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The author welcomed colleague Andrii Sybiha to Luxembourg and said the focus was on sustaining and strengthening support for Ukraine while increasing pressure on Russia. They wrote that Moscow continued to show a willingness to escalate rather than pursue peace, and called for a united and determined response. https://t.co/ENNATt0dTd #Ukraine #Russia #Solidarity #LU #UA #RU

Cerfia reported that Raphaël Glucksmann had claimed a collective victory in the left primary and thanked his supporters and those who campaigned with him. He believed that the result showed that a left faithful to its values could unite, govern, and win, without giving up on discussing justice, ecology, and the Republic. Glucksmann specified that his goal was to win the presidential election of 2027, to turn the page on Macronism, to prevent the far-right, and to change lives. He added that his first place did not confer any rights upon him and required him to listen, persuade, and unite even more. #Gauche #Élections2027 #JusticeSociale (translated)

Bally Bagayoko explained that his group abstained during the vote on a wish presented by the opposition elected officials from the Socialist, Environmentalists, and Citizens group at the municipal council. The text focused on the protection of girls and women against excision and female genital mutilation, as well as the adoption of a comprehensive law against sexist and sexual violence (SSV). He said that his group supported the fight against mutilations and reminded that nearly 500 patients received follow-up each year in the municipality. He also praised the work of the Women's House, Delafontaine Hospital, and various associations, and asked the State to strengthen the resources allocated for prevention and medical follow-up. According to Bally Bagayoko, the abstention concerned the request to quickly adopt the law on SSV. He indicated that the bill had been significantly amended in committee at the National Assembly the week of the municipal council, and its content remained uncertain. His group had asked to remove references to this law from the wish in order to be able to vote in favor of the text on the fight against excision, but the opposition had refused, he wrote. He believed that this refusal had hindered the pursuit of an agreement and denounced a political instrumentalization of the issue. The group ultimately abstained in order not to block the wish, which was adopted, while not supporting all of its content, he noted. #Excision #DroitsDesFemmes #LutteContreLesViolences (translated)

A final demonstration against the A69, a highly contested motorway linking Castres to Toulouse, gathered a thousand opponents on October 10, 2026, expressing their determination to continue the fight against this project deemed ecocidal and economically absurd, before its planned opening in early November. #A69 #Manifestation #Écologie (translated)

Bally Bagayoko congratulated Navi Pillay after the awarding of the 2026 Nobel Peace Prize, which he presented as a well-deserved distinction. He wrote that at 85 years old, she was honored for a life dedicated to human rights, the fight against impunity, and respect for international law. Bagayoko noted that Pillay's journey illustrated the necessity of defending justice, human dignity, and people who are voiceless. He also argued that true peace depended on justice, truth, and respect for human rights, and called for a reminder that no one should be above the law. #NaviPillay #PrixNobelPaix #DroitsHumains (translated)

As I had already written to you, I am viscerally attached to the presumption of innocence. On the sidelines of the interview he granted us, the head of the Brussels PS, Ahmed Laaouej, reiterates his determination not to yield to the threat from the president of the MR, Georges-Louis Bouchez, who conditions the refinancing of the social housing sector on the departure of the socialist Lotfi Mostefa from the presidency of the Foyer Anderlechtois. #FoyerAnderlechtois #LogementSocial #PolitiqueBruxelloise (translated)

Bally Bagayoko explained that his group, the majority "Together Let's Find Hope," abstained during the municipal council on September 24, 2026, on a wish put forward by the Socialist, Ecologist, and Citizen group against female genital mutilation and excision. He stated that his group supported the measures in the text against excision, notably the strengthening of state resources for school medicine, medical follow-up, and prevention. He also reminded that nearly 500 patients were followed each year in the municipality and praised the work of the Women's House, Delafontaine Hospital, and various associations. According to him, his group had requested the withdrawal of the wish's calls for the rapid adoption of a comprehensive law against gender-based and sexual violence (GBSV), as the bill had been significantly amended in committee at the National Assembly during the week of the council and still needed further amendments. Bagayoko stated that his group could therefore not support a text whose final content was uncertain and on which they had reservations. He added that the opposition elected officials still present had refused the proposed amendments, while most had left the session before its conclusion. His group had abstained, he specified, while allowing the wish to be adopted. He finally affirmed that his determination to fight against excision in the municipality and beyond remained unwavering. #Excision #DroitsDesFemmes #LutteContreLesMutilations (translated)

David Lisnard believes that the SCAF and MGCS programs, launched in 2017 by Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel to develop the future combat aircraft and tank, are strategic and industrial dead ends. He criticized French leaders for prioritizing Franco-German cooperation without first verifying the convergence of military interests, technological mastery, and the distribution of industrial responsibilities. According to him, a high-level Franco-German seminar held on October 7 would have revealed a different method: starting from the needs of the armed forces and industrial interests, then allowing companies to build viable cooperations before giving them, if necessary, a political translation. Lisnard stated that during the negotiations on the MGCS, Germany was preparing for the succession of the Leopard 2, notably with the Leopard 3 project, and that the delay created a military vulnerability. He called for a break with a conception of European defense that, according to him, confuses cooperation with the dilution of sovereignties. He advocated for a distribution of roles in which the political power sets ambitions and means, the armed forces define their needs, and the industries develop solutions and partnerships. Lisnard also urged for the immediate preparation of the renewal of French ground combat capabilities, beyond the simple replacement of the Leclerc, notably by integrating armored vehicles, drones, robotics, artificial intelligence, and data management. He estimated that this required investments in industry, a recovery of public finances, and a more efficient use of military credits. Finally, he accused the current government of having caused France to lose valuable years and argued that the issue concerned its ability to prepare for future conflicts, ensure the security of the French people, and defend the nation. #Défense #Souveraineté #Coopération (translated)

He indicated that he had a warm conversation with President Isaac Herzog. On the occasion of October 7, which he described as a day of mourning and remembrance, he expressed his friendship and solidarity with the Israeli people, whom he said had been struck three years earlier by Islamist totalitarianism. He also conveyed his determination to fight. https://t.co/0EhmXuGEU6 #Israël #Solidarité #Mémoire #IL (translated)