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- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Anadolu Agency (Turkish state agency) reports, in its September 12 world briefing, that the European Commission has allegedly approved additional funding of $7.1 billion for the purchase of air and anti-missile defense systems, drones and other equipment for Ukraine. The information currently comes only from a state source and is published as an attributed statement, not as a verified fact: there is no independent confirmation nor the text of the Commission's announcement.
- Saturday, 12 September 2026 · Analysis
ECB raises rates by 25 basis points and revises inflation expectations upward
The deposit rate rises to 2.50% and Frankfurt raises inflation estimates to 2.5% in 2027 and 2.1% in 2028. Meanwhile, the French statistics institute forecasts growth of 0.4% for 2026.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Analysis
Brussels in a day: €6.1 billion for Ukrainian air defence and the green light sought on the agreement with India
Two acts by the Commission on the same Friday: the approval of an additional amount for the purchase of military equipment for Kyiv and the request to the Council to authorise the signature and conclusion of the free trade agreement with New Delhi.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Analysis
Magdeburg, AfD forms parliamentary group: four parties refuse talks, BSW accepts
On September 10 the new AfD group in the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag elected Ulrich Siegmund as group leader. CDU, SPD, Greens and Linke declined the invitation to dialogue; the BSW accepted it with a unanimous resolution by its regional executive on energy, education and "peace policy". No majority is in sight.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Analysis
Berlin closes budget week, Paris presents pay transparency law
The Bundestag concludes today its consultations on the federal budget with the labour and social affairs chapter, over 201 billion euros. In France the government has brought before the Council of Ministers the transposition of the European directive on pay equality.
- Friday, 11 September 2026 · Analysis
ECB raises rates to 2.50% and lifts growth forecasts for 2026 and 2027
The Governing Council raises the three key interest rates by 25 basis points, effective from 16 September. The September projections revise euro area growth to 0.9% this year and 1.4% next year, with inflation estimated at 3% in 2026.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The global average surface air temperature in August was 16.96 °C, 0.85 °C above the 1991-2020 average and 1.65 °C above the 1850-1900 estimate. On August 22 an extra-polar average daily sea surface temperature of 21.11 °C was recorded, described as a record. The June-August quarter is the hottest global summer on record, tied with 2024; in Western Europe it is the hottest ever observed (Copernicus Climate Change Service; RaiNews).
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
On September 9, together with the procurement reform, the Commission presented the proposal for the European Innovation Act: a common procedure for research and development procurement, designed to increase legal certainty and facilitate joint tenders among administrations of different Member States, measures on access to financing for new and growing businesses through the leveraging of patents and other intellectual property rights, and an advance payment to winning companies in tenders with a strong innovative component. The text follows consultations with public buyers, businesses, trade unions and civil society (eDotto; Sentenzeappalti.it).
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · Analysis
Oslo bids farewell to King Harald V, 224,000 people along the procession
On September 9, Norway held the state funeral of the sovereign who died on August 28 at 89 years old: a national minute of silence at 1pm, a half-hour procession to the cathedral, monarchs and heads of government in the cathedral. Among those present was Zelensky, whose plane was reportedly grazed by a drone while taking off from Moldova.
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The 2026 State of the Union address is scheduled for Wednesday, September 16, at 9 a.m. before the European Parliament's plenary session. It is the second such address of the von der Leyen II Commission's term, which took office in December 2024. It will be followed by a debate with group leaders and the sending of the Letter of Intent to the presidents of Parliament and the Council (Eurocomunicazione, Europe Direct).
- Thursday, 10 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
On September 8 at 16:20, a drone entered Moldovan airspace from Ukraine, exited toward Romania after seventeen minutes, and then re-entered: at 17:26 a crash was reported near Mihăilenii Vechi, sparking four fires with no casualties. On September 9, police experts reported finding fragments with turbojet propulsion (Moldova 1, Ziarul de Gardă).
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Analysis
Public procurement, the Commission proposes a single regulation with European preference
A new story compared to this morning: proposal COM(2026) 590 published today replaces the three 2014 directives on procurement and concessions and introduces tools to restrict operators and products from third countries. The Commission estimates administrative savings of 650 million a year.
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Analysis
The 1,600 names are already in the capitals, but adoption remains tied to the renewal
The European diplomatic service has delivered to the 27 the list of persons and entities to be sanctioned, mostly from the Russian defence industry. The decision, however, is awaiting the unblocking of the renewal, which expires on 15 September. Reconstruction from anonymous diplomatic sources, no public act available.
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The European Commission granted Madrid emergency aid of 114.7 million euros to manage the crisis following the irregular entries of July 30 and 31, 2026: according to El País the funds go toward border surveillance, infrastructure and technology, including thermal cameras and underwater drones. The government is publishing today around 40 declassified documents, dated between July 1 and August 1 (El País, Cadena SER).
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The weekly Forsa poll for RTL and ntv, conducted from September 1 to 7 on 2,502 people, shows AfD at 28%, the Union at 21%, the Greens at 16%, SPD at 12%, Linke at 11%, FDP at 4% and BSW at 3%. In eastern Germany 91% of respondents say they are dissatisfied with the chancellor's work, compared with 83% in the west. Both outlets are relaying the same dts news agency dispatch: the story has a single origin (new-facts.eu, ad-hoc-news.de).
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · Analysis
PISA: France posts lowest score, one in three fifteen-year-olds in Germany below threshold
The OECD published on September 8th the results of the survey of roughly 760,000 students in 91 countries. In France the decline is 16 points in mathematics and 18 in reading comprehension; in Germany mathematics falls to 464 points.
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Member states must submit by September 2026 the final payment requests under the Recovery and Resilience Facility, worth 723.8 billion euros; the Commission must complete all payments by December 31, 2026 (European Commission). The guidelines also cover unmet milestones and possible revocations (Messaggero Marittimo).
- Wednesday, 9 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
On Wednesday, September 9, no NS trains are running throughout the Netherlands, except for the Airportsprinter between Amsterdam Centraal, Schiphol and Hoofddorp, four times an hour (NS). The CNV union indicates a duration from 00:00 on the 9th to 00:00 on the 10th (CNV); international connections have also been suspended (Tagesschau).
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Analysis
Saxony-Anhalt: AfD three seats short of majority, and pressure shifts onto Merz
The final provisional result gives the AfD 43.8% and 39 of 83 seats. Post-vote surveys by Infratest dimap and ZDF shift the political reckoning to Berlin: chancellor's approval rating at 9%.
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Analysis
Moscow sets the dates: German consulate in Saint Petersburg to close by September 18
The Russian Foreign Ministry withdraws consent to the German consular office and orders the cessation of Goethe-Institut centres' activities: two deadlines, September 13 and 18.
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