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- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
In a report on the Union's rearmament plans, described as ambitious, the European Court of Auditors states that the goal of defence readiness by 2030 will be difficult to achieve despite increased spending. The Court flags the Commission's growing recourse to loans backed by the common budget, citing the €150 billion SAFE instrument and a €90 billion loan earmarked for Ukraine: in the absence of provisioning, any losses would have to be covered by the EU budget's margin, with possible additional contributions from member states. The story currently comes from a single source (L'Indipendente, reporting on the report); no independent confirmation available.
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
According to the Turkish agency Anadolu, reporting on an extraordinary press conference by Bosnian Foreign Minister Elmedin Konaković, Bosnia-Herzegovina is expelling two Serbian diplomats, who have reportedly been given 48 hours to leave the country, following tensions after the commemoration and funeral of Ratko Mladić in Belgrade; the same source reports that Mladić died on August 27 while serving a life sentence for war crimes committed in Bosnia-Herzegovina. Still according to Anadolu, Sarajevo has also withdrawn its consent to a declaration on good-neighbourly relations and regional cooperation scheduled for October 1 in Montenegro, and Konaković reportedly announced a review of the staffing of the Serbian embassy in Sarajevo. The story currently comes from a single source, a state outlet (Anadolu Agency, Bosnia-Herzegovina edition — Turkish state agency); no independent confirmation available, and the content remains attributed statements.
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · Analysis
Two hundred million for Greenland: what the Commission's announcement says and what it leaves out
On 7 September 2026 the European Commission made public an allocation of 200 million euros for the partnership with Greenland. The news currently comes from a single source: no independent confirmation is available, and the document leaves open the points that would measure its scope.
- Tuesday, 8 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
On September 7, 2026 the European Commission published an announcement on relations with Greenland with an allocation of 200 million euros, presented as a strengthening of the partnership on the Arctic island. The news currently comes from a single source (the European Commission statement); no independent confirmation is available. The same agenda includes the college of commissioners meeting on September 9 and the State of the Union address on the 16th.
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · Analysis
Brussels to Nuuk: 200 million in investments and a declaration signed with Denmark
A story the morning press did not report. On September 7 the European Commission announced a Global Gateway package for Greenland covering 2026 and 2027; on the same day the European Union, Greenland and Denmark signed a joint declaration.
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · Analysis
Eurostat raises second-quarter estimate: eurozone at +0.6%, Italy stuck at +0.2%
The September 7 revision corrects the euro area's quarterly growth by two tenths of a point compared with the mid-August estimate. The largest increase is Ireland's (+10.2%), the only decline Austria's (-0.1%). Employment rises by 0.1%.
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · Analysis
Saxony-Anhalt: AfD at 43.8%, three seats short of majority
The provisional result assigns the AfD 39 of the 83 seats in the new Landtag, with the majority set at 42. The CDU of minister president Sven Schulze falls to 17.2%, the FDP remains out with 2.6%, the BSW enters with 5.3%. Turnout at 77.8%, the highest since reunification.
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Ratko Mladić was buried on September 7 at Topčider cemetery in Belgrade. The religious ceremony at the Church of St. Luke was officiated by Patriarch Porfirije. The Serbian outlet Srpske Novine reports the presence of five government ministers and a burial with state and military honors and honor salutes; ANSA notes at least three ministers in attendance at the church and reports that police, cited by pro-government media, estimated at least 8,000 people outside. President Aleksandar Vučić did not attend: his son Danilo was present, according to both sources. (Srpske Novine, ANSA)
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · Analysis
Saxony-Anhalt, AfD at 43.8% without a majority of seats
Provisional data from the German regional vote of September 6 puts the AfD at more than double its 2021 result and the CDU at 17.2%. Meanwhile London opens a by-election and Brussels resumes its institutional calendar.
