Polish police alerted over possible attack on PM Donald Tusk
It remains unclear what information the police received or what form the potential threat may have taken. Read More
Czech PM Babiš’s ANO faces strong challenge in first round of Senate election
“Five senators were elected in the first round, equalling the historic record set in 2024,” Eva Krumpová, first deputy chair of the Czech Statistics Office, said. Of the five candidates…
Protesters take to the streets in Portugal over rising living costs and housing prices
A post from an Instagram account appearing to be linked to the protests that had promoted the demonstrations said people had “been squeezed by rising house prices and the cost…
Teen revolt or revolution? The student protests threatening France’s presidential race
French students’ grievances include long school days, overcrowded classrooms, outdated facilities and teacher shortages. Their anger has resonated across Europe, with students in Belgium and Italy also staging protests. Read…
Trump says Ukraine needs new president after Zelenskyy condemns Russia fuel deal
US President Donald Trump said Ukraine needs a new president and blamed Ukraine’s leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy for high US diesel prices. Read More
Spanish PM Sánchez launches campaign with housing as key theme
Pedro Sánchez kicked off his 29 November campaign in the so-called “lucky city” of Dos Hermanas in Seville before some 5,000 people. Read More
Left-wing primary: more than half of registered voters have already voted, say organisers
Some 140,000 voters are choosing between five rivals for the Socialist nomination, hoping to influence France’s 2027 presidential election; after a cyberattack, voting now runs until Sunday 6pm. Read More
Pope Leo condemns death penalty, Vance vows not to watch Hasan’s execution live
Without explicitly referring to the scheduled execution of the Fort Hood killer, the Pope reiterates the Church’s opposition to the death penalty. In the US, Vice-President Vance says he will…
Czechs head to polls in local and Senate elections
Andrej Babiš, the country’s billionaire populist PM and founder of the Agrofert food and chemicals group, will be hoping his party can make gains in the 81-seat Senate. Read More
EU budget: Ireland pitches €141bn cuts to appease the ‘frugals’
Ireland proposes cutting the next EU budget by 8%, with global cooperation and competitiveness taking the deepest cuts, while agriculture and cohesion funding is reduced by only 3%. It also…