Other analysts say Brussels must be even more ambitious if the EU is to meet the moment. According to Zsolt Darvas, one of the authors of a new study from the Bruegel think tank, the MFF spending envelope needs to double, more or less, to take…
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‘We’re not buying it’: Trump ties Ukraine aid to America First
President Donald Trump on Monday went further than he ever has in helping Ukraine defend itself against Russia, greenlighting a European purchase of Patriot missile defense systems and other weapons for Ukraine.
That doesn’t mean he thinks Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy holds the…
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Trump thinks the US holds all the cards on trade. He is misguided. – POLITICO
But those 90 days have come and gone. And in that time, Trump has finalized just two interim deals, one with Vietnam and one with the U.K., and most of their details are yet to be finalized let alone negotiated. (A third “deal” with China was really only a ceasefire in the escalating war…
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Brussels goes head-to-head with Rome over Italian bank mergers – POLITICO
Questions have also been raised, notably by Mediobanca, over the role played by the billionaire Francesco Gaetano Caltagirone and Delfin, the holding company of late billionaire Leonardo del Vecchio. Both hold shares in MPS and Mediobanca and have long tried to influence the investment…
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Von der Leyen to dilute budget plan to stave off Commission rebellion – POLITICO
“The regional dimension is not completely lost” from the draft budget, said an EU official who, like others quoted in this article, was granted anonymity to speak freely.
Von der Leyen’s decision is a climbdown from her initial plan to significantly increase the power of central…
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Europe’s illegal pesticide trade surges as farmers cut costs
THESSALY, Greece –As the cost of spraying crops with pesticides becomes increasingly expensive, farmers in Greece’s agricultural heartland have turned to a cheaper…
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Europe adopts a tougher stance in response to Trump
European leaders have gradually mobilized to restart trade…
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In the new geopolitical context, Europe’s banking discussions need to go beyond competitiveness
Spurred by the publication of the Draghi Report on Europe’s competitiveness predicament (Draghi 2024) and the announcement of a deregulation drive of the second Trump administration, Europe has pivoted…
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Kanzleramtschef Thorsten Frei räumt im Gespräch mit Michael Bröcker ein, dass seine Abwesenheit beim Koalitionsausschuss ein Fehler war: „Das ist nicht gut gelaufen. Rückblickend ist es offensichtlich nicht…
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Shetland eyes Faroes-style tunnels to replace ageing ferries
James CookScotland Editor
Reporting fromTórshavn, Faroe IslandsCara BerkleyBBC News
Reporting fromTórshavn, Faroe Islands
BBCThe 18 islands which make up the Faroes are connected by 23 tunnels, four of which run below the sea The Faroese prime minister says Shetland could boost growth and…
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