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The Irish presidency, which is steering the budget talks, wrote that “reductions could be made, with many [countries] questioning the justification of the proposed increase in staff levels” at a time when they’re making domestic personnel cuts. The Commission proposed hiring an extra 2,500 officials over the next seven years, fueling discontent from nine countries led by Austria. In the Commission’s proposal, which was drawn up in July 2025, administrative costs will be worth €118 billion from 2028 to 2034, which is around 6% of the overall budget. However, Ireland is facing strong resistance to cutting other areas of the…
Published on 14/09/2026 – 21:35 GMT+2 Former Moroccan intelligence officer Mehdi Hijaouy contacted people close to ex-Venezuelan spy chief Hugo Carvajal in the summer of 2024, offering information to Spanish authorities in exchange for protection from a potential extradition to Morocco, The Objective reported. At the time, Hijaouy, who was reportedly forced into exile following a conflict with some of his intelligence colleagues, was in France, but he would move to Spain over fears for his safety and that of his family. Hijaouy turned to a lawyer who had taken part in efforts to persuade Carvajal to cooperate with Spanish…
Pope Leo XIV inaugurated AQVA – Catastrophe and Wonder on Monday, 14 September. Visitors enter through Diluvium, a 70-metre-long installation by French street artist JR, the first site-specific work commissioned for the exterior of the 16th-century library. Inside, art and rare books explore water as both a source of life and a force of destruction. Works by American typographer Bill Moran and Italian chef Fulvio Pierangelini are shown alongside Aquatilium animalium historiae, a 16th-century study of fish and aquatic animals by Italian naturalist Ippolito Salviani, published 470 years ago. The exhibition also examines the damage water can cause to ancient…
“Ukraine is not confident that Russia has any intention of adhering to any agreement,” Zelenskyy said in a post on X, indicating that Ukraine won’t stop its attacks other than on a reciprocal basis. If partners can “ensure Russia’s genuine desire to refrain from striking our electricity, our other energy facilities, critical infrastructure, or the movement of food supplies, then we, of course, are ready to reciprocate with a corresponding absence of our own strikes,” he wrote. The Ukrainian leader claims that if there is a ceasefire, it must be long-term to be reliable, rather than a short-term deal allowing…
The deadlock on the renewal of EU sanctions on Russia deepened on Monday after France and Slovakia, in a rare joint effort that has baffled Brussels, continued to demand the removal of Russian-Uzbek businessman Alisher Usmanov from the blacklist. Faced with an expiration date that loomed dangerously close, ambassadors agreed, as a last resort, to extend the sanctions for just one week until 22 September to give themselves more time to find a solution that has so far proven stubbornly elusive. “Consultations will continue, and further discussions are expected to be held in due course,” a spokesperson for Ireland’s EU…
By Mohamed Elashi & Euronews Published on 14/09/2026 – 20:44 GMT+2 Turkish Airlines has permanently axed its Luanda route, the latest in a series of international carriers to drop the Angolan capital since Angola inaugurated its new airport in 2023. The Istanbul-based carrier removed Luanda from its future schedule earlier this month, along with Juba, Kinshasa, Libreville and Lusaka, after those services had been suspended through 24 October. Turkish Airlines initially described the suspension as temporary when it announced the move in April, citing fuel costs. It had operated a triangular service through Kinshasa rather than a direct connection, but the route gave…
“A stronger presence that facilitates parliamentary exchanges across the Atlantic, with a regional remit reaching as far as the Arctic,” Metsola wrote on social media after a meeting of the Parliament leadership at which they backed the initiative. “Europe and Canada: old friends, still writing the next page together.” The move will see Parliament representatives working in an “antenna office” alongside the existing EU delegation to Canada in Ottawa, which is managed by the European External Action Service. The Parliament office “will also provide an important platform for parliamentary engagement on issues of growing strategic importance to both the EU…
A French police officer is under investigation after a video emerged showing him violently throwing a man to the ground in Carcassonne in southern France, days after a separate scandal involving recordings of officers in the city making racist, misogynistic and conspiracy-related remarks. A judicial investigation was opened on Sunday for “intentional violence by a person vested with public authority.” The footage, shared on social media by MP Thomas Portes, shows several police officers standing around before one walks up behind a young man and hurls him to the ground. Once down, the man can be seen holding his head…
By Euronews Persian Published on 14/09/2026 – 14:09 GMT+2•Updated 19:38 Iran’s judiciary has seized assets belonging to 240 dissidents, journalists and public figures and frozen 182 of their bank accounts, the judiciary-affiliated Mizan news agency reported, as Police Chief Ahmadreza Radan announced on Sunday that more than 6,000 people had been arrested over the January protests. Of the asset seizures, 143 took place in Tehran. Those targeted were accused of “propaganda activities or actions against the country and in favour of hostile governments,” according to Mizan. The agency said some of the assets belonged to journalists working for Persian-language opposition broadcasters…
Le gouvernement ne fait plus mystère de sa volonté de mettre à contribution les retraités pour faire des économies dans le budget 2027, une mesure forcément impopulaire. Sébastien Lecornu peut-il réussir là où ses prédécesseurs ont échoué ? La volonté de Marine Le Pen de négocier sur le budget change-t-elle la donne ? Anthony Lattier en discute avec Marcelo Wesfreid, directeur adjoint de la rédaction de POLITICO et Jason Wiels, responsable de la newsletter de POLITICO Paris Influence.N’hésitez pas à vous abonner et à laisser vos commentaires !