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France grapples with the aftermath of a weekend of violence

Hello from Brussels. It’s Monday, and I’m Mared Gwyn. Today: France grapples with the aftermath of a weekend of violence and chaos, and Trump berates Zelenskyy once again.

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Zelenskyy turns to Brussels as US support falters

Good morning from Brussels, where Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will very shortly join the EU’s 27 leaders for talks, as he aims to put Ukraine’s financing and military needs firmly at the top of their priority list. I’m Mared Gwyn. Let’s dive in.

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EU leaders enter crunch talks on energy, China and the budget

Good morning from Brussels, where EU leaders are about to kick off a two-day summit. On their menu today: soaring energy prices, China trade ties and the showdown over the EU’s next long-term budget. Let’s dive in.

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Zelenskyy turns to European allies as Washington wavers

Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn. Today: European leaders close ranks with Zelenskyy, drones keep raining on the Black Sea, and an exclusive interview with the Spanish Foreign Minister.

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No respite for Ukraine despite Trump’s energy truce announcement

Good morning from Brussels. It’s Tuesday, and I’m Mared Gwyn. In today’s newsletter: Russia hits Ukraine’s energy sites despite Trump’s truce announcement, Europe stands firm behind Kyiv and France braces for fresh protests.

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Trump turns the screws on Kyiv as EU budget talks hit a wall

Good morning. It’s Monday. I’m Mared Gwyn. Today: Europe braces as Trump turns up the heat on Zelenskyy, and Ireland’s EU budget compromise falls dead on arrival.

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France faces perfect storm of student unrest and economic turmoil

Good morning. Mared Gwyn here with your Friday newsletter. Today: the perfect political storm that’s engulfing the French government, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s plea to his international partners.

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UK’s exclusion from ‘Made in EU’ would ‘weaken’ Europe, minister warns

Hamish Falconer, the UK’s chief negotiator with Brussels, warns that excluding Britain from the EU’s ‘Made in Europe’ industrial policy risks fracturing the common industrial base and making Europe ‘weaker’.

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EU-China talks enter critical phase as Šefčovič heads to Beijing

Good morning. Mared Gwyn and Angela Skujins with you again this Thursday morning. Today: the EU’s trade chief holds crunch talks in Beijing, Maricarmen’s death sends shockwaves in Spain, and student protests persist in France.

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Spat over Israeli flag removal engulfs the European Parliament

Good morning. It’s Wednesday. On today’s docket: Israel’s Ambassador to France Joshua Zarka responds to mounting controversy over the removal of the Israeli flag at an exhibition in the European Parliament, and the latest on the suspected pneumonic plague outbreak.

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Burnham is rethinking the UK’s ties with the EU. What are his options?

Burnham’s decision to put the prospect of EU membership back on the table has caught attention in Brussels. But any attempt to unpick Brexit could come with conditions and difficult trade-offs.

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EU says oil reserve release possible amid US pressure

Good morning from Brussels. This Friday morning: how EU governments could move to release strategic oil reserves amid US pressure, and the EU closes the book on Ukraine’s $27 billion deficit.

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Escalating nuclear threats and a Brexit rethink

Good morning, I’m Mared Gwyn. Welcome to your Thursday newsletter. Today: NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte tells Euronews that Russia should stop issuing nuclear threats, and the UK Prime Minister puts EU membership back on the table.

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Kubilius: EU response to Russian hybrid attacks must hurt Moscow

The European Commissioner for Defence tells Euronews that the EU must sharpen its response to a growing spate of hybrid attacks attributed to Moscow, while rejecting those who say it's time to engage the Kremlin in diplomacy.

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UK's Burnham floats going ‘all the way’ and rejoining the EU

The British Prime Minister has said he will weigh a “range of options” for the future relationship with the European Union, including the prospect of rejoining the bloc.

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US ambassador slams 'Made in Europe’ defence push as ‘self-interest'

Preference for European-made arms could disrupt the transatlantic defence industrial base and benefit Europe’s "enemies", Ambassador Andrew Puzder warns.

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Europe's security and defence in focus amid escalating hybrid threats

Good morning. This is Mared Gwyn in Brussels, where Euronews’ Defence and Space Summit is just about to get underway – more on that below. Also in this edition: an exclusive interview with the head of President Zelenskyy’s office, Kyrylo Budanov.

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Euronews Defence Summit: 'Stop nuclear threats,' Rutte tells Russia

Speaking at the Euronews' Defence Summit, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said the alliance does not face any "imminent threat" from Russia. Meanwhile, Bulgarian Prime Minister Rumen Radev warned of "nuclear risk".

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Ukraine grain crisis could cost $60 billion globally, minister warns

The situation in the Black Sea is "critical", Ukraine's Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food, Taras Vysotskyi, tells Europe Today, warning of far-reaching implications for global food prices.

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Ukraine funding gap looms over EU defence talks

Good morning. This is Mared Gwyn with your Monday newsletter from Brussels. Today: the question of Ukraine's funding gap looms over EU defence talks, and the bloc's energy chief cautions over low energy storage. Let’s dive in.

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