In this edition

• Berlin and Rome Seek an 'Emergency Brake' on New EU Laws

  Germany and Italy have jointly asked for power to halt new EU legislation, Politico Europe reports, as the three leaders demand faster business simplification.

  Sergio Madrussan · 468 words

• UK and EU Set November 20 Summit as Burnham Calls Status Quo 'Not Good Enough'

  A UK-EU summit is now scheduled for November 20 after Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Britain's current relationship with the bloc is not good enough.

  Sergio Madrussan · 419 words

Recent headlines from this bureau

• UK and EU Set November 20 Summit as Burnham Calls Status Quo 'Not Good Enough'
• Berlin and Rome Seek an 'Emergency Brake' on New EU Laws
• Pope Leo to Undergo Lung Surgery as the Wire Reads Rome
• EU Presidency Proposes €140bn Cut to Next Budget in Hunt for a Christmas Deal
• A Tuscan Cellar Emptied in Hours, and the Freight Lesson Trieste Reads
• Thieves Take 30,000 Bottles From Antinori Cellar in Tuscany
• Piedmont 'Forever Chemicals' Case Goes to Trial as Activists Press
• NATO Holds Nuclear Drill in Italy as It Tries to Calm Moscow

Geography & climate

Continental inland, Mediterranean on the coast; the bora wind.

From the Julian Alps to the Adriatic at Trieste; the Carso plateau and the Slovenian border.

Economy & culture

Port of Trieste, shipbuilding, science institutions, wine, coffee roasting.

A Central European crossroads — Italian, Slovene, Friulian, and an Austro-Hungarian past.