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Rents continue to rise across Europe, and some countries are particularly affected. In many European nations, rent increases are outpacing overall inflation, and households in Romania and Croatia have been hit especially hard by recent rent increases. So, what factors are driving the recent rise in rents, and why do Romania and Croatia stand out as outliers within the EU? Between the second quarters of 2025 and 2026, actual rental payments for housing rose by 3% in the EU. Rent inflation ranged from zero in Finland to 43.5% in Romania, closely followed by Croatia at 40.1%, according to Eurostat. Overall…
Germany has rejected Ireland’s proposal for the EU’s next seven-year budget, despite €159 billion in cuts. And it’s not alone: Governments are divided over where the cuts should fall, while the European Parliament is threatening to block the deal. Zoya Sheftalovich and Nick Vinocur unpack the backlash and what it means for this week’s EU leaders’ summit. Plus, Zoya interviews Migration Commissioner Magnus Brunner about Europe’s efforts to curb irregular migration and plans to tighten restrictions on Russian visitors and former soldiers. And why the influencers expected at this week’s EU summit won’t be showing up after all. Questions? Comments?…
Published on 12/10/2026 – 6:04 GMT+2•Updated 6:16 Both main crude contracts sank more than 1% following the US president’s declaration, even as it sparked astonishment in Kyiv, which also said Moscow had struck multiple power plants in the country. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump said early Sunday on Truth Social. “Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” His post came after he called on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to halt attacks on Russian refineries and said it was “time for Ukraine to get a new president” who would finally…
Donald Trump verkündet eine „Energie-Waffenruhe“ zwischen der Ukraine und Russland an. Fraglich allerdings ist, was die beiden Länder davon wirklich wissen. Um den heimischen Druck durch steigende Ölpreise abzufedern, lockert Trump zuvor die Sanktionen gegen Russland. Weil er dafür von Wolodymyr Selenskyj kritisiert wird, fordert er, die Ukraine brauche einen neuen Präsidenten. Währenddessen ringen die EU-Außenminister in Luxemburg um ein neues Sanktionspaket gegen Russland. Hans von der Burchard ordnet zusammen mit Rixa Fürsen ein, wie Europa die russische Schattenflotte stoppen will und welche Konsequenzen der Drohnenangriff von Leipzig wirklich hat. Im Konrad-Adenauer-Haus herrscht derweil Krisenstimmung bei herbstlichem Wetter. Angesichts verheerender…
Why? Seems they just haven’t got around to it. “Mainly logistical problems and budget constraints,” said one of the diplomats, who was granted anonymity to speak freely, as were others quoted in this piece. Another said they’d not had a chance to discuss it with their capital, but hadn’t ruled out the idea for future summits. “There is no appetite for this,” said a third diplomat. “If my leader wants an influencer [they] would take one” with them, the diplomat said, adding that countries “don’t need the Council for that.” Council spokesperson Romain Sadet confirmed that “we won’t be having content creators…
Published on 11/10/2026 – 12:18 GMT+2 Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s ANO movement faced a stiff test in first-round voting for the Senate this weekend. Czechs had headed to the polls on Friday and Saturday to elect local representatives as well as a third of the Senate’s members in what was seen as a popularity test for Babiš. According to the Czech Statistics Office, the Senate vote saw 154 candidates standing for 27 seats. “Five senators were elected in the first round, equalling the historic record set in 2024,” Eva Krumpová, first deputy chair of the Statistics Office, said. Of…
By Tomasz Lezon & Euronews Published on 11/10/2026 – 12:42 GMT+2•Updated 17:09 A man who threatened and planned to attack Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk was arrested, the country’s interior minister said Sunday. Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński gave no details about the identity of the man nor the type of attack planned. Security services in Poland have been on alert after police received information about a possible attack on Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Defence Minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz. Poland has been on high alert following a series of school stabbings this week, as well as fears of a possible Russian hybrid attack…
Published on 11/10/2026 – 16:19 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Sunday his country could hold elections if Russia agreed to a 60-day total ceasefire, pushing back against US counterpart Donald Trump’s call for Ukraine to pick a new leader. “First of all, with all respect to President Trump, it’s up to our society, up to our people to choose one or another leader”, Zelenskyy told ABC News in a televised interview, a day after Trump said Ukraine needed a new president who would agree to end the war. Zelenskyy said he told Trump’s team that if they really wanted…
By Franziska Müller Published on 11/10/2026 – 16:23 GMT+2•Updated 18:18 Around 2,000 cubic metres of rock broke away from the Hochvogel mountain in the Allgäu Alps in June. Now researchers are warning that another major collapse could be imminent, potentially sending up to 400,000 cubic metres crashing down the mountainside. The summit itself is at risk of breaking apart, with a fissure that has existed since the 19th century steadily widening. Records suggest the crack was once about shoulder-width, but the gap is now several metres across. Scientists have been monitoring the hotspot for twelve years, initially on field trips and,…
Published on 11/10/2026 – 17:41 GMT+2 Flash floods hit central Nepal on Sunday, sweeping away houses and leaving at least five people missing, officials said, weeks after devastating flooding that killed hundreds. Videos circulating online showed a dark, debris-filled river surging through the hills in Gorkha district. “What we know is that a dry landslide had blocked the river and then it burst to cause the flood”, said national disaster agency chief Dharam Raj Uprety. Some 45 houses were swept away, with the flood also damaging three hydropower projects and four bridges. According to the disaster agency, at least 82…