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A project of the German Federal Agency for Civic Education (@bpb.de), the euro|topics press review publishes, Monday to Friday, a review of 500 print and online media in over 30 European countries.

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Opposition forces in Ukraine have called for the government to resign amid the ongoing corruption scandal in the country’s energy sector.

Mykola Kniazhytskyi, MP for the party European Solidarity, calls for a government of national unity in Espreso.

📰 www.eurotopics.net/en/348626
November 19, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The UN Security Council has endorsed US President Trump’s Gaza peace plan, opening the way for the deployment of an international force.

Far from UN headquarters in New York, @elpais.com looks at the dreadful state of affairs in the Gaza Strip.

🗞️ www.eurotopics.net/en/348624
November 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Polish intelligence is investigating a bombing attack on a railway line linking Poland and Ukraine.

Russian aggression has crossed Poland’s borders, claims @mszuldrzynski.bsky.social in @rp.pl.

🗞️ The press review: www.eurotopics.net/en/348555
November 18, 2025 at 1:24 PM
Britain has announced plans to tighten its asylum policy.

The country is not alone in Europe in shifting to the right, Le Quotidien observes.

🗞️ The press review: www.eurotopics.net/en/348553
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Sanna Marin has released her autobiography entitled Hope in Action – A Memoir About The Courage To Lead.

To @hs.fi, Marin’s book is not a touching bedtime story, but it is inspiring.

📰 www.eurotopics.net/en/348484
November 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Spanish dictator Francisco Franco died 50 years ago this week.

The past is still omnipresent and Franco’s ideological heirs are lying in wait, observes @alainmo.bsky.social, lawyer and descendant of Spanish Republicans, in @humanite.fr.

📰 www.eurotopics.net/en/348483
November 17, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Conservatives joined forces with the far right in the European Parliament to water down the EU supply chain act.

The EPP found a fatal alliance at the expense of the climate, Il Manifesto criticises.

🗞️ The press review: www.eurotopics.net/en/348410
November 14, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoğlu is facing up to 2,430 years in prison.

Beyond the months of accusations levelled by the pro-government media there appear to be no new findings against Imamoğlu, writes @mustafabalbayy.bsky.social in @cumhuriyetgazetesi.bsky.social.

📰 www.eurotopics.net/en/348343
November 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
This week France remembers the victims of the attacks in Paris on 13 November 2015.

A decade on, the country has not surrendered to terror, @hamdammostafavi.bsky.social comments in @liberation.fr.

📰 The press review: www.eurotopics.net/en/348342
November 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The anti-corruption agencies President Zelensky of Ukraine tried to disarm in the summer have uncovered a large corruption network, reportedly involving his close associates.

Zelensky is under pressure from all sides, notes Corriere della Sera.

📰 www.eurotopics.net/en/348267
November 12, 2025 at 1:01 PM
President Trump welcomed Syria’s interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa to the White House, praising the former rebel leader, once wanted by the US as a terrorist.

@nzz.ch praises Trump’s unorthodox Middle East policy as the best chance for the region.

📰 www.eurotopics.net/en/348266
November 12, 2025 at 12:21 PM
President Trump has threatened to sue the BBC over allegations that it misleadingly edited a speech he gave shortly before the storming of the Capitol.

@sebastianborger.bsky.social @derstandard.at calls for more transparency and self-criticism from the BBC.

🗞️ www.eurotopics.net/en/348131
November 11, 2025 at 12:53 PM
The BBC’s Director General, Tim Davie, and its CEO of News, Deborah Turness, have resigned amid allegations of manipulative coverage of a speech by Donald Trump.

@janemartinson.bsky.social in @theguardian.com sees behind the row a political campaign against the BBC.

eurotopics.net/en/348131
November 10, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hungary has been exempted from the US sanctions against Russia’s energy sector.

Népszava says this concession has cost the US president dearly.

🗞️ The press review: www.eurotopics.net/en/348129
November 10, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Does Zohran Mamdani’s election as Mayor of New York carry lessons for Europe?

The European left must find its own vision, La Repubblica argues.

🗞️ www.eurotopics.net/en/348054
November 7, 2025 at 1:06 PM
COP30 begins on Monday in Belém, Brazil.

Ahead of the conference, five young scientists issued a stark warning against inaction @elpais.com.

🗞️ The press review: www.eurotopics.net/en/348053
November 7, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The Swiss #Ringier group has sold Hungary’s leading newspaper, Blikk, to the pro-Orbán Indamedia.

Newsrooms in Hungary operate increasingly as partisan groups and the sale of #Blikk won’t make things better, writes Magyar Narancs.

🗞️ eurotopics.net/en/347981
November 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
EU countries have agreed to stick to their 2040 emission goal, but with flexibilities in the form of carbon credits.

@axelbojanowski.bsky.social in Die Welt says the EU needs a new climate strategy as long as its competitors refuse to commit to ambitious goals.

🗞️ www.eurotopics.net/en/347979
November 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Shein has opened its first store in France.

The success of the fast-fashion model says less about China’s strength than about our own weakness, @ddemeeus.bsky.social argues in @lalibre.be.

🗞️ www.eurotopics.net/en/347894
November 5, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Zohran Mamdani has been elected mayor of New York City.

For @yangxifan.bsky.social in @zeit.de, the outcome contains an important lesson: frustrated voters can swing both ways.

🗞️ The press review: www.eurotopics.net/en/347889
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Andrej Babiš is one step closer to returning to power in the Czech Republic after his party signed a coalition agreement.

The coalition partners are busy securing support and excusing any failures in advance, Český rozhlas comments.

🗞️ www.eurotopics.net/en/347820
November 4, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New York elects a new mayor today with the Democrat Zohran Mamdani leading in the polls.

Today, the city can demonstrate the strength of an open, humane United States, @marcusrubin.bsky.social comments in @politiken.dk.

🗞️ The press review: www.eurotopics.net/en/347818
November 4, 2025 at 12:15 PM
King Charles has stripped his scandal-ridden brother Andrew of all his royal titles and evicted him from his residence in Windsor.

@theguardian.com says Britain’s relationship with the royals needs a reset.

🗞️ www.eurotopics.net/en/347755
November 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Tens of thousands gathered in Novi Sad, Serbia on Saturday to mark the first anniversary of the train station disaster, which claimed 16 lives.

For Jutarnji list, the protests lack a commitment to European values.

📰 www.eurotopics.net/en/347752
November 3, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The US plans to withdraw some of its soldiers from Romania. In reaction, Bucharest is sounding reassuring but press commentaries reflect a sense of foreboding.

This is not the first alarming signal from the Pentagon, notes @tygodnikpolityka.bsky.social.

🗞️ www.eurotopics.net/en/347671
October 31, 2025 at 12:11 PM