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October 4, 2026

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European prosecutors launch fraud investigation into Guy Verhofstadt

Fiscal realities are catching up with political promises, and governments are generally choosing the path of least resistance. Ireland's Taoiseach froze a planned carbon tax on home heating oil, calculating that green targets are less urgent than cold voters. Malta's administration is agonizing over whether to fund fuel subsidies or issue a pre-election bonus. Romania remains one step above junk status as rating agencies wait for a credible budget plan. In Belgium, a shared fear of the financial alternative is the only thing keeping five coalition partners at the negotiating table.

In more detail

Belgium

European prosecutors launch investigation into Guy Verhofstadt

European anti-fraud and prosecution offices have directed the federal police to investigate the former prime minister and long-time MEP. The probe arrives precisely as the current federal coalition struggles to finalize its own fraught budget.

Czechia

Police order mass DNA screening of women after child's death

An investigation into a child's death has led authorities to collect DNA samples from every woman in a single city. Detectives have not ruled out extending the mandatory screening to the entire male population.

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Voting technology malfunctions delay general elections

The nationwide debut of biometric voter identification and ballot scanners was meant to modernize the democratic process. Instead, polling stations in Mostar and Bijeljina spent the morning debating whether to revert to pen and paper after the new machines failed to start, though officials say the initial problems were resolved.

Spain

Mediterranean hurricane kills one in Catalonia

A rare 'medicane' brought Barcelona its heaviest rainfall in two decades, trapping drivers in rising floodwaters and causing a fatal wall collapse in Tordera. The storm battered the coast just as new polling showed the combined right-wing opposition would comfortably secure an absolute majority.

One more thing · Hungary

Statistical office blocks researchers who spotted its errors

After Hungary's Central Statistical Office published data that failed to account for basic tax laws, researchers naturally pointed out the mistakes. The office responded by correcting the figures, deleting the comments, and blocking the researchers from asking further questions.

Around Europe today

▪ Albania — Government rejects island investment plan to protect nature →

▪ Austria — Vienna party leaders reach secret deal on leadership challenge →

▪ Belgium — European prosecutors probe former Prime Minister Guy. →

▪ Bosnia and Herzegovina — Election tech fails as voters choose new government →

▪ Bulgaria — Prosecution cites money dispute as court weighs custody for murder suspect →

▪ Croatia — Illegal dump of 150 tons discovered as permits expired seven years ago →

▪ Cyprus — Fire service attends eight flood call-outs as yellow warning remains →

▪ Czechia — Opposition threatens to block parliament as cross-party deals collapse →

▪ Denmark — Suicide of teenager reveals secret self-harm network on Instagram →

▪ Estonia — Finance Minister confronted in private garden while pruning apple trees →

▪ Finland — Heavy object found in sea halts maritime traffic →

▪ France — Police officer beaten into unconsciousness at high school protest →

▪ Germany — Chancellor Merz Visits Kyiv Despite Russian Warnings →

▪ Greece — Storms trap eight in Samaria Gorge as floods hit Crete →

▪ Hungary — Orbán dismisses minister's arrest as political revenge →

▪ Iceland — Landsvirkjun chief resigns as mayor rejects new chairs →

▪ Ireland — Taoiseach Signals Halt to Home Heating Oil Carbon Tax Hikes →

▪ Italy — Campsite fire in Peschiera del Garda injures dozens →

▪ Kosovo — Kurti adds new condition to stalled presidential election deal →

▪ Latvia — United List secures victory as coalition talks begin →

▪ Lithuania — Politician released from electronic monitoring →

▪ Luxembourg — Local woman battles breast cancer diagnosis following birthday celebration →

▪ Malta — Government wavers between fuel subsidies and pre-election bonus →

▪ Moldova — Defense ministry detects sixth drone as Russian ambassador summoned again →

▪ Montenegro — Minister reports bribery claims ahead of Mandić dismissal vote →

▪ Netherlands — Police arrest man after fatal shooting at Amsterdam bar →

▪ North Macedonia — Prime Minister dissatisfied with Von der Leyen's terms. →

▪ Norway — Police arrest suspect after three shot in Halden →

▪ Poland — Defence Minister allegedly held secret meeting with Trump →

▪ Portugal — President's son blames former health secretary for twins' treatment →

▪ Romania — Social Democrats withdraw legal challenge to government decisions →

▪ Serbia — Police evacuate 2,000 residents for Belgrade bomb disposal →

▪ Slovakia — Police detain mother of Staškov school attacker →

▪ Slovenia — Janša faces backlash over genocide denial and UN speech →

▪ Spain — Red alerts issued as Mediterranean hurricane kills one in Catalonia →

▪ Sweden — Foreign interns report exploitation on Swedish farms →

▪ Switzerland — Seven in ten voters support stricter gun laws →

▪ Ukraine — Russian drone leaves crater in Kyiv's Northern Bridge →

▪ United Kingdom — Burnham advocates closer EU ties in Whitehall U-turn →

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