Dutch PM misinforms parliament over AI use
Researchers at the universities of Chicago and Maryland found Pangram wrongly flags about one in 10,000 human texts.
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Britain turns to Berlin to ease its way back towards Brussels
The UK is courting Germany before a summit with the European Union that will test how far London is prepared to go.
EU budget errors climb for a second year
On spending they issued an adverse opinion for the seventh year in a row, meaning the errors were material and pervasive.
Anne Carson wins Nobel literature prize for her reworking of the Greek classics
The Swedish Academy has given the 2026 award to the Canadian poet and classicist, a perennial favourite who becomes the first Canadian laureate since Alice Munro.
Italy adopts electoral law handing bonus seats to the winning coalition
The Chamber of Deputies cleared the final parliamentary hurdle in a secret ballot, less than a year before the country returns to the polls.
French court sharply increases sentences over Trèbes and Carcassonne attacks
Two associates of the gunman who murdered four people in 2018 have been convicted of terrorist conspiracy on appeal, after a first trial that largely rejected the…
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Antifa behind violent student riots in Belgium, interior minister says
"Adults who manipulate children in order to put across violent political messages. That is totally unacceptable".
Noelia’s euthanasia case returns to Strasbourg six months after her death
The European court allowed the procedure to go ahead in March.
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Guardia Civil confirms Socialist network contacted drug clan to ‘eliminate’ judge in Sánchez brother case
A Guardia Civil report filed two days before her appearance sets out testimony on surveillance, threats and contacts with a drug clan in Badajoz.
Iran summons French ambassador over policing of school protests
Tehran accuses Paris of double standards as France hits back by summoning the Iranian ambassador over an alleged disinformation campaign.
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Tusk government mulls challenging Paramount’s takeover of Polish commercial broadcaster
TVN is a commercial operation that for over 20 years has been supportive of Tusk and his Civic Coalition (KO) and was hostile to the last conservative government.
Bulgaria ends search for crew of ship sunk by drones off its coast
Sofia says the strike inside its Black Sea economic zone does not trigger NATO consultations, as Brussels offers solidarity but no protection for merchant shipping.
Former German spy chief arrested over alleged Azerbaijani link
Investigators are examining whether some of the material smuggled out of Germany’s intelligence services was prepared for a foreign intelligence service.
Brussels presses Beijing for import curbs as its own deadline falls due
Maroš Šefčovič lands in China on October 8 with the trade gap widening by about €1 billion a day and no public concession to show for four months of dialogue.
Brussels moves to speed up EU product standards and make them free to read
The European Commission wants to cut standard-setting from six years to four, though it took court rulings to force it to open texts that already carry the force…
German finance minister spends €188,000 of taxpayers’ money on photos, hair and make-up
Most of the sum, €165,035, went on external photographers and €22,656 on visagists, stylists and make-up artists.
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Brussels seeks power to suspend new members’ voting rights for 15 years
Marta Kos presented a package of institutional changes designed to shrink national vetoes and the size of the College of Commissioners before the bloc admits anyone…
French AI flagship Mistral announces new model
Firms and states, it said, should not have to rely on a closed-model vendor that could "arbitrarily turn off their cyber defence capabilities".
Brussels calls for ‘proportionate’ policing as French school revolt drags on
The commissioner responsible for youth has intervened in a policing dispute over which the European Union has no authority.
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Tusk government confirms delays in construction of Poland’s nuclear power stations
The technology which will be used in the construction of the proposed power plants will be foreign.
Traders build record bets against the euro as energy costs and French debt weigh
The single currency has slid to its weakest level against the dollar since May 2025, with speculative short positions now at an all-time high.
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EU and Morocco deepen security cooperation while Ceuta stays off the agenda
The readout of the Brussels meeting listed the Sahel, Iran and Ukraine among the subjects covered, though it carried no reference to the mass crossing of July 30.
Swedish police shoot armed man outside Royal Palace in Stockholm
The man was seriously wounded at Lejonbacken, the slope leading up to the palace's northern entrance, and is being treated in a city hospital, police said.
Flávio Bolsonaro vows to change Brazil’s constitution as run-off nears
The Liberal Party candidate has won the backing of a defeated rival and promised a harder line on crime before the October 25 vote.
Catalan separatist Puigdemont cleared to return to Spain
The warrants had been in force since 2017, meaning Puigdemont can now return without being detained on arrival after nearly nine years in Belgium.
France suspends secondary lessons as pupil revolt turns violent
Timetables are halted nationwide until at least the weekend after 215 pupils and 85 school staff were injured, with the French Government blaming La France Insoumise…
RN sets out budget plans with a deficit below 3 per cent and €140 billion in savings
Le Pen said the adjustment required had been raised from the €125 billion previously promised to "€140 billion net of savings in 2032 compared with 2026".
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Germany arrests former BND president over alleged purchase of 2,000 classified files
The first detailed public report came from a joint investigation by NDR, WDR and Süddeutsche Zeitung, published on October 6, 2026.
French LFI MEP accused of throwing EU and Israeli flags on the ground at October 7 exhibition
Rima Hassan published a photograph of the two flags on the floor and called for her to be “sanctioned without delay”.
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Secret meeting between Polish deputy PM and Trump feeds speculation about US wanting Tusk out
The Prime Minister said that since Kosiniak-Kamysz's meeting was confidential he could not reveal what had been discussed.