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La plénière a évalué les résultats du sommet d’octobre, mettant l’accent sur le budget à long terme et la compétitivité de l’UE lors d’un débat avec les Présidents Costa et von der Leyen.

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In a bid to prevent further violence and looting after the widespread unrest on the weekend, curfews have been imposed in certain areas of major cities across France. Meanwhile, the Yellow Vests movement has announced new demonstrations for Saturday in protest at the high cost of living. As the 2027 presidential election draws closer, the media discuss the political and economic consequences of the unrest.

A meeting between Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping could take place in China on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in November. The plan has stoked fear in Europe that these major powers will conduct negotiations without consulting Ukraine and its allies. Commentators discuss the dangers of a redrawing of spheres of influence and the consequences for European security.

After three unsuccessful attempts, the independent diplomat Luca Niculescu was elected as Romania's new prime minister on Tuesday. In the parliamentary vote in Bucharest, 280 MPs voted for the 55-year-old and 58 against. He will now head a minority government, with 12 of the 18 ministerial posts going to the Social Democratic Party (PSD) and 6 to independent technocrats.

At least seven merchant ships have reportedly been attacked by drones in the Black Sea off the coasts of Romania and Bulgaria in recent days. It is not yet clear who is behind the strikes, which are fuelling concerns about a further escalation of the war in Ukraine and jeopardising key trade routes. Europe's press discusses how Nato and Turkey should react and whether the Baltic will be the next target.

Au Tchad, les forces de défense et de sécurité déployées dans la province du Salamat à la suite d'un nouvel affrontement meurtrier entre éleveurs et agriculteurs. Ce dimanche 18 octobre, un conflit autour d’une route de transhumance a fait au moins 12 morts dans cette région du sud-est, frontalière de la Centrafrique et du Soudan. Ce genre d’incidents, particulièrement récurrents au Tchad, risque de se multiplier cette année en raison des conditions climatiques.