DE🇩🇪Germany
- Trump threatens the EU and others with tariffs over alleged “forced labour” taz ↗
- Prosecutors investigate Green Party leader Banaszak over unpaid tax on a second residence taz ↗Süddeutsche ↗
- AfD Hessen may be classified as a “suspected case” of extremism Spiegel ↗
- Prosecutors general call for greater independence from politics Die Zeit ↗
- Boehringer Ingelheim halts million-euro investments in Germany because of the health insurance law FAZ ↗
- Spiegel republished the text “Sarajevo Safari” with accusations against Vučić FAZ ↗
- The number of attacks on refugees is rising in the first quarter Tagesspiegel ↗
- The EU wants to triple computing capacity for AI and cloud Süddeutsche ↗
PL🇵🇱Poland
- Orbán allegedly ordered the detention of a Ukrainian convoy with dollars, euros and gold TVN24 ↗
- Court: there are grounds for a guilty verdict against Kaczyński Do Rzeczy ↗
- Dispute over taking the Order of the White Eagle from Zelenskyy — Sikorski pointed to Macierewicz Onet ↗
- Case of the European arrest warrant for Ziobro — Judge Grabowska excluded WP ↗
- Glapiński (NBP): lower probability of an interest-rate increase Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Russia increasingly aggressive toward Poland and the Baltic states Rzeczpospolita ↗
- Appeal by intellectuals: prudence on Ukraine Gazeta Wyborcza ↗
- “One million jobs will disappear in the EU” — Szydło Do Rzeczy ↗
HU🇭🇺Hungary
- The European Commission asks the government to control spending and strengthen anti-corruption measures Telex ↗
- Brussels: problem with the 14th-month pension if Hungary does not act Portfolio ↗
- Prime Minister Magyar Péter may fail on his biggest election promise because of Council of Europe legal forums Index ↗
- Magyar concludes a new agreement with Macron, challenged Orbán Portfolio ↗
- 30% of Fidesz voters support an 8-year limit for the office of prime minister Népszava ↗
- Dismissed director general of the Ambulance Service (OMSZ) Népszava ↗
- Corruption: Fidesz politician resigns from the board of trustees of the MNB foundation 24.hu ↗
- Trump: port blockade of Iran may last until September Index ↗
- Asbestos-contaminated sites rediscovered in Zalaegerszeg 444 ↗
AT🇦🇹Austria
- Schröder visiting Moscow — Kremlin confirmed Kurier ↗ORF ↗
- Vote in New York: will Austria get a seat on the UN Security Council? Kurier ↗
- Far-right term “remigration” occupies the parliament’s presidium Der Standard ↗
- SPÖ launched the petition “Kickl, apologise” against violence against children Die Presse ↗
- Rheinmetall sells its auto-parts division and fully focuses on armaments Die Presse ↗
- Council of Ministers approved Austria’s strategy for Africa ORF ↗
- Israel plans more than 2,000 new apartments in the West Bank ORF ↗
- Ukrainian Nobel laureate: Russia uses war crimes as a method of warfare Die Presse ↗
UA🇺🇦Ukraine
- Zelenskyy: agreement on rapid delivery of Patriot systems and missiles Ukrajinská pravda ↗
- Zelenskyy: Ukraine spends USD 45-50 billion a year on weapons production Censor.NET ↗
- Zelenskyy: ending the war is no longer a priority for the USA Censor.NET ↗
- Russian strikes on Kramatorsk — dead and wounded Censor.NET ↗
- Ukrainian drone hit an oil terminal in St. Petersburg — satellite image Ukrajinská pravda ↗
- Rutte to young Russians: “you will die in the mud in Ukraine” Ukrajinská pravda ↗
- Zelenskyy will visit the NATO summit in Ankara Interfax ↗
- Finland seized €3.7 million in Russian funds for Naftogaz Kyiv Post ↗
FR🇫🇷France
- Disappearance of 11-year-old Lyhanna in the Gers department — suspect faces a new lawsuit for raping a minor BFM TV ↗
- Pedocriminal scandal at the Alphonse-Baudin school in Paris Marianne ↗
- Sons of Alain Delon sentenced to fines for publishing a private conversation Le Figaro ↗
- Survey: more than half of French people gave up celebrations for fear of violence BFM TV ↗
- Cadmium: seven years of warnings without a decision — the test will be reimbursed from 16 June Libération ↗
- Navy withdrew recruitment posters from the Vichy regime era Le Figaro ↗
- Three victims after celebrations of PSG’s Champions League victory Libération ↗
IT🇮🇹Italy
- Four workers burned alive in Amendolara near Cosenza — investigators speak of slavery and the 'ndrangheta ANSA ↗Il Fatto ↗
- Opposition motion (PD, M5S, AVS, IV): reconsider defence commitments to NATO ANSA ↗
- Netanyahu against European leaders: “they do not have the courage to fight barbarians” ANSA ↗
- Trump and tariffs “for forced labour” — new accusation against Europe and 60 countries Corriere della Sera ↗
- Meloni government published immigration figures Il Giornale ↗
- Assisted suicide: 80-year-old woman from Trieste died in Switzerland TGCom24 ↗
- “Pakistani mafia” in the fields of Basilicata — monitored workers and intimidated witnesses Il Fatto ↗
- Lebanon accuses Israel of trying to erase its culture AGI ↗
CH🇨🇭Switzerland
- SVP initiative “No 10-million Switzerland” divides the country SRF ↗
- USA again imposed tariffs on Switzerland — is it even legal? SRF ↗
- Summer session will decide on the powers of the intelligence service SRF ↗
- OECD: Iranian war increases the risk of recession NZZ ↗
- Femicide in the municipality of Birr — man killed a woman Tages-Anzeiger ↗
