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Zdeněk Šarapatka thanked his supporters and stated that their support helped him get back on his feet after the results of the Senate elections. According to him, the campaign in Prague 5 and 13 was not a fair competition about topics, but a contest over billboards. He claimed that one of the candidates was running a concurrent campaign for the Senate and the Prague City Hall, transferring funds between them, including money from a company building houses. According to Šarapatka, the state supervision office did not respond to the violations of the rules. The candidate, he claimed, received 14,606 votes out of a total of 45,782. Šarapatka also criticized the ODS, which, according to him, despite an agreement with his TOP 09, fielded its own candidate, thereby reducing the chances of defeating Václav Láska. He stated that their candidate hardly presented political positions during public appearances and instead relied on a romanticized story about the students' relationship with the school principal. He added that the students of the candidate's school, according to Šarapatka, got involved in the campaign, even though the principal was balancing on the edge of the education law. The candidate received 12,162 votes out of 45,782. As an earlier example of the split with ODS, Šarapatka mentioned its member Benda, who, according to him, appointed Matocha and Xaver Veselý to the Czech Television Council. He claimed that part of ODS contributed to his failure in the election despite the party agreements at that time. He also recalled that six years ago, at ODS's request, he supported its candidate in the second round of the Senate elections in Mělník, whom he claimed he had not seen publicly appear in the Senate since then. Šarapatka stated that he would not make the same mistake again. According to him, the result meant that there would be no amendment to the lustration law nor security clearances for government members and their deputies, and that there would be no qualified fight for a free Czech Radio and Czech Television. At the same time, he urged his supporters to keep going. #politika #volby #Senát (translated)

Alex Vanopslagh wrote that Liberal Alliance's Mads Strange had asked a person who described himself as a conservative Muslim in the TV 2 program Højskolen on Wednesday if it was a problem that only 16 percent of Muslim men in Denmark believed that homosexuality was acceptable. According to Vanopslagh, the person rejected that it was a problem and would not answer what he personally thought about homosexuality. Vanopslagh wrote that he disagreed and considered homophobia to be among the least Danish things. He believed that Muslims could be Danish if they supported the fundamental values of democracy and had embraced Denmark. As a member of parliament, he claimed to have both the right and the duty to establish the requirements for Danish citizenship. He wrote that applicants should at a minimum acknowledge the precedence of Danish law over religious laws, an individual's right to make choices about his life, and equal rights for homosexuals. They should also not support Islamist regimes or terrorist movements. Therefore, Liberal Alliance would screen applicants and say no to individuals who had praised terrorism, supported Hamas or similar organizations, threatened people who left Islam, or acted hostile towards homosexuals, he wrote. Vanopslagh wrote that the government would reintroduce a bill on citizenship for 2,055 individuals. He referred to the government's own statement that applicants' values should be screened, but that the screening should not apply to the 2,055 individuals. According to him, this risked allowing Islamists, rabid anti-Semites, or anti-democrats to gain citizenship. Liberal Alliance would not vote for more citizenships until the screening was in place, Vanopslagh wrote. He described Danish citizenship as a gift rather than a right. #Danmark #Statsborgerskab #LiberalAlliance (translated)

In all regional cities, according to Grolich, it is possible to form a coalition without the ANO movement, which indicates a weakening of the governing parties and shows that quality communication in campaigns can persuade voters to change their minds. #volby #politika #sociálnísítě (translated)

Pavel Šafr wrote that Andrej Babiš lost the elections. In the commentary, he stated that the Czech political situation may seem unchangeable and that it may appear that the country will always be run by oligarchs, collaborators, and fools. However, according to him, the Senate elections showed that it is possible to defeat even the politicians he labeled as ridiculous, especially thanks to quality candidates and coalitions. https://t.co/3hil2Ddgg5 #volby #ČeskáRepublika #politika (translated)

