The sale of the 100-hectare former Rákosrendező freight yard by the Hungarian state to the Emirati Eagle Hills Group has led to a conflict between the opposition-led capital and the national government. Also because a company belonging to the municipal authorities has a purchase option on the site - and the city council now wants to exercise it. The national press is also at odds over the megaproject.
Under pressure after months of demonstrations, Serbian Prime Minister Miloš Vučević - considered a close confidant of strongman President Aleksandar Vučić - resigned on Tuesday. Europe's press looks back at the protests that started last November after a newly renovated concrete canopy collapsed at Novi Sad railway station, killing 15 people.
An AI model launched by Chinese tech company DeepSeek has sent the share prices of several US tech companies into a downward spiral. The new R1 chatbot was reportedly developed at a far lower cost and requires significantly less computing power than its competitors. Europe's press asks where our continent stands in this context.
Italian prosecutors are investigating Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and other members of her cabinet in connection with the release and repatriation of a Libyan police official who is wanted for war crimes by the international criminal court (ICC). Meloni explained in a video message that she is suspected of aiding and abetting a crime, among other things, but she is not obliged to resign and will "not be blackmailed or intimidated".
Yesterday marked the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp. Only gradually did the world realise the true extent of the Nazis' crimes. Auschwitz, where the Nazis murdered at least 1.1 million people, has come to epitomise the Holocaust. Poland marked the anniversary with a commemorative ceremony attended by international high-ranking guests and Auschwitz survivors. Europe's press reflects.