Day: September 1, 2026

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen gestures while addressing the audience during a special keynote session on the second day of La REF 2026 meeting of French entrepreneurs in Paris on August 27, 2026.

Brussels Eyes Private Savings as Public Money Runs Out

Von der Leyen wants to mobilize the €10 trillion households keep in bank deposits as the EU looks for hundreds of billions more every year to finance competitiveness, defence and the green transition.

MCC Brussels Head Resigns as Budapest Withholds Funding

MCC Brussels Head Resigns as Budapest Withholds Funding

The executive director leaves the think tank with immediate effect, denouncing the Hungarian government’s refusal to disburse funding owed to the organization that is now unable to pay salaries.

September 1, 2026
Brussels Eyes Private Savings as Public Money Runs Out

Brussels Eyes Private Savings as Public Money Runs Out

Von der Leyen wants to mobilize the €10 trillion households keep in bank deposits as the EU looks for hundreds of billions more every year to finance competitiveness, defence and the green transition.

September 1, 2026
Sweden: Man Beaten to Death After Defending Daughter Against Gropers

Sweden: Man Beaten to Death After Defending Daughter Against Gropers

Social media users are questioning why authorities have not yet released information about the suspects’ ethnicity.

September 1, 2026
Syrian Man Not Required To Find a Job To Avoid “Provoking” Him

Syrian Man Not Required To Find a Job To Avoid “Provoking” Him

The homeless man receives a monthly allowance and spends his day reciting Quran verses into a loudspeaker on the street.

September 1, 2026
Macron in Sweden: France Seeks New Defence Partners

Macron in Sweden: France Seeks New Defence Partners

Macron’s Sweden visit seals a major defence deal as France seeks new partners after the collapse of its flagship Franco-German FCAS project.

September 1, 2026