Europe and world affairs as Central Europe reads them
Three north Wales urgent care centres could close by March 2027
Betsi Cadwaladr health board is consulting on ending walk-in style same-day services at Holyhead, Tremadog and Bangor, and local politicians are objecting.
Carney backs “associate membership” of the EU for Canada, a status no country holds and Berlin resists
Nawrocki pushes past judges at Poland’s Constitutional Tribunal doors
Ten channels link distant crises to European daily life, and few need constant tracking
Des problèmes de connexion Starlink en Ukraine, au moment des propos de Putin sur Musk
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Matolcsy faces pre-trial detention over alleged PADME foundation transfer
Hungarian prosecutors say a sham share-lending deal signed on one of his last days in office moved control of foundation assets beyond public reach.
RAF jets met unidentified drones at 17,000 ft over the North Sea, the Telegraph reports
British troops will rehearse a Ukraine ceasefire deployment alongside French and German forces, while police examine drones spotted…
Hungary’s wealth tax fight pits Magyar against Orbán’s Fidesz legacy
Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s plan to tax large fortunes has drawn fire from Viktor Orbán, while Magyar himself…
Energy costs, Ukraine and defence on the agenda of October’s European Council
The European Council meeting scheduled in Brussels for 15 and 16 October 2026 was to examine relief from…
Romanian man charged with forced labour in Hungary
Pest County prosecutors say a promised driving job in Nagykőrös turned into beatings and unpaid work. They want…
Budapest’s Castle District voters back a short-term rental ban
District 1 has yet to turn a 58.6% vote for prohibition into rules, and an impact assessment and…
Navigation revenue would fund embankments, heritage and public space under Budapest’s Danube plan
An equally owned company would manage the riverbed and bank together, while directing navigation revenue towards embankments, public…
Science
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The Atlantic is far harder than a strait: depth, pressure and a moving seabed
A fusion reactor’s core magnet forces it to run in pulses, not continuously
Skates leave their eggs and swim away, so the seabed they choose decides the embryo’s fate
Post-quantum-Technologie: Neue Partnerschaft erleichtert Entwicklung und verspricht Durchbruch in der digitalen Sicherheit
The Stealth Bomber: A $80 Billion Defense Asset That Instills Fear in Adversaries
China’s Deep-Sea ‘Spider’ Unveils the Mysteries of Ghostly Cosmic Neutrinos, Transforming Our Understanding of the Universe
“This Could Be the Moment We Find Life”: Europe’s Mars Rover Will Drill Deeper Than Ever to Uncover What’s Hidden Beneath the Red Planet
Secret Supersonic Plane Discovered on Google Earth: Traveling at Six Times the Speed of Sound
World
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Following European affairs without drowning in the noise
A practical way into European affairs: learn which institutions do what, tell facts from opinion, and read competing arguments before settling on a view.
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Indonesia’s haze has sickened 175,000 people as El Niño fuels its worst fire season since 2015
The WMO expects the record El Niño to last into 2027, while Indonesian fires, eastern Pacific hurricanes and a patchy monsoon already…
Thousands of European wind and solar sites reachable online, but few confirmed attacks
Scotland’s planned data centres could add major pressure to power, water and local communities
Europe’s circular economy target needs skills as well as recycling capacity
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A tariff or subsidy is only as good as the review date attached to it
A sound policy choice begins with a clearly stated problem rather than a favoured remedy, and a simple sequence lets readers test…