- Nestlé fully took over liquid-food producer Yfood SRF ↗
- The noose tightens around Commerzbank NZZ ↗
- Large military exercise CONEX 26 with 3,500 soldiers Tages-Anzeiger ↗
LU🇱🇺Luxembourg
- Gloden openly on possible withdrawal of protective status from male Ukrainians Luxemburger Wort ↗
- Inflation fell to 2.3% in May Luxembourg Times ↗
- Tripartite: housing and minimum wage on the agenda Luxemburger Wort ↗
- “Cocaine has flooded the streets” — head of anti-drug charity Luxembourg Times ↗
ES🇪🇸Spain
- Vox incites fight against underage migrants — forensic tests on 9-year-old girls in Aragon with the PP’s tacit consent eldiario.es ↗
- Abascal (Vox) supports far-right initiative against ethnically “non-European” people El País ↗
- Largest security deployment in history for the pope’s visit — 15,000 agents, drone ban El País ↗
- Supreme Court summoned Sumar MP as a person under investigation El País ↗
- ERE case: another sentence for former labour director of the Andalusian Junta El Mundo ↗
- Leire Díez case: CNI file on the saunas of Sánchez’s father-in-law ABC ↗
- Hospitality businesses warn: VAT increase demanded by Brussels would be catastrophic ABC ↗
- Heatwave in May caused dozens of deaths in Galicia ABC ↗
BE🇧🇪Belgium
- Three British marines died in a helicopter crash in Britain VRT NWS ↗
- Five police officers died in a serious traffic accident in Spain Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
- Nearly 5,000 employees call on Belgian universities to cut ties with Israel VRT NWS ↗
- Zelenskyy called the attacks on St. Petersburg “justified” De Morgen ↗
- Driver who crashed into almost 20 vehicles on the E34 ended up in custody 7sur7 ↗
- Precedent: phishing victims can claim money from the bank 10 years back Het Laatste Nieuws ↗
PT🇵🇹Portugal
- General strike paralysed the country — Lisbon city council meeting also cancelled Expresso ↗
- Brussels launched an offensive to reduce Europe’s technological dependence Jornal de Negócios ↗
- Government: reforms will make it in time to avoid a €1.5 billion cut from the recovery plan Expresso ↗
- Risk that Iran is secretly developing nuclear weapons is greater than a year ago Jornal de Negócios ↗
- EU criticised for a “version” of the American ICE immigration law Observador ↗
- Police mega-operation against drugs in Évora — 17 detained CM Jornal ↗
IE🇮🇪Ireland
- Starmer apologised to families of five people shot dead by the British Army in 1972 The Journal ↗
- Enoch Burke no longer receives salary after formal dismissal The Irish Times ↗
- Taoiseach considers referendum to increase the number of ministers The Irish Times ↗
- Further reduction in childcare fees from September The Journal ↗
- OECD warns of a “dark scenario” if the Persian Gulf crisis persists The Irish Times ↗
- Police test knife found near Grafton Street in connection with the murder of Qayyum Balogun The Journal ↗
NL🇳🇱Netherlands
- Judges: immigration authority IND is appropriating too many powers ahead of the new asylum law Trouw ↗
- State Secretary Vijlbrief threatens broadcasting ban for the meat sector NOS ↗
- Chemical concern Dow cuts hundreds of jobs in the Netherlands De Telegraaf ↗
- Israel continues fighting in Lebanon even after Trump’s intervention de Volkskrant ↗
- Are we less dependent on American technology? If it is up to the EU, yes NOS ↗
- High new tax startled hotels in Amsterdam De Telegraaf ↗
🔁 Cross-country themes
- Trump tariffs “for forced labour” against the EU and 60 countries — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇱🇺 LU · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇪🇸 ES
- Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg before Putin’s economic forum — 🇺🇦 UA · 🇩🇪 DE · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇧🇪 BE · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇱🇺 LU · 🇭🇺 HU
- Sabalenka shockingly eliminated at Roland Garros — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇳🇱 NL
- Wim Wenders withdraws film with a scene featuring underage Nastassja Kinski — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇧🇪 BE
- EU presented plan for technological sovereignty (chips, cloud, AI) — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇪🇸 ES
- UN report: AI boom burdens energy, water and e-waste production — 🇩🇪 DE · 🇦🇹 AT · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇮🇹 IT
- Ebola epidemic in Congo (60 dead) and quarantine concerns before the World Cup — 🇦🇹 AT · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇵🇹 PT · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇪🇸 ES
- Britain: student’s murder triggered far-right unrest, 11 police officers wounded — 🇵🇱 PL · 🇫🇷 FR · 🇭🇺 HU · 🇪🇸 ES · 🇳🇱 NL · 🇵🇹 PT
- Iranian-American tension, blockade in the Persian Gulf and OECD warning of recession — 🇭🇺 HU · 🇮🇹 IT · 🇨🇭 CH · 🇮🇪 IE · 🇵🇹 PT
- General strike in Portugal — 🇵🇹 PT · 🇵🇱 PL · 🇨🇭 CH
What hotinfo is watching
- Whether the American tariff threat “for forced labour” will move from rhetoric to actual rates against the EU.
- The constitutional brake on Hungarian Prime Minister Magyar’s promise to limit mandates and the European Commission’s reaction to Hungarian finances.
- Europe’s technological sovereignty plan — whether the declaration becomes concrete regulation of access to data.
