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🇪🇸 SECURITY | The Guardia Civil detained a man in Ceuta who had a final 2015 conviction for jihadist terrorism and a ban on entering Spain.

The arrest raises further questions about identification controls after the mass crossing. #BorderSecurity

https://t.co/myUs5OtZPX

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🇪🇸 CEUTA | Juan Jesús Vivas says Moncloa told him to stop calling after repeated warnings about rising border pressure. He also says he requested a national emergency and unified command on 27 July.

Moncloa has no presence in #CEUTA. #PedroSanchez

https://t.co/d52jyLNAhA

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🇪🇸 CEUTA | The Government Delegation says its head did not know about CNI warnings of plans for a mass crossing. His former chief of staff says he personally passed on the information.

The conflicting accounts deepen the accountability crisis.

https://t.co/d52jyLNAhA

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🇪🇺 MIGRATION | Frontex says irregular detections fell 35% across the EU in the first eight months of 2026, but rose 34% on the Western Mediterranean route to 15,909.

It excludes the Ceuta mass crossing because many entrants were not registered.

https://t.co/1xTqzewnWl

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🇮🇹 INDUSTRY | Milan’s Court of Appeal has upheld the shutdown of blast furnaces at the former Ilva steelworks over inadequate environmental safeguards.

The Taranto plant employs about 8,000 people and remains strategic to Italian manufacturing.

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🇪🇺 INDUSTRY | EU lawmaker Peter Liese proposes directing 75% of carbon-market revenue to decarbonise European industry, up from the Commission’s 50%.

It remains a proposal as manufacturers warn about competitiveness. #EUIndustry

https://t.co/atmoZaBh55

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🇫🇷 ECONOMY | France’s central bank governor says the country is not facing an economic catastrophe—but its deficit must be cut.

INSEE has lowered its 2026 growth forecast from 0.7% to 0.4%, sharpening the debate over #FiscalResponsibility.

https://t.co/BWVJztZtqb

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🇪🇸🇪🇺 CEUTA | Juan Jesús Vivas says Brussels gave no commitment on sanctions or measures against Morocco after the mass crossing.

Ceuta’s president is calling for a European response at the EU’s external border. #BorderSecurity

https://t.co/lSV6OZqln5

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🇮🇹 ENERGY | Giorgia Meloni’s government is accelerating domestic oil and gas permits, including appointing commissioners when local authorities miss deadlines.

Rome says cutting bureaucracy is vital to reduce foreign energy dependence. #EnergySecurity

https://t.co/gFq7XK2GhT

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🇪🇺 ECONOMY | ECB policymaker Gabriel Makhlouf says Middle East tensions could prolong energy-driven inflation, but major rate rises could damage growth.
Europe must restore price stability without deepening stagnation. #ECB

https://t.co/QiVakrGh4w

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🇺🇸 AI SECURITY | Anthropic says it blocked Claude misuse tied to sensitive research and cyber operations linked to Russian actors.

It also accuses Chinese labs of extracting model capabilities. The claims come from its own report. #AISafety

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