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Eurogroup President, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, gave a speech on completing the Banking Union, integrating the European banking system and boosting Europe's competitiveness.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming General Affairs Council will take place on Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 11.30

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming Foreign Affairs Council will take place on 9 October 2026 at 10.45.

Press briefing ahead of the Environment Council will take place on 8 October at 16:00. The briefing will be "off the record".

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Eurogroup President, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, gave a speech on completing the Banking Union, integrating the European banking system and boosting Europe's competitiveness.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming General Affairs Council will take place on Thursday, 8 October 2026 at 11.30

Main agenda items, approximate timing, public sessions and press opportunities.

Diese Woche begrüßte das SOEP 30 Teilnehmende aus dem In- und Ausland zum jährlich stattfindenden Präsenzworkshop von SOEPcampus. Das Trainingsprogramm des SOEP richtet sich an Wissenschaftler*innen, die mit den Studiendaten forschen möchten, und bietet maßgeschneiderte Formate der ...

Das Europäische Parlament fordert eine entschlossenere EU-China-Politik, die Dialog mit stärkerem Schutz europäischer Interessen verbindet.
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Am Mittwochmorgen debattierten die Abgeordneten mit Kommission und Rat über den Stand der Verhandlungen zum nächsten langfristigen EU-Haushalt (Mehrjähriger Finanzrahmen, MFR).
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On the third anniversary of the Hamas attack, Israel is commemorating the victims. On October 7, 2023, terrorists from the Gaza Strip invaded Israel, murdering 1,221 people and taking 251 hostage. Israel reacted with a war which has claimed at least 70,000 lives in the Palestinian territories. Commentators explore how that day changed the country and its people.

After the AfD's election victory in Saxony-Anhalt, a member of the party – which is classified there as far-right extremist – has, for the first time in Germany, been elected as parliamentary speaker in the state parliament. Tobias Rausch received 48 out of 82 votes during the parliament's first constituent session. In addition to the AfD and BSW parliamentary groups, four representatives from other parties also voted for Rausch. Commentators take stock and examine the possibility of the AfD forming a government.