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He pointed to EU payouts to poorer regions, as opposed to farmer's subsidies, as an avenue for cuts. On the other side of the spectrum, Spanish Socialist Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez — who will try to cling on to power…
Read moreMerz told reporters that the assets had been frozen in Europe and “should remain frozen in Europe … That is our business, and we will decide on it.” ‘Try again’ Finland’s Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told POLITICO as the…
Read moreRome and the V4 group wanted the EU to postpone ETS2 because of the burden it would place on energy bills, according to five diplomats. Leaders were fuming at Costa for allowing talks to go off the rails, two EU…
Read moreThe British defence secretary, giving a speech before a meeting with his US counterpart, Pete Hegseth , argued that supporting Ukraine was in the long-term interests of Washington, and a business opportunity. Taking…
Read more“There are political constraints on the other side of the Rhine, and I completely respect coalition discussions,” Macron said Monday on the sidelines of the Paris car show. Under the terms of the proposed deal, Germany…
Read more“I mean, look what happened with Covid, with the Ukrainian war … It’s not possible to declare all your priorities today.” The EU’s seven-year, roughly €2 trillion budget has to be agreed by all 27 member countries but…
Read moreFast-track visas will also be stopped for VIPs. Ministers have previously pressured other countries into accepting returns by threatening visa bans. Eritrea branded the move a "perfunctory political gimmick", saying the…
Read moreIn a breakthrough for Andy Burnham, France on Thursday came round to backing Germany, which has always supported the UK's calls to be designated European for the purposes of the Industrial Accelerator Act. The…
Read more“Today, we need to find a solution [on] how to support Ukraine, how to finance Ukraine in this winter, but also in next year,” Orpo said. “It’s crucial.” Finland and Sweden are among the countries pushing the European…
Read moreThe latest footage from an undercover investigation by ITV also shows Sarah Pochin, one of two female MPs for Reform, complaining that other party officials "are so fucking chauvinistic" and that "they just exclude you…
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