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Europe searches for a seat at the table in Abu Dhabi

Good morning. This is Luca Bertuzzi, steering the newsletter this week. In this edition: Europe fights for a seat at the Ukraine peace table, Israeli opposition leader Gadi Eisenkot was tasked with forming a government, Poland mourns the deadly Kraków attack and von der Leyen heads to the Black Sea.

9 November 2026

Europe Today

Poland in shock after Krakow attack, Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi

Poland is in shock after this weekend's deadly shooting in Krakow's Main Market Square, which Polish PM Donald Tusk called an act of terrorism. The shooter died this morning. Also on the show: new Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi, the race to succeed Lagarde and the COP31 climate summit.

9 November 2026

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Krakow Main Square shooting suspect dies in hospital, police say

The suspect had undergone several operations after being wounded by Polish Police. Since Saturday afternoon, doctors have described his condition as critical; he died on Monday in hospital.

9 November 2026

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Poland: Kraków mourns six victims as shooting site reopens

Kraków's historic main square in southern Poland reopened to the public on Sunday 8 November, just over 24 hours after a deadly shooting left six people dead and 15 others injured. Residents are lighting candles in memory of the victims, while bullet marks remain visible on café windows.

8 November 2026

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What we know about the Krakow shooting that left six people dead

Police said the bodies of the suspect's 53-year-old father, 52-year-old mother and 21-year-old sister had also been found at his home.

8 November 2026

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Poland: Footage shows people taking cover as a gunman opens fire in Krakow

Footage shows people fleeing as cars speed away during a deadly shooting at Krakow's Main Market Square, which left six people dead and about 15 injured.

7 November 2026

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Video shows people fleeing as gunman opens fire in Kraków, Poland

UGC footage shows people running for cover as a deadly shooting unfolds in Kraków, Poland, leaving at least six people dead and around a dozen wounded, according to police.

7 November 2026

Europe News

Six killed and more than a dozen injured in shooting in Kraków

The suspect, a 25-year-old Polish citizen, was fascinated with far-right ideologies and held “very radical" and “ultra-nationalistic" views, Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said.

7 November 2026

EU News

Europe needs Cold War-like deterrence for AI warfare, Poland says

The rise in AI-powered cyberattacks requires Europe to build a deterrence system similar to the one that prevented mutual destruction during the Cold War, Polish Deputy Minister Krzysztof Gawkowski has said.

7 November 2026

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Trio suspected of attempting to smuggle 3,000 tarantulas into Germany

In November 2023, Interpol said the black market for illegal wildlife products was worth up to $20 billion a year.

6 November 2026

EU News

Poland warns: Don't negotiate with Russia over Eastern Europe's head

Poland has warned that Eastern Europe's security interests must not be sidelined in negotiations to end the war in Ukraine, as it pushes back against efforts to resume Russian gas imports.

6 November 2026

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Poland arrests six suspected of espionage and arms smuggling to Russia

The charges against the group of six also include violations of regulations governing the international trade in goods and technologies of strategic importance for national defence and international security.

5 November 2026

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Poland's PM seeks meeting with president to ease top court crisis

Donald Tusk said he is ready for a one-to-one meeting with President Karol Nawrocki this week, to ease political tensions over the Constitutional Tribunal.

4 November 2026

Europe Today

Current judicial crisis is 'weakening Poland', says Jourová

Věra Jourová, former European Commissioner for Justice, believes this "judicial schism" is "very unpleasant" and "decreasing" the trust of Polish people in their justice and the independent judiciary system.

4 November 2026

Europe Today

Democrats win Senate in rebuke of Trump as Poland’s crisis drags on

A blue wave has swept the US in the midterm elections, with Democrats winning the Senate and heading for a big House majority as votes are still being counted on the West Coast. We bring live analysis from Philadelphia and Brussels, plus Poland’s crisis, Ukraine talks and the EU enlargement race.

4 November 2026

Europe News

Hoax bomb threats target four European flights

One of Warsaw’s airports was shut and a Ryanair jet landed in Spain under an emergency protocol, the third straight day that threats have disrupted passenger planes in Europe.

3 November 2026