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There is a saying in Brussels: in a legislative term, you spend the first year thinking about what you want to do, the second year announcing it, and the third to fifth years actually doing it. By that logic, this is von der Leyen’s last real window to unveil big initiatives she might still see through before she leaves office. So, what made the cut, and what won’t? Let’s dive in. Three tipping points are shaping von der Leyen’s speech: climate change turning from forecast to lived reality after devastating wildfires and heatwaves, AI technology moving faster than anticipated, and…
The US is planning to deliver a package of 40,000 powerful bombs to Israel as part of an upcoming arms deal. The $2.8 billion (€2.42 billion) deal includes 2,000-pound (900 kg) Mk84 and BLU-117 aircraft bombs, according to two US officials and a person familiar with the plan who spoke on condition of anonymity. The same weapons prompted concerns about the possibility of mass casualties in Gaza, and their delivery was put on hold by the the Biden administration two years ago. Trump lifted that hold when he took office again. Congress has been informally notified about the pending deal,…
Barely four months into the job, Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh is caught between financial markets expecting an interest-rate increase and US President Donald Trump, who wants the central bank to cut borrowing costs or leave them unchanged. Economists largely expect Warsh and his fellow policymakers to follow the market consensus when the Fed announces its decision on Wednesday. Warsh has left himself little room to avoid an increase after warning at the Fed’s Jackson Hole conference in late August that inflation remained too far above the central bank’s 2% target. Expectations of a rate rise strengthened after the latest…
“Government can do things in crises. I think the starting point has got to be for government to realize just how close we are to so many crises, and start acting in accordance that we are in one,” McSweeney said. “Too much has been delegated to and spent on arm’s-length bodies over the years, which has deliberately weakened the government as a way of trying to bridge the trust gap with the public,” he said. “I think at the center, people don’t realize that it’s not that the public are impatient; it’s that they have no time.” He claimed the…
By Frances Lopez & Video by Léo Arnoux Published on 15/09/2026 – 10:15 GMT+2 Nearly every European agrees that speaking a second language is a valuable skill — but a recent survey suggests far fewer can actually do it, with fluency levels varying widely from one country to the next. According to a YouGov survey of adults in Britain, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy and Spain, between 87% and 97% across all six countries say learning another language is useful. Yet when respondents were asked whether they could actually speak a second language fluently, the numbers told a different story. Denmark recorded the highest…
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European savings are increasingly exposed to—and helping finance—the expansion of artificial intelligence in the United States. Eurozone households hold around €440 billion in US technology companies, including Nvidia and Alphabet, according to European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde. Speaking in Vienna on Monday, Lagarde warned that European savings risk paying for the US AI boom without Europe receiving a comparable share of the economic benefits. “The companies are being built elsewhere,” she said. “Last year the United States produced 59 notable AI models, and China produced 35. France and the United Kingdom produced one each.” Europe does not lack money.…
Published on 16/09/2026 – 7:00 GMT+2 Travel has a funny way of changing the way we live our lives. Away from the routines and responsibilities of home, travellers may feel freer to stay out late, spend a little more cash or say yes to something they’d normally turn down – even as the pressure to make the most of every minute ramps up. New research suggests this isn’t just holiday abandon. Many travellers are consciously giving themselves permission to behave differently while they’re away, with some even returning home surprised by their own choices. Hint App, which offers advice based…
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen is giving her State of the European Union address this morning … her biggest set-piece speech of the year. Host Zoya Sheftalovich is at the European Parliament in Strasbourg with her ears to the ground, trying to figure out which hot-button issues we can expect to hear about. Two of the biggest topics we’re almost sure she is going to talk about are plans to limit social media access for children and the challenges posed by the artificial intelligence industry. These issues, alongside migration, climate and defense are all likely to feature in the…
Published on 16/09/2026 – 6:36 GMT+2 Belarus has begun four-day military exercises near its borders with Poland and Lithuania, the Belarusian service of Radio Free Europe reported, citing the defence ministry in Minsk. The drills involve mechanised and tank battalions, with troops training in border protection, counter-sabotage operations and defence against drone and light aircraft attacks. The location is significant. Some exercises are taking place near the Suwałki Gap, a narrow corridor between Poland and Lithuania considered strategically critical by NATO. Of particular note are the Hoża training ground, situated on the Lithuanian border, and the Brzeski and Różański ranges,…