Zero's Briefs

Europe — Costa prepares new text on EU budget, Spain opposed — The President of the European Council will present a new negotiating document on the 2028-2034 Multiannual Financial Framework in the coming weeks; Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez will oppose the proposal from the Irish presidency, which reduces the planned resources to 1,620 billion euros compared to the 1,760 billion euros proposed by the Commission (Quotidiano Nazionale).

Italy — Abi: contribution from banks and insurers was not agreed upon — The Budget Planning Document provides for a levy on the financial sector of around 5 billion euros in 2027, decreasing in the following two years; the Italian Banking Association says the measure was not agreed upon in advance with the sector (Sarno Notizie).

World — Houthis strike Yemeni government palace in Aden — Five people died and at least 16 were injured in the attack on Maashiq Palace, the seat of the internationally recognized Yemeni government; Information Minister Moammar al-Eryani said Prime Minister Shaya al-Zindani was not injured. The news currently comes from a single source; no independent confirmations are available (Just Security).

World — Zelensky: no signs of peace from Moscow, Kyiv running low on Patriot missiles — The Ukrainian president told the European Council he sees no signs of Russian willingness to end the war; a source told Cnn that Ukraine has exhausted its stocks of missiles for Patriot systems. This information also comes from a single source (Just Security).

Economy — Ecb authorizes UniCredit to exceed 30% of Commerzbank — European banking supervision has given UniCredit the green light to acquire control of the German bank, with no upper limit on the stake; according to Handelsblatt, UniCredit has already secured a stake close to 50% through direct purchases, derivatives and the exchange offer (tagesschau).

Cinema — Pino Daniele biopic debuts at top of Italian box office — ‘Je So’ Pazzo’, directed by Nicola Prosatore, grossed 166 thousand euros in its opening weekend with over 21 thousand admissions, surpassing other new releases of the week (MyMovies.it).

Sport — Seventh round of Serie A kicks off, Frosinone-Sassuolo opens — The championship resumes on Friday with the early match at Benito Stirpe stadium; the weekend also features Bologna-Inter, Roma-Genoa, Milan-Atalanta and Juventus-Lazio (Fanpage).

Culture — Herculaneum exhibition at Castel Sant’Angelo extended to November 1 — ‘Ercolano. L’arte di vivere’, scheduled to run until October 18, will remain open in Rome until November 1 with over 70 artifacts from the Herculaneum Archaeological Park. The news currently comes from a single source (Revenews Arts).