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The Spanish government was plunged into crisis on Wednesday after a leaked police report suggested Moroccan forces played a role in pushing migrants into Ceuta in an unprecedented border violation, putting Madrid on the defensive. Multiple media outlets, citing a law enforcement document, alleged Moroccan authorities helped push migrants by sea, acted “passively” and concluded that the mass influx of around 80,000 migrants into the Spanish enclave was not accidental. The allegations have triggered a political frenzy, putting Spain’s Interior Ministry on the back foot. The Spanish Interior Minister, Fernando Grande-Marlaska, under fire for his handling of Spain’s most serious…
“The problem is not the treaties, the institutional setup,” Kallas told a news conference. “The problem is the implementation.” Debate over the future of EU foreign policy — and the fate of the EEAS — is intensifying amid budget constraints and criticism that it is no longer fit for purpose in an era of increasingly brutal relations between global powers. Meanwhile, the European Commission’s growing interest in foreign policy, including the creation of a unit dedicated to the Middle East and Africa, has sparked a turf war with Kallas’s EEAS. The Franco-German paper, among other ideas, proposed addressing this issue…
Published on 02/09/2026 – 15:52 GMT+2•Updated 18:59 Ukraine has formally informed the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) that Russia’s airspace is unsafe for civilian traffic, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said on Wednesday. “Ukraine has officially notified ICAO that the Russian airspace is not safe for civilian aviation because of increased military activity. We urge everyone to avoid it,” Sybiha said on X. He said Russia had been “deliberately ignoring the existing threats” created by its all-out war against Ukraine, arguing that the risks had already resulted in several aviation incidents in recent years. “This is our responsible decision to notify…
Published on 02/09/2026 – 18:38 GMT+2•Updated 19:23 From Rome to Munich on a Frecciarossa train, via Innsbruck. Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) has begun test runs of the Frecciarossa trains operated by Trenitalia in Germany and Austria, as part of the international certification phase. The FS Group has announced that the launch of services between Milan and Munich and between Rome and Munich is scheduled for the summer of 2027 “following the successful completion of the approval process for the new trains”. After France and Spain, and with the goal of reaching the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel by 2029,…
The next wave could be even more destructive, industry officials warned. Unlike the first shock, the industries now under pressure include sectors that Europe considers central to its economic and technological future, such as electric vehicles and batteries, as well as steel, chemicals, and wind turbines. The IAA is designed partly to blunt that pressure, limiting Chinese investments in strategic sectors like EVs, raw materials or solar panels. It would also set Made-in-EU requirements for public procurement, potentially excluding Chinese suppliers. “The level of ambition is justified. If it’s Europe’s main tool to respond to the second China shock, it’s essential to make it count,” Sander Tordoir, chief economist…
Belgium has forcefully pushed back against a new attempt to tap into the Russian Central Bank’s immobilised assets to provide additional support to Ukraine. The European Union holds €210 billion in these assets, the bulk of which is kept at Euroclear, a depository in central Brussels. The hot-button topic was discussed at an informal meeting of EU foreign ministers on Tuesday, with Sweden, the Netherlands, Spain and Poland leading the push following their joint letter sent last week. The Baltic countries also voiced support. But according to Belgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prévot, the debate “generated little enthusiasm or appetite among…
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Published on 02/09/2026 – 18:38 GMT+2 From Rome to Munich on a Frecciarossa train, via Innsbruck. Ferrovie dello Stato (FS) has begun test runs of the Frecciarossa trains operated by Trenitalia in Germany and Austria, as part of the international certification phase. The FS Group has announced that the launch of services between Milan and Munich and between Rome and Munich is scheduled for the summer of 2027 “following the successful completion of the approval process for the new trains”. After France and Spain, and with the goal of reaching the United Kingdom via the Channel Tunnel by 2029, Italy’s…
Laisser la vie sauve au Premier ministre au risque d’être accusé d’être la béquille du macronisme ou censurer le gouvernement au risque de limiter ses marges de manœuvres une fois au pouvoir ? C’est le dilemme auquel font face les oppositions alors que le Premier ministre présentera son budget à la fin du mois. Anthony Lattier en discute avec Marcelo Wesfreid et Jason Wiels, journalistes à POLITICO.