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22 May 2026

Drone incursions in Baltic states: how to respond?

People seek shelter in an underground car park in Vilnius following an air raid siren. (© picture alliance / AP Photo / Vygintas Skaraitis / Lrytas)

**Weltwoche**
Country of media outlet	Switzerland
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Weekly newspaper
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Thursdays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Right-wing
Circulation	38,000 (2022)
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Weltwoche Verlags AG
Online payment model	All content fee-based

Nato territory being turned into a war zone

Neatkarīgā (LV)

**Neatkarīgā**
Country of media outlet	Latvia
Language of media outlet	Latvian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Regularly updated
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	nationalistisch
Circulation	24,000 (2018)
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Mediju nams
Online payment model	All content for free

Latvia defenceless and without a plan

22 May 2026

Merz proposes associate EU membership for Ukraine

Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Berlin on 14 April. (© picture alliance / Flashpic / Jens Krick)

Stuttgarter Zeitung (DE)

**Stuttgarter Zeitung**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Regional
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	162,861 (2022)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Stuttgarter Zeitung Verlagsgesellschaft mbH / Mediengruppe Süd / Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

An opportunity for Europe

taz, die tageszeitung (DE)

**taz, die tageszeitung**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Left-wing
Circulation	46,871 (2022)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	die tageszeitung Verlagsgenossenschaft eG
Online payment model	All content for free

Chancellor shoots from the hip

22 May 2026

How to react to Israel's treatment of Gaza activists?

(© picture alliance / ROPI / Fotogramma)

Viktor Shenderovich (RU)

An ethical issue with a clear answer

Il Manifesto (IT)

**Il Manifesto**
Country of media outlet	Italy
Language of media outlet	Italian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Left-wing
Circulation	29,000 (2023)
Publisher	Il nuovo manifesto società coop. editrice
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Breaking through the wall of silence

22 May 2026

Slovenia: Janša nominated to head new government

(© picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS / Denes Erdos)

**Večer**
Country of media outlet	Slovenia
Language of media outlet	Slovenian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Circulation	ca. 19,000(2019)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Večer d.o.o.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Left-wing parties outwitted

Demokracija (SI)

**Demokracija**
Country of media outlet	Slovenia
Language of media outlet	Slovenian
Type of media outlet	Weekly newspaper
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Thursdays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Right-wing
Publisher	Nova obzorja d.o.o.
Online payment model	All content for free

New era with new values

21 May 2026

US halts troop deployment to Poland

US tanks cross the Vistula River during a Nato exercise in Poland in 2024. (© picture alliance / Anadolu / Omar Marques)

**Polityka**
Country of media outlet	Poland
Language of media outlet	Polish
Type of media outlet	Magazine
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Wednesdays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	88,864 (2022)
Publisher	POLITYKA Sp. z o.o. S.K.A
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

A model ally with no direct line to Washington

The Spectator (GB)

**The Spectator**
Country of media outlet	United Kingdom
Language of media outlet	English
Type of media outlet	Weekly newspaper
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Thursdays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	102,200 (2021)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	Press Holdings
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Not the main problem

21 May 2026

Putin in Bejing: partner or supplicant?

Putin is accompanied to China by a high-level Russian business delegation. (© picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com Alexander Kazakov)

**Adevărul**
Country of media outlet	Romania
Language of media outlet	Romanian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Circulation	4,995 (2022)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Adevarul Holding
Online payment model	All content for free

Hardly a friendship with no limits

**La Stampa**
Country of media outlet	Italy
Language of media outlet	Italian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	110,000(2023)
Publisher	Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso SpA
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Moscow failed to secure its main objective