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Editors’ picks

Ukraine warns of looming financial crisis if aid doesn’t come

Berlin is stalling EU aid due to its reluctance to provide guarantees.

Turkey holds key to unblocking Black Sea grain deal, Ukraine says

Kyiv government official says a proposal under discussion would mean no need to de-mine waters to get grain moving.

Out of sight but not out of mind: The families of Ukrainian POWs wait for news

Wednesday saw the largest exchange of POWs since the war began, but thousands remain in captivity.

Hungry for rules: Spain to test Europe’s artificial intelligence law ahead of time

Spanish regulators will start overseeing voluntary companies working on risky artificial intelligence systems like self-driving cars in October.

The plan to overturn abortion rights in Europe

The activists taking inspiration — and money — from US anti-abortion groups

Swedish and Finnish NATO deal with Turkey triggers fears over Kurdish deportations

Opponents of President Erdoğan in Sweden and Finland worry the deal will bolster efforts by Ankara to extradite them to Turkey

NATO leaders brand Russia a ‘direct threat’ in new strategy blueprint

At Madrid leaders’ summit, Stoltenberg says Putin failed in effort to stop alliance from adding members.

Czech EU Presidency

Czech Republic braces for rocky EU presidency amid Ukraine war, high inflation

The Central European country will be working on a shoestring budget — and under close scrutiny of its commitment to green issues.

A wonk’s guide to the Czech EU presidency policy agenda

With Europe beset by multiple crises, Prague will focus on energy security, trade deals and climate change.

The Czechs Europe needs to know

As the Central European country takes over the EU presidency, here’s who could be influential.

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Germany

EU engine ban splits Germany’s coalition

Key German ministers are at odds over the European Commission’s call to end the sale of CO2-emitting cars by 2035.

With Merkel gone, Germany gets tough on Brexit

New German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has Boris Johnson firmly in his sights.

Scholz adviser turns heads with appeal to consider future Russian relationship

German chancellor’s foreign policy adviser urges Europe not to forget about its long-term relations with Moscow and to tread carefully toward China.

Brussels

EU and New Zealand seal trade deal with tougher new green rules

Goods trade with the Kiwis is tiny but the deal will help fire up the EU’s free-trade agenda.

Commission says it can’t find von der Leyen-Pfizer texts — and doesn’t need to

Brussels responds to Ombudsman’s maladministration finding in Delete-gate controversy over vaccine texts.

EU ministers approve landmark climate measures, but tough talks await

Compromise puts the bloc a step closer to implementing sweeping rules to slash emissions.

Britain

Britain finally takes its seat at the WTO. Has anything changed?

Despite plenty of Brexit bad blood, Britain and the EU are increasingly-aligned at the global trade umpire.

Nicola Sturgeon’s two-pronged approach to gaining Scottish independence

‘Plan B’ would see the SNP treat the next general election as a de facto referendum.

Boris Johnson looks for love on the world stage

British prime minister embraces the ‘speed dating’ of diplomacy to escape domestic woes.

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