Illustrative image: Let’s get Ireland working 5 Point Recovery Plan What Fine Gael promise to do if you vote them in: Ireland is in the middle of the biggest crisis in the history of the State. There are no easy answers or quick fixes. But we are optimistic that the road to recovery is there with the right leadership and the will to reinvent, re-imagine and reform our Nation. It is going to take hard work to get the country back on an even footing and to get Ireland working again. Fine Gael believes we can get Irel — William Murphy from Dublin, Ireland/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
Government steps up GBVF response through four-point recovery plan. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
Illustrative image: Ballot paper for the 2021 United Kingdom local elections (Mayor of West Midlands Combined Authority) — domdomegg/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
Guidance describing how local authorities should support children cared for by extended family, friends or connected persons and their families. Source published 2026-10-02.
Brazilian broadcaster Globo cancelled the last presidential debate an hour before it was due to start after a series of court rulings and the absence of both President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva and Senator Flávio Bolsonaro. The two leading candidates will therefore head to Sunday’s first-round vote without having faced each other in a televised debate.
Local authority guidance for implementing the funding system for the 2027 to 2028 financial year. The supplied excerpt contains no further operational details.
From Bonn to South Africa: turning global governance lessons into local impact. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
The Competition and Markets Authority is investigating an anticipated acquisition by Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia, via their joint venture nexfibre, of Substantial and its brands Netomnia, Brsk, Brsk ISP and YouFibre. The information comes from a gov.uk announcement of a CMA merger inquiry.
At a Seoul housing-policy event on September 21 Mayor Oh answered 11 frequently asked questions and reported 496 places are under urban renewal projects, including 214 Sintong Projects with 307,000 units and 168 Moa Town Projects with 43,000 units. The source states construction of 310,000 units will be started by 2031.
A lethal injection at Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville failed to kill Christa Pike, who remains in critical condition in hospital. Her lawyers have asked Governor Bill Lee to commute her sentence.
Illustrative image: MEPs joined Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas in calling for more EU defence, reduced energy dependence and solidarity with Ukraine in a plenary debate on 9 March. Opening the debate, Parliament President Roberta Metsola said: "We need to re-assess the European Union’s role in this new world. We need to boost our investment in defence and innovative technologies. This is the time for us to take decisive steps to ensure the security of all Europeans. The time to build a real security and defenc — European Parliament/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
The European Commission published a Brussels factsheet on EU support for Ukraine on 02 Oct 2026. The supplied excerpt contains no further details about measures, amounts, or actions.
Illustrative image: European Commission headquarters located in the Berlaymont building in the European quarters in Brussels, Belgium. European Commission is the executive branch of the European Union (EU). — Ank Kumar/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0
The European Commission approved a €170 million Bulgarian state aid scheme to support farmers. The measure responds to increased fuel and fertiliser prices attributed to the Middle East crisis.
Illustrative image: Group photo, from left to right, in the 1st row: Ursula von der Leyen, Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Denys Chmyhal, in the 2nd row: Věra Jourová, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Values and Transparency, Maroš Šefčovič, Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of Interinstitutional relations and Foresight, Valdis Dombrovskis, Executive Vice-President of the European Commission in charge of an Economy that works for People, and Commissioner for Trade, Margrethe Vestager — European Commission (Dati Bendo)/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 4.0
The European Commission released €2.9 billion to Ukraine to support financing needs and help keep the country's public administration functioning during the ongoing war. The package includes €800 million provided for the first time under the Ukraine Facility component of the Ukraine Support Loan.
Illustrative image: On Tuesday 19th November 2024, Parliament held an extraordinary plenary session with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, marking 1000 days since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Opening the sitting, EP President Roberta Metsola said that Parliament would continue standing with Ukraine until it has “freedom and real peace, for as long as it takes.” She also said Russia had launched a “brutal, unprovoked and illegal assault on Ukraine but also on the rules-based order”. The Ukrainian people’s sa — European Parliament/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 2.0
Global Voices published a collaborative article as part of its September Spotlight, “Protest in Democracy,” in which community members share examples of protest music past and present. The article was published on 2026-10-01T20:45:32.000Z.
A dataset documents business expenses, hospitality, and meetings for senior civil servants at the Department for Education. The source item was published on 2026-10-01.
A government publication providing data on senior officials’ business expenses, hospitality, and meetings for April–June 2026. The source item is dated 2026-10-01 and lists the dataset contents in its excerpt.
An investigation outcome report into Acorn Training Consultants Limited is announced by the source. No additional details (location, findings, or impacts) were included in the supplied source data.
A statistical release describing levels of attendance and overall, authorised and unauthorised absence in state-funded primary, secondary and special schools. The source excerpt provides no additional details beyond this description.
President von der Leyen issued a statement in Podgorica on 01 Oct 2026 with Prime Minister Spajić. The statement says they will inaugurate a new National Coordination Centre tomorrow morning.
Simelane calls for integrated planning to address spatial inequality. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
President Ramaphosa to lead SADC Participation at the AU Mid-Year Coordination Meeting. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
The source summarizes how RISE grants in 2025–2026 supported schools to improve. The excerpt provides a brief overview but no operational details or locations.
The item provides biographies and disclosures for CMA panel members. It states that decisions on the authority's phase 2 markets and mergers work are taken by independent groups of panel members.
The Competition and Markets Authority has imposed a conduct requirement on Google concerning its general search services. The report is published on gov.uk on 2026-10-01.
‘Women are not victims’: Türk calls for women to be at the heart of peace and security. Additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
