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Incidents involving drones are on the rise in Europe: a train travelling from Kyiv to Warsaw was attacked, Nato fighter jets shot down a drone that entered Lithuanian airspace, and another drone containing explosives was found and defused at Leipzig airport. Commentators examine the background to these incidents and the impact on different regions.

ENTWURF EINES BERICHTS über institutionelle Aspekte der Gemeinsamen Europäischen Verteidigungsunion
Ausschuss für konstitutionelle Fragen
Ausschuss für Sicherheit und Verteidigung
Salvatore De Meo, Niclas Herbst

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A delegation from the Committee on Culture and Education will travel to Oulu, Finland, from 21 to 23 September.
Committee on Culture and Education

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A delegation from the Committee on Culture and Education will travel to Oulu, Finland, from 21 to 23 September.
Committee on Culture and Education

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A delegation from the Committee on Culture and Education will travel to Oulu, Finland, from 21 to 23 September.
Committee on Culture and Education

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

A delegation from the Committee on Culture and Education will travel to Oulu, Finland, from 21 to 23 September.
Committee on Culture and Education

Source : © European Union, 2026 - EP

Eurogroup President, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, gave a speech at the Eurofi Financial Forum, Dublin, on importance of completing the Banking Union and mobilising savings to power growth and investment.

European Council President, António Costa, had a meeting with Ireland's Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, on 17 September 2026, in Dublin, Ireland. The meeting is part of President Costa's annual "Tour des Capitales".

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

Kyriakos Pierrakakis, President of the Eurogroup, is travelling to Dublin for the Eurogroup meeting as well as bilateral talks.

Press briefing ahead of the upcoming General Affairs Council will take place on Friday, 18 September 2026 at 15.00

Today the Council set its position on a revised law to increase, from 2026 to 2030, free carbon allowances for the sectors falling under heat and fuel ETS benchmarks.

Ein F-16-Kampfjet der Air National Guard aus Texas ist am Donnerstag bei einem Übungsflug in Michigan abgestürzt. Der Pilot rettete sich per Schleudersitz.