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Björn Harms announced that his new book "The Asylum Complex" would be available in stores the following day; he already had some freshly printed copies in hand. He wrote that the book includes, among other things, a detailed overall calculation of the asylum costs of past years and an overview of the number of asylum accommodations in Germany. According to him, the federal government does not know this number. According to Harms, the book also addresses real estate companies and hoteliers who earn millions by renting to the state, as well as home operators, welfare associations, lawyer networks, and state companies that benefit from the growing market or mass immigration. He announced interviews with insiders from the social industry and the real estate market, as well as insights into asylum NGOs, refugee councils, and million-euro funding programs from the EU and the federal government. Additionally, the book aims to address legal questions related to the topic of asylum. Harms requested feedback on the book. #Asylkomplex #Buchneuerscheinung #Asylpolitik (translated)

Mario Kohnen, coach of Sporting Charleroi, expresses his satisfaction after his team's victory against Standard (0-1) and comments on the controversy surrounding a potential penalty claimed by the Liégeois, while emphasizing the importance of accepting refereeing decisions. #SportingCharleroi #StandardLiège #FootballBelgique (translated)

The Gruppetto presented Paul Seixas' 2026 report, crediting him with victories in the Tour of Lombardy, the Flèche Wallonne, the Tour of the Basque Country — with three stages — and the Faun-Ardèche Classic. He placed second in Liège-Bastogne-Liège, Strade Bianche, the Tour of Algarve — with one stage — and the GP of Montreal, third in the World Time Trial Championship and fourth in the Tour de France. #ILombardia https://t.co/tYRC0xowzo #Cyclisme #TourDeFrance #PaulSeixas (translated)

The federal government has decided on a fuel discount to counter alleged technical difficulties in paying individual aid, while the actual problems lie in the relationship between the federal government and the states, as well as in an inefficient legislative process. #StaatlicheHilfe #Digitalisierung #Tankrabatt (translated)

Eva-Maria Holzleitner and Philip Kucher are supposed to lead the SPÖ through internal disputes, with their strengths lying in discipline and a good rapport with the members, while at the same time they allow for a chaotic presentation on Instagram. #SPÖ #Führungskampf #HolzleitnerKucher (translated)

The author wrote that children with a migration background, whom he referred to as disadvantaged, demonstrated for better school conditions in Belgium and devastated city centers while destroying and looting shops. He mentioned Liège as an example. He then began to mention a sushi shop but stopped abruptly mid-sentence. #Schülerproteste #Bildung #Migration #BE (translated)

Bernard Quintin, Minister of the Interior, reaffirms that the police is the body of the State where there is no impunity, while addressing the violence during the demonstrations in Liège and Brussels, and proposing that the vandals and their parents be required to repair the damage caused. #Belgique #Manifestations #Police (translated)

Regina Laska wrote that Donald Trump promised hundreds of thousands of tons of Russian diesel after a phone call with Vladimir Putin. The U.S. Treasury then allowed an exemption from the sanctions. Given the midterms in four weeks and a diesel price at record levels, Laska interpreted the move as a possible campaign maneuver. In mid-September, Trump publicly called on Volodymyr Zelensky to stop attacks on Russian refineries. According to a Reuters report led by Laska, at that time three of the six largest Russian diesel refineries were shut down or operating at limited capacity. She also pointed to a Russian export ban on diesel until the end of October and noted that Russia imported almost seven times as much diesel from Belarus from January to July as in the same period of the previous year. Deputy Prime Minister Novak is now talking about surpluses, she wrote; however, it is unclear whether the announced delivery quantities and deadlines will actually be met. Zelensky offered to stop Ukrainian attacks on Russian refineries if Russia ends its attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure. Laska referred to this as a symmetrical de-escalation offer that is on the table for the Americans. She also cited rocket attacks on a residential building in Pryluky, glide bombs on city buses in Kramatorsk, and shelling of the energy supply in Kyiv, Dnipro, Kharkiv, and Odesa. She warned that Russia would respond to the diesel with terrorism. The EU also criticized Laska: On September 22, Usmanov and Fridman were removed from the sanctions list under pressure from France, Slovakia, and Luxembourg. According to Laska, Zelensky pointed out that the attacks had since increased. At the same time, the EU extended the remaining personal sanctions from six months to three years. Latvia had long resisted the compromise and ultimately paved the way for it by abstaining. Laska compared Trump's diesel concession to Russia with the European compromise in favor of unanimity. In her view, the costs of such agreements are borne not by their authors but by the people in Pryluky, Kramatorsk, Zaporizhzhia, and Oleshkiv. #Trump #Putin #Dieselpreise (translated)

Nico Lange wrote that for decades the argument has repeatedly been made that the problems lie in the fact that no one talks to Putin. Conversations are confused with the willingness to fulfill Putin's demands. There have been many talks, channels, and contacts, and they continue to exist; however, Putin does not want to make compromises, Lange said. #Putin #Politik #Gespräche (translated)