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    • Saturday, 25 November, 2023
      Israel in diplomatic dispute with Spain and Belgium over Gaza bombardment

      Comments from leaders Pedro Sánchez and Alexander De Croo at Rafah condemned by foreign minister Eli Cohen

      Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez, left, and Belgian premier Alexander de Croo speak at the Rafah crossing into Egypt from the Gaza Strip, Egypt
    • Thursday, 23 November, 2023
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      EU and Canada preparing show of friendship at joint summit Premium content

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      Ursula von der Leyen and Charles Michel
    • Tuesday, 21 November, 2023
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      How the Czech Republic wants to shut European borders to Russian agents Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: bikes are back at Finland’s border to Russia

    • Monday, 20 November, 2023
      Sinan Ulgen
      Europe needs a new framework for Turkey

      There are four basic principles that can foster good relations between the two entities

      People in Ankara wave EU and Turkish flags. An embedding of Turkey in the EU’s strategic plan could contribute to a revitalised western alliance
    • Monday, 13 November, 2023
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      Also in this newsletter: Europe’s weekend of protests

      Ursula von der Leyen addresses Ukrainian lawmakers
    • Wednesday, 8 November, 2023
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      Turkey clashes with EU over stance on Hamas

      President Erdoğan has described group behind October 7 attack on Israel as a ‘liberation’ movement

      President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan
    • Friday, 3 November, 2023
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      Israel’s allies shift away from unconditional support

      US, Europe and Latin America express rising concerns about humanitarian situation in Gaza

      Palestinian supporters demonstrate outside New York Supreme Court
    • Monday, 30 October, 2023
      EU gives Ghana 100 military vehicles seized from Libya-bound ship

      Bloc seeks to shore up security in stable west African country with large donation of confiscated equipment

      Josep Borrell, the EU’s chief diplomat, and Ghana’s president Nana Akufo-Addo shaking hands
    • Saturday, 28 October, 2023
      Europe Express
      War exposes cracks in European foreign policy Premium content

      Disputes among governments and in societies as well as quarrels in Brussels disrupt the quest for a united front

      A pro-Palestinian protest in Barcelona, Spain
    • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
      FT CollectionsWar in Ukraine: geopolitics
      Slovakia and Hungary threaten to break EU unity on Ukraine military aid

      Bloc’s leaders meet in Brussels for summit on Middle East, Ukraine and funding issues

      Hungay’s Prime Minister Viktor Orbán talks with Slovak PM Robert Fico at the EU summit in Brussels
    • Thursday, 26 October, 2023
      Europe Express
      EU squabbles over ‘pause’ in Gaza conflict in bid to supply aid Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: the European Central Bank takes a trip to Athens

      Charles Michel
    • Tuesday, 24 October, 2023
      Europe Express
      Why the EU is moving to endorse a ‘humanitarian pause’ in Gaza Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: How the bloc plans to step up defence of its clean tech sector

      General view of buildings which were destroyed during Israeli air raids in the southern Gaza Strip
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      EU’s top diplomat urges ‘humanitarian pause’ in Israel-Hamas war

      Foreign policy chief Josep Borrell calls for timeout for aid deliveries and talks to free hostages

      Palestinians flee following an Israeli air strike in Gaza on Monday
    • Monday, 23 October, 2023
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      Why the EU needs to join the dots between Israel and Ukraine Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: How the former head of Germany’s hard-left party wants to woo far-right voters

      Josep Borrell
    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      EU nations at odds with Middle East powers ahead of Cairo peace summit

      Leaders are divided on attending event given Arab push for declaration demanding ceasefire in Israel-Hamas war

      The Rafah crossing has been at the centre of frantic negotiations after Israel cut off supplies of electricity, food and fuel to Gaza
    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
      Philip Stephens
      The Israel-Hamas war has held up a mirror to European powerlessness

      EU governments could once claim to be players in the Middle East — no longer

      Olaf Scholz , the German chancellor, in Tel Aviv this week
    • Friday, 20 October, 2023
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      Why the EU-US summit won’t yield any breakthroughs on trade Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Finland cracks down on Russians buying critical real estate

      Ursula von der Leyen
    • Wednesday, 18 October, 2023
      FT CollectionsWar in Ukraine: geopolitics
      Rush by west to back Israel erodes developing countries’ support for Ukraine

      Diplomats warn backing for Israeli assault on Gaza has poisoned efforts to build consensus against Russia’s war

      An Israeli tank near the border with Gaza superimposed on a UN emblem and two arrows in Israeli and Ukrainian colours
    • Monday, 16 October, 2023
      Europe Express
      How von der Leyen exposed EU divisions on Israel-Hamas conflict Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Greece’s migration minister warns of rising migration from the Middle East

      Ursula von der Leyen, centre, President of the European Commission, with Roberta Metsola, left, President of the European Parliament
    • Saturday, 14 October, 2023
      Borrell calls on China to treat EU as a ‘geopolitical power’ in its own right

      Chief diplomat tells Beijing trade imbalance risks stoking demands for ‘more drastic protectionist measures’

    • Friday, 13 October, 2023
      Instant InsightGideon Rachman
      Western diplomats are walking an impossible tightrope with Israel

      Both European and American officials are attempting to juggle support with calls for restraint

      Ursula von der Leyen, European Commission president, and Haim Regev, Israel’s ambassador to the EU, in Brussels this week
    • Monday, 9 October, 2023
      Israel-Hamas war
      EU to review development funding for Palestinian territories

      Brussels move comes after Germany and Austria suspend bilateral assistance in response to Hamas attack on Israel

      Olivér Várhelyi
    • Friday, 6 October, 2023
      Europe Express
      Tensions simmer at European summits over migration Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Why you should pay attention to Germany’s regional elections this weekend

      Rishi Sunak talks to Pedro Sánchez
    • Thursday, 5 October, 2023
      Europe Express
      European leaders’ summit marred by conflicts and absences Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: How €8bn from the EU budget were squandered last year

      A woman holds a smart phone in front of a European Political Community meeting logo
    • Tuesday, 3 October, 2023
      Europe Express
      Why the EU frets over the prospect of fading support for Ukraine Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Do EU states want to retain the power to spy on journalists?

      Volodymyr Zelensky (2nd-L) and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell (C) in the EU-Ukraine foreign ministers’ meeting in Kyiv
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