EU flags in front of the European Commission headquarters in Brussels. (© picture alliance/dpa/Alicia Windzio)

16 October 2025

International conflicts: what role can Europe play?

With wars raging in the Middle East and Ukraine and new power constellations emerging, all eyes are on the US as a military superpower. Commentators examine how Europe should position itself on the world stage.

Expresso (PT)

**Expresso**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Weekly newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	43,057 (2023)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Impresa Publishing S.A.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Out of step with the times

Új Szó (SK)

**Új Szó**
Country of media outlet	Slovakia
Language of media outlet	Hungarian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Regional
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	14,000 (2020)
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Petit Press
Online payment model	All content for free

Not just about Kyiv

Kleine Zeitung (AT)

**Kleine Zeitung**
Country of media outlet	Austria
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Regional
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	277,000 (montags bis samstags, 2023); 273,500 (sonntags, 2023)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Styria Media Group AG / Kleine Zeitung GmbH & Co KG
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Only strong defence forces can secure peace

Die Zeit (DE)

**Die Zeit**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Weekly newspaper
Frequency of publication	weekly
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	639,521 (2022)
Visits	50.000.000 – 100.000.000
Publisher	Zeitverlag Gerd Bucerius GmbH & Co. KG / Verlagsgruppe Georg von Holtzbrinck GmbH
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

EU should focus on Ukraine

O Jornal Económico (PT)

**O Jornal Económico**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Weekly newspaper
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Fridays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	748 (2023)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Megafin
Online payment model	All content for free

Strategic reorientation needed

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16 October 2025

Pension reform suspended: crisis in France over?

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu, back in office after a brief hiatus, delivers his government statement in the National Assembly. (© picture alliance/Hans Lucas/Magali Cohen)

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

Keeping the left on side

Les Echos (FR)

**Les Echos**
Country of media outlet	France
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	140,000 (2022)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	LVMH
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

More important issues are being neglected

NRC next (NL)

**NRC next**
Country of media outlet	Netherlands
Language of media outlet	Dutch
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Friday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	30,000 (2019)
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Mediahuis
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Un-French compromise culture needed

16 October 2025

Gaza agreement: Hamas as a risk factor

Fighters of the al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas. (© picture-alliance/ ASSOCIATED PRESS / Abed Hajjar)

El Mundo (ES)

**El Mundo**
Country of media outlet	Spain
Language of media outlet	Spanish
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	68,000 (2020)
Publisher	Unidad Editorial
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

The only authority in the current power vacuum

Protagon.gr (GR)

**Protagon.gr**
Country of media outlet	Greece
Language of media outlet	Greek
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Online payment model	All content for free

Intra-Palestinian divides the biggest obstacle

Club Z (BG)

**Club Z**
Country of media outlet	Bulgaria
Language of media outlet	Bulgarian
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Ognyan Donev
Online payment model	All content for free

Acid test

16 October 2025

Czech Republic: a racist foreign minister?

(© picture alliance / CTK / Michaela Rihova)

Respekt (CZ)

**Respekt**
Country of media outlet	Czech Republic
Language of media outlet	Czech
Type of media outlet	Weekly newspaper
Frequency of publication	weekly
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	33,800 (2017)
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Economia a.s.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Unfit for political office

Hospodářské noviny (CZ)

**Hospodářské noviny**
Country of media outlet	Czech Republic
Language of media outlet	Czech
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	30,034 (2021)
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Economia a.s.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Babiš would be permanently discredited

Novinky.cz (CZ)

**Novinky.cz**
Country of media outlet	Czech Republic
Language of media outlet	Czech
Type of media outlet	Website
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Online payment model	All content for free

Intolerance already widespread

15 October 2025

Tomahawks for Kyiv: will they bring war or peace?

Zelensky and Trump last met on the sidelines of the UN General Debate on 23 September in New York. (© picture alliance / Anadolu / Ukranian Presidency / Handout)

Glavkom (UA)

**Glavkom**
Country of media outlet	Ukraine
Language of media outlet	Ukrainian

A warning shot from Washington

The Times (GB)

**The Times**
Country of media outlet	United Kingdom
Language of media outlet	English
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	360,000 (2020)
Visits	30.000.000 – 40.000.000
Publisher	News UK & Ireland Ltd (Rupert Murdoch)
Online payment model	All content fee-based

Send enough to make an impact

15 October 2025

US-China: new dispute over rare earths

Rare earths are loaded at the Chinese port of Lianyungang. (© picture alliance / dpa / Wang Chun)

Yetkin Report (TR)

**Yetkin Report**
Country of media outlet	Turkey
Language of media outlet	Turkish
Type of media outlet	Blog
Frequency of publication	Regularly updated
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Murat Yetkin
Online payment model	All content for free

Patiently creating a geopolitical weapon

TVNet (LV)

**TVNet**
Country of media outlet	Latvia
Language of media outlet	Latvian
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Visits	500.000 – 1.000.000
Publisher	Eesti Meedia
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Any confrontation would only be temporary

14 October 2025

Can the Gaza deal bring lasting peace?

Representatives of the mediating states at the ceremony for the signing of the Gaza ceasefire deal. (© picture alliance / Photoshot)

The Irish Times (IE)

**The Irish Times**
Country of media outlet	Ireland
Language of media outlet	English
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	54,147 (2019)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Irish Times Trust
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Sustained engagement needed

Echo (RU)

**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

Where the US President got it wrong

14 October 2025

Is Russia poised to attack Baltic states?

Russian patrol boat on the Narva River on the border between Estonia and Russia. (© picture alliance / Sipa USA / SOPA Images)

Sergei Medvedev (RU)

**Sergei Medvedev**
Country of media outlet	Russia
Language of media outlet	Russian
Frequency of publication	Updated on an irregular basis
Political orientation	Critical of the government
Online payment model	All content for free

As unlikely as invasion of Ukraine

Eesti Päevaleht (EE)

**Eesti Päevaleht**
Country of media outlet	Estonia
Language of media outlet	Estonian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	Print 8300 (September 2023) Digital ist in dem Delfi Gesamtpaket beinhaltet, in 2023 rund 100 000 Abonnenten
Visits	500.000 – 1.000.000
Publisher	AS Eesti Ajalehed
Online payment model	All content fee-based

Europe's weaknesses lie elsewhere

14 October 2025

France: will PM Lecornu be able to stay the course?

The old PM is the new one: Sébastien Lecornu. (© picture alliance / abaca /Accorsini Jeanne/Pool/ABACA)

Le Figaro (FR)

**Le Figaro**
Country of media outlet	France
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Circulation	357,000 (2022)
Visits	150.000.000 – 200.000.000
Publisher	Socpresse / Dassault
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Both cholera and the plague

Le Monde (FR)

**Le Monde**
Country of media outlet	France
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	489,000 (2022)
Visits	> 200.000.000
Publisher	Société Editrice du Monde
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Macron must take a back seat

14 October 2025

Local elections in Portugal: rout for right-wing populists

The chairman of the Chega party, Andre Ventura.
(© picture-alliance/ Anadolu / Zed Jameson)

Correio da Manhã (PT)

**Correio da Manhã**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Circulation	41,810 (2023)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Cofina Media, SA.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Consensus instead of division

Observador (PT)

**Observador**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Observador On Time, S.A.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Chega faceless at the local level

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