The review echoed a testimony from a woman who, according to her account, had been raped while another attacker cut off her breasts with a knife. The assaults continued before she was killed, the review stated. The author described the massacre on October 7 as a deep trauma for Israeli society and wrote that this year's memorial ceremony was particularly significant because all surviving hostages had returned from Gaza and the remains of the murdered had been brought home. The review believed the day should have focused on the victims, the survivors, and the relatives. The review criticized Sveriges Radio for instead directing attention towards employee Sami Abu Salem in Gaza. The author also questioned why SVT Rapport, after a segment from the memorial ceremony in Tel Aviv, had presented Gilda Hamidi-Nia's documentary "The World's Most Hated?", which according to the review had been published three days before the anniversary and dealt with how Israeli soldiers were mapped on social media and accused of suspected war crimes in Gaza. The review stated that SVT's live broadcast from the ceremony repeatedly shifted the focus from the victims and their relatives to Israel's warfare, genocide allegations against Israel and the IDF, as well as the war in Gaza. The author argued that the coverage showed a lack of judgment, proportion, and respect, and asked why the victims were not allowed to be at the center of the memorial day. https://t.co/unFDFBluFH #Hamas #Israel #minnesdag (translated)

In the fields of education, science, and sport, we will have many responsibilities. We will seek ways to strengthen the European research area, more effectively recognize qualifications acquired by adults, and enhance the attractiveness and sustainability of the teaching profession," said Minister of Education, Science, and Sport Raminta Popovienė in a statement. #švietimas #mokslas #sportas (translated)

While holding the presidency of the EU Council, Lithuania will seek to strengthen European science and education, emphasizing the attractiveness of the teaching profession, the recognition of qualifications, and a more competitive research environment. #švietimas #mokslas #sportas (translated)

Only fuel prices have risen, but the increase in thefts has decreased thanks to high-quality video surveillance and people's attentiveness. At the same time, it is observed that people are refueling smaller amounts and prefer to refuel in Estonia because prices are higher in neighboring countries. #топливо #видеонаблюдение #перевозки (translated)

Jan Villemson's article discusses how the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in education can reduce teachers' workloads, but it also raises questions about the quality of content, student motivation, and maintaining the quality of education. #tehisintellekt #haridus #õpetajad (translated)

Eva Selsing wrote that she did not see it as a problem that the left was critical of B.T.'s conservative profile. On the contrary, she believed that praise from left-leaning politicians and commentators would be a cause for concern, as it could indicate that the media had deviated from its conservative line. She argued that B.T.'s direct conservatism scared a left that had had a significant influence on media debate for decades. According to Selsing, the left only supported conservative viewpoints it could control, and the more subdued conservatism had followed the left's norms of shaming, censorship, and cancellation. She wrote that this type of conservatism had dominated the Danish media landscape until a few years ago, and that the situation still prevailed outside of B.T. Selsing believed that B.T.'s success was partly due to the media offering conservative perspectives and analyses that the readers and viewers, according to her, could not find elsewhere. She criticized other media for presenting uniform headlines and analyses and for expressing outrage over differing opinions. She wrote that actors with interests in conformity and censorship therefore reacted strongly to B.T., and that she would be more concerned if they did not. #Borgerlighed #MedieDebat #Ytringsfrihed (translated)

Pavel Kamarýt stated that he did not expect attractive football after the international break in Zlín and that his team only won by one goal. He disagreed with commentators, who claimed that Zlín showed almost nothing; he mainly criticized the opponents for not finishing challenges after the ball had been played. He highlighted the solid defense, Moses's performance, and the cooperation between Isife and Ayaosi, while he noted that Suleiman showed signs of having missed playing time. Kamarýt also wrote that a penalty should have been awarded. According to him, he was not at all sure from the footage whether the foul occurred outside the penalty area, and he added that any potential equalizer by Zlín would definitely have been addressed. #fotbal #Zlín #sport (translated)

Juris Vaidakovs wrote that the Latvian national team played a qualifying match for the 2018 FIFA World Cup that day, and its captain had gone to honor an outstanding journalist during the training session before the match. He sharply criticized someone for creating drama regarding the player's clothing at the funeral. #futbols #FIFA #Latvija (translated)

According to the current assumption, part of the connections of line 17 should first continue to Nové Dvory, and later, after the completion of the next stage of metro line D, then lines 3 and 20. "According to the current assumption, part of the connections of line 17 should first continue to Nové Dvory, and later, after the completion of the next stage of metro line D, then lines 3 and 20. Residents will thus gain direct tram connections to Modřany, Podolí, and the city center, as well as a quality transfer to the metro," said the Deputy Mayor for Transportation Jaromír Beránek (Pirates). #tramvaje #Praha #doprava (translated)