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Rio Times · Europe Intelligence Brief September 13, 2026 Europe Intelligence Brief — Sunday, September 13, 2026 Key Facts The ballot. Sweden votes all day in a general election that could put the far-right Sweden Democrats inside a government for the first time; polls close at 20:00, the left bloc at 50.8 per cent against the right's 47.6. The warning light. A week after the AfD won forty-three point eight per cent in Saxony-Anhalt, Berlin is still absorbing what the result does to the Merz government. The forecast. Germany's growth outlook for this year has been cut to zero point five per cent from one per cent. The apology. France has issued Washington a statement of regret as the block on its incoming ambassador comes up for release. The donation. Reform UK has received a record donation of thirty-six million pounds. The post Europe Intelligence Brief — Sunday, September 13, 2026 appeared first on The Rio Times.

The 'War on Terror' gave far-right Islamophobia legitimacy, reach and electoral force.

Art detectives and security experts say the number of museum thefts across Europe is increasing.

European Parliament's Pina Picierno says Hsiao's visit 'was kept secret until her arrival to protect her participation'.

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called on Europe to develop its own crewed space flight capability within a decade as part of a broader push to strengthen the continent’s space sector. Macron made the call during an international space summit held in Paris this week, which was shown the cold shoulder by several US companies including SpaceX and Blue Origin. “We want Europe to assert its ambition in crewed space flight,” he said. “Our European space programme remains fragile and we...

French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday called for the "shared governance" of space in a speech delivered at the two-day International Space Summit held in Paris. He also called on Europe to develop its own crewed spaceflight capability as part of the broader push to strengthen the continent's space sector. 

When Britain’s super rich are looking for more tax-friendly jurisdictions to call home, they are increasingly spoiled for choice.

Investors are piling into an arbitrage trade in euro money markets that’s gaining traction as the region’s financial conditions tighten.

Its gains threaten to deepen Europe’s divisions over Ukraine and Russia.

It was a bittersweet moment for Sönke Siegfriedsen when his revolutionary design for a floating offshore wind turbine was pitched to Spain’s prime minister in April.

Liverpool began their Champions League campaign with a 2-1 comeback win over Atletico Madrid on Wednesday, giving new manager Andoni Iraola a winning start in Europe's top competition. Paris Saint-Germain, Barcelona and Arsenal also opened their campaigns with victories as the tournament's leading clubs got off the mark.

Key figures from Europe’s space industry and other international players have converged on Paris to discuss how to advance the continent’s ambitions in a global market dominated by the United States.

European natural gas climbed above €80 a megawatt-hour for the first time in more than three years, raising the stakes for Europe as a prolonged run of high prices threatens to fuel inflation and tip the region toward a broader crisis.

An unprecedented number of US companies are turning to Europe’s bond markets, drawn by liquidity and attractive terms as their home market strains under a deluge of AI-related debt.

More European countries calling to ban products from illegal settlements, despite sizable overall trade with Israel.

Paris's Grand Palais will host a two-day International Space Summit this Wednesday to promote global cooperation in the sector. A number of deals and investments for European space firms are expected to be announced as part of a wider plan to strengthen Europe's position in a field dominated by the US and China. Also in this edition: the US and Canada are locked in a tit-for-tat battle over tariffs.

Things are unlikely to get rosier any time soon for Europe’s embattled luxury-goods stocks as the second half of the year looks harder to navigate, according to HSBC Holdings Plc analysts.

European Leagues body first filed complaint to the European Commission to protect men's players in October 2024.

It is the latest in a string of high-profile art thefts in Europe that has again put the security of museums and galleries in the spotlight.

African travellers heading to Europe are being warned to expect stricter biometric checks and potentially longer queues at border crossings.

Franklin Templeton Inc. is buying a majority stake in Stoneshield Capital, a European investment firm specializing in real estate and infrastructure, in the latest move by the US money manager to expand further into alternative assets.

The airline will open Guadalajara-Paris on 13 April 2027 and Mexico City-Milan on 28 March 2027, taking its European network to seven destinations on 11 routes and more than 75 weekly flights in each direction next summer - the largest in its history. The post Aeromexico Adds Guadalajara-Paris and Mexico City-Milan Nonstops for 2027 appeared first on The Rio Times.

Hong Kong firms could look to Kazakhstan as a base for advanced manufacturing and as a gateway to Europe, while the city’s robust capital markets could attract businesses in the Central Asian country, a diplomat and business adviser has said. Sabr Yessimbekov, adviser to the chairman of the presidium of the National Chamber of Entrepreneurs of the Republic of Kazakhstan, told the South China Morning Post on the sidelines of the inaugural China Conference: Central Asia 2026 that some projects in...

The far-right Alternative for Germany is just short of a majority in a regional election.

A group of the Nordic region’s largest companies and top investors are working on a proposal to create an investment fund aimed at closing a funding gap that pushes growing companies to seek financing outside of Europe.

PRESS REVIEW – Monday, September 7: The far right marches to victory in a German state election: what does this mean for the future of Germany and Europe at large? Also: the Daily Telegraph publishes an exclusive interview with the sons of former Pakistani PM Imran Khan about his imprisonment conditions in Pakistan. Plus the US Open descends into chaos after influencers, weed and disruptions stir controversy.

Spiraling gas prices and growing political risks are accelerating a selloff in Europe’s bond market, the steepest among major economies in recent weeks.

Isar Aerospace says its 28-metre-long Spectrum rocket blasted off into space from Andøya spaceport in Arctic Norway.

More European wealth managers have turned pessimistic on the region’s stocks, taking the view that this year’s rally is likely to falter while markets in the US and developing countries power ahead.