<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Europe Express]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe Express]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/stream/af6a5d14-f75d-4a9b-a75b-98e229c3c184</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 18 Sep 2024 07:26:10 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ft.com/stream/af6a5d14-f75d-4a9b-a75b-98e229c3c184?format=rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2024. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. 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change]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/004e6ee8-1069-4aa0-a503-8624ed5599bd</link><guid isPermaLink="false">004e6ee8-1069-4aa0-a503-8624ed5599bd</guid><pubDate>Tue, 17 Sep 2024 05:00:10 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Russia’s increased co-operation with China and Iran spooks Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: EU asylum applications stable amid frenzied immigration debate]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/939462da-bf9c-4872-9b83-3702a779eafe</link><guid isPermaLink="false">939462da-bf9c-4872-9b83-3702a779eafe</guid><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 05:00:11 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Mario Draghi’s masterplan get the momentum it needs? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[The former Italian prime minister believes the bloc is facing an existential challenge ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/a5e1264c-4004-440e-b3d9-2e130a688531</link><guid 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European Commission runs into delays and roadblocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Why the EU has not joined western powers in sanctioning Iran over arms deliveries to Russia (yet)]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/c9c660dc-b045-4c85-9ed6-fbf6fa995617</link><guid isPermaLink="false">c9c660dc-b045-4c85-9ed6-fbf6fa995617</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Sep 2024 05:00:38 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Draghi went for broke in calling for €800bn of new EU spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Hungary’s migrant spat with Belgium stirs up old grievances]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/76e8458d-3eb7-46d3-8d9c-42d524d60800</link><guid isPermaLink="false">76e8458d-3eb7-46d3-8d9c-42d524d60800</guid><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 05:00:14 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU industry chief to berate Europe’s carmakers on slow EV drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Why Dublin airport’s passenger cap is provoking the US]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/630bb408-cdde-4ea5-9e3b-5524e8654894</link><guid isPermaLink="false">630bb408-cdde-4ea5-9e3b-5524e8654894</guid><pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2024 05:00:23 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germans reel from an uncomfortable week politically and economically ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good results for the far-right AfD in regional elections came as VW dealt a blow to manufacturing jobs]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/0b8c8b91-59bf-4694-8e18-429aa4dd8eaa</link><guid isPermaLink="false">0b8c8b91-59bf-4694-8e18-429aa4dd8eaa</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 10:00:55 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eleven EU countries push for conclusion of Mercosur trade deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Brussels changes tack on Italy’s beach bonanza. ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/028981e6-33f0-4f0f-88a1-1846e2616e7c</link><guid 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fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Can Brussels block mergers outside of the EU?]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/bff74f20-eba8-4cfe-b994-68705bc4c7a5</link><guid isPermaLink="false">bff74f20-eba8-4cfe-b994-68705bc4c7a5</guid><pubDate>Tue, 03 Sep 2024 05:00:50 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the battle over the EU’s next €1.2tn budget has already begun]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: the Netherlands refuses to donate mpox vaccines to Africa]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/53323bbe-90d6-4cef-9a5e-98f60ed0e82f</link><guid isPermaLink="false">53323bbe-90d6-4cef-9a5e-98f60ed0e82f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 02 Sep 2024 05:00:03 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[France and Germany: clouds darken at the dawn of a new EU era]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political and economic ills are growing in bloc’s two main states as the next five-year leadership cycle starts in Brussels ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/239d88fa-e16e-4eac-8602-6c91f0930f43</link><guid isPermaLink="false">239d88fa-e16e-4eac-8602-6c91f0930f43</guid><pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2024 10:00:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How EU membership issues soured a relations-reset lunch with Turkey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Serbia inks a deal to buy French fighter jets]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/16de0b2f-6a01-47db-b857-81becafea040</link><guid isPermaLink="false">16de0b2f-6a01-47db-b857-81becafea040</guid><pubDate>Fri, 30 Aug 2024 05:00:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The importance of a UK-German defence pact for EU military planning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Foreign ministers break tradition to snub Hungary]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ddd1e339-09a2-4495-886c-5d4ede8eb18e</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ddd1e339-09a2-4495-886c-5d4ede8eb18e</guid><pubDate>Thu, 29 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newsletter: Are bloc member states ready to send military trainers to Ukraine?]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e0db0542-2ba7-45e2-a49f-582784b58e3c</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e0db0542-2ba7-45e2-a49f-582784b58e3c</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 05:00:12 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Austria, the far right and Russia]]></title><description><![CDATA[Elections next month will determine whether the pro-Kremlin Freedom party will return to government]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8012d5e2-339a-4e8e-80f5-e0e4de738752</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8012d5e2-339a-4e8e-80f5-e0e4de738752</guid><pubDate>Sat, 24 Aug 2024 10:00:48 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sweden breaks with its liberal past on migration]]></title><description><![CDATA[EU governments face awkward choices over asylum-seekers, labour market shortages and integration of 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