Nihon Hidankyō has been named as the winner of this year's Nobel Peace Prize. Founded by survivors of the atomic bomb attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the organisation campaigns both for the victims of the bombings back then and for global nuclear disarmament. The press discusses whether the Nobel Committee made a good choice.

After a US judge ruled in August that Google is a monopolist company that has actively violated antitrust laws, the Department of Justice has now threatened consequences. According to Washington, the group may have to be divided up into different divisions. Europe's press is following the developments closely.

The assassination attempt on Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico in May 2024 was not a terrorist attack but an ordinary attempted murder, the country's Supreme Court has concluded, thus contradicting the public prosecutor. Fico himself had recently talked once again about dangerous links between the assassin, a pensioner, and the opposition in Bratislava.

Hurricane Milton raged across Florida but caused less damage than initially feared. Just a fortnight ago, Hurricane Helene wreaked havoc in the south-west of the US. Europe's media discuss how these extreme weather events are influencing the US presidential election campaign - and the extent to which politics and disaster control are becoming intertwined.

In an interview with the Financial Times, former Nato secretary general Jens Stoltenberg has hinted at the possibility of Ukraine joining Nato with only the parts of its national territory it currently controls. The security guarantees of the alliance would then only apply to these parts, just as they initially applied only to West Germany when the Federal Republic joined Nato in 1955, he explained. Europe's press discusses the idea.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen have exchanged verbal blows in the European Parliament. Hungary currently holds the EU Council's rotating presidency. Orbán's speech, in which he called for fundamental changes in European policy, has drawn both fierce criticism and applause.

The first round of Lithuania's parliamentary elections takes place on Sunday. The second round two weeks later will determine the composition of the Seimas. Commentators analyse the campaign and weigh up the current government's chances of being re-elected.

Parliamentary elections are scheduled for 26 October in Georgia, while the Republic of Moldova will elect a new president on 20 October and hold a referendum on joining the EU. Commentators discuss the context in which the elections are taking place and their implications for Europe.

Portugal's media are in the midst of a severe financial crisis. The liberal-conservative government under Prime Minister Luís Montenegro has now proposed a rescue plan, including major restrictions on advertising on public broadcaster RTP, which is to be restructured and streamlined through cutbacks. The national press discusses the proposals.

According to preliminary results, Tunisia's authoritarian President Kais Saied has been re-elected with 90.7 percent of the vote. The voter turnout was only 29 percent, however. Opposition parties had called on Tunisians to boycott the election because only two opposition candidates were allowed to run. Commentators criticise Europe's stance vis-à-vis the developments in Tunisia.

John Hopfield and Geoffrey Hinton have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics for their pioneering work on Artificial Intelligence. However the scientists themselves have voiced concerns about the potential consequences of their research. Europe's press reflects.

Five months ago the Croatian government coalition formed by the conservative HDZ and the far-right Homeland Movement (DP) created a new Ministry of Demographics. Now DP politician Ivan Šipić, the Minister for Demographics, has presented his first proposals for boosting the country's birth rate. Commentators take stock and discuss the even more drastic measures being taken in Russia.