Europe Today
Ukraine seeks defence, energy deals in Poland as Macron meets Meloni
The Ukraine Recovery Conference 2026 kicks off today in Gdańsk, with Kyiv aiming to secure deals on defence capabilities, energy and economic cooperation. Meanwhile, France’s President Emmanuel Macron welcomes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to the French Riviera today for a major summit.
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Business
EU Commission to criticise Italy for weak industrial strategy
The Commission will criticise Italy’s lack of robust industrial plans and calls for measures to incentivise investment in capital markets as well as reform of tax system, in country-specific recommendations to be published tomorrow.
Belgium
EU Commission set to slam Italy's fuel duty cuts amid energy crisis
The EU Commission is set to criticise the Italian government's reduction in excise duties on fuels in a report to be published on Wednesday. Rome has been asking for more fiscal flexibility to address the energy crisis, which Brussels deems should be directed at vulnerable families and industries.
The Ring
Meloni's twist on The Ring: Is Italy changing its foreign policy?
The Italian government seems to have shifted in its approach towards the United States and Israel, after Trump's attacks on Pope Leo XIV and Netanyahu's government's crackdown on Flotilla activists. Is it a real change or just a cosmetic move?
Europe News
Meloni bashes Brussels for financial flexibility amid energy crunch
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has begun pressing in Brussels for greater fiscal flexibility to curb rising energy costs. With general elections scheduled for 2027, a surge in energy prices could undermine public support for her government.
Europe Today
Energy shock, Russian oil sanctions dominate crunch G7 finance talks
G7 finance ministers are gathering in Paris for a second day of crunch talks on rising energy prices, sanctions, and how to contain the economic impact of disruptions in Hormuz. All this as Italian PM Giorgia Meloni urges the EU to treat the energy crisis with the same urgency as defence spending.
