The far-right party is polling at up to 43% ahead of a looming election, as voters rank jobs, wages and the economy among their top concerns. In 11 days, voters in Saxony-Anhalt will go to the polls and for the first time, the Alternative for Germany party (AfD) could emerge...
Russia is undermining trust between Central European countries in order to strengthen its influence
Russia is increasingly exploiting former territorial disputes between European states as a basis for information operations aimed at fuelling mutual distrust and political tensions. Central European countries are particularly vulnerable to such manipulation due to the complex history of border changes over the past century, the presence of national minorities,...
State-backed hackers targeted EU officials on WhatsApp
Foreign governments have been trying to hack the messaging accounts of high-ranking European Union officials, the bloc’s cyber defense unit. The presentation, given to officials from EU national governments in July, lists “account takeover targeting high-ranking officials” as one of the top threats facing the bloc this year. The presentation...
Polish far-right leader charged with Holocaust denial for calling Auschwitz gas chambers “fake”
Polish far-right leader Grzegorz Braun has been charged with denying Nazi crimes, a criminal offence in Poland that carries a prison sentence of up to three years. The charges relate to statements last year in which Braun, who has a long history of promoting antisemitic conspiracy theories, suggested that the...
Finland signs €14m deal for FPV combat drones
The Finnish Defence Forces (FDF) has signed a 14-million-euro contract for the procurement of unmanned combat drones, as Finland continues to bolster its military capabilities. In a press release issued on Tuesday, the FDF announced that it signed an agreement on 24 August with Finnish technology firm Insta Group to...
Russia is expanding its network of drone launch bases along NATO’s eastern border
Amid Russia’s ongoing hybrid escalation, Moscow has begun rapidly developing and upgrading infrastructure in the European part of the Russian Federation to support the large-scale deployment of long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). On 16 August 2026, The Telegraph reported that satellite imagery had identified at least 10 newly established or...
Russia threatens to attack British factories
Putin adviser says Moscow will not rule out ‘semi-military action’ against manufacturers producing drones and Storm Shadow componentsя British factories manufacturing drones for Ukraine could face targeting by “unknown sources”, a Kremlin adviser has warned, following the UK’s agreement to share long-range missile blueprints with Ukraine. Andrei Fedorov, a former...
Slovenian president denies Russian spy links as parliament demands intelligence probe
The political scandal erupted after Slovenian president was involved in a car crash with a longtime friend who allegedly has ties to Moscow. Slovenian President Nataša Pirc Musar has denied links to Russian intelligence after parliament’s Security Committee called for an urgent briefing from the country’s intelligence agency over alleged...
Andy Burnham arrives in Ukraine
UK prime minister Andy Burnham arrived in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv on Monday alongside a number of European leaders to mark the country’s independence day. The UK prime minister will use the trip to announce that the UK government will allow the European defence company MBDA to declassify information about...
The crisis in Meloni’s coalition, the threat of snap elections and their cost to Europe
On 4 September 2026, Giorgia Meloni’s government will set a historic record by becoming the longest-serving government in post-war Italian history, surpassing the record of Silvio Berlusconi’s 2001–2005 cabinet. Formed after the right-wing coalition’s victory in the 25 September 2022 general election, the government will have remained in office for...