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Shaking up the status quo with news and commentary from the European Union's capital ING Economics, the think-tank of international lender ING Bank, has warned that the planned €800 billion spending spree on defence announced by the European Commission on March 4 was poorly timed. That was, it said, because many countr

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brusselssignal.eu > 2026 > 09 > ficos-smer-party-drops-in-slovakian-polls-as-nationalists-surge

Fico’s Smer party drops in Slovakian polls

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (521+ words) A September survey by NMS Market Research in Slovakia puts Robert Fico’s Smer only a fraction ahead of Milan Uhrík’s right-wing nationalist Republika Party, while opposition Progressive Slovakia (PS) remains in front. The same poll is the latest sign that…...

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brusselssignal.eu > 2026 > 09 > eu-enlargement-commissioner-warns-eu-candidates-cut-ties-with-maga

EU enlargement commissioner warns EU candidates

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (784+ words) European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos delivers the Commission's report on Ukraine during a European Parliament session in Strasbourg, France, 07 July 2026. EPA/Olivier Matthys "We should not risk our future members developing dependencies on others that would run counter to…...

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brusselssignal.eu > 2026 > 09 > ceuta-president-asks-brussels-to-confront-morocco-over-harassment-of-the-city

Ceuta president asks EU to confront Morocco

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (497+ words) Mayor-President of the Autonomous City of Ceuta Juan Jesus Vivas gives a press conference at the European Parliament in Brussels, Belgium, 08 September 2026. EPA/Olivier Hoslet Juan Jesús Vivas has broken with Madrid's line that Rabat remains a reliable partner on…...

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brusselssignal.eu > 2026 > 09 > spanish-government-withholds-satellite-images-of-ceuta-convoy-from-judge

Spanish Government withholds satellite images of Ceuta convoy from judge

4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (424+ words) Police sources say the pictures show hire cars moving in formation towards the border, and that ministers blocked their inclusion in the report sent to the National Court. The Spanish Government has kept satellite images obtained by the National Intelligence…...

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brusselssignal.eu > 2026 > 09 > german-police-arrest-climate-activist-over-power-grid-sabotage

German police arrest climate activist

4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (488+ words) Picture via police Brandenburg. German police have arrested a 48-year-old man suspected of a week-long series of attacks on electricity substations serving lignite-fired power plants, ending a manhunt that began after ministers briefly raised the possibility of a foreign, including…...

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brusselssignal.eu > 2026 > 09 > iceland-summons-us-ambassador-over-trump-map-showing-island-under-american-flag

Iceland summons US ambassador

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (440+ words) Reykjavík called in Billy Long hours after the European Commission unveiled a new investment package for Greenland. Iceland’s Government has summoned the United States ambassador in Reykjavík after President Donald Trump posted an image on social media showing the North…...

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brusselssignal.eu > 2026 > 09 > german-police-widen-hunt-for-grid-saboteur-as-more-devices-found-at-coal-plant

German police widen hunt for grid saboteur

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (360+ words) A fresh letter claiming responsibility has been recovered near the Weisweiler power station, while the number of devices defused in Saxony has risen to 21. German police have widened their search for the man suspected of a wave of attacks on…...

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brusselssignal.eu > 2026 > 09 > jaguar-land-rover-to-cut-about-4000-jobs

Jaguar Land Rover to cut about 4,000 jobs

5+ day, 3+ hour ago   (524+ words) Jaguar Land Rover is cutting 10 per cent of its work force. EPA/NEIL HALL Jaguar Land Rover has said it will cut about 4,000 jobs over the next two years, or nearly 10 per cent of its global workforce, as it targets…...

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brusselssignal.eu > 2026 > 09 > serbia-buries-mladic-as-eu-says-glorification-has-no-place-in-candidate-countries

EU says glorification has no place in candidate countries

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (440+ words) The bloc's diplomatic service issued its warning as thousands gathered in Belgrade for the funeral of the convicted war criminal. The European Union has said that any glorification of war criminals has no place in countries seeking to join the…...

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brusselssignal.eu > 2026 > 09 > witkoff-and-kushner-carry-trumps-peace-push-from-the-kremlin-to-kiev

Witkoff and Kushner carry Trump’s peace push

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (904+ words) Putin conceded only a three-day pause on strikes against the Ukrainian capital, while Zelensky came away with a winter energy package and a promise of further talks. US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have completed a two-capital diplomatic…...