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President of the European Council, António Costa, delivered a speech at the opening session of the 24th edition of the European Week of Regions and Cities in Brussels, on 12 October 2026.

The Council adopted restrictive measures against three individuals and four entities supporting North Korea’s weapons of mass destruction programmes and violating UN sanctions, including through Russia-DPRK cooperation.

The Council has established the EU Support Mission in Lebanon (EUSM Lebanon) to strengthen the Lebanese Armed Forces and Internal Security Forces and support stability in the country.

The Council has adopted restrictive measures against 826 Russian companies and 743 individuals active in Russia’s military-industrial complex in single largest set of listings since the beginning of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.

The Council has adopted restrictive measures against 77 individuals who were involved -as either candidates or members of the Central Election Commission of the Russian Federation- in the illegal so-called 'elections' for the Russian State Duma, held in September 2026 in the territories of Ukraine that Russia has temporarily and illegally occupied.

The press briefing will take place on Tuesday, 13 October 2026 at 14.30.

Verspätungen, Flugausfälle und wechselhaftes Wetter können eine Flugreise zur Nervenprobe machen. Eine Analyse von 26 europäischen Flugstrecken zeigt, welche Verbindungen besonders unberechenbar sind. An der Spitze steht eine überraschende Route.

Nur ein Tor in neun Spielen gelang Miro Aaltonen für den SCB diese Saison. Muss man in der Hauptstadt die Reissleine ziehen? Das besprechen Raphael Walser und Dino Kessler im Podcast «SCHLIIFTS?».

This press kit includes a selection of European Parliament press releases outlining MEPs’ key priorities regarding the issues on the summit agenda.

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

This press kit includes a selection of European Parliament press releases outlining MEPs’ key priorities regarding the issues on the summit agenda.

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

AMENDMENTS 1 - 321 - Draft report Institutional aspects of the Common European Defence Union
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Security and Defence
Niclas Herbst, Salvatore De Meo

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

AMENDMENTS 322 - 643 - Draft report Institutional aspects of the Common European Defence Union
Committee on Constitutional Affairs
Committee on Security and Defence
Salvatore De Meo, Niclas Herbst

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

La Direction générale de la Sûreté nationale algérienne (DGSN) a communiqué dimanche 11 octobre sur l'arrestation de 61 Marocains du côté d'Oran, soupçonnés de préparer des actes de sabotage prochainement sur le territoire national. Un vaste coup de filet alors que les relations entre les deux pays sont rompues depuis cinq ans. Très peu d'informations ont été données depuis, côté algérien, et la tension monte, notamment sur les réseaux sociaux.

The negotiations on the EU budget for the years 2028 to 2034 are entering a critical phase. The Commission had presented a draft budget of about two trillion euros which has immediately come under fire from the net contributors – Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden and Austria. The Irish EU presidency has now proposed a new budget for around 160 billion euros less as a compromise.

US President Donald Trump has struck a diesel deal with Russian leader Vladimir Putin while the EU is struggling to reach a consensus on the next package of sanctions against Moscow. At the same time, voices within the EU are increasingly calling into question aid for Ukraine. Commentators ask how Europe should position itself to find an appropriate response.