Rishi Sunak hopes the deportations will deter migrants from crossing the English Channel. (© picture alliance / empics / Yui Mok)

24 April 2024

UK: Tories push through Rwanda deal

After much wrangling the two chambers of the British Parliament have voted in favour of the Conservative government's controversial Rwanda deal, which declares Rwanda a safe third country despite the Supreme Court's ruling that it is not. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak wants the first deportation flights to depart in ten to twelve weeks. Scepticism is rife among commentators.

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	91,200 (2019)
Visits	1.000.000 - 5.000.000
Publisher	Press Holdings
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Doomed to fail

Libération (FR)

**Libération**
Country of media outlet	France
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	72,000 (2020)
Visits	20.000.000 – 30.000.000
Publisher	SARL Libération
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Moral failure

De Volkskrant (NL)

**De Volkskrant**
Country of media outlet	Netherlands
Language of media outlet	Dutch
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	312,000 (2019)
Visits	500.000 – 1.000.000
Publisher	De Persgroep Nederland
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Fabricating world peace

The Times (GB)

**The Times**
Country of media outlet	United Kingdom
Language of media outlet	English
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	360,000 (2020)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	News UK & Ireland Ltd (Rupert Murdoch)
Online payment model	All content fee-based

Give the scheme a chance

tagesschau.de (DE)

**tagesschau.de**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Visits	50.000.000 – 100.000.000
Publisher	NDR / Redaktion ARD-aktuell
Online payment model	All content for free

Undermining the rule of law

Avvenire (IT)

**Avvenire**
Country of media outlet	Italy
Language of media outlet	Italian
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	several times a week
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Catholic
Circulation	135,000 (2020)
Publisher	Avvenire Nuova Editoriale Italiana S.p.A.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

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Europe's media at a glance

Our database provides information on more than 500 print and online media published from over 30 countries. It also gives a detailed description of the media landscape in each country in Europe.

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24 April 2024

How to stop Moscow influencing the European elections?

(© picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS / Jean-Francois Badias)

Le Monde (FR)

**Le Monde**
Country of media outlet	France
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	350,000 (2020)
Visits	100.000.000 – 150.000.000
Publisher	Société Editrice du Monde
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Pro-Russian ideas threatening the EU

Polityka (PL)

**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	95,902 (2019)
Publisher	POLITYKA Sp. z o.o. S.K.A
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Don't hold back in the information war

Svenska Dagbladet (SE)

**Svenska Dagbladet**
Country of media outlet	Sweden
Language of media outlet	Swedish
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	155,800 (2017)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	Schibsted
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Kremlin cash destroying democracies

24 April 2024

Portugal 50 years after the Carnation Revolution

(© picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS / Armando Franca)

Correio da Manhã (PT)

**Correio da Manhã**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Circulation	68,092 (2019)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	Cofina Media, SA.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Healthy and euphoric

Observador (PT)

**Observador**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Observador On Time, S.A.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Not the time for rose-coloured glasses

Expresso (PT)

**Expresso**
Country of media outlet	Portugal
Language of media outlet	Portuguese
Type of media outlet	Weekly newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Circulation	53,847 (2019)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	Impresa Publishing S.A.
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Pull of the past still strong

24 April 2024

Steinmeier's state visit to Turkey

Steinmeier with Istanbul's mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu. (© picture alliance / Anadolu / Elif Ozturk)

T24 (TR)

**T24**
Country of media outlet	Turkey
Language of media outlet	Turkish
Type of media outlet	Website
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Tempo24 Basın Yayın Prodüksiyon
Online payment model	All content for free

Germany's kebab diplomacy

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	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Left-wing
Circulation	49,056 (2019)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	die tageszeitung Verlagsgenossenschaft eG
Online payment model	All content for free

Erdoğan no longer first choice

23 April 2024

European elections: far right on the rise?

