THE REVIEW 📰

Europe’s front pages capture a continent on alert: corruption raids shaking Spanish politics, assisted dying divides Britain, diplomatic hopes flicker over Iran, and anxiety surges over security and economic resilience.

🇪🇺 European Politics & Diplomacy

• 🇪🇸 Spain’s PSOE Raided:
  Spanish newspapers are dominated by the dramatic police raids on the PSOE headquarters in Madrid, searching for evidence of corruption and illicit party financing.Tension is mounting for Prime Minister Sánchez, who has retreated from public view amid talk of political crisis and possible early elections.
  • “The UCO raids the PSOE headquarters searching for Cerdán’s emails” (El País)
  • “Corruption in Ferraz” (El Mundo)
  • “The Civil Guard enters Ferraz for Cerdán’s emails” (La Vanguardia)
  • “UCO fuels suspicions about PSOE’s ‘B’ accounts” (La Razón)
  • “UCO searches for evidence of bribes in Ferraz, Adif, and Transport Ministry” (ABC)

• 🇳🇱 NATO on Lockdown:
  The Dutch press flags maximum security in The Hague for the NATO summit.Security dominates with public order and anti-terror preparations.
  • “On lockdown for the NATO summit” (De Telegraaf)

• 🇨🇭 Geneva Diplomacy:
  Swiss and Italian-Swiss front pages highlight the diplomatic moves in Geneva for a negotiated solution to the Iran crisis.
  • “After Trump’s U-turn: Europeans search for a diplomatic solution” (Tages-Anzeiger)
  • “In Geneva, a timid diplomatic opening” (laRegione)

🌍 Major International News

• 🇮🇷 Escalation in Iran and Israel:
  Across Europe, escalating confrontation between Israel and Iran dominates.The press is wary of a spiral toward war, with Geneva now the focus for diplomatic talks.
  • “Trump says he’ll decide within two weeks on US intervention in Israel-Iran conflict” (Malta Independent)
  • “War with Iran: beware the lessons of history” (iWeekend, UK)
  • “Europe suffers a wave of cuts in growth forecasts” (elEconomista, Spain)

• 🇮🇪 Embassy Closures:
  Irish newspapers report the closure of the Irish embassy in Tehran.
  • “Irish Embassy in Tehran closes” (Irish Times)
  • “Embassy staff to leave Iran” (Irish Examiner)

🗳 Local Politics & Society

• 🇨🇭 Fraud Rocks Geneva:
  • “Fraud in Vernier: three months that shook Geneva politics” (Tribune de Genève)

• 🇩🇰 Copenhagen Schools’ Transformation:
  • “The supermarket of misery belongs to the past” (Politiken, Denmark)

• 🇬🇧 Assisted Dying Law Advances:
  The British press is united in covering a historic House of Commons vote.
  • “MPs back assisted dying” (Daily Mirror)
  • “NHS to choose between lethal drink or jab after MPs vote for assisted dying” (iWeekend)
  • “Peers vow to fight law on assisted dying” (Scottish Daily Mail, Daily Mail, UK)
  • “Assisted dying likely to become law” (Yorkshire Post)

📈 Economy & Business

• 🇵🇹 Portuguese Investment Abroad at Record High:
  • “Portuguese investment abroad hits record” (Jornal de Notícias)

• 🇪🇸 Economic Paralysis Amid Crisis:
  • “No 2026 budget nor singular financing due to Sánchez’s crisis” (elEconomista)

🛡 Defence, Intelligence & Cybersecurity

• 🇨🇭 Swiss Arms for Defence:
  • “More Swiss arms for our defence” (Corriere del Ticino)

• 🇬🇧 Security Failures Exposed:
  • “Security shambles fury – idiots spray RAF jets with red paint” (The Sun, UK)

Today in the UK 🇬🇧