At a meeting in Geneva, representatives from Ukraine, the European Commission and several European countries negotiated with US officials over changes to the 28-point plan. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke of a "tremendous amount of progress". Now the presidents in Washington and Kyiv must reach a decision, explained Ukrainian negotiator Andriy Yermak. The press debates how much clout Europe has – and how it should be used.
The 30th World Climate Conference (COP30) ended on Saturday in Belém, Brazil. A voluntary platform outside the COP committees to speed up progress on climate protection and a new rainforest protection fund were set up, but no consensus on an action plan was reached. Concrete targets for moving away from coal, oil and gas also failed to materialise. Europe's press takes stock.
Spain's Attorney General Álvaro García Ortiz has been barred from holding public office for two years and sentenced to pay a fine of 7,200 euros for leaking confidential information. He must also pay 10,000 euros in damages to businessman Alberto González Amador, the partner of Madrid Regional President Isabel Díaz Ayuso (PP). Ortiz was found guilty of leaking an email that incriminated Amador.
The 28-point plan drawn up by Russian and US negotiators to end the war in Ukraine has now been presented to Kyiv. Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelensky has announced that he will work with the US on the plan to achieve a "dignified end to the war". US Secretary of State Marco Rubio described the document as a "list of potential ideas" rather than a final proposal. EU Foreign Affairs Representative Kaja Kallas has warned that the Europeans must be involved in the negotiations to ensure that the plan can work.
The US is upping the pressure on Venezuela and its leader Nicolás Maduro. In recent weeks, the US military has killed at least 80 people in attacks on speedboats that Washington claims were transporting drugs. The US Navy's largest aircraft carrier has now arrived in the area. Europe's media see military intervention as a distinct possibility and draw historical comparisons.
Obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular disease - according to the latest scientific findings, the consumption of ultra-processed foods significantly increases the risk of such diseases. In a series of three papers published in the medical journal The Lancet, scientists call on politicians and society to do more to promote a diet based on fresh and minimally processed foods. Commentators discuss ways to achieve this.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has visited Donald Trump at the White House and brought several gifts including billions in investments and arms deals. He was accompanied by the most famous footballer on the planet, Ronaldo, who is under contract with the Saudi club Al-Nassr. Commentators examine the three men's shared interests and take a critical view of the meeting.
The Social Democratic Party led by Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen suffered heavy defeats in Tuesday's municipal and regional elections. Although it retained its position as the strongest party nationwide, securing around 23 percent of the vote, it lost more than five percentage points compared to 2021 and also the mayoral seat in Copenhagen for the first time in decades. Commentators conclude that voters wanted to punish the government.
The UN Security Council has endorsed US President Trump's Gaza peace plan with a resolution that provides for the deployment of an international force to stabilise the ceasefire and evokes a 'pathway to Palestinian self-determination and statehood'. Commentators examine whether the resolution could bring peace to the region.
The US House of Representatives and Senate have approved the release of confidential files from the investigations into the Epstein scandal. Now the law still needs to be signed by US President Trump, who has long resisted the release of the documents even though he promised to go along with it during his election campaign. Could the files on sex offender Jeffrey Epstein pose a threat to the president?
A political dispute has erupted in Ukraine over how to deal with the corruption scandal in the country's energy sector. On Tuesday, the opposition blocked a parliamentary vote on dismissing Justice Minister Herman Halushchenko and Energy Minister Svitlana Hrynychuk, with the leader of the European Solidarity party, ex-president Petro Poroshenko, insisting that the entire government resign.