# Pollar

> Start with an event. Pollar is a pan-European editorial news outlet with AI-assisted summaries, evergreen topic threads, a daily brief, and live market data. Content is published in English, Polish, German, and French; the locale prefix in URLs selects the language (e.g. /en/, /pl/, /de/, /fr/).

## Daily editorial

- [Daily brief](https://pollar.news/en/brief): twice-daily editorial digest of EU + world news, ~5 minutes of reading
- [Markets](https://pollar.news/en/markets): EU + global indices, EUR-pivoted FX, commodities, crypto, US Treasury bonds — refreshed minute-by-minute from Yahoo Finance
- [Explore on map](https://pollar.news/en/explore): events plotted geographically across Europe and the world

## Evergreen threads

12 long-running topic threads grouped into europe / world / other. Each thread has a thesis, a current state-of-play, week highlights, and a chronicle of recent developments (updated every 6h by the research agent).

- [Brussels vs capitals: EU integration](https://pollar.news/en/threads/eu-integration): Sovereignty within the European Union is not static; it is continuously contested and renegotiated through legal rulings, treaty interpretat
- [The Green Deal under revision](https://pollar.news/en/threads/green-deal): The EU's climate agenda has formally pivoted from legislative expansion to a phase of implementation, simplification, and competitiveness-dr
- [The ageing Union's economy](https://pollar.news/en/threads/eu-economy): Europe's economic competitiveness is under pressure from low productivity, weak investment, demographic decline, and the cost of the green t
- [European democracies and populism](https://pollar.news/en/threads/democracy-populism): Populist and anti-liberal political forces are gaining institutional ground within the European Union, testing and at times reshaping the bo
- [Demography and migration](https://pollar.news/en/threads/demography-migration): An ageing Europe faces a structural need for labour immigration to sustain its economy and welfare systems, yet political sentiment across m
- [AI: capabilities, regulation, labour](https://pollar.news/en/threads/ai-revolution): The rapid convergence of frontier-model capabilities is compressing competitive advantage cycles and testing regulatory guardrails, while th
- [Climate: from mitigation to adaptation](https://pollar.news/en/threads/climate-adaptation): The world has crossed the 1.5°C warming threshold, forcing a pivotal narrative shift from solely preventing climate change to urgently adapt
- [Culture, media and the new divides](https://pollar.news/en/threads/culture-media): The European information ecosystem faces increasing pressure from collapsing traditional media business models, algorithmic-driven polarizat
- [China and the West: decoupling](https://pollar.news/en/threads/china-west): The strategic de-risking of Western economies from China has escalated into a reciprocal regulatory conflict, where China's new legal counte
- [The war in Ukraine and its limits](https://pollar.news/en/threads/ukraine-war): The war is characterized by a reciprocal escalation of long-range strikes, with Ukraine systematically targeting Russian logistics and energ
- [The Middle East after Gaza](https://pollar.news/en/threads/middle-east): The Gaza war has accelerated a fundamental realignment of Middle Eastern power, shifting influence from traditional centers like Egypt and S
- [The US under Trump: second term](https://pollar.news/en/threads/us-under-trump): US foreign policy under the Trump administration is shifting decisively from multilateralism toward a doctrine of transactional bilateral ba

## Recent events (last 50)

Individual event briefs, AI-summarised from multiple sources, with structured locations / mentioned people / source attribution.