Members of the ID Group at their congress in Rome on 23 March. Its largest parties include Lega (Italy), the Rassemblement National (France) and the AfD (Germany). (© picture alliance / ZUMAPRESS.com / Mauro Scrobogna)

republica.ro (RO)

**republica.ro**
Country of media outlet	Romania
Language of media outlet	Romanian
Type of media outlet	Blog portal
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	Tetragon SA
Online payment model	All content for free

Before the election is not after the election

Der Spiegel (DE)

**Der Spiegel**
Country of media outlet	Germany
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Magazine
Frequency of publication	Weekly on Fridays
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Centre-left
Circulation	691,451 (2019)
Visits	> 200.000.000
Publisher	Spiegel-Verlag Rudolf Augstein GmbH & Co. KG
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Trapped in a vicious circle

23 April 2024

Ukraine aid: turning point in Washington decisive for Kyiv?

Speaker of the House of Representatives Mike Johnson (centre) had all parts of the package voted on individually. (© picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS / J. Scott Applewhite)

Irish Independent (IE)

**Irish Independent**
Country of media outlet	Ireland
Language of media outlet	English
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Conservative
Circulation	83,900 (2018)
Visits	10.000.000 – 20.000.000
Publisher	Independent News and Media
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Manpower shortages remain a problem

De Standaard (BE)

**De Standaard**
Country of media outlet	Belgium
Language of media outlet	Dutch
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Regional
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Circulation	110,000 (2019)
Visits	< 500.000
Publisher	Mediahuis
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

US isolationism is back

23 April 2024

Erdoğan meets with Hamas leader Haniyeh

Ismail Haniyeh (left) and Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on 20 April. © picture-alliance/ASSOCIATED PRESS / Turkish Presidency)

Cumhuriyet (TR)

**Cumhuriyet**
Country of media outlet	Turkey
Language of media outlet	Turkish
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Kemalist
Circulation	29,000 (2020)
Publisher	Cumhuriyet Foundation
Online payment model	All content for free

President comes out as an Islamist

Sabah (TR)

**Sabah**
Country of media outlet	Turkey
Language of media outlet	Turkish
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Pro-government
Circulation	243,000 (2020)
Publisher	Kalyon Grup / Turkuvaz Gazete Dergi Basım
Online payment model	All content for free

Seeking to reconcile Palestinian groups

23 April 2024

France: "surge of authority" to curb youth violence

French Prime Minister Attal visiting a school in Nice on 22 April. (© picture alliance/abaca/Coust Laurent/ABACA)

La Croix (FR)

**La Croix**
Country of media outlet	France
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Catholic
Circulation	91,000 (2020)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	Bayard Presse
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Support parents instead of punishing them

Le Figaro (FR)

**Le Figaro**
Country of media outlet	France
Language of media outlet	French
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Monday to Saturday
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Circulation	318,000 (2020)
Visits	100.000.000 – 150.000.000
Publisher	Socpresse / Dassault
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

School can't fix everything

22 April 2024

EU Commission chief: Draghi over von der Leyen?

(© picture alliance/NurPhoto/Nicolas Economou)

Die Presse (AT)

**Die Presse**
Country of media outlet	Austria
Language of media outlet	German
Type of media outlet	Daily newspaper
Frequency of publication	Daily
Area of distribution	Nationwide
Political orientation	Liberal-conservative
Circulation	76,000 (montags bis samstags, 2019); 90,000 (sonntags, 2019)
Visits	5.000.000 – 10.000.000
Publisher	Styria Media Group AG, Die Presse Verlags-Gesellschaft m.b.H & Co KG / Rainer Nowak
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Best suited for the job

Liberal (GR)

**Liberal**
Country of media outlet	Greece
Language of media outlet	Greek
Type of media outlet	Website
Online payment model	All content for free

More effective out of the spotlight

22 April 2024

Iran's attack: has Israel responded?

Israeli army spokesman Daniel Hagari stands next to one of the projectiles intercepted on April 13. (© picture alliance / ASSOCIATED PRESS / Tsafrir Abayov)

Censor.net (UA)

**Censor.net**
Country of media outlet	Ukraine
Language of media outlet	Ukrainian
Type of media outlet	Website
Area of distribution	Nationwide

Back to proxy war

La Repubblica (IT)

**La Repubblica**
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	Centre-left
Circulation	230,000 (2020)
Publisher	Gruppo Editoriale L’Espresso SpA
Online payment model	Content partially fee-based

Israel has lost

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