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Arrest in Russia-linked school bomb threats sparks Czech-Slovak row
Est. 2minCzechia blasts Slovakia for omitting Russian link in school bomb threat case, accusing Bratislava of framing Ukraine while burying key intel.
Slovakia stalls new Russia sanctions, demands stronger energy guarantees
Est. 3minFico says Slovakia will not block EU sanctions if it receives credible guarantees to ease the impact of phasing out Russian energy.
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy proposes new prime minister, defence minister in major reshuffle
Est. 3minThe shakeup, the biggest since the war began, comes after months of setbacks for Ukraine on the battlefield and escalating Russian aerial attacks on Ukrainian cities
Czech journalist faces hate campaign after exposing abuse allegations against MEP
Est. 2minCzech journalist faces rape threat campaign after reporting abuse claims against far-right MEP Filip Turek, with pro-party accounts among key amplifiers.
Series of fires across Poland, Russian sabotage suspected
Est. 2minPoland sees third major fire in a week, as authorities suspect Russian-linked sabotage amid rising hybrid threats.
Czech PM urges Fico to back sanctions, cites shared Soviet past
Est. 2minFiala presses Slovak PM to drop sanctions veto, invoking 1968 invasion and warning unity is at stake as Ukraine suffers under Russian bombs.
Czech spooks say Russian sabotage falling flat
Est. 2minCzech intel unmasks Moscow’s sabotage flop: Telegram-hired arsonists, fake bomb threats, and foreign recruits failed to cause serious damage.
EU Advocate General: Commission in wrong over Polish mine dispute
Est. 2minCommission wrongly docked Poland €68m over Turów mine, says EU Advocate General, citing retroactive Czech deal that nullified court-ordered fines.
Poland formally asks EU to investigate Elon Musk’s Grok AI chatbot
Est. 2min"What we are seeing from X right now could be considered as a major infringement of the DSA," said the Polish Deputy Prime Minister's letter to the EU's Tech Commissioner on Wednesday.
Czech president to unveil Ukraine reconstruction plan
Est. 1minPetr Pavel will present a comprehensive plan for Ukraine’s post-war recovery at Thursday’s summit in Rome, aiming to coordinate international support around investment, refugee return, and accelerated EU integration.
Ukraine faces ‘difficult’ summer as Western aid taps splutter
Est. 4minMoscow's battlefield advances increase the urgency of Western support to Kyiv – but Volodymr Zelenskyy is having to get increasingly creative to coax aid out of them.
Czech companies supplying sanctioned goods to Russia
Est. 2minCzech firms are under investigation after customs data revealed sanctioned goods continued reaching Russia via intermediaries in countries like Serbia, despite EU export bans.
Polish minister says join police, not vigilantes
Est. 2minAs far-right vigilante groups patrol Poland’s western frontier, Defence Minister Kosiniak-Kamysz urges would-be border defenders to join official forces instead.
Trial begins over shooting of Slovak PM
Est. 2minSlovakia opens the trial of the man accused of shooting PM Robert Fico, as terrorism charges and political tensions dominate a case that has shaken the country.
Polish farmers halt protests to join border patrols
Est. 1minFarmers in Poland are shifting focus from EU protests to border patrols, teaming up with far-right groups amid growing anti-migrant sentiment.
Kaczyński meets centrist speaker over migration concerns
Est. 2minPiS leader Kaczyński says he met Parliamentary Speaker Hołownia to discuss illegal migration, denied coalition talks, and called the border situation a national emergency.
Tokyo-born Czech nationalist revives Czexit ahead of national election
Est. 3minAmong Okamura’s fiercest critics are members of his own family.
Power slowly restored in Czechia after widespread blackout
Est. 2minPolice had “no information" to suggest a cyber or terror attack had taken place.
Poland rejects joint border patrols with Germany
Est. 2minGermany's proposal for joint patrols has been flatly rejected by Poland, whose defence minister insists national borders will be guarded solely by Polish forces.
Czech leaders reject EU’s 2040 climate target
Est. 2minCzech centre-right leaders have slammed the EU’s proposed 2040 climate target as unrealistic, warning of economic harm, political fallout, and a backlash against the Commission.
Parliamentary speaker to swear in Polish president-elect despite doubts
Est. 2minDespite unresolved fraud allegations, Poland’s speaker says he will swear in President-elect Karol Nawrocki, citing voters’ will over judicial doubts.
Czech socialists court anti-establishment alliance, stirring internal backlash
Est. 2minCzech Social Democratic Party's attempt to team up with anti-establishment forces ahead of elections has reignited internal tensions and drawn sharp criticism over its ideological direction.
Fico’s €200 million EU funds freeze triggers regional outcry
Est. 2minThe €200 million initially dedicated to municipality-led initiatives is now expected to be rechanneled toward national-level projects.
Poland reintroduces border controls with Germany, Lithuania in latest Schengen blow
Est. 4minThe measures, which come in next week, are the latest that flout Europe's border-free travel zone.
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