{
  "id": 14044977,
  "title": "Belgium, Germany, Italy, Seek ‘Emergency Brake’ on New EU Laws",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/belgium-germany-italy-seek-emergency-brake-on-new-eu-laws",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-12T20:33:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Post",
    "slug": "kyiv-post",
    "url": "https://www.kyivpost.com/post/86857"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, and Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, urged an “emergency brake” allowing EU capitals to stop new legislation that the countries may perceive as burdensome. Their letter to European Council President António Costa, as seen by Politico, comes ahead of an Oct. 15–16 EU summit in Brussels, where energy prices,…",
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Politico EU",
        "title": "Germany, Italy request ’emergency brake’ power to stop new EU laws",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/germany-italy-request-emergency-brake-power-to-stop-new-eu-laws",
        "published": "2026-10-12T18:08:39.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}