Europe Intelligence Brief — Saturday, August 8, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief August 8: Spain and Italy now check each other's borders, a drone explodes in Bulgaria, and Italy...
August 8, 2026Europe’s energy shock – the scramble for gas, the race to renewables, the grid and the green transition – has reordered its industry and its politics. The Rio Times covers the energy deals, prices, policy and transition finance reshaping the continent, and the commodity and capital flows that link it to Latin America.
Europe Intelligence Brief August 8: Spain and Italy now check each other's borders, a drone explodes in Bulgaria, and Italy...
August 8, 2026
South Africa is pivoting into the African single market as its Mercosur trade deal hands Latin America a direct tariff...
August 8, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 7: Germany was the only major European economy to publish data, and its headline production...
August 7, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief for August 6: German factory orders jumped 3.1% but fell 0.5% without large contracts, while industrial output...
August 6, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief, August 4, 2026: Italy invokes Schengen powers against Spain over Ceuta, wildfires force evacuations, missile hits Poland.
August 4, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief, August 3, 2026: Spain grows 0.7%, AstraZeneca slides on merger reports, and deadly strikes hit Zaporizhzhia and...
August 3, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief July 31 — A Spanish corruption verdict rocks the Sánchez government, Germany confirms a Tomahawk missile deal,...
July 31, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief July 30 — Russian missiles hit five Ukrainian cities killing several civilians. The Dutch apologise for forced...
July 30, 2026
Europe Intelligence Brief July 29 — France's Macron makes historic Damascus trip as Western Europe endures record heat and wildfires....
July 29, 2026