France extends city curfews after first calm night since riots
Police reported no major incidents overnight as the government prepared a second round of local restrictions, with prosecutors casting doubt on official claims about…
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Italy sends soldiers into Milan as ministers prepare emergency riot decree
Troops are to reinforce police in the city after two nights of looting and street battles, with the cabinet set to approve tougher detention powers that would also…
Austria blames migration for riots in France and Italy
The Austrian Government says years of migration have brought conflicts into Europe that are not Europe's own, and warns it will act against extremism at home.
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French prime minister orders localised curfews as state of emergency stays on the table
“If it’s necessary, we could do it. The implementation of these curfews seems to me to be more appropriate,” Lecornu said.
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Tusk’s hard line on migration contradicted by retreat from penalising aid to illegal migrants
"We are firmly defending the border against illegal migration; we have our own asylum policy of not accepting applications and we deport those who break Polish law".
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Irregular EU border crossings drop nearly one-third in first nine months of 2026
September alone accounted for about 14,300 crossings, 28 per cent fewer than in the same month of 2025 but 11 per cent more than in August.
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Prominent SPD MPs reject proposed Berlin coalition with Die Linke
The internal pushback coincides with broader policy disagreements regarding foreign affairs, law enforcement and migration.
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Volkswagen plans global pay freeze until 2030
Volkswagen’s management is seeking increases in worker productivity, greater scheduling flexibility and a reduction in overtime payouts.
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State funding for Spanish unions nearly quadruples as membership falls to record low
Between 2018 and 2025, total public funds allocated to both federations, alongside their territorial branches and linked foundations, exceeded €569 million.
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French interior minister offers to resign over riots, Macron refuses
In many cities the marches were overtaken by large-scale violence by migrant youths and left-wing agitators.
Albanian Government refuses to resign and says EU accession depends on it
Six days of student-led rioting have left the Balkan candidate country in its worst political crisis in years, with only four of 33 negotiating chapters closed.
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Bardella calls Macron’s riot address ‘cowardly’ as France counts the cost
The National Rally president said the French Government had nothing left to offer voters after the worst disorder in years.
Ben Gvir accuses Netanyahu of promising EU governments to drop him from cabinet
Israel's national security minister says European foreign ministers were given private assurances that he will not sit in the next coalition.
Rioters loot shops and attack police in Milan for a second night
More than 200 people were taken to police stations, about 80 per cent of them minors, after a night of looting and clashes around the Duomo.
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Looters return to Paris after riots leave 1,000 police injured
Officers made 108 fresh arrests in the capital on a second night of disorder, as the French Government held crisis talks and resisted calls for a state of emergency.
Trump endorses Netanyahu and warns Israelis against the ‘wrong leader’
The US president's late intervention lands with Likud trailing Gadi Eisenkot's Yashar party in most polls and neither bloc near a Knesset majority.
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Bundestag fines AfD MP over left-wing MP’s own clitoris remark
“Mr Reichardt, the clitoris has 3,000 nerve endings – and yet you are even more sensitive,” Gebel told the chamber.
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German state secretary leaves ministry for climate foundation it funds
The foundation’s supervisory board appointed Flasbarth as CEO on October 5, in a decision made public the following day.
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Germany and France move to ease EU 2035 combustion-engine ban
The joint paper, titled “Securing the future of the European automotive industry”, was published on October 16.
EU leaders say the bloc must reform itself before taking in new members
Summit conclusions set no deadlines, leave the Commission's institutional proposals untouched and task ministers with further analysis.
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Italy’s UniCredit wins ECB approval to take control of Germany’s Commerzbank
A full integration would create one of Europe’s largest cross-border banking combinations since the global financial crisis.
Costa takes over EU budget talks and looks to new Brussels taxes
Leaders spent more than five hours arguing in Brussels without moving, leaving the European Council president to redraw the 2028-2034 package himself.
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ECB policymakers lose patience with Lagarde’s silence on early exit
Frustration inside the central bank has grown as the president weighs the chairmanship of the World Economic Forum and prepares to launch her memoirs.
Rutte meets Bulgarian and Romanian leaders as Black Sea drone attacks spread
NATO has offered more surveillance and counter-drone capability, though Sofia and Bucharest are pressing for a joint regional command and a halt to strikes on civilian…
EU innovation funding rarely reaches the market
Around half of a €17 billion push for industrial leadership went to universities and research centres rather than to companies, the European Court of Auditors…
Spanish and American thinkers challenge the Black Legend and Europe’s rejection of its Christian roots
They defended the cultural and religious heritage of the Hispanic world at the European Parliament and challenged the historical narratives that have contributed…
Minibus carrying lorry drivers hits shuttle train at Channel Tunnel terminal
All 19 people aboard the vehicle were hurt, two of them seriously, in what French officials called the first accident of its kind on a Eurotunnel loading platform.
Denmark, Sweden and Finland reject softer rules for the EU carbon market
The three prime ministers have written to EU leaders on the eve of a summit at which the review of the emissions trading system is on the table.
Bulgaria says it has no ‘solid evidence’ of Russian role in Black Sea drone attacks
Sofia has summoned Moscow's ambassador and will open a terrorism investigation once a damaged cargo ship is towed into port.
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EU leaders leave Ceuta invasion out of summit migration text
A separate paragraph recognises the "special situation" of Ceuta and Melilla and thanks Brussels for its help, as a two-day European Council opens with the next…