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In this week’s edition: Our Back to School Outlook for the next few months.

Global leaders announced a multinational rail and ports deal linking the Middle East and South Asia on Saturday (9 September) on the sidelines of the G20 summit in New Delhi.

Moroccan earthquake survivors huddled for a night in the open on the High Atlas Mountains on 9 September, a day after the country's deadliest quake in more than six decades killed more than 2,000 people and laid waste to villages.

China and Europe should "unite and co-operate" against global uncertainties, Premier Li Qiang told the European Commission chief on the sidelines of the annual G20 summit in New Delhi.

G20 leaders at a summit on Saturday (9 September) adopted a consensus declaration that called for respect of ‘territorial integrity and sovereignty’ in the Ukraine war but avoided condemning Russia for waging it.

A powerful earthquake in Morocco has killed more than 600 people and injured hundreds more, destroying buildings and sending residents of major cities rushing from their homes in the country's deadliest tremor since at least 2004.

Belgium officially registered its first-ever September heatwave on Friday (8 September), as temperatures in Brussels topped 25 degrees Celsius (77 Fahrenheit) for a fifth straight day, the country's meteorological agency said.

G20 negotiators were unable to resolve disagreements over the wording of the summit declaration on the war in Ukraine on 8 September, according to a draft seen by Reuters, leaving any possible breakthrough to bloc leaders during the two-day meeting.

Elon Musk said he refused a Ukrainian request to activate his Starlink satellite network in Crimea's port city of Sevastopol last year to aid an attack on Russia's fleet there, saying he feared complicity in a "major" act of war.

The EU and India will have a window of opportunity this winter, before the elections in both places next year, to hold concrete discussions on how to advance their relationship, which has an important geopolitical dimension, a geopolitics expert told EURACTIV in an interview.

The UK has set out plans to invest up to £650 million to support domestic nuclear fusion research programmes running until 2027, after confirming earlier this week that it would not join the EU’s Euratom nuclear energy research scheme.

EU member states are close to greenlighting the launch of European navigation satellites from US territory early next year to avoid disruption in service provision, EURACTIV has learnt.

How effectively do social media platforms curb Russian disinformation? A recent European Commission report paints a worrying picture – and points the finger at Elon Musk.

Four people were killed and scores wounded on Friday (8 September) in Russian air strikes on Ukraine, including a deadly attack in which a missile slammed into a police building in President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's hometown.

In recent years, the EU has leveraged its buying power to encourage global leadership and action against climate change, establishing import rules to curb the negative impacts of deforestation, biofuels, and carbon-intensive products. With the EU importing over 90% of its oil and gas, it now has an opportunity to drastically cut methane emissions in the energy sector by establishing an EU Methane Import Standard in the forthcoming Methane Regulation. On the flipside, legislation that only accounts for domestic methane emissions would be a major step back from the oft-stated goal of the Von der Leyen Commission for the EU to lead from the front on this issue. With many important questions surrounding the feasibility, legality, and broader impact of such a standard, this event will bring a diverse group of policy-makers, NGOS, academics, and industry stakeholders together for a constructive discussion on how the EU can best tackle methane emissions abroad. The event will showcase CATF and Carbon Limit’s new report on this issue, and build clarity around the legal, regulatory, and technical steps needed to create a comprehensive, effective, and WTO-compliant standard. Organised by: Clean Air Task Force (CATF) Media Partner: EURACTIV

The German parliament adopted on Friday (8 September) a controversial ban on new fossil heaters starting from 2028 at the latest, following months of government infighting and an injunction by the country’s top court.

Spain may be the top foreign holiday destination for Germans, but one German in particular did not fancy a trip to sunny Andalusia: Agriculture minister Cem Özdemir, who gave this week’s EU ministers’ meeting in Córdoba a miss.

Spain is increasingly relying on Russian natural gas even though its overall imports are falling, government data showed on Friday (8 September).

Georgia's failure to integrate into the EU would play into Russia's hands, the EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell warned on Friday (8 September), urging Tbilisi to refrain from 'counterproductive' polarisation.

As France heads into 2024 budget negotiations, industry and political leaders warn that the housing crisis is much worse than anticipated, pointing to French President Emmanuel Macron’s failure to deliver on his promise to ramp up construction of new buildings.