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Spanish government has taken control of Ceuta's port to set up a temporary facility for more than 1,000 migrants, with the aim — EL PAÍS reports — of housing, identifying and initiating the repatriation to Morocco of those remaining in the city. The same outlet puts late-July arrivals at 72,000, calling it the largest surge recorded in the city's history. On September 6, El Faro de Ceuta published a report on the construction of the camp and noted tensions over migrant movements in the Tarajal area. (EL PAÍS, El Faro de Ceuta)
- Monday, 7 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The European Commission's agenda lists a meeting of the College of Commissioners on September 9 and, on September 16, the annual State of the Union address, which Ursula von der Leyen will deliver to the European Parliament in Strasbourg. Topics listed include competitiveness, defense and protection of digital life. The only source currently available is the Commission's institutional website, which is nonetheless the primary source for the calendar. (European Commission)
- Sunday, 6 September 2026 · Lead Story
Saxony-Anhalt, turnout at 2pm was 54.4%: the figure that changes since this morning
In the 6:30 edition, the vote for the Saxony-Anhalt Landtag was still entirely ahead. The day's first verifiable figure is the interim turnout released by the Land's electoral authority: 54.4% at 2pm, against 27.1% at the same hour in 2021.
- Sunday, 6 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Spain's Ministry of the Interior has extended by 15 days the checks on travelers arriving from Italy by air and sea, moving the deadline from September 7 to September 22, as Euronews reports on the Ministerio del Interior's communication. The checks had been introduced on August 8 under order INT/846/2026; on the first day, August 9, 199 people had been checked across 12 flights at six airports, according to a Reuters dispatch. Italy has extended its own checks on arrivals from Spain until September 15; Minister Matteo Piantedosi communicated this to his counterpart Fernando Grande-Marlaska in a phone call, dpa reports.
- Sunday, 6 September 2026 · Analysis
Saxony-Anhalt elects its Landtag: 15 lists and around 1.69 million voters
Polling stations open from 8 am to 6 pm. The AfD, classified as right-wing extremist by the regional office for the protection of the Constitution, is aiming for a record result according to the press: at present no results are available.
- Sunday, 6 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Spanish government ordered control of the port of Ceuta to be taken over in order to set up a temporary tent settlement for more than a thousand migrants; the decision was announced on September 5. The port authority's board had voted against that location, Cadena SER reports. According to El País, the government has approved up to 309 million euros for the autonomous city.
- Sunday, 6 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Saturday at the Villa d'Este Forum was devoted to the "Agenda for Europe": the architecture of defense and security in the new geopolitical context, the European path to growth and competitiveness, relations with the Mediterranean and the Balkans, and energy sources for the Union's policies. The same session addressed the role of the United States and the geopolitics of energy, according to the official program. Among the studies presented, one concerns technology strategy and industrial policy for European sovereignty.
- Saturday, 5 September 2026 · Analysis
September's calendar in Brussels: State of the Union on the 16th, College on the 9th
This is not a development of the sanctions story reported this morning, but a different one: the Commission has set the dates for its political September, while in Paris two government measures of different character come into effect.
- Saturday, 5 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The French government announced on September 4 a plan exceeding 1 billion euros for the liquidity and production recovery of farms affected by drought, heat waves and wildfires, with two stated objectives: compensating for exceptional losses and facilitating the purchase of fodder, seeds and plants. According to the French Ministry of Agriculture, the national average temperature in July 2026 was 24.9 °C, 65% of the territory faced a drought described as unprecedented, 95 departments had water restrictions and 79 were classified as in crisis at the summer peak; the aid for nitrogen fertilizers, 145 million, is extended to December 31, 2026. Single institutional source, the one providing the measure.
- Saturday, 5 September 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Since the start of the 2026 school year, the mobile phone ban, in effect since 2018 in primary schools and collèges, also applies to high schools (lycées); Emmanuel Macron presented the measure during a visit to the Lycée Chaptal in Mende. The same source reports the extension for September and October of fuel aid to various sectors, with road haulage initially excluded and trade associations in negotiations. News from a single source, Nachrichten.fr; no independent confirmation available.
- Saturday, 5 September 2026 · Analysis
Slovakia blocks long-term renewal of individual sanctions against Moscow
Bratislava is the only government opposing the shift from six to twelve months in the renewal cycle. The legal deadline for the measures affecting more than 2,700 Russian individuals and entities is September 15.
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