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The director general of the EU executive’s financial services division told MEPs that the proposed “reparation loan” to Ukraine would “mobilise” frozen Russian assets without affecting their “ownership” – and would thus fall short of confiscation

In today’s edition: Europe’s foreign policy play unfolds across the Atlantic, Britain, Canada, and Australia recognise the Palestinian state, Ursula von der Leyen’s interview with eight papers is exposed as pre-scripted, and Russian drone incursions revive EU talks of a no-fly zone over Ukraine

NATO will begin deploying Turkey’s advanced MEROPS surveillance system in Poland and Romania to boost early warning and response capabilities against escalating drone threats from Russia

The EU’s bioeconomy has immense potential to support the transition away from fossil fuels, while concerns about insufficient biomass availability risk holding back the bioeconomy. Sustainability criteria are the solution to incentivising first-generation biomass use within planetary boundaries.

Clashes over powers, price criteria and solidarity are shaping the EU’s push to secure essential medicines

No one is happy about plans for a corporate tax, one EU diplomat said

Less than a year after losing a no-confidence vote, Michel Barnier is poised for a political comeback, leading the first round of a Paris by-election well ahead of his Socialist rival

A new poll puts Germany’s far-right AfD neck and neck with Chancellor Merz’s Christian Democrats, signalling a broader shift as the party expands beyond its eastern strongholds and builds national momentum

"If I want to make Europe attractive, I cannot reduce patent protection", warns Pharma Deutschland chief

Moves toward a no-fly zone are taking shape, though much will depend on EU procurement decisions and US involvement

In an interview with Euractiv, Ofer Bronchtein stressed that Paris is not an enemy of Israel, despite fierce demonisation of Macron’s plan to recognise Palestine – a move he says will ultimately bolster Israel’s security.

Clashes over EDIP show the limits of EU unity on defence, still jealously guarded by capitals

Farmers unsettled by trade rows and subsidy cuts are weighing protests, leaving tractors waiting in the wings

Starmer said Britain was acting "in the face of the growing horror in the Middle East"

Progressive leader Frans Timmermans denounces 'Trumpian scenes' after Hague violence

Heathrow, Dublin and Brussels report gradual recovery from outage

Pavel warns NATO must not yield as tensions with Russia ‘teeter on the edge of conflict’

It will be the first summit between Xi and Trump since 2019

Brussels, Berlin and Heathrow report delays and cancellations as check-in and baggage systems go offline

Despite US-led attempts to broker peace, Russia has been shelling Ukraine with drones and missiles and Kyiv has blamed Moscow for deliberately stalling any peace efforts