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In today’s edition: Kaja Kallas clashes with Ursula von der Leyen as a tightening budget exposes the EEAS’s limited sway, the Commission concedes that its €140bn Ukraine ‘reparation loan’ risks financial knock-on effects, and Friedrich Merz hosts Emmanuel Macron and Keir Starmer in Berlin after the European digital sovereignty summit

Spain’s 50-year reckoning with Franco is mired in a new culture war, with a fifth of Spaniards viewing the dictatorship positively and parties clashing over how to confront its legacy

There were 13 votes in favor of the text, which Trump claimed would lead to "further Peace all over the World," with only Russia and China abstaining – but no vetoes

Czech law bars government members from benefiting from state subsidies through companies they control

Europe’s divided stance will leave the EU silent in a key WHO debate, denting its global credibility

Christian Ehler has engineered one of the largest political heists in history – and no one has noticed

The Commission's proposed omnibus foresees fast-tracked procurement for defence contracts that source from European industry, with the Council hoping to go still further

Climate commissioner quiet on fossil fuel phase-out, but admits he's in the supporting camp

Artists get Amazon breakthrough boost while EU's Culture Compass takes shape

Cutting output is a cheap and quick way to slow global warming

Kallas says a new intelligence unit inside the Commission would duplicate existing work and strain EU resources

Girls in Malta increasingly find their space in football, and a structured education approach is slowly changing old attitudes

The Commission’s inability (or refusal) to answer basic questions about the €140 billion scheme is profoundly problematic – and bizarre

Sebastian Kurz, Steve Bannon, and Jeffrey Epstein; taking libertés, and Je Suis Henry!

EU fishers warn Thailand still faces sustainability and human-rights concerns as FTA negotiations intensify

“What's important now is that we agree on the structure,” said Gunther Krichbaum, Germany's Europe minister

The Commission's report on the Digital Services Act points to further simplification of EU tech rules in the upcoming 'digital fitness check'

Czechia's new government will pursue drug pricing stability and support for domestic pharma production

Brussels hopes AI tools can transform risk prediction and screening, though fragmented data still hampers development

European Commission says environmental rules are slowing defence expansion