Πέμπτη 10 Σεπτεμβρίου 2026
5 άρθρα
EU buyers could get a Europe-first lever
The Commission wants to let public buyers favour EU-made goods and restrict suppliers from countries without reciprocal tender access. Its proposed regulation also gives quality at least 30% of contract scores, but leaves European preference optional and worker protections unresolved. Parliament and national governments must now decide how much of this industrial-policy toolbox survives.
Ensembl opens nine billion predictions to labs
Europe’s EMBL-EBI has integrated AlphaGenome’s variant-impact score into a system already used by research and clinical laboratories. The model helped uncover a likely disease-causing DNM1 variant in one epilepsy case, but its vast atlas remains predictive: retrospective benchmarks are promising, and independent prospective studies must show whether it can solve more previously undiagnosed patients.
France’s debt premium nears 90 basis points
France’s borrowing costs are rising faster than Germany’s as investors price in persistent deficits and political uncertainty. Demand for French bonds remains orderly, and most existing debt will not reprice immediately, but sustained yields near 4.3% could add €23.5 billion in interest costs over five years—steadily narrowing the government’s room for spending, investment and tax choices.
Germany’s €11 Billion Defence Borrowing Gap
Berlin borrowed €28.6 billion outside its debt brake in 2025, but security spending increased by only €17.6 billion. Ifo says the difference reflects existing expenditure shifted onto debt, not money diverted from defence accounts. With Lithuania’s German brigade still short of personnel, allies are watching whether new fiscal room produces combat-ready forces.
Google’s €13bn Finland bet lacks new power
Google has secured up to half of Loviisa’s nuclear output for 22 years, but almost all that electricity already exists. Its expected data-centre consumption remains undisclosed, while the partnership adds only 10 MW of generation. Without requirements tying expansion to new supply, Finnish consumers and Nordic neighbours could face the grid costs and price pressure.