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Lagarde on joint borrowing - watch in full. This is an important debate for Europe.
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"American negotiators have been trying to push Ukraine into surrender for already almost two years, one and a half years now. Why Ukraine hasn't surrendered on Putin's terms is because Europe has been supporting Ukraine," High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday.
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Extraordinary language from the top EU diplomat «American negotiators have been trying to push Ukraine into surrender for almost two years» as she calls on Europe to maintain its support. Europeans, she says, central to balancing talks.
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"Ursula von der Leyen is afraid to do anything except talk. She's useless."
@Ryanair CEO Michael O'Leary tells #EuropeToday the EU Commission president is doing "nothing" to make Europe more competitive.
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Lots of talk in French media and diplo circles about foreign support for "organized" violence in French demonstrations
« Selon des sources policières et du renseignement territorial, la mobilisation des casseurs a également été suscitée, accentuée, accélérée ou instrumentalisée par des influenceurs et des blogueurs soutenus ou viralisés par des puissances étrangères. L’Iran, l’Algérie et la Russie sont notamment citées par la presse et par un ancien Premier ministre et un ministre de l’intérieur que j’ai interrogés ». Prenez 5mn pour écouter l'excellente chronique de Frédéric Martel hier soir sur France Culture. radiofrance.fr/franceculture…
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Magyar links migration to crime, citing the “shocking scenes” in Paris to justify a hardline. Poland stops short of naming France but says Warsaw won’t “repeat or pay” the mistakes of others, stressing zero-asylum policy. This after a contentious EU summit where the conversation turned, as described to me, toxic around migration. It’s a pressure cooker. Macron and Sanchez defended a policy that doesn’t stigmatize migrants. Paris and Madrid are a minority within the Council. Both facing elections.
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Des véhicules de police sont prises pour cible par la foule dans le secteur République à Paris.
#Paris #17octobre
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Portugal was also against conclusions that would single out its neighbour Spain. No surprise as the Portuguese, just like the French, didn’t sign the Ceuta letter.
Migration conclusions practically unchanged from June, far from the hardline pushed by the Danish. Macron threw Spain a lifeline, in public and inside the room.
Macron: “I don’t have to tell you who attacked Spain. A letter was signed by 22 countries. France didn’t sign it. 140 people died in Ceuta. Stigmatising this debate… not for me.”
Sánchez told reporters he disagrees with Denmark’s PM: “She thinks we shouldn’t recognise them rights. I think the opposite. Other EU countries are issuing work permits in large numbers, without calling it regularisation.”
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Everyone needs to watch this clip of Zelenskyy. Europe needs to step up. The bigger risk now is not Trump - that's a distraction. It's the creeping fatigue in European support for Ukraine, despite the warm words and diplomatic handshakes
"Putin wants to destroy us. He doesn't respect us, our sovereignty and territorial integrity. He really thinks that we are not a country, not a nation," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday after joining EU leaders in Brussels.
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Migration conclusions practically unchanged from June, far from the hardline pushed by the Danish. Macron threw Spain a lifeline, in public and inside the room.
Macron: “I don’t have to tell you who attacked Spain. A letter was signed by 22 countries. France didn’t sign it. 140 people died in Ceuta. Stigmatising this debate… not for me.”
Sánchez told reporters he disagrees with Denmark’s PM: “She thinks we shouldn’t recognise them rights. I think the opposite. Other EU countries are issuing work permits in large numbers, without calling it regularisation.”
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Macron says “much too soon” to put a number on 2027, points to 90-billion euro loan that has not been fully used. “We will study any additional requests. The point is Ukraine must be able to defend its people.”
Zelensky told EU leaders «the war will cost 155 billion euros next year. And we need at least 70 billion euros more from you – for defense, for weapons, and for our resilience. This is a realistic amount. And I ask you to find this support». For Europe it’s a serious question as the political cycle is not playing in Ukraine’s favor. The push for the frozen hasn’t taken off. One diplomat told me: we should use them, before the Americans do (frozen Russian assets).
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Spanish premier tells reporters “why are diesel prices at record highs? Because of a war that is illegal and absolutely unnecessary? It has cost us Europeans 100 billion euros extra in energy costs. Now have to fix this disaster.”
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"It’s easier dealing with Trump than with Putin," Zelenskyy tells Euronews’ @sashavakulina after the US president said he is difficult to deal with and does not want a peace deal.
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Zelensky told EU leaders «the war will cost 155 billion euros next year. And we need at least 70 billion euros more from you – for defense, for weapons, and for our resilience. This is a realistic amount. And I ask you to find this support». For Europe it’s a serious question as the political cycle is not playing in Ukraine’s favor. The push for the frozen hasn’t taken off. One diplomat told me: we should use them, before the Americans do (frozen Russian assets).
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One of the best China watchers @noahbarkin «Europeans are far more united on China. We haven’t fully appreciated the significance of Germany’s shift when it comes to China. You have core group of countries aligned. I doubt Sánchez wants to end up isolated in this debate.”
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Data shows once you get a job as an immigrant you’re less likely to move to a new country, but settle. You can question Spain’s policy - that’s legitimate - but the core new wave migration comes from South America. They want to stay in Spain for many reasons cultural to language.
Mette