German chancellor urges member states to make ‘painful’ budget choices to fund rearmament
Brussels seeks ways of extending part of €10bn beyond an August deadline
Brussels links unfreezing of funds to 27 conditions it expects incoming prime minister Péter Magyar to deliver on
Majority of countries approve agreement with South American bloc despite opposition from European farmers
Also in this newsletter: Babiš drops threat to end Czech ammo procurement for Ukraine
Money to be borrowed against bloc’s budget after leaders fail to agree on proposal using Moscow’s funds
Member states kick off two years of haggling over spending priorities amid growing doubts about the bloc’s relevance
Also in this newsletter: German government hits pension reform hurdles
Also in this newsletter: ECB leadership battle and is the EU’s simplification drive legal?
Also in this newsletter: EU heads to COP in a green mess
New research casts doubt on the value of bloc’s cohesion policy
Also in this newsletter: Italy’s Senate votes to make it easier to hire migrants
Also in this newsletter: Russia violates, Europe talks
The good, the bad and the ugly of the bloc’s multiyear spending proposal
Also in this newsletter: Slovakia lifts its block on the EU’s latest sanctions against Russia
Also in this newsletter: Russian attack on Polish factory in Ukraine
Centralised process has compromised launch of commission president’s spending plan, colleagues say
Also in this newsletter: Why the EU needs to step up its game on cloud computing
Leaked Brussels proposal suggests new method for distributing €750bn of farm and development funds
Annual charge would hit groups with net turnover of €50mn or more, according to leaked European Commission proposal
The two countries back joint borrowing to boost defence spending, but oppose it for other purposes
Brussels reworks plans to protect direct income for farmers in new budget after pressure from industry
European Commission to propose mechanism to issue common bonds to fund member states in emergencies
Also in this newsletter: Brussels fudges 2040 climate target
Also in this newsletter: A bid to exclude Israel from the Council of Europe
