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This week we receive David Clarinval, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Employment, Economy and Agriculture of Belgium. He commented on his country's position in terms of commercial competition or participation in the next EU budget.
Artificial intelligence is developing and promises to revolutionize our daily lives. It raises both opportunities and concerns, especially when we listen to the statements of the sector's giants.
It's not good to take his car. Not because of traffic jams, but because of the price of gasoline that has never been so high in Europe. In a geopolitical context as tense as ever – in the Middle East and Ukraine – the cost of a litre of gasoline is breaking record, as is the cost of diesel.
This week, Caroline De Camaret receives Maciej Witucki, President of BusinessEurope since 1 July 2026. The largest employers' organisation in Europe, BusinessEurope represents over 40 national employers' federations from 35 countries. He is a Polish national and takes stock with us of the European entrepreneurial landscape, its challenges and its avenues for improvement.
Europe was not spared by the heat wave. August 2026 was the warmest month ever measured, and Europe as a whole experienced the worst summer in its history: 2.7°C more than normal season. The result is a record drought that continues in September. In the summer peak, two thirds of EU territory were on alert, making vegetation and agriculture vulnerable and facilitating the spread of fires.
Aurore Lalucq, president of the European Parliament's Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs, gives us his analysis after the last Eurogroup meeting in which she participated. Aurore Lalucq is a member of the Socialist Group and co-chairman of "Public Place".
This week, Caroline De Camaret receives Hadja Lahbib, European Commissioner for Equality, Preparedness and Crisis Management. It draws lessons from an unprecedented summer of fire, alerts to hybrid threats and defends the European project against the surge of extremes.
All eyes and ears were turned to the European Parliament in Strasbourg on Wednesday 16 September during the traditional speech on the State of the Union by the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen. A river talk – the sixth of its kind – on the broad guidelines of its European policy for the coming year.
