s Expresso that the war has paradoxically strengthened Tehran and that “Trump was deceived” — a counterpoint to the dominant narrative of a weakened regime Expresso ↗.
What hotinfo is watching
- The vote on the fate of ICC prosecutor Karim Khan and the consequences for the enforceability of arrest warrants (Netanyahu, Putin).
- The EU’s 21st sanctions package against Russia, which von der Leyen presented today.
- Developments around Trump’s announced peace with Iran “in two to three days” — and Israel’s parallel escalation in Lebanon.
