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Sep 28, 2026

Macron puts France on a war footing against Russia — and asks Europe to follow

After briefing his would-be successors on secret intelligence, Emmanuel Macron said France must assume a Russian attack will come without warning and ordered a plan to shield its critical infrastructure. Some European capitals are moving with him; others still say NATO will handle it.

News & Analysis

Sep 28, 2026

AfD wins Mecklenburg, CDU falls out of a Landtag — and Brussels reads a budget problem

The far right took 38.2% in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and the Left won Berlin outright. Friedrich Merz says he will stay, but the fallout is already eating his reform agenda — and EU capitals fear a cornered chancellor cannot move an inch on the €2 trillion budget before December's summit.

Business & Economy

Sep 28, 2026

Von der Leyen's €17 billion: what the State of the Union measured, and what it didn't

The Commission president told MEPs her twelve omnibus packages cut administrative burden by about €17 billion a year. EPIC's July report on the cost of Single Market fragmentation puts the market's annual welfare gain at €427 billion and the upside of completing it at several times the simplification figure. The two numbers measure different things, and that is the point.