It's October 14, 2025.Today, French Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu faces the toughest test of his nascent government as he delivers his Declaration of General Policy (DPG). His government's stability rests solely on the decisions of the 69 Socialist deputies, who hold the power to trigger a motion of censure unless Lecornu makes significant concessions on key issues, including the complete suspension of the pension reform. Meanwhile, the ideological rift over migration takes center stage in Luxembourg, where Home Affairs Ministers are discussing updated, hardline regulations for deporting rejected asylum-seekers, including controversial concepts like "return hubs" in non-EU countries. This approach, favored by leaders like Denmark's Mette Frederiksen, plays out against a progressive Socialist movement lamenting the "criminalisation" of migrants. Adding to the high-stakes political environment, the European Parliament and the Commission are facing off at the Court of Justice of the EU today over the politicized unfreezing of Hungarian funds.Across the English Channel, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has rushed home from the Middle East ceasefire summit—where he was a peripheral figure to U.S. President Donald Trump—to face Parliament on the unfolding, fragile peace in Gaza. Starmer is pitching the U.K. for a pivotal role in "phase two" of the peace plan, specifically proposing a Good Friday Agreement-style initiative to help disarm Hamas. While the U.K. focuses on the geopolitical fallout and domestic rows over a collapsed China spying case, the German political landscape shifts, with former Chancellor Olaf Scholz making his first major post-chancellor public appearance in Potsdam. All of this political maneuvering takes place against a backdrop of tangible chaos today, as a massive national strike is set to paralyze Brussels, canceling all flights from Charleroi and Brussels Airports and severely disrupting public transport across the city.

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