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[European Commission] The road to Commission 2.0: a stronger Sec Gen, AI and a push to do less

[EU budget] Austrian chancellor threatens EU budget veto

[Defence] Europe’s biggest military powers vow stronger cooperation

[Foreign affairs] EU ambassadors fail to agree Canada summit declaration over ‘associate membership’ term

[Enlargement] Leak - EU ambassadors to debate safeguards for future EU members

[War in Ukraine] The Baltic states appear split over details of Russian grain imports ban

[Rule of law] MEPs visit Budapest to assess rule of law progress and possible end to Article 7 procedure

The road to Commission 2.0: a stronger Sec Gen, AI and a push to do less ✍️ Sophie DupuySean CarrollLouise Guillot

[Transparency] EU Ombudsman publish new AI good practice code in push to regulate usage

[EU budget] Diplomats cast doubt on Costa’s hopes for November EU budget deal

[Foreign Affairs] EEAS reform debate rumbles on in the background

[Competitiveness] EU countries agree negotiating position on EU Inc. company law regime

[Foreign Affairs] Ireland aims to settle EU-Canada ‘associate membership’ debate ahead of 29-30 October summit

[Foreign Affairs] EU officials expected to join next round of US-led talks on Ukraine war as Commission prepares new sanctions

Competitiveness fund caught in the crossfire of EU budget talks ✍️ Agnès Faure

[EU budget] EU budget talks on national plans hit another roadblock in Parliament

[European Parliament] EPP and far-right team up to delay key climate law

[People] Pierre Moscovici quits as president of European Court of Auditors

[Enlargement] Merz ‘highly confident’ about Montenegro’s EU accession

[European Parliament] ICC nominated for Sakhrov prize after Patriots for Europe fail to back EPP’s candidate

[European Parliament] Leak - Greens pick Luxembourg’s Tilly Metz to become Parliament VP

[Lobbying] Fossil fuel lobby defends efforts to influence climate law following NGO criticism

[Competitiveness] MEPs reach tentative agreement on competitiveness fund

[Lobbying] US, private firms had lion’s share in Commission’s first omnibus consultations: Transparency International

[EU budget] Costa’s EU budget strategy takes shape

[People] Job updates

[European Parliament] After France’s Le Pen, Germany’s AfD leader Weidel presents plan to curb EU powers

[EU budget] Post-Covid recovery funding was largely inefficient to drive public administration reforms, European auditors find

[Enlargement] Kos gives Montenegro hope for 2027 accession agreement

[European Parliament] Steady as she goes: little changes in S&D bureau

Ukraine’s EU push hits political fatigue

[National politics] Spanish conservatives eye alliance with far-right ahead of election

[Competitiveness] Portugal joins Italy and Greece in seeking fiscal leeway over energy prices

[European Parliament] Hungary’s Kinga Gál elected Patriots co-president in light of French elections

[EU-UK] Global shifts spur Brussels to bring London closer

[Lobbying] Commission restores slashed funding for health NGOs following 10-month delay

[Enlargement] Hungary blocks Irish bid to open final Ukraine accession talks

[Competitiveness] Document - EU Inc: Member states close to agreement on common position

[European Council] Costa looks into gathering leaders for EU summit in Italy next year

[European Parliament] Parliament’s centrist groups’ internal elections set to return current leaders

[Lobbying] Smoking gun? Commission says 32 coordinated campaigns targeted tobacco consultation

[Trade] Belarus imposes ban on several Latvian imports

[Competitiveness] Document - Dublin seeks to clip Commission’s wings on ‘Made in EU’ rules and foreign investment screening

[People] Job updates

[European Parliament] Beata Szydło elected chair of Polish delegation in ECR

[European Council] Strategic debate on enlargement falls short on substance

[European Council] Migration hardliners fail to secure tougher EU stance

[European Council] Commission to draw up Ukraine funding plan after Zelenskyy flags €70bn shortfall

[Competitiveness] French and German differences over ‘Made in EU’ persist despite car deal

[Competitiveness] Franco-German ‘Made in EU’ deal raises eyebrows