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Two months after the Danish elections, a four-party centre-left coalition government has emerged which, however, still falls short of a parliamentary majority. Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen's Social Democrats will work together with the Socialist People's Party, the social-liberal Radikale Venstre, and the Moderates. Frederiksen is now set to begin her third term in office.

The European Union plans to establish deportation centres in non-EU countries. Representatives of the European Parliament and governments of the member states have reached a corresponding agreement, although it is not yet clear where the hubs would be located. The measure complements the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum, which will take full effect on June 12. Press responses are for the most part critical.

Hungary's new prime minister, Péter Magyar, wants to amend the constitution to allow him to remove President Tamás Sulyok from office, whom he accuses of having been too loyal to the former ruling party, Fidesz. The head of state has allowed the deadline for his resignation, set for 31 May, to pass. Under the current constitutional provisions the president is elected by the parliament for a five-year term.

In Turkey, the main opposition party CHP is under intense pressure. At the end of May a court ordered the removal of party leader Özgür Özel on the grounds that his election in 2023 was not in accordance with the rules. Under the ruling, former chairman Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu is to lead the party instead. The judgement has triggered a leadership crisis in the form of an open power struggle between Özel and Kılıçdaroğlu.

Trains, transports publics, avions : une grève générale paralyse le Portugal ce mercredi 3 juin 2026, à l’appel de la CGTP, l'un des principaux syndicats du pays. Au cœur de la mobilisation, une réforme du droit du travail destinée à assouplir les licenciements, soutenue par le patronat mais dénoncée par les syndicats comme une attaque contre les droits des salariés. 

Bei der jetzt wieder aufgeflammten Debatte kommt erneut häufig zum Ausdruck, die Anwesenheit der genannten Flugkörpertypen auf deutschen Boden würde zu einer gravierenden Machtverschiebung in Europa führen. Bei dieser Annahme bleibt jedoch weitgehend unbeachtet, dass die Stationierungsperspektive der Einheiten von Beginn an deutlich begrenzter angelegt war.