Óscar Puente’s resignation after the Toledo rail disaster puts Spain’s infrastructure governance, safety investment and transport resilience under sharper scrutiny.
Youth unrest across Germany highlights growing European pressure over living costs, public services, climate action and competing fiscal priorities.
Trump says SpaceX restored Starlink access in Ukraine, highlighting the strategic risks of relying on privately controlled wartime infrastructure.
Lower Saxony’s municipal runoffs saw the AfD lose three executive races while Greens held Hanover and gained other urban posts.
Finland has completed a 200-kilometer border fence with Russia, reflecting Europe’s shift toward security infrastructure amid geopolitical risk.
AfD’s strong Saxony-Anhalt result drew sharp reactions from Poland, France and the Czech Republic, raising wider EU policy concerns.
The EU cancelled a planned defence expert group after resistance from Germany and Italy, exposing unresolved tensions over Europe’s security and spending strategy.