Παρασκευή 07 Αυγούστου 2026
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Leipzig drone exposes Germany’s authority gap
Federal prosecutors are investigating the explosive-laden drone as a possible attack on state security, with its sender still unknown. The disruption at a civilian airport central to European freight and NATO-linked airlift has sharpened a wider vulnerability: no single German authority has standing power to jam, spoof or shoot down a hostile drone.
Romania’s coal rewrite threatens final EU payment
Romania has replaced fixed coal-closure dates with a condition that could keep plants operating indefinitely, putting its recovery-fund commitments under Commission review. President Nicusor Dan must now decide whether to sign or return the bill as an August deadline approaches and roughly €5 billion in future grants, according to the European projects minister, hangs in the balance.
Meridiam Takes 66%, Overrun Risk Stays Hidden
The French investor’s entry gives the €1.9 billion Crete-Cyprus cable fresh capital and a route back to seabed surveys. Financial close remains outstanding, however, and the unpublished shareholder agreement leaves a crucial question unanswered: whether private investors or electricity consumers will absorb overruns on a project whose regulated costs fall 63% on Cyprus.
Estonia’s 600-bunker order goes to court
A bidder’s challenge to certification rules has frozen the bulk order meant to expand Estonia’s eastern-border defences beyond a 28-unit pilot. The dispute leaves the target of roughly 600 bunkers by the end of 2027 dependent on the court’s timetable, with no public contingency plan or alternative supplier route for the months already lost.
Russia weighs a Ukrainian-drone false flag
Lithuanian intelligence says Moscow is considering using captured Ukrainian-made drones against Baltic critical infrastructure, though no operation or date is confirmed. The warning exposes a dangerous delay for NATO: wreckage can suggest one culprit within minutes, while radar analysis, debris forensics and political agreement may take long enough for a false narrative to fracture allied unity.