Jobs & Skills: Italy’s inactivity rate hit a record low as Istat reported 32.7% of working-age people not active on the labour market in August, alongside a slight dip in employment and a rise in unemployment. Cybersecurity at Work: ENISA and EU partners kicked off European Cybersecurity Month with a workplace focus, citing survey findings that most employees have faced suspicious messages and many want better training. Travel Tech & Privacy: A coalition of aviation and biometrics groups urged the EU to keep the Digital Omnibus supportive of voluntary, secure biometric travel while protecting passenger choice and data privacy. Payments & Hiring: European payments schemes (Bizum, Bancomat, Wero and others) formed a Madrid-based joint venture to reduce reliance on Visa and Mastercard, with plans to recruit and build a cross-border network. UK–EU Politics: Labour leader Andy Burnham said Brexit has “done more harm than good” and floated possible options for closer EU ties, including the idea of a future referendum. Insurance Appointments: Sompo named Scott Toland Head of Commercial Lines for Continental Europe, based in Zurich. Transport Disruption: Brittany Ferries axed the Poole–Cherbourg route three weeks early, offering refunds or alternative routes. EU Migration Rights: Rightward-leaning governments are pushing for tighter asylum rules, including calls to limit entry/returns without individual asylum procedures.