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Martin SandbuFinancial Times |
Economic convergence is back and will affect the politics of the bloc’s next budget
Businesses are upset by the extra regulation resulting from the restrictions
Attempts designed to encourage probity from politicians mostly end up pushing them to game the system
Ukraine is paying a higher price in blood and devastation because of two years of cautious military and economic aid
The EU can stand up for itself and be true to its multilateralist ideals at the same time
The need for boldness didn’t pass with the bloc’s post-pandemic recovery fund
The public in allied countries has been led to expect war to be easier than it is
EU leaders must display political will at this month’s summit and push ahead on aid to Ukraine, enlargement and budget
The repercussions of Germany’s top court striking down a domestic budgetary manoeuvre will spread to EU politics
Confiscating and deploying them for Ukraine’s benefit is the morally obvious next step
The 27-nation bloc must strike a deal soon in order to prepare for much bigger economic and geopolitical challenges
A Franco-German report proposes four overlapping circles from an inner core to the new European Political Community
Ukraine’s likely accession to the bloc and the process of internal reform will have a transformative effect