Italian PM aims to disrupt plans by other parties in the bloc’s parliament to decide senior roles
EU officials fear bigger battle with Paris on budget rules if far right or left take power after election
Tech company willing to open mobile pay system to rivals in concessions that will help avoid antitrust fines from the bloc
Also in this newsletter: How Finland is (very) prepared for the worst
Commission president Ursula von der Leyen looks to be on course to secure second five-year term
Also in this newsletter: Ireland’s population may be growing faster than previously thought
Also in this newsletter: the EU’s alternative proposal on leveraging profits from Russia’s frozen assets
Health authorities move to protect farmworkers and other high-risk groups after recent outbreaks
Projections suggest they are on course to win almost a quarter of the 720 seats in bloc’s legislature
EU election result squeezes European Commission president’s options for majority
European Commission will announce formal investigation into €2.2bn e& bid for telecoms assets
Also in this newsletter: severe floods in Germany claim several casualties
Nicolas Schmit’s S&D group likely to come second in elections but he rejects any alliance with the far left or hard right
Plan to target €42bn of imports could cover food, medicines and nuclear fuel
Four main takeaways from the Bruegel-FT EU leadership debate 2024
European Commission president seeks to replicate ‘success’ of post-pandemic recovery fund
Facebook and Instagram owner to be investigated on whether it does enough to protect mental health of young users
Tbilisi can still reverse course on controversial ‘foreign agents’ bill
WHO appeals for aid for over 9,000 patients in need of urgent treatment
Tech group’s effort to avoid action by unbundling videoconferencing app from its other software appears to have failed
Bureaucracy and conditions attached to development finance allow Beijing to move faster
More large-scale investment programmes are possible despite the mixed results of Europe’s post-pandemic plan
Also in this week’s newsletter: a superficially comforting headline on inward investment
The EU foreign subsidies regulation is looking to score some notable hits
French president Macron hails breakthrough on some areas such as cognac during Xi state visit to Paris
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