- [Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan sign Mecca mutual defence pact modeled on NATO Article 5](https://pollar.news/en/event/mecca-defense-pact-signed): Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan signed a joint defence agreement in Mecca on August 7, committing to treat an armed attack on any signator
- [Senate narrowly confirms Todd Blanche as attorney general in 50-49 vote after contentious fight](https://pollar.news/en/event/cassidy-backs-blanche-for-ag): The US Senate confirmed Todd Blanche as attorney general in a 50-49 vote on Saturday, 8 August 2026, ending a weeks-long fight over a $1.8bn
- [Spain and Italy impose reciprocal border controls in Schengen dispute over Ceuta migration crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-ultimatum-to-italy): Spain will impose border controls on flights and ships from Italy from midnight August 8 until September 7, after Italy refused to lift its 
- [US appeals court blocks Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, Supreme Court appeal next](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-blocks-trump-ballroom-project): A federal appeals court in Washington upheld an injunction on Friday halting construction of Donald Trump's $400 million White House ballroo
- [Russian strikes kill three including child in Kyiv region as air defence gaps persist](https://pollar.news/en/event/russia-strikes-kyiv-three-dead): Russian ballistic missile strikes on the Kyiv region overnight into Saturday killed three people including a child, as Ukraine's depleted ai
- [Spain prepares for total solar eclipse on 12 August, first in the peninsula since 1905](https://pollar.news/en/event/century-long-eclipse-drought-ends-in-spain): On 12 August 2026, a total solar eclipse will cross Spain from west to east for the first time since 1905, with totality lasting about 90 se
- [EU commissioner blames Meta and TikTok for Ceuta migration crisis fueled by viral disinformation](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-crisis-fuels-disinformation): EU Digital Commissioner Henna Virkkunen accused Meta and TikTok of failing to curb disinformation that helped trigger a mass crossing of 72,
- [FIFA president Infantino faces Telegraph investigation over alleged UEFA severance payment to 'lover'](https://pollar.news/en/event/infantino-uefa-payoff-scandal): A Daily Telegraph investigation alleges UEFA paid a six-figure severance to a woman described as Gianni Infantino's lover during his time as
- [Colombia's de la Espriella sworn in as president in Cali, pledging oil revival, security crackdown and Christian values](https://pollar.news/en/event/colombias-new-president-sworn-in): Abelardo de la Espriella was sworn in as president of Colombia on 7 August 2026 in Cali, the first inauguration outside Bogotá, promising to
- [Ceuta migrant crisis: 72,000 crossed on 30 July, 79 bodies recovered as EU states split over response](https://pollar.news/en/event/ceuta-migration-crisis-escalates): An estimated 72,000 people crossed from Morocco into Spain's enclave of Ceuta on 30 July, leaving at least 79 bodies recovered and exposing 
- [Trump announces $3 billion in critical minerals and battery projects to counter China](https://pollar.news/en/event/trumps-3-billion-minerals-push): US President Donald Trump announced $3 billion in mining and critical-minerals projects on August 7, targeting battery, rare earths, and ind
- [Rzeszów floods as thunderstorms swamp Podkarpacie, hospital halts admissions](https://pollar.news/en/event/rzeszow-under-water-after-storms): Heavy rainfall on 7 August flooded Rzeszów's streets, hospital and theatre, triggered over 200 firefighter calls and left 3,295 customers wi
- [France's longest-recorded wildfire declared fixed after 18 days in Var](https://pollar.news/en/event/frances-longest-wildfire-fixed): The Gros Bessillon fire in southeastern France burned 6,300 hectares across seven communes, destroying 41 homes, before being declared fixed
- [Amazon finances largest US gas plant in Texas to power AI data centers](https://pollar.news/en/event/amazon-funds-giant-texas-gas-plant): Amazon confirmed on 7 August 2026 that it is financing a giant gas power plant in Pecos County, Texas, to power three future data centers. T
- [Rodri Hernández rejects Real Madrid and chooses Barcelona as City and Barça negotiate transfer fee](https://pollar.news/en/event/rodri-says-yes-to-barcelona): Ballon d'Or winner and 2026 World Cup MVP Rodri Hernández has turned down Real Madrid, involving Mourinho, and chosen Barcelona, with Manche
- [Javier Ruiz exits TVE for La Séptima as RTVE reshuffles morning lineup with Cintora](https://pollar.news/en/event/rtve-reshuffles-morning-presenters): Javier Ruiz bid farewell to Mañaneros 360 on 7 August, leaving TVE for La Séptima. RTVE confirmed Jesús Cintora as his replacement from 24 A
- [France extends €100 fuel indemnity deadline for heavy commuters to 31 August amid Middle East price pressures](https://pollar.news/en/event/france-extends-fuel-subsidy-deadline): France has extended the application deadline for the €100 fuel indemnity aimed at low-income heavy commuters from 30 July to 31 August 2026,
