The interior ministers of the EU member states will hold a video conference today, Tuesday, to discuss the consequences of the Ceuta migrant influx, which has now subsided. Sharp criticism has been levelled at Spain – but the talks will also address the rifts that have opened up within the EU over migration policy and border protection. Italy, for example, has suspended the Schengen rules on travel to and from Spain for one month.
US President Donald Trump announced on Friday that the "Board of Peace" which he established in January has reached an agreement on the disarmament of terrorist organisation Hamas. An Israeli government spokesperson reacted with scepticism and stressed that there would be no withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip until Hamas fighters had laid down their arms. Europe's press takes stock.
Fifa President Gianni Infantino has withdrawn his controversial proposal to sell World Cup shares to private investors. The plan will no longer be pursued, the head of international football's governing body explained. But criticism of Infantino's leadership continues unabated, with the head of Spain's Laliga, Javier Tebas, calling for his resignation. Commentators ask what the future holds for the Fifa president - and his federation.
The Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs has barred a journalist from the daily newspaper Deník N from attending a press conference despite the fact that according to the newspaper she had applied for accreditation in good time and in accordance with the rules. The journalists' association is now considering boycotting press conferences in retaliation. Commentators discuss whether this marks the beginning of a repressive trend, as well as appropriate responses.
Nuclear power generation has been scaled back or halted in several European countries due to low water levels in rivers and the resulting shortage of cooling water. In Romania, two reactors at the country's only nuclear power station, Cernavoda, have been shut down, and the country is now having to source electricity from its neighbours. In Hungary, too, the four reactors at the Paks power station have been shut down one by one, and the plant is no longer supplying electricity.
A suspected Russian cruise missile entered Polish airspace during a barrage of Russian airstrikes on Ukraine and crashed into a field in the east of the country. Poland's Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, described the incident as "very serious” but said there was no reason to believe that Poland had been deliberately targeted. Commentators discuss how serious the threat is.
Fifa is planning to sell up to 20 percent of its stake in the World Cup to private investors. According to media reports, its president, Gianni Infantino, wants to set up a new entity to raise billions in profits. Fifa has confirmed that it is examining the proposal. Uefa has criticised this as an irresponsible overstep and threatened a boycott. Most commentators are appalled, although some can see certain advantages.
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has announced a new initiative to resolve the Cyprus conflict. During a visit to the island, Guterres said he had already received the go-ahead from both Cyprus's President Nikos Christodoulidis and Tufan Erhürman, the President of the internationally unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. The guarantor powers – Greece, Turkey and the UK – will also take part in the talks.
Fighting in the Gulf region has intensified again. In conjunction with Saudi Arabia, the US military has attacked positions held by pro-Iranian militias in Iraq that, according to Washington, were being used to launch drone strikes ordered by Tehran. The US also carried out further attacks on targets within Iran itself. Iran, for its part, has launched new strikes against US bases in the region.
A Ukrainian couple were beaten up by three men in the Polish city of Wrocław on Sunday. The police have arrested two suspects so far. Just a few years ago, the world was impressed by the Poles' solidarity with refugees from Ukraine, Prime Minister Donald Tusk admonished, adding that, "All of that is now being destroyed." Media outlets in both countries examine the shift in public sentiment in Poland.
While some progress has been made in the fight against the devastating wildfires in France and Spain, there are concerns that the situation may deteriorate again as yet another heatwave looms. President Emmanuel Macron has said this is France's worst fire emergency since the Second World War. Commentators are also alarmed and discuss what action should be taken.