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"I'm not saying that the operators liked the decision, but they understood that it was a topic we had to resolve in the city and that this is, in fact, a European trend," says Gonçalo Reis, citing the cases of Paris, Madrid, and Brussels, where similar decisions have been made in recent years. #CâmaraMunicipal #Trotinetes #MobilidadeLisboa (translated)

Max von Kreyfelt stated in his column that the government should first cut its own spending before asking citizens to be frugal. He cited the renovation of the Binnenhof as an example: it was estimated in 2015 to cost 475 million euros, but according to him, the costs had risen to at least 2.7 billion euros by 2026. He wrote that the Court of Audit had called the original estimate unrealistically low. Von Kreyfelt urged ministries to demonstrate what their expenditures yielded. He mentioned European contributions, nitrogen policy, climate programs, migration, and development aid, and asked what problem was being solved, at what cost, and when funding would stop. He also suggested that it should first be demonstrated at 2.5 percent of GDP what Defense could purchase, organize, and staff. According to him, the NATO agreement for 2035 required 5 percent: at least 3.5 percent for defense and a maximum of 1.5 percent for broader security. He wrote that Donald Trump had requested 5 percent. The columnist also criticized the use of consultants and administrative layers. According to him, budget deficits could arise from overly ambitious promises, poor estimates, and too few cuts, and these did not prove that citizens were paying too little. He concluded that the government needed to shrink first. https://t.co/V2P6pFuNy1 #Overheid #Financiën #Soberheid (translated)

French celebrities like basketball player Victor Wembanyama, who expressed support for the riots of October 17, must take historical responsibility. Such people must be condemned," wrote the mayor of Nice, Eric Ciotti, leader of the right-wing party UDR. #NBA #VictorWembanyama #Prancūzija (translated)

Emanuel Boeminghaus wrote that the Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche has temporarily suspended all future investment decisions in Germany. Following Boehringer Ingelheim, another company is affected. Roche Germany's CEO Daniel Steiners sharply criticized the federal government and called it a political watershed. According to Boeminghaus, Roche invested around 719 million euros in German locations in 2025 and a total of around 3.8 billion euros since 2020. The company employs 18,594 people in Germany and achieved a revenue of 8.9 billion euros in 2025. In future investments, Germany competes with the USA and China, wrote Boeminghaus. Steiners demanded better local conditions and stated that Europe must try harder again. Boeminghaus described the investment freeze as a warning signal for the industrial location and a bad start to the week for Friedrich Merz. https://t.co/AGLz75iw7Z #Roche #Deutschland #Wirtschaftskrise (translated)

Borussia Dortmund announced that the team will depart with the published squad for the Champions League journey to Azerbaijan. Lars Ricken said that Konstantinos Karetsas has a ligament injury in his foot and will therefore neither travel to Baku nor play against Frankfurt on Saturday. https://t.co/58MkqCLoCQ #ChampionsLeague #BVB #Fußball (translated)

Despite the Iran conflict, the Gulf airlines have resumed operations and are seeing an increase in transfer traffic, while some passengers continue to prefer alternatives like Air Astana to avoid the risk of travel disruptions in the Gulf region. #GolfAirlines #Flughafen #AlternativenReisen (translated)

The author wrote that parts of the Union apparently waited for an opportunity to normalize cooperation with the AfD. Now, the Red-Red-Green coalition in Berlin is being used as a justification for this. According to his account, the firewall will not fall by itself but will be torn down by the Union itself. #Politik #AfD #Berlin #DE (translated)