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Ukraine and the United States may sign a framework agreement on the joint development and export of Ukrainian mineral resources such as oil, gas, uranium, coal and rare earths this Friday. According to Volodymyr Zelensky, who is visiting Washington today, the deal doesn't include US security guarantees. The media weigh up the pros, cons and motives of both sides.

After several failed rounds of negotiations, a coalition government with a parliamentary majority is emerging in Austria. The leaders of the ÖVP, SPÖ and Neos have presented a joint programme which their party committees are expected to approve at the weekend. The right-wing populist FPÖ, which won the most votes in the election, would remain in opposition. Is this the right way to go?

The dispute over the annulled presidential election continues in Romania. Călin Georgescu, the right-wing populist who came first in the cancelled first round, has been detained and questioned. Criminal proceedings launched against him include charges of election campaign irregularities, plans to attack the constitutional order and links to the Wagner Russian mercenary group.

Support for young farmers' access to land is not regulated in the same way across the EU.

Support for young farmers' access to land is not regulated in the same way across the EU.

The Committee is concerned about the proliferation of foreign censorship laws, regulations and court orders that threaten Americans' right to speak freely online, such as the EU's Digital Services Act, the letter said.

The Committee is concerned about the proliferation of foreign censorship laws, regulations and court orders that threaten Americans' right to speak freely online, such as the EU's Digital Services Act, the letter said.

A free-trade agreement between the EU and the world's most populous country would be "the largest of its kind in the world," von der Leyen said.