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- Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · Analysis
Two different returns: Macron warns on public accounts, Berlin retreats to Neuhardenberg
On August 24 at the Élysée, the last back-to-work Council of Ministers of Macron's term, with the budget session in autumn and censure already announced by the left. In Germany the Merz government meets for two days behind closed doors.
- Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The federal government is holding a retreat today and tomorrow at Schloss Neuhardenberg for a working session dedicated to economic competitiveness and the consequences of the 2026 summer heatwave. The news currently comes from a single source (dpa news agency); no independent confirmation available. (ZDFheute)
- Tuesday, 25 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Following a meeting with Lower Saxony Minister President Olaf Lies, works council chair Daniela Cavallo spoke out against layoffs and plant closures, asking the group's leadership to make its strategy transparent. Lies, after a visit, considers the Hannover plant competitive. Single source (dpa news agency). (Epoch Times Deutschland)
- Monday, 24 August 2026 · Analysis
France, taxation of large fortunes returns to debate with Manon Aubry
A different story from this morning's opening on the budget: in an RTL radio news bulletin on August 24, the MEP from La France Insoumise revives taxation on the highest fortunes. The news rests on a single source.
- Monday, 24 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Thorsten Frei, named by ZDF as the Union's parliamentary group leader, spoke out against the AfD's proposal to abolish postal voting in Germany: according to Frei, current rules allow for the maximum possible participation and require no changes. He spoke in Berlin ahead of the CDU presidium's first meeting with Chancellor and party leader Friedrich Merz after the summer break. Only source available: ZDF.
- Monday, 24 August 2026 · Analysis
France, Mélenchon announces censure of Lecornu government over 2027 budget
At the summer university in Valence, the leader of La France insoumise said he will censure the executive at the budget vote. On Wednesday, the return-of-recess cabinet meeting, with the pensions dossier reopened and the fires in Gironda still on the table.
- Sunday, 23 August 2026 · Analysis
Berlin accelerates on reforms, Paris seeks a budget: two governments at work on the accounts
Chancellor Friedrich Merz brings to the cabinet retreat in Neuhardenberg the request to implement more quickly the measures on taxes, pensions, deregulation and digitalization. In Paris, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu asks Parliament for a budget for 2027 without having a majority.
- Sunday, 23 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Inspection générale des finances, in a study commissioned by the government in May and published on Thursday, warned that resorting to the special budget law would have serious consequences for France. It is the mechanism that allows the State to collect and spend without an approved budget. The news currently comes from a single source (franceinfo); no independent confirmation is available. franceinfo
- Saturday, 22 August 2026 · Analysis
Six countries announce transfers of asylum seekers to Italy, Budapest opts out
This is not a follow-up to this morning's article on returns funded by German federal funds, but a separate matter: The Hague announced on August 21 that it will send back to Italy asylum seekers who arrived after June 12, lengthening the list of governments announcing transfers based on the first-entry criterion. The Hungarian government, however, states that it will not accept any.
- Saturday, 22 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Élysée told the AFP news agency that Emmanuel Macron will convene the government on Monday, August 24 in the morning, for the first council of ministers after the summer break: a season marked by repeated heatwaves and wildfires of historic scale. Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu must prepare the 2027 budget, which Parliament will examine in the autumn, and is expected in Mayotte on Wednesday and Thursday of next week. Macron is receiving Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Paris. LCP, Orange Actu, Affiches Parisiennes.
- Saturday, 22 August 2026 · Analysis
Germany, 9,276 returns supported by federal funds against 17,892 documented departures
A response from the federal government to a parliamentary question from the Linke group sets out two figures for the first half of 2026: departures certified by the border-crossing document and cases in which financial support for voluntary return was granted. The ratio is roughly one to two. The data currently comes from a single source.
- Friday, 21 August 2026 · Analysis
European asylum pact, Finland sends back to Italy migrants registered in Italy
It is the fourth country, according to the wire report of August 20th, to apply to Italy the rules of the new migration and asylum pact. The Italian government transposed the reform with the decree of June 12th.
- Friday, 21 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
On August 20 the heads of state and government of the United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany issued a joint statement on the publication of Israeli tenders for the E1 settlement project. The decision is described as "unacceptable," with a call for the immediate withdrawal of the plans: according to the four governments, the area would divide the West Bank, damaging the territorial unity of the Palestinian Territories. The text advises businesses against bidding for the tenders due to legal and reputational risks. Single source (Nachrichten Heute), no independent confirmation.
- Thursday, 20 August 2026 · Analysis
Germany, solar power surpasses 128 gigawatts: 2026 legal target met
In August, the country's installed solar capacity crossed the threshold set by law for this year. The industry association warns that reaching the 215 gigawatt-peak target for 2030 requires a pace of twenty gigawatts per year. The data comes from a single source.
- Thursday, 20 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
Jens Spahn told the "Westfälische Nachrichten" that he will not seek re-election as chairman of the CDU Münsterland district, a position for which he had instead announced in July 2026 that he intended to run again. The decision follows his departure from the leadership of the Union's parliamentary group in the Bundestag. Only source available: the interview reported by Epoch Times Deutschland.
- Thursday, 20 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
In August, the country's installed solar capacity exceeded 128 gigawatt-peak, meeting the expansion target set by the 2026 law; more than 6 million installations are currently in operation. To reach the 215 GWp planned for 2030, an average of 20 GWp of new capacity per year would be needed, and the industry association Bundesverband Solarwirtschaft believes that some draft laws put subsequent intermediate targets at risk (Epoch Times Deutschland, single source: association data).
- Thursday, 20 August 2026 · Analysis
NextGenerationEU heading towards closure: 31 August 2026 the deadline for targets and milestones
31 August 2026 is the deadline for achieving the milestones and targets of the national recovery and resilience plans. The Commission has published guidelines on winding down the €723.8 billion instrument. In parallel, the list of 22 measures eligible for the Stability Pact derogation.
- Thursday, 20 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The European Commission has defined a list of 22 measures eligible for the exemption from the Stability Pact granted for energy security and autonomy, totaling €14.4 billion aimed at households, businesses, the public sector, and transport and energy infrastructure. The list includes nuclear power plants, solar installations, heat pumps, home batteries, building renovations and charging stations. The Commission itself estimates that around €275 billion a year in investment is needed for the energy transition of Europe's building stock. The report currently stems from a single source (Metropolitano.it); no independent confirmation is available.
- Thursday, 20 August 2026 · From Zero's Briefs
The Recovery and Resilience Facility, a pillar of NextGenerationEU with €723.8 billion in funding, is entering its final phase: the regulation sets August 31, 2026 as the deadline for achieving the milestones and targets of national plans. The European Commission has published technical guidance on closure, final payment requests, unmet milestones and possible revocations. In the communication adopted on June 4, it had already urged member states to keep in their plans only measures achievable by that date. Sources: European Commission, PNRR Mission Structure.
- Wednesday, 19 August 2026 · Analysis
European seas, a study attributes this summer's record temperatures to human-caused warming
The World Weather Attribution collective published an analysis on August 19 of sea temperatures recorded from the Irish Atlantic to the Mediterranean. In July, the Mediterranean average was 27 degrees, the highest ever recorded for that month.
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