
Economy
Irish EU Presidency Proposes 8% Budget Cut, Protects Farm Funds
The Irish Council presidency unveiled a €1.62 trillion MFF proposal for 2028–2034, cutting €141 billion from the Commission plan while shielding agriculture and cohesion.
20 Minutos, 444, Agriland +10
Agenda
Spanish unions call general strike for Nov 11 over housing crisis
UGT and CCOO announce first 24-hour general strike in 14 years, pressuring government and opposition weeks before snap elections.
20 Minutos, ABC, Confilegal +4
Economy
Spain Reapproves Rental Decrees After Election Call; Extensions, Rent Caps Take Effect
The government reissued two housing decrees rejected by parliament, granting tenants up to two extra years on leases and capping annual rent increases at 2% until 2027.
20 Minutos, ABC, Expansión +3
World
Former BND Chief Hanning Arrested Over Alleged Leak of 2,000 Classified Files
German prosecutors accuse ex-spy chief August Hanning of espionage and treason after he allegedly received thousands of secret documents from a longtime aide for private consulting work.
Dawn, EUobserver, Haber7 +3
World
Ukraine advances near Lyman with drones and robots in Operation Vivaldi
Kyiv says it captured over 250 Russian soldiers while pushing back Moscow's forces in Donetsk region.
Egypt Independent, Meduza English, Telegraf +1
Science
Kagan and Soai Win Chemistry Nobel for Solving Molecular Mirror Mystery
French and Japanese scientists honored for breakthroughs in asymmetric synthesis that enable safer drugs.
ABC, BusinessWorld, Nauka w Polsce (Poland) +1
Economy
US Stocks Hit Records on Weak Jobs Data, Then Retreat as Yields and Oil Surge
Wall Street rallied to all-time highs after soft employment figures lowered rate-hike expectations, but rising Treasury yields and oil above $100 later triggered a pullback.
Finanzen.net, Jornal Económico, Protothema +1
Agenda
Spain's Snap Election Kills Key Bills on Financing, Housing, Justice
Parliament dissolution ahead of November 29 vote scraps regional funding reform, housing decrees, and justice modernization after a term with only 22 laws passed.
ABC, Alicante Plaza, El País +1