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    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
      Brexit
      UK ‘failed to comply’ with post-Brexit deal on EU citizens’ status, says watchdog

      Monitoring authority calls out delays to issuing of interim papers to residency applicants

    • Tuesday, 6 June, 2023
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      Why Russia’s opposition struggles to work together Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter: Tackling Brexit trade headaches, with an app

    • Monday, 5 June, 2023
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      EU an economic superpower struggling to get its way Premium content

      Trade deal negotiation difficulties illustrate how the power of the ‘Brussels effect’ can be overhyped

    • Friday, 2 June, 2023
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      Brussels urges UK to join trade pact to ease risk of post-Brexit car tariffs

      Trade experts warn British membership of Pan-Euro-Mediterranean convention is not ‘immediate fix’

    • Wednesday, 31 May, 2023
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      Nato foreign ministers to debate Ukraine’s alliance accession Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Europe’s droughts and floods showcase urgency of green legislation

    • Sunday, 28 May, 2023
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      Europe’s green transition impossible without China, says Dutch minister

      EU seeks to untangle some of its dependence on Asian powerhouse but remains more cautious than US

    • Friday, 26 May, 2023
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      Brussels and Pfizer agree deal to cut supply of Covid vaccines

      Revised contract addresses concerns over costly glut of unwanted shots as public health threat wanes

    • Thursday, 25 May, 2023
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      UK decision to bill EU nationals sparks tension with Brussels

      ‘Deep concerns’ expressed over move to force European residents to pay back benefits after government records error

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
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      Why the EU’s plan to protect key industries spooks free traders Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Hungary digs in on Ukraine import bans and cash for weapons

    • Monday, 22 May, 2023
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      EU parliament proposes to halve payouts from MEP pension fund

      Move to shrink deficit set to affect almost 1,000 former and current lawmakers, including Nigel Farage and Marine Le Pen

    • Saturday, 20 May, 2023
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      EU’s new green reporting rules are ‘impossible’, businesses say

      Companies including BMW, Telefónica and BP have criticised the bloc’s classification system for sustainable investments

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
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      German carmakers lobby to maintain tariff-free access to UK

      Industry wants EU to delay ‘rules of origin’ terms in post-Brexit trade agreement

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
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      Brussels agrees to sign regulatory co-operation deal with the UK

      Memorandum of understanding signals further thaw between the two sides since they settled Windsor framework in February

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
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      What is at stake in the EU-UK battery deal?

      Brussels has refused to tweak trade agreement with UK despite intense industry lobbying on both sides of Channel

    • Wednesday, 17 May, 2023
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      Why Europe is closely watching Turkey’s election run-off Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: India defends sale of refined crude oil from Russia to the EU

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
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      UK and EU agree to collaborate over cross-Channel migration

      London to work with Frontex border agency in latest sign of easing Brexit tensions

    • Tuesday, 16 May, 2023
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      Political pushback puts brakes on Brussels’ green agenda

      European Commission chief says EU needs to assess its capacity to absorb multiple new environmental laws

    • Monday, 8 May, 2023
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      Also in this newsletter: Australia rejects EU demands on critical raw materials

    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
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      Penalties under review by Brussels likely to raise tensions with Beijing

    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
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      Tech groups call for changes to EU data-sharing proposals

      Draft law could do ‘lasting damage’ to competitiveness, say five chief executives

    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
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      Why Italy and France have fallen out over migration, again Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Poland puts its foot down on grain

    • Thursday, 4 May, 2023
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      EU centre-right joins backlash against bloc’s green agenda

      EPP opposes policies put forward by commission president Ursula von der Leyen, one of its own members

    • Wednesday, 3 May, 2023
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      What the EU learned from panic-buying Covid vaccines Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Should an American economist lead EU competition policy?

    • Tuesday, 2 May, 2023
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      EU states push for law to limit dependency on drug ingredients from China

      Majority of countries in bloc say law would prevent shortages of critical medicines

    • Sunday, 30 April, 2023
      Environment
      EU law to restore nature stokes debate that jobs will ‘go to China’

      Rewilding rules will affect wind farm investment, food production and housing, say opponents

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