https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/ News from the quay up. en https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/russia-says-europe-cannot-join-abu-dhabi-talks-on/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/russia-says-europe-cannot-join-abu-dhabi-talks-on/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 23:16:20 GMT US envoy Steve Witkoff announced the talks. Kyiv wants an energy truce and a reopened Black Sea, and says it needs an extra 70 billion euros from Europe next year. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/schaeffler-to-cut-3-460-jobs-in-europe-and/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/schaeffler-to-cut-3-460-jobs-in-europe-and/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 17:08:15 GMT About 2,660 posts go in Germany. The Herstal site closes with roughly 15 jobs lost. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/every-appeal-meta-files-europe-s-small-firms-pay/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/every-appeal-meta-files-europe-s-small-firms-pay/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:48:41 GMT Two years of findings against Meta and TikTok, and still no final decision. Brussels must close the cases before national bans and patchwork rules do the job for it. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/russia-lost-ground-in-october-kyiv-counts-record-54/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/russia-lost-ground-in-october-kyiv-counts-record-54/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:18:35 GMT Russian forces gave up a net 27.29 square kilometres for the second month running, even in Donetsk where the push is strongest. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/north-korean-hackers-stole-6-3-billion-from-binance/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/north-korean-hackers-stole-6-3-billion-from-binance/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:17:50 GMT Crypto firms have frozen about $2.7 billion of the stolen funds. Binance says user funds are safe and it will cover all losses. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/new-york-times-sues-brave-over-paywall-bypass-and/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/new-york-times-sues-brave-over-paywall-bypass-and/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:10:05 GMT The paper says Brave sold its journalism through its Search API and shipped a default paywall blocker. Other newspapers have filed their own suits in the same court. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/reporters-without-borders-names-trump-a-press-freedom-predator/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/reporters-without-borders-names-trump-a-press-freedom-predator/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:09:26 GMT The group put him in its 2026 gallery of 33. The United States fell seven places to 64th of 180 countries. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/french-minister-darmanin-warns-le-pen-or-melenchon-win/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/french-minister-darmanin-warns-le-pen-or-melenchon-win/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:08:46 GMT He told an audience in Barcelona a win for either would leave no European Community. The RN wants to cut France's 30.9 billion euro EU contribution the most, Le Figaro reports. France votes for president on 18 April. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/eu-split-over-strict-checks-on-foreign-it-suppliers/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/eu-split-over-strict-checks-on-foreign-it-suppliers/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 10:08:16 GMT Member states want to keep the decisions for themselves. MEPs debate cyber resilience and critical infrastructure on Wednesday at 15:00. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/commission-proposes-4-2-billion-for-hungary-and-full/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/commission-proposes-4-2-billion-for-hungary-and-full/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:22:32 GMT The Council has one month to decide on lifting the 2022 measures, which would also restore Hungarian access to Horizon Europe. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/poland-caught-up-fast-in-the-eu-the-bill/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/poland-caught-up-fast-in-the-eu-the-bill/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:22:32 GMT Two decades of membership closed much of the gap with the EU, but the euros did less of that work than the price tag suggests. The deficits and debt are Poland's own, and the next round of costs is still up for grabs. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/hackers-hit-supermarket-fridges-across-europe-again/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/hackers-hit-supermarket-fridges-across-europe-again/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:19:54 GMT The second attack in three weeks hit stores in France, Belgium, Sweden and the Netherlands. Intermarché's chief says France alone faces losses of tens of millions of euros in a day. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/us-troops-and-nato-cash-on-the-line-as/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/us-troops-and-nato-cash-on-the-line-as/ Tue, 03 Nov 2026 00:19:14 GMT The Pentagon has cancelled a brigade rotation to Poland and plans fewer troops in Germany, and diplomats fear more after the midterms. The White House points to the 5 percent spending deal. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/belgian-government-nears-collapse-over-10-billion-euro-budget/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/belgian-government-nears-collapse-over-10-billion-euro-budget/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:51:09 GMT King Philippe is considering Prime Minister De Wever's resignation. If he accepts it, elections must follow within forty days. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/eu-and-canada-agree-deal-short-of-membership/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/eu-and-canada-agree-deal-short-of-membership/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:50:54 GMT Diplomats say the deal drops the 'associate member' label Canada wanted, after Germany objected. It promises fewer trade barriers and a study on more Canadian LNG exports to Europe. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/hackers-send-false-missile-alerts-through-ukraine-s-air/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/hackers-send-false-missile-alerts-through-ukraine-s-air/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:46:28 GMT The Air Alert app reached about 6.7 million users before developers shut it down and restored it within two hours. A Russian emergency ministry app was hit the next night. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/court-orders-russian-hockey-teams-back-finland-and-latvia/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/court-orders-russian-hockey-teams-back-finland-and-latvia/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:44:06 GMT The ruling covers all tournaments, including the 2027 World Championship in Germany. Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen says she will move to block Russian athletes from entering Finland. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/russia-lost-ground-in-october-and-took-its-heaviest/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/russia-lost-ground-in-october-and-took-its-heaviest/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:36:38 GMT Ukraine counted 54,400 Russian soldiers killed or wounded in one month. Russian forces advanced only in the Sumy and Zaporizhia regions. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/coalition-to-test-moving-troops-into-ukraine-in-polish/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/coalition-to-test-moving-troops-into-ukraine-in-polish/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:35:57 GMT The Koalicja exercise at Nowa Dęba starts on 9 November. Le Monde reports almost 3,000 soldiers; RMF24 says nearly 5,000. At its end, the Ukraine force command moves from Paris to London. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/russia-leaves-european-anti-torture-convention-ending-prison-oversight/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/russia-leaves-european-anti-torture-convention-ending-prison-oversight/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 22:46:19 GMT The Council of Europe's monitoring committee can no longer enter Russian prisons or detention places. It visited over 450 sites there between 1998 and 2021. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/dutch-mp-wants-ban-on-addictive-app-design-with/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/dutch-mp-wants-ban-on-addictive-app-design-with/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 22:14:42 GMT The PvdA bill would fine platforms for tricks like endless scrolling, then pull the plug. Kathmann coordinates rules with MPs in seven other countries. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/brussels-pauses-national-social-media-bans-for-children-for/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/brussels-pauses-national-social-media-bans-for-children-for/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 22:08:58 GMT The freeze covers Austria's planned ban and runs to 28 July 2027. The Commission wants member states to back its EU-wide Kids Act instead. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/nuclear-strike-claim-on-iran-rests-on-one-unnamed/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/nuclear-strike-claim-on-iran-rests-on-one-unnamed/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:27:25 GMT Tucker Carlson says an attack may be days away. Trump said on October 16 he would not use nuclear weapons, and the White House keeps all options open. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/half-a-million-march-in-france-over-cost-of/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/half-a-million-march-in-france-over-cost-of/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:04:48 GMT Clashes marked the third day of protests in Paris, Marseille and Lyon. Police put 70,000 officers on the streets. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/belgian-government-resigns-amid-10-billion-euro-budget-gap/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/belgian-government-resigns-amid-10-billion-euro-budget-gap/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 15:27:14 GMT MR walked out over a capital gains tax and a financial transaction tax. Belgium's deficit hit 5.2% of GDP in 2025. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/poland-s-constitutional-crisis-deepens-as-police-ring-the/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/poland-s-constitutional-crisis-deepens-as-police-ring-the/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 11:56:37 GMT President Nawrocki cut short a trip to Senegal and called the seizure of the court a break with constitutional order. Prime Minister Tusk said in a national address that no politician, not even the president, may enter a court or pressure judges. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/eu-funds-lifted-poland-but-most-of-the-growth/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/eu-funds-lifted-poland-but-most-of-the-growth/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 20:33:36 GMT Two decades of membership brought 181 billion euro net and growth far above the EU average. The funds' own figures credit only a small share of it, and the bill for the next budget round is being set now. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/ukraine-s-refinery-strikes-cost-russia-at-home-while/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/ukraine-s-refinery-strikes-cost-russia-at-home-while/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:41:25 GMT The strikes cut half of Russia's refining capacity and pushed fuel prices up inside the country. Crude exports held the line, so the cost has not landed on the ships leaving Russian ports. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/le-pen-leads-france-s-first-round-poll-at/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/le-pen-leads-france-s-first-round-poll-at/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 19:15:13 GMT Ipsos puts Attal at 17 percent and Mélenchon at 15. Retailleau rejected the primary, saying it would only help Le Pen. https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/man-charged-with-spying-in-poland-held-for-three/ https://news-officina.github.io/harbour-ledger/2026/11/man-charged-with-spying-in-poland-held-for-three/ Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:36:01 GMT Police found several hundred thousand files, mainly of railway, airport and telecoms sites in Poland and abroad, plus four Russian passports. The case now goes to prosecutors in Wrocław.