According to a media report, the US is planning a major reduction of its military contributions to NATO. German magazine Der Spiegel reports that Washington intends to provide far fewer key resources such as fighter jets, warships, drones and refuelling aircraft. Commentators are alarmed, and try to gauge how well prepared Europe is to defend itself rightow.

On 14 June, Switzerland will hold a referendum on an initiative by theational-conservative Swiss People's Party to cap the country's population at 10 million. Under the terms of the proposal, Switzerland would be obliged to introduce measures at various levels to restrict the right of residence if the population exceeds 9.5 million before 2050. The country currently has 9.1 million inhabitants.

Armenia will hold parliamentary elections on 7 June. Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is hoping that the vote will bolster his pro-Western course. On Thursday, US President Donald Trump declared his "full and unconditional support" for Pashinyan. Meanwhile, Russia is stepping up the pressure on Yerevan by imposing import bans on Armenian goods and threatening to disrupt supplies ofatural gas.

In Slovenia, a centre-right government has replaced the left-liberal coalition led by Prime Minister Robert Golob. Theew head of government,ational conservative Janez Janša, has already held this office three times in the past. Slovenia's media discuss theew minority government's coalition agreement, which is supported in parliament by the right-wing populist party Resni.ca.

The Finnish Competition and Consumer Authority (FCCA) has accused leading companies in the berry industry of illegal price-fixing. The authority classified this practice as a very serious breach of competition law and has proposed a 9.4-million-euro fine, which the Market Court has yet to approve. A few years ago, several Finnish berry companies were found guilty of human trafficking.