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European news of the week, 2 – 8 Nov 2026 — Russian strikes once again target energy infrastructure
prometheus.fr 🇪🇺 EUROPE | 8 key European stories from the week of 2–8 November 2026
🛡️ Defence: France and the United Kingdom are leading Exercise Koalicja in Poland alongside nine other countries, preparing for a possible post-war support mission in Ukraine.
⚡ Conflict: Overnight on 6–7 November, Russia struck Kyiv and several Ukrainian energy facilities, disrupting electricity, water and heating supplies.
🇪🇺 Diplomacy: European leaders reject any negotiations between Washington and Moscow on the continent’s security without their involvement. Kaja Kallas and Radosław Sikorski stress that Europe’s future cannot be decided without Europe.
🧭 Enlargement: The European Commission highlights progress by Montenegro, Albania, Moldova and Ukraine on their paths towards EU membership. Georgia, meanwhile, remains at a standstill.
🏛️ Historical memory: Péter Magyar’s government opens the archives of Hungary’s communist-era secret police, granting access to the names of tens of thousands of former agents and informants.
🌊 Migration: Amid rising migrant arrivals, Fernando Clavijo, President of the Canary Islands, calls for urgent action from Madrid and greater involvement from European institutions.
🌍 Regional policy: Meeting in Guadeloupe, representatives of France’s, Spain’s and Portugal’s outermost regions call for their specific status to be maintained in the next EU budget for 2028–2034.
🚨 Internal security: A shooting in Kraków leaves six people dead and numerous others injured. Polish authorities are investigating the incident as a possible terrorist offence, although no wider network has been established.
Sources: Reuters, AP, Euronews, European Commission, France Diplomatie, UK Government, Polskie Radio.
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1. Reuters, ISW, Associated Press
2. UK MoD, The Guardian
3. Euronews
4. Commission européenne
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6. Euronews
7. France Diplomatie
8. Associated Press, Reuters, Polskie Radio
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Ukraine
Russian strikes once again target energy infrastructure
Ukraine accuses Russia of using North Korean-made missiles against a strategic energy facility. Ukraine’s Foreign Minister, Andrii Sybiha, says Moscow is seeking to deprive millions of Ukrainians of electricity, heating and water as winter approaches.
President Volodymyr Zelensky is also calling for further deliveries of Patriot interceptor missiles.Source : Reuters, ISW, Associated Press
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Poland – EU
European troops prepare for a possible post-war deployment in Ukraine
Nearly 2,800 European troops are expected to take part in exercises in Poland to prepare the arrangements for a possible deployment in Ukraine in a post-conflict scenario.
Established in 2025, this force is not part of NATO and has limited US involvement. Its operational headquarters are based in Paris.Source : UK MoD, The Guardian
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European Union
Brussels rejects a security framework negotiated by Washington and Moscow without European involvement
European leaders have rejected a US proposal for a broader security framework involving Washington, Moscow and the whole of Europe.
Their position is that Russia cannot unilaterally determine the continent’s security future. This response comes as talks on Ukraine are due to resume in Abu Dhabi.Source : Euronews
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European Union
Four candidate countries make progress in EU accession talks
The European Commission has adopted its annual Enlargement Package. It highlights progress in the accession negotiations with Montenegro, Albania, Moldova and Ukraine, including the opening of new negotiating clusters and the provisional closure of some of them.
In Montenegro’s case, the Commission also reports substantial progress on preparations for the accession treaty.Source : Commission européenne
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Hungary
Communist-era secret police archives opened to the public
The Hungarian government has made archives relating to the former communist secret police accessible to the public.
The names of up to 60,000 informants and agents are covered.
Hungary is continuing a process of institutional transformation following the change in political majority. The opening of the archives forms part of broader debates on the legacy of communist rule and institutional transparency.Source : Reuters, Euronews
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Spain
Canary Islands: call for EU intervention amid mounting migration pressure
Between 1 and 6 November, 4,587 people arrived in the archipelago aboard 49 boats, according to the regional government. The island of El Hierro accounted for a large share of the arrivals.
Fernando Clavijo, President of the Canary Islands and leader of the Canarian Coalition (Coalición Canaria/EPP), has called for an emergency meeting.Source : Euronews
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France
Guadeloupe: Outermost regions defend their interests in the next EU budget
The 30th Conference of Presidents of the Outermost Regions was held in Guadeloupe. Representatives of the nine outermost regions, alongside French, Spanish, Portuguese and EU officials, discussed their place in the next Multiannual Financial Framework for 2028–2034.
The conference reaffirmed, in particular, the importance of Article 349 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, which allows specific measures to address the constraints faced by these territories.Source : France Diplomatie
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Poland
Six killed in Kraków shooting as prosecutors launch terrorism investigation
A 24-year-old man opened fire from a vehicle in the Main Market Square (Rynek Główny), in Kraków’s historic centre. Six people were killed and sixteen injured, including two police officers. The suspect was wounded by law enforcement officers and hospitalised in critical condition.
Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said initial findings suggested that the suspect had been fascinated by far-right ideologies. On 8 November, prosecutors opened an investigation into a possible terrorist act¹.Source : Associated Press, Reuters, Polskie Radio