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Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni urgently convened a phone conference with G7 leaders on Wednesday in response to the escalating Middle East crisis, resulting in a strong condemnation of Iran's attack on Israel.

Escalations in the Middle East has Bulgaria stepping up security measures in the areas surrounding Israel's diplomatic mission in Sofia and other locations.

EU officials want member states to ensure effective access to asylum at borders, deciding asylum applications based on individual assessments.

The coalition must decide how harsh is too harsh when it comes to refugee policies.

Far-right Confederation MEPs Anna Bryłka and Tomasz Buczek announced that they had joined the recently formed far-right EU group, the Patriots for Europe.

France's new prime minister wasted no time in presenting an unprecedented plan to make drastic budget cuts.

Emmanuel Macron rang the alarm bell in Berlin on Wednesday (2 October), warning that EU member states’ thinking must change urgently so the bloc can face US and China competition. “If we continue with our [old] growth model, we’re out in three-four years”.

With one million people displaced in Lebanon following Israel's ground invasion, EU foreign ministers are discussing the possibility of more migrant inflows to the European Union. Tune into the podcast to hear what the experts have to say.

Britain and the EU will hold regular leaders' summits from next year, following talks in Brussels between British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday (2 October).

“We go for the week where the American elections take place. So the public perception will not be focused on the European Parliament,” said EPP Chair Manfred Weber.  

Home Affairs Minister Bruno Retailleau has been maximising airtime to push through an immigration narrative that, in many ways, echoes that of the far-right Rassemblement National.

Keir Starmer and Ursula von der Leyen emphasised shared concerns on global security ahead of heavily anticipated 'reset' talks in Brussels on Wednesday (2 October).

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer is meeting with EU executives in Brussels today for the first time since he won UK general elections last July. He promised to rekindle the relationship with Brussels after Brexit ground it down. However, so far, the prime minister has turned out to be a less collaborative partner than the EU might have expected.

In today’s edition of the Capitals, find out more about the Polish far right getting a boost in the polls following the floods, the Bulgarian government not having a clear picture of Russian investment in the country, and so much more. 

Portuguese Prime Minister Luís Montenegro and Socialist Party leader Pedro Nuno Santos will meet again at the end of the day on Thursday as part of the negotiations on the 2025 budget, a source in Luís Montenegro's office told Lusa.

The long-simmering crisis at the world's fourth-largest carmaker has now reached a critical point, with lawmakers from the opposition and ruling parties set to question CEO Carlos Tavares on 11 October.

Bulgaria, which has not yet sanctioned any Russian assets, does not have an accurate picture of the scale and nature of Russian investment in the country's economy, Justice Minister Maria Pavlova said in response to a parliamentary question.

“We make it clear that Le Pen's protégé is unwelcome in Athens”, Nasos Iliopoulos, spokesperson of the New Left party told Euractiv, adding that it is “unthinkable” to invite Bardella to speak about democracy.

Slovak MEPs are sharply divided over the European Commission's possible move to freeze its EU funds amid concerns over the rule of law, with ruling party members condemning the move as politically motivated while the opposition remains divided.

Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský will stay in the government despite a reshuffle that saw his party, the Czech Pirate Party, pull out of the ruling coalition.

A fight over key positions in the European Parliament’s research panel and working groups has sparked a major spat between influential lawmakers from the centre-right EPP and the Greens.

The long-simmering crisis at the world's fourth-largest carmaker has now reached a critical point, with lawmakers from the opposition and ruling parties set to question CEO Carlos Tavares on 11 October.

The latest poll shows that Poland’s far-right Confederation Party has gained the most support among the parliamentary parties following the floods that struck the country's southern regions.

On Wednesday (2 October), political leaders in the European Parliament will decide which parliamentary committees will hear which commissioners-designate, as well as a timetable for the upcoming hearings.