Europe

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez launched his election campaign for the 29 November election in Dos Hermanas, Seville, addressing over 5,000 supporters. With a focus on housing protests, he emphasised the need to regain voter trust following recent electoral losses, while opposition leader Alberto Núñez Feijóo also initiated his campaign in Madrid.

Concerns over school safety escalated in Poland following two violent attacks and alarming social media claims of a “bloody Friday.” In response, police announced increased patrols around schools and encouraged reporting of any credible threats to ensure the safety of students and staff.

The G7 dominated the early European news this week with the EU wanting more pressure put on Russia – something Trump is reluctant to do. The EU also signed a defence deal with Australia and unveiled a plan to phase out Russian gas contracts by 2027.


Ukraine is calling for more help after the heaviest day of airstrikes since Russia’s war in Ukraine began, whilst there has been backlash to plans to raise the GDP defence target to 5%, with Spain calling it unreasonable.

Much of Europe’s focus has been on the latest from Iran-Israel, with many European nations worried they could be dragged into the war after the United States signalled it could soon be joining Israel.

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