Also in this newsletter: Are bloc member states ready to send military trainers to Ukraine?
The bloc’s motto of ‘united in diversity’ should make it choose majority over consensus where possible
Brussels plans additional levy for electric vehicles made at the US carmaker’s Chinese factories
Internal market commissioner’s warning to owner of social media site X was not approved
Decades in the making, agreement with Mercosur nations nears finishing line
Officials to assess possible impact on bloc’s trade and defence policies if former president returns to White House
Italian premier abstained to vote for Ursula von der Leyen and said European Commission peddles ‘fake news’
Overspending triggers expenses crackdown on bloc’s external action service, hitting travel plans and functions
Also in this newsletter: a record heatwave takes its toll in Greece
European Commission raises alarm over independence of public broadcaster Rai after budget cuts and ‘intimidation’
Also in this newsletter: Is ‘low-carbon’ hydrogen really good for the climate?
European Commission president is aiming for late August or early September encounter, according to officials
Groups say governing body’s moves harm ‘economic interests and player welfare’ as dispute deepens over crowded calendar
Also in this newsletter: what a lithium mine in Serbia tells us about European geopolitics
Commission president faces uphill battle to deliver on issues such as integrating markets and defence
EU’s most powerful official has pledged to boost defence capabilities and economic competitiveness
Also in this newsletter: European leaders flock to UK Premier Keir Starmer’s first international summit
EU court rules that European Commission unlawfully withheld information about procurement
Bloc unlikely to meet ‘overly ambitious’ goals for clean fuel despite €18.8bn in funding
Also in this newsletter: Brussels snubs Orbán’s EU presidency in payback for Putin trip
Brussels regulators use new digital powers to threaten social media company with huge fines over transparency issues
European Commission plans to scrap €150 threshold below which goods are exempt from customs duties
EU is using introduction of Digital Markets Act to check the power of Big Tech
EU executive arm drops merger review into US tech companies’ alliance
Also in this newsletter: why an Austrian supermarket chain is calling the European Commission on Hungary
