europe

Swedish state television found ”Hide the pain Harold” celebrating Magyar at his inaguration
https://www.svt.se/nyheter/utrikes/har-firar-hide-the-pain-harold-efter-att-magyar-svurits-in-i-parlamentet

German intelligence agency chooses French alternative over Palantir
https://cybernews.com/tech/germany-palantir-alternative/

Shrinking Milka chocolate bar tricked consumers, says German court
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crmp428zylko

Europe could soon get new platform to book train tickets - The European Commission proposed on Tuesday that travelers should be able to buy a single ticket online for any train journey in Europe through a single, easy-to-use booking platform
https://nltimes.nl/2026/05/12/europe-soon-get-new-platform-book-train-tickets

EU 'ready' to sanction Israel over Russian vessel carrying stolen Ukrainian grain
https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/04/28/eu-ready-to-sanction-israel-over-russian-vessel-carrying-stolen-ukrainian-grain

France ditches Microsoft for Linux to achieve digital sovereignty – and it's not the only one!
https://tuta.com/blog/countries-ditching-microsoft-choosing-linux-digital-sovereignty

France Launches Government Linux Desktop Plan as Windows Exit Begins
https://linuxiac.com/france-launches-government-linux-desktop-plan-as-windows-exit-begins/

Hungary's new government pushes for euro by 2030
https://www.dw.com/en/hungarys-new-government-pushes-for-euro-by-2030/a-77053959

EU freezes all funds to Serbia.
https://n1info.rs/english/news/eu-funds-for-serbia-on-hold-brussels-awaits-compliance-with-venice-commission-recommendations/

Europe is heating up twice as fast as the rest of the world, report finds
https://www.thejournal.ie/europe-heating-up-climate-change-degrees-7026611-Apr2026/

Germany discovers a treasure trove beneath an old gas field: 43 million tons of lithium have been found beneath the Altmark region, bringing Europe closer to the great battery revolution
https://www.ecoticias.com/en/germany-discovers-a-treasure-trove-beneath-an-old-gas-field-43-million-tons-of-lithium-have-been-found-beneath-the-altmark-region-bringing-europe-closer-to-the-great-battery-revolution/31164/

Dutch central bank chooses Lidl for European Cloud
https://www.techzine.eu/news/infrastructure/140634/dutch-central-bank-chooses-lidl-for-european-cloud/

Smoking ban for people born after 2008 in the UK agreed
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cn08jy6w0l5o

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on UK to rejoin the EU for sake of European security
https://www.joe.co.uk/news/volodymyr-zelenskyy-calls-on-uk-to-rejoin-the-eu-for-sake-of-european-security-528812

Largest Dutch pension fund cuts ties with controversial tech firm Palantir
https://nltimes.nl/2026/04/02/largest-dutch-pension-fund-cuts-ties-controversial-tech-firm-palantir

"You'd think we live in Switzerland," Hungary’s new PM, Péter Magyar released a video from inside government buildings never before opened to the public, showing the €250M Orbán-era compound and asking how officials lived in such luxury while the country faced years of economic crisis.
https://telex.hu/belfold/2026/05/12/magyar-peter-miniszteriumok-ejszakaja-tarlatvezetes-kabinetiroda-rogan-antal-karmelita-belugyminiszterium-pinter-sandor

‘Putin is poisoning generations of Russians’: Mikhail Kasyanov on the future of the nation he once led
https://monocle.com/affairs/russia-prime-minister-mikhail-kasynov/

Spain calls for an EU army
https://www.politico.eu/newsletter/brussels-playbook/spain-calls-for-an-eu-army/

Pentagon Threatened the Pope After He Criticized Trump - It was so bad that Pope Leo changed his plans to travel to the U.S.
https://newrepublic.com/post/208820/pentagon-threatened-pope-criticized-donald-trump

Palantir posted a manifesto that reads like the ramblings of a comic book villain
https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/palantir-posted-a-manifesto-that-reads-like-the-ramblings-of-a-comic-book-villain-181947361.html

Rυssian parliament passes bill allowing Pυtin to invade foreign countries
https://www.politico.eu/article/russia-parliament-passes-bill-allowing-vladimir-putin-invade-foreign-countries/

Putin is down. This is the time to start kicking him
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/05/11/putin-russia-ukraine-war-moscow-victory-parade/

We are Moscow’s Trojan horse no more, Hungarian minister declares
https://www.thetimes.com/world/europe/article/hungary-no-trojan-horse-moscow-5xk85c0lz

Hungarian minister offered to send Russia EU document in leaked audio
https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/hungarian-minister-offered-send-russia-eu-document-leaked-audio-2026-04-08/

Thousands call on UK ministers to cut ties with US tech giant Palantir • More than 200,000 have signed petitions urging the government to break contracts amid concerns about the company’s ‘supervillain’ manifesto
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/apr/23/thousands-call-on-uk-ministers-to-cut-ties-with-us-tech-giant-palantir

Putin’s Forces Are Barely Inching Along on the Battlefield
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/10/world/europe/russia-ukraine-putin-war.html

Magyar sworn in as Prime Minister of Hungary
https://444.hu/2026/05/09/oraid-vannak-hatra-orban

Ukraine warns of Russian plot to stage pre-election unrest in Budapest
https://tvpworld.com/92580319/ex-berkut-members-in-budapest-ukraine-warns-of-russian-operation

Russia Is Sending 30,000 Voters to Armenia, a Former Spy Chief Claims. They're Not There to Win.
https://www.shatterbelt.co/articles/russia-post-election-plan-armenia

Nigel Farage bought £1.4m property after receiving £5m gift from British crypto billionaire, Sky News learns
https://news.sky.com/story/nigel-farage-bought-1-4m-property-after-receiving-5m-gift-from-british-crypto-billionaire-sky-news-learns-13543909

Hungarian election show record morning turnout as polls get under way
https://www.euronews.com/2026/04/12/record-turnout-expected-as-parliamentary-elections-in-hungary-gets-under-way

Hungary says it will no longer use veto as tool of pressure on EU
https://www.ukrinform.net/rubric-polytics/4121989-hungary-says-it-will-no-longer-use-veto-as-tool-of-pressure-on-eu.html

If Hungary's opposition aren't declared winners of the upcoming election, what are the chances of major civil unrest?
https://glavcom.ua/texts_in_english/orbans-elections-for-hungary-is-a-budapest-maidan-possible-1112431.html

From Finland: Banning phones changed the school's atmosphere: card games replaced phones, and studying during breaks was increased
https://yle.fi/a/74-20225420

“I will serve my country, not rule over it” First speech of Péter Magyar as PM of Hungary
https://telex.hu/english/2026/05/09/i-will-serve-my-country-not-rule-over-it-peter-magyar-sworn-in-as-hungary-s-new-prime-minister

The European Union Flag Returns to the Hungarian Parliament
https://assets.telex.hu/images/20260509/1778325419-temp-br5gvfo372hu3oinpge_cikktorzs:s@3x.png

Peter Magyar to appoint Hungary's first blind minister
https://www.dw.com/en/peter-magyar-to-appoint-hungarys-first-blind-minister/video-77077681

The Fidesz government completely emptied the treasury: By the end of April, 91% of the annual deficit target had already been reached
https://hvg.hu/gazdasag/20260508_allamhaztartas-koltsegvetes-hiany-aprilis

'NATO not obliged to reopen the Strait,' Turkey's trade minister tells Euronews
https://ca.news.yahoo.com/nato-not-obliged-reopen-strait-075004316.html

China warns EU over ‘Made in Europe’ plan, vows countermeasures
https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20260427-china-warns-eu-made-in-europe-plan-countermeasures

After 16 years in power, Putin's closest friend in Europe faces a pivotal election
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/hungary/16-years-power-putins-closest-friend-europe-faces-pivotal-election-rcna273664

Germany accuses JD Vance of hypocrisy over claim that EU meddled in Hungary’s election
https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-rebuke-jd-vance-claim-eu-interferes-hungary-election/