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In recent days, the Ukrainian army has stepped up its attacks on Russian refineries and oil depots. Fuel is now in short supply in Russia, with sales restrictions in place in several regions. According to insiders, Moscow is now trying to import petrol from Kazakhstan.

In the Czech Republic, the dispute between the right-wing populist government led by Andrej Babiš and the country's president, Petr Pavel, who comes from the pro-European opposition camp, has escalated again. The government tried to bar the head of state and commander-in-chief of the armed forces from travelling to the Nato summit in Ankara, but Pavel appealed to the Constitutional Court and won the case. The affair prompts the press to reflect on the separation of powers.

Swaths of Europe are in the grips of a second major heatwave this year. The UK is experiencing its highest June temperatures since records began, France has reported several consecutive heat records – with the mercury hitting 40.9 degrees in Paris – and in parts of Spain and Germany, too, temperatures are well above 40 degrees, with the nights bringing little respite. How to cope with the heat – and avoid it?

The draft law aims to respond to the new security environment shaped by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, where fast and low-cost defence innovation cycles are critical.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Security and Defence

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The draft law aims to respond to the new security environment shaped by Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, where fast and low-cost defence innovation cycles are critical.
Committee on Industry, Research and Energy
Committee on Security and Defence

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Dubai plant den grössten Flughafen der Welt: Al Maktoum soll 2032 eröffnet werden. Mit einer Fläche von 70 km² wird er fünfmal so gross sein, wie der bisherige Flughafen. Der Flughafen Zürich hat eine Fläche von rund 9,5 km². Der Bau kostet 30 Milliarden Franken.

Der Küstenstaat La Guaira gehört zu den am stärksten vom Erdbeben betroffenen Regionen Venezuelas und wurde zum Katastrophengebiet erklärt. Bisher sind 32 Todesopfer und 700 Verletzte bestätigt. Die Angaben aus La Guaira sind laut Rodríguez darin noch nicht enthalten.

Accredited journalists are invited to an embargoed briefing on the results of a new survey on the public’s view of the EU and its priorities.

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Accredited journalists are invited to an embargoed briefing on the results of a new survey on the public’s view of the EU and its priorities.

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP