On Wednesday October 1 and Thursday October 2, Copenhagen hosts an informal summit of heads of state and government of the European Union, where Emmanuel Macron will represent France. With security at the heart of concerns, Denmark announced a ban on all civilian drone flights on its territory during the week, to avoid confusion and reduce the risks associated with illegal overflights. Danish police, already on heightened alert, have recorded more than 500 reports of drones since September 22, including some over airports and sensitive military sites. Neighboring Norway has also noted new suspicious activities near its main air base.
Faced with this threat, several European countries have offered their help. France has deployed a temporary joint detachment of 35 soldiers, equipped with a Fennec helicopter and anti-drone means, already operational since September 29. The Danish authorities have not named anyone directly responsible, but Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen clearly mentioned Russia as the sole threat to European security. Moscow, accused by several capitals of carrying out a “hybrid warfare” combining digital interference, espionage and military intimidation, rejected these accusations.
2 – Sébastien Lecornu must send the budget to the High Council for Public Finances
Wednesday October 1 marks a decisive step for the 2026 draft budget: Pierre Moscovici, president of the High Council of Public Finances (HCFP), is awaiting Sébastien Lecornu’s copy that day in order to be able to examine it on time. The countdown is on: the finance bill must be presented to the Council of Ministers by October 7, then tabled in Parliament no later than the 13th, so that deputies have the 70 days provided for by the Constitution.
Friday September 26, on franceinfo, Pierre Moscovici recalled the emergency (“Around October 1st”). The HCFP must have the text, even if it is incomplete and subsequently amendable. Under pressure, Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu is working on a compromise budget. The new government is expected to be named this week. A window opens Thursday evening between two trips by Emmanuel Macron, or this weekend at the latest.
3 – Opening of parliamentary work in the National Assembly
Wednesday October 1st begins a busy political sequence in the National Assembly, with two major issues: the election to key positions in the institution’s office and a highly anticipated debate on the taxation of the super-rich, in the presence of economists Joseph Stiglitz and Gabriel Zucman. These deadlines will be closely followed by the Élysée and Matignon, while Sébastien Lecornu brought together the heads of the common base this Monday, September 29, to prepare for the battle.
The renewal of Assembly positions, which lasts until October 2, is seen as a test of solidity for the alliance between the central bloc and the LR. Tensions are crystallizing over the strategic function of general budget rapporteur, currently occupied by Charles de Courson (Liot). Laurent Wauquiez is claiming this position for one of the elected officials from his DR group, which is opposed by Gabriel Attal’s EPR group, believing that DR, already in charge of the Social Security budget, cannot hold both hats. The MoDem, with Jean-Paul Mattei, is also in the running. The office which must be reorganized will have 21 positions (vice-presidents, quaestors and secretaries). The National Rally, with its 123 deputies, wishes this year to be part of this office with two vice-presidencies allocated to the detriment of the left and the DR group.
4 – Publication of the book “Tomorrow, if all goes well…” by Marine Tondelier
Wednesday October 1st appears Tomorrow, if all goes well… a work by Marine Tondelier published by Albin Michel. The national secretary of the Ecologists defends the union of the left, despite the tensions which are tearing the Insoumis and the socialists apart. She also reveals her ambitions and her conception of political commitment.
“This is not a program”she warns straight away. I wanted to talk to you about what it feels like to commit. Anger, tenderness, fatigue, sincerity, joy, stubborn hope too. A way of doing politics without cutting yourself off from yourself. (…) From a look at this world as it is going – or not going. (…) From a political generation that no longer wants to play with the codes of a world that is collapsing. This book is a way of telling you: this is where I come from, this is what I see, this is what I feel – and maybe you too. » With this essay, Marine Tondelier intends to address citizens directly and embody a new way of doing politics.
5 – The good news of the day
Tomorrow comes out in theaters A simple accidentthe new film by Jafar Panahi, Palme d’Or at the last Cannes Film Festival. Already awarded the Golden Bear in Berlin and a figure of Iranian dissidence, the filmmaker this time delivers a frontal and metaphor-free story, inspired by his second imprisonment in 2022. Arrested for having demonstrated alongside other directors, Panahi shared the daily life of anonymous prisoners, broken by repression. The film focuses on these destinies, through the story of Vahid, a former inmate haunted by the voice and actions of a torturer nicknamed “La Guibole”.
Between the quest for justice, the desire for revenge and the memory of wounds, the story confronts its characters with the violence of the regime, but also with their moral dilemmas. Carried by often non-professional actors and filmed clandestinely, A simple accident is a film of rage, which will represent France at the next Oscars. In an interview given to Tangwall Campagin this Sunday, September 28, Panahi returned to the Palme d’Or, the courage of his people and their desire to return to Iran, to his family.
