Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Department of Justice and Constitutional Development briefs media on African Commission on Human and People’s Rights
Security Council President/Greece on the Security’s Council agenda for October – Press Conference
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Press conference by Aglaia Balta, Permanent Representative of the Republic of Greece to the United Nations and President of the Security Council for the month of October 2026, briefed reporters on the programme of work of the Security Council for October.
President von der Leyen in the Western Balkans: North Macedonia
Source: European Commission (video statements)
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visits the Western Balkans.
Her visit to North Macedonia takes place on 2 October 2026, where she will host a press conference together with the Prime Minister of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski.
Follow the press conference LIVE here on our YouTube channel from 13.00 CET onward.
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AI: World needs open-source AI to defend itself – Hugging Face Brieifng | United Nations
Source: United Nations (video statements)
Chief Executive Officer of Hugging Face, Clément Delangue, made a case for open-source AI models.
Delangue said, “cyber-attacks and risks may increasingly come from proprietary models behind closed doors, while much of the defence may end up being powered by open-source tools because they are less restricted, more privacy preserving and orders of magnitude more affordable for organisations across the globe. The world needs open-source AI more than ever to defend itself.”
He said, “even though we were the victims of this cyber-attack, we believe more strongly than ever that AI will be beneficial to cybersecurity and make the world safer, just as major technology before it. We were attacked by AI, but more importantly, we defended ourselves with AI.”
UK The BBC is at a fork in the road – Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
MPs on the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee have published a new report urging the BBC to create a plan to ensure it is fit for the future and able to compete with the best in the world.
South Africa: 2026 October Transport Month Launch in Midrand, Gauteng#GovZAUpdates
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Minister of Transport Barbara Creecy launches the 2026 October Transport Month Programme in Midrand, Gauteng
South Africa: FCA MediaFamiliarisation Visit to Coega SEZ
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
The Government Communication and Information System (GCIS), through its International Media Engagement Unit, extends its sincere appreciation to the Coega Development Corporation for hosting the Foreign Correspondents’ Association (FCA) media familiarisation tour. We are grateful for the warm hospitality, insightful engagements and opportunity to showcase Coega SEZ and the Port of Ngqura as powerful examples of South Africa’s industrialisation, investment and economic development in action. The first-hand exposure provided an important platform for international journalists to engage directly with the people, projects and initiatives driving growth, skills development, job creation and local economic participation in the Eastern Cape.
Live – 10th annual conference of the European Systemic Risk Board (Day 2)
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
“ESRB@15: may you stay forever young”.
Tenth annual conference of the European Systemic Risk Board, Thursday, 1 and Friday, 2 October 2026, Frankfurt am Main. Physical event (by invitation only) with livestream.
See the conference programme here:
https://www.esrb.europa.eu/news/schedule/html/261001_10th_annual_conference.en.html
– Keynote speech
Olli Rehn, Governor Bank of Finland, ESRB First Vice Chair, will deliver a keynote speech.
– Response by Jeromin Zettelmeyer, Director, Bruegel
– Panel discussion: Don’t look back in anger: how the EU financial system has changed in the last fifteen years and how to continue to develop its resilience for the future
The EU financial system faced severe strain and lacked sufficient resilience to the global financial crisis, which led to an ambitious global regulatory reform. This panel will explore the key lessons learned and how to ensure that the EU financial system continues to be resilient to emerging challenges.
Chair: Olaf Sleijpen, President of De Nederlandsche Bank and Chair of the ESRB Advisory Technical Committee
Panellists:
• Gabriel Bernardino, Chair, Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority, Portugal
• Andrea Enria, Former Chair of the ECB’s Supervisory Board and of the European Banking Authority
• Stefan Ingves, Former Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, Chairman, Toronto Centre and Senior Fellow, Swedish House of Finance
• Verena Ross, Chair, European Securities and Markets Authority
– Q&A
– Winner of the 2026 Edition of the Ieke van den Burg prize
The ESRB’s Advisory Scientific Committee awards the Ieke van den Burg prize to recognise outstanding research conducted by young scholars on a topic related to the ESRB’s mission. Xu Lu (University of Washington) and Lingxuan Wu (NYU Stern, New York University) will present their award-winning paper entitled “Banking on Inattention” which has been selected as the winner of the 2026 edition of the prize.
Chair: Loriana Pelizzon, Chair of ESRB Advisory Scientific Committee, Deputy Director at SAFE, and Professor at Goethe University Frankfurt
– Keynote speech
Boris Vujčić, Vice President of the European Central Bank, will deliver a keynote speech.
– Response by Stephen Cecchetti, Vice-Chair of ESRB Advisory Scientific Committee and Rosen Family Chair in International Finance, Brandeis International Business School
– Panel discussion: ¿Qué será, será? The financial system in the next fifteen years
The EU financial system is challenged by a range of new vulnerabilities and emerging threats, many of which originate outside traditional financial intermediation activities. This panel will explore how these structural shifts could transform the financial system and consider its possible evolution over the next fifteen years.
Chair: Thorsten Beck, Vice-Chair of the ESRB Advisory Scientific Committee, and Director and Professor at European University Institute
Panellists:
• Ulrich Bindseil, Professor, Frankfurt School of Finance and Management
• Claudia Buch, Chair, Single Supervisory Mechanism
• Antonio Gomes, Deputy Director of the OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs (DAF)
• Richard Portes, Member of the ESRB Advisory Scientific Committee and Professor at London Business School
– Q&A
– Closing remarks by Francesco Mazzaferro, Head of the ESRB Secretariat
South Africa: Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum’s event.
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Border Management and Immigration Anti-Corruption Forum’s event.