- [Amanda Knox's Fringe comedy 'Cartwheel' sells out as Kercher family demands cancellation](https://pollar.news/en/event/knox-comedy-show-sparks-fringe-row): Amanda Knox's sold-out stand-up show at the Edinburgh Fringe, inspired by the 2007 murder of her flatmate Meredith Kercher, has drawn condem
- [Polish prosecutors charge three former Orlen managers over 1.5 billion PLN oil contract fraud](https://pollar.news/en/event/three-charged-in-orlen-fraud): Poland's Regional Prosecutor's Office in Warsaw filed an indictment on 7 August 2026 against three former Orlen managers for causing 1.5 bil
- [Russian spokeswoman Zakharova calls Polish president Nawrocki 'clinically Russophobic' after anniversary speech backing Ukraine](https://pollar.news/en/event/kreml-fury-at-nawrocki-speech): Polish President Karol Nawrocki used his first-anniversary speech on 6 August 2026 to declare support for Ukraine killing 'Soviets' and 'Mos
- [Infantino rallies South American and African backing as Norway demands resignation over abandoned World Cup sale plan](https://pollar.news/en/event/uefa-threatens-world-cup-boycott): FIFA President Gianni Infantino has secured backing from African and South American federations after abandoning a plan to sell World Cup co
- [Three lightning-sparked wildfires burn in Castellón as UME deploys and 1,000 residents stay confined](https://pollar.news/en/event/wildfires-burn-in-castellon): Three wildfires driven by lightning storms remain active in interior Castellón, with 150 personnel and 17 aerial means deployed and roughly 
- [Colombia's de la Espriella sworn in as president, vows crackdown on drug cartels](https://pollar.news/en/event/colombias-new-hardline-president): Abelardo de la Espriella took office as Colombia's president on Thursday in Cali, promising a crackdown on drug cartels, a pivot back to the
- [Francesco Guccini dies at 86: private funeral in Pavana, public tribute planned for September in Bologna](https://pollar.news/en/event/guccini-dies-at-86): Italian singer-songwriter Francesco Guccini died on 6 August 2026 at 86 in Pavana. A private funeral was held on 8 August, with a public com
- [KATSEYE leader Sophia Laforteza takes mental health hiatus, second member to step back](https://pollar.news/en/event/second-katseye-member-takes-hiatus): Sophia Laforteza, leader of the multinational girl group KATSEYE, is temporarily stepping away from promotional activities on medical advice
- [15-year-old stabbed during town festival in Kamienna Góra, two 16-year-olds held by police](https://pollar.news/en/event/teen-stabbed-at-polish-town-festival): A 15-year-old boy was seriously wounded with a sharp instrument on Friday evening in Kamienna Góra, Lower Silesia, during the town's annual 
- [Anastazja Kuś wins 400m gold at World U20 Championships in Eugene](https://pollar.news/en/event/kus-wins-400m-world-u20-gold): 19-year-old Anastazja Kuś clocked 51.06 seconds to claim Poland's first-ever 400m gold at the World U20 Athletics Championships in Eugene, o
- [US expects Iran-Oman deal on Strait of Hormuz soon as Sunni powers sign defense pact](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-pauses-iran-strikes): A US official said Friday that Washington expects an agreement between Iran and Oman to reopen the Strait of Hormuz soon, pledging to lift t
- [Portugal's president sends hardline migration decree to Constitutional Court over child welfare and detention concerns](https://pollar.news/en/event/portugal-president-blocks-migration-decree): Portuguese President António José Seguro sent the decree on asylum, detention, and return of foreigners to the Constitutional Court on 7 Aug
- [Spanish police dismantle Mediterranean smuggling network, 78 arrested in Spain and Algeria](https://pollar.news/en/event/78-arrested-in-smuggling-bust): Spanish authorities, working with Europol and police in France, Portugal and Poland, announced on 7 August the dismantling of a network that
- [Two drones over German Patriot repair base in Mechernich follow explosive drone at Leipzig airport](https://pollar.news/en/event/leipzig-airport-shut-overnight): Unidentified drones were detected over a Bundeswehr base in Mechernich where Patriot systems are serviced, days after an explosive drone was
- [Solar eclipse on August 12 will darken Spanish skies, with France seeing near-total obscuration](https://pollar.news/en/event/solar-eclipse-looms-over-europe-august-12): A solar eclipse on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, the first observable in Europe since 1999, will cross Spain in totality while France sees a p
- [US appeals court halts Trump's $400 million White House ballroom, ruling Congress must approve the project](https://pollar.news/en/event/court-blocks-trump-white-house-ballroom): A US federal appeals court ruled 2-1 on 7 August 2026 that the Trump administration must halt above-ground construction of a $400 million ba
