Everything you really need to know to understand the long-awaited Draghi Report (and be able to talk about it at the coffee machine & at after work drinks for the next 5 days, at least) by Euractiv’s Thomas Moller-Nielsen euractiv.com/section/politi…

German CDU leader pledges to do “everything I can” to prevent new EU debt dlvr.it/TD5t0t

The Brief – Whether Trump or Harris makes no big difference dlvr.it/TD6G0M

Defence industry worries EU-funded innovation may be put on the shelf euractiv.com/section/defenc…

The first-ever G7 Defence Ministers' Meeting will be held in Naples from 18 to 20 October under the Italian presidency

‼️ European Commission presented #EU envoys with options for extending the timeframe of the bloc’s sanction regime against #Russia to unblock a $50bn frozen assets deal for #Ukraine. Agreement might be still far off. euractiv.com/section/europe…

JUST IN: The US and UK are increasingly concerned that Russia is sharing with Iran secret atomic information and technology trib.al/H53cDky

I would like to express my deepest gratitude to my colleagues in the College, Commission services, MEPs, Member States, and my team. Together, we have worked tirelessly to advance an ambitious EU agenda. It has been an honour & privilege to serve the common European interest🇪🇺

Good morning, and French Commissioner Thierry Breton resigns after von der Leyen asked France for another Commissioner name. Here is Breton's latest move in questioning von der Leyen’s right to reign w/ Théophane Hartmann euractiv.com/section/defenc…

There will be no Viktor Orban in then🇪🇺 European Parliament this week

D'une grande violence politique, le départ forcé de Thierry Breton ne peut que s'expliquer par: •relations personnelles exécrables avec Ursula von der Leyen •exigence de parité F/H dans European Commission •espoir d'un portefeuille plus ample •besoin de recasage post-dissolution 🇨🇵

Just to give you the scale of the crisis: In the 90s, EUcomm President Santer preferred to dump his whole commission - himself included - than to fire the French commissioner actually responsible for the scandals that lead to his downfall. Because you can't treat Paris like that

🇫🇷Paris is now proposing Stéphane Séjourné Stéphane Séjourné as French Commissioner - the current Foreign minister & former chief of the Liberal Renew group in the European Parliament is seen as one of Macron's closest allies

Stéphane Séjourné’s nomination brings key Macron ally to European Commission dlvr.it/TDHx2v

Von der Leyen's picks for her next 🇪🇺EU team revealed - Andrius Kubilius to be in charge of Defence & Space, Stéphane Séjourné takes over Industrial Strategy, Henna Virkkunen gets tech sovereignty, Jozef Síkela will oversee the Eu's Silk Road €300 billion scheme

Big challenges ahead for Kubilius, the 🪖Defence Commissioner w/ Alexandra Brzozowski euractiv.com/section/defenc…

Left-wing parties launch impeachment proceedings against Emmanuel Macron dlvr.it/TDLTmZ

Recommending the Draghi, Letta and upcoming Niinistö reports as inspiration, Von der Leyen asks 30 tech deliverables in the mission letters to the new commissioners. Get an overview here: euractiv.com/section/indust…

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Kubilius suggests controversial funding options for EU defence boost dlvr.it/TDP35V