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21 August 2026

How to deal with demographic trends in Europe?

According to forecasts, the proportion of people aged 80 and over in the EU population is set to rise from 6.2 percent to 15.3 percent between 2025 and 2100. (© picture alliance / Jochen Tack)

Neue Zürcher Zeitung (CH)

**Neue Zürcher Zeitung**
Country of media outlet	Switzerland
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Circulation	88,000 (2023)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Neue Zürcher Zeitung AG
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Pensions causing havoc

**To Vima**
Country of media outlet	Greece
Language of media outlet	Greek
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Sundays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	37,320 (April 2020)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Lambrakis Pressegruppe
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Fear of migration is counterproductive

21 August 2026

Ukraine: powerless against Russian missiles?

Damage wreaked by the strikes on Thursday, 20 August in Kyiv. (© picture alliance / NurPhoto / Maxym Marusenko)

**La Stampa**
Country of media outlet	Italy
Language of media outlet	Italian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	110,000(2023)
Publisher	Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso SpA
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Putin targeting gas supplies

Helsingin Sanomat (FI)

**Helsingin Sanomat**
Country of media outlet	Finland
Language of media outlet	Finnish
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	332,700 (2018)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	Sanoma Media Finland Oy
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Harsh winter ahead

21 August 2026

Romania intercepts marine drone near gas platform

A Russian maritime drone at a presentation in St Petersburg in July 2026. (© picture-alliance/dpa)

republica.ro (RO)

**republica.ro**
Country of media outlet	Romania
Language of media outlet	Romanian
Type of media outlet	Blog portal
Frequency of publication	Daily
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Tetragon SA
Online payment model	All content for free

Kremlin will try to sabotage Neptun Deep

Cotidianul (RO)

One destroyed drone is no big deal

21 August 2026

Iran: US relying on economic war now?

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi (left) during a visit to his Omani counterpart, Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, in Muscat in July. (© picture alliance / newscom / Oman’s Foreign Ministry)

Frankfurter Rundschau (DE)

**Frankfurter Rundschau**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	128,845 (2022)
Visits	50.000.000 – 100.000.000
Publisher	Frankfurter Rundschau GmbH
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Fewer bombs, but that's about it

Český rozhlas (CZ)

**Český rozhlas**
Country of media outlet	Czech Republic
Language of media outlet	Czech
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Online payment model	All content for free

Not the way to break totalitarian regimes

20 August 2026

Ukraine: what is driving the push for elections?

Since the start of Russia’s war of aggression in 2022, martial law has been in force in Ukraine and elections have been suspended. (© picture alliance / Mykhailo Fedorov Handout via AP / Uncredited)

Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (DE)

**Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	190,364 (2022)
Visits	50.000.000 – 100.000.000
Publisher	Frankfurter AllgemeineZeitung GmbH
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Lack of oversight encourages corruption

**Sme**
Country of media outlet	Slovakia
Language of media outlet	Slovak
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	39,000 (2022)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Petit Press a.s.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

This initiative carries risks

20 August 2026

35 years ago: the August coup in the USSR

(© picture alliance / Andrey Solovyov/TASS )

Maxim Reznik (RU)

Even seemingly eternal dictatorships can collapse

**Echo**
Country of media outlet	Russia
Language of media outlet	Russian
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Political orientation	Critical of the government
Online payment model	All content for free

People weren’t intimidated back then