- [South Korean football association apologises over sexual services for foreign referees](https://pollar.news/en/event/kfa-apologises-over-referee-scandal): South Korea's football association apologised after JTBC reported the KFA provided sexual services to foreign referees during 2011-2012 qual
- [US payrolls unexpectedly fall 23,000 in July, stocks rise as rate-hike odds recede](https://pollar.news/en/event/yen-won-surge-on-intervention): The US economy lost 23,000 nonfarm jobs in July, far missing economist forecasts of 80,000 new hires, as June's figure was revised down to 2
- [Dolomiti Superski to refund skiers €30 million after Antitrust settlement over skipass pricing](https://pollar.news/en/event/dolomiti-ski-pass-refunds-ordered): Italy's competition authority closed an investigation into the Dolomiti Superski consortium with a €30 million compensation package for skie
- [Polish government sets 2027 minimum wage at 4,950 PLN after tripartite talks fail](https://pollar.news/en/event/polands-2027-minimum-wage-set): The Council of Ministers published a draft regulation setting the minimum monthly wage at 4,950 PLN brutto from January 2027, a 3 percent ri
- [Spain's Policía Nacional dismantles major hashish ring, 57 arrested and tonnes seized](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-busts-major-hashish-ring): Spain's Policía Nacional has dismantled one of the largest hashish trafficking organizations based in the country, arresting 57 people acros
- [Trump renews effort to fire Fed governor Lisa Cook after Supreme Court setback](https://pollar.news/en/event/trump-renews-bid-to-fire-feds-cook): The White House sent Federal Reserve governor Lisa Cook a letter on Wednesday giving her until August 26 to respond to mortgage fraud allega
- [US Senate passes sweeping Russia and Iran sanctions bill 86-11, House vote set for September](https://pollar.news/en/event/senate-passes-russia-sanctions-86-11): The U.S. Senate voted 86-11 on Friday to pass the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, authorizing tariffs up to 100% 
- [Italy and Belgium commemorate 70th anniversary of Marcinelle mine disaster as EU moves to create work victims day](https://pollar.news/en/event/marcinelle-70th-anniversary-commemorated): Italy and Belgium commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Marcinelle mine disaster at Bois du Cazier, where 262 workers died on 8 August 19
- [Russian strikes kill at least three in Kyiv as Ukraine's air defense runs out of interceptors](https://pollar.news/en/event/three-dead-in-kyiv-strikes): Russian ballistic missile strikes on Kyiv and its region killed at least three people, including a child, in the night of 7-8 August 2026, a
- [Gabriel Attal files complaint over Russian interference targeting French presidential campaign](https://pollar.news/en/event/attal-sues-over-russian-interference): Gabriel Attal, candidate for France's 2027 presidential election, filed a legal complaint in Paris on Friday evening citing foreign interfer
- [Farmer plows tractor through freshly laid asphalt on Gliwice's Rybacka Street, police arrest him at scene](https://pollar.news/en/event/farmer-destroys-fresh-asphalt-in-gliwice): A farmer from Gliwice's Ostropa district drove a tractor with a plow across freshly laid asphalt on Rybacka Street on 7 August, destroying t
- [Wildfires in Fornos de Algodres dominated as over 60 Portuguese municipalities face maximum fire danger](https://pollar.news/en/event/fornos-de-algodres-fires-dominated): Two rural fires in Fornos de Algodres, Guarda district, were dominated by Saturday morning after mobilising 354 operatives at peak, while IP
- [Sporting opens 2026/27 I Liga at Estrela da Amadora as Borges manages Suárez row and depleted squad](https://pollar.news/en/event/sporting-opens-season-at-estrela): Sporting will visit Estrela da Amadora on Saturday at 20:30 to open the 2026/27 I Liga, with Rui Borges managing a Luis Suárez training cont
- [Niewiadoma-Phinney wins Mont Ventoux stage and takes Tour de France Femmes lead](https://pollar.news/en/event/niewiadoma-takes-tour-lead): Katarzyna Niewiadoma-Phinney attacked on the final climb of stage 7 to win on Mont Ventoux and seize the yellow jersey, leading the Tour de 
- [Far-right millionaire lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella sworn in as Colombia's president](https://pollar.news/en/event/colombia-swears-in-far-right-president): Abelardo de la Espriella, a 48-year-old millionaire lawyer and political novice, was sworn in as Colombia's president on Friday in Cali, pro
- [Spain and Italy impose tit-for-tat border controls over Ceuta migration crisis](https://pollar.news/en/event/spain-italy-border-control-dispute): Spain imposed border checks on travelers from Italy after Rome refused to lift its own controls tied to the Ceuta migration crisis, escalati
- [Patrizia Reggiani hospitalized in intensive care after falling ill during Riccione vacation](https://pollar.news/en/event/lady-gucci-hospitalized-in-rimini): Patrizia Reggiani, the 77-year-old former wife of Maurizio Gucci convicted of ordering his 1995 murder, was admitted to intensive care at Ri

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