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To revitalise the Eurozone’s largest economy after its longest postwar stagnation, 🇩🇪 Germany’s govt plans €4bn in subsidies covering half electricity costs for 2,200 energy-intensive firms over 3 years, boosting heavy industries hit by energy price hikes.ft.com/content/3f26a5…

🇩🇪 Germany’s far-right AfD adopts a seven-point action plan, blaming the nation’s “crisis” on traditional parties’ policy failures. AfD demands stricter border controls, deportations to Syria & Afghanistan, and restarting Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines. tagesschau.de/inland/innenpo…

🇩🇪 Germany will begin deporting convicted Syrians, following 🇦🇹 Austria, which this week became the first EU country in years to resume returns to Syria. Interior Minister Dobrindt is negotiating removals with Damascus despite EU human rights concerns. euractiv.com/section/politi…

Facing no rivals, Alberto Núñez Feijóo was re‑elected today as leader of 🇪🇸 Spain’s conservative Partido Popular, consolidating his position to challenge PM Sánchez amid PP's rising poll numbers and Socialist scandals & intensifying corruption probes. euractiv.com/section/politi…

Since Friday, 🇬🇷 Greece's coastguard has rescued over 430 migrants off Gavdos & 96 migrants off Crete, with assistance from the EU's Frontex border agency. Last month, Greece urged Libya to cooperate more closely with Greece & the EU to stop migrants. reuters.com/world/africa/g…

Tokyo-born Czech nationalist Tomio Okamura’s far‑right SPD is reviving calls for “Czexit” ahead of Oct elections, targeting EU membership & immigration. Riding Eurosceptic momentum, he positions 🇨🇿 Czechia as the next to challenge EU unity & sovereignty. euractiv.com/section/politi…

🇪🇸 Spain’s PP leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo signals openness to govern alongside far-right Vox, explicitly opposing their isolation. By portraying Vox voters as “deserving of respect,” he seeks legitimacy for a controversial political realignment in Spain. euractiv.com/section/politi…

It’s a fiscal reckoning that could redefine 🇷🇴 Romanian politics. The pro‑EU coalition under PM Bolojan faces EU pressure over a soaring ~9% deficit. Brussels demands swift austerity, incl tax hikes & spending cuts, to avoid junk ratings & frozen EU funds.politico.eu/article/romani…

🇩🇪 Rheinmetall’s CEO urges the EU to pool military orders to curb rising arms costs & scale production. Papperger pushes for looser environmental rules, subsidies, & EIB reforms to boost Europe's defence industry as war-driven demand skyrockets. euractiv.com/section/defenc…

🇷🇴 Romania’s pro-EU coalition govt, led by PM Ilie Bolojan, faces a no-confidence vote after fast-tracking unpopular tax hikes amid street protests, despite warnings they’re crucial to prevent the country’s credit rating falling below investment grade. reuters.com/world/romanian…

🇱🇹 Lithuania’s social-democratic PM Paluckas faces growing pressure, with protests expected today outside parliament calling for his resignation over dubious financial dealings & the participation of the anti-Semitic Dawn of Nemunas in his coalition govt. euractiv.com/section/politi…

Today, a Slovak court begins trial of Juraj C., 72, charged with terrorism for shooting & wounding 🇸🇰 PM Fico in May '24, an attack that deepened political & social divisions. He faces up to life imprisonment if convicted by the Specialised Criminal Court.reuters.com/world/europe/t…

🇩🇪 Germany eyes conscription revival. Compulsory screenings loom as voluntary enlistment may fall short. MoD Pistorius’s draft bill targets men born post-2007. CDU backs it, SPD & FDP resist. Merz cabinet to weigh proposal in August, rollout eyed for '26.euractiv.com/section/politi…

🇩🇪 Germany’s AfD seeks power by deepening polarization, framing politics as a clash between a "bourgeois-conservative" centre & "radicalizing left". The party aims to replicate the U.S.-style tribal conflict by using the left as a foil to redefine divides.politico.eu/article/german…

🇩🇪 Germany’s court ruled the government must honor visa obligations to an at-risk Afghan family, dealing another blow to Chancellor Merz’s tougher migration policy. The ruling stresses legal commitments despite Merz's plans to end humanitarian admissions. euractiv.com/section/politi…

🇩🇪 Germany summons 🇨🇳 China’s ambassador after a Chinese warship used a laser to target a German surveillance aircraft during the EU’s ASPIDES mission over the Red Sea. Berlin deems the act "entirely unacceptable", citing the endangerment of personnel. politico.eu/article/german…

Following 🇦🇹 Austria’s deadliest school shooting in Graz, which left 10 dead, gun reform appears inevitable. Proposed measures include raising age limits, stricter psychological checks, waiting periods & increased mental-health support in schools. politico.eu/article/austri…

OpenAI tightens security & implements stricter information controls following claims of espionage by Chinese rival DeepSeek. Measures include enhanced staff vetting, restricted algorithm access, biometric security check & isolated technology environments. ft.com/content/f896c4…

🇩🇪 Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans his first China visit later this year, possibly in October, accompanied by top business leaders. The trip follows a recent Berlin visit by 🇨🇳 Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi preparing an EU-China summit. reuters.com/world/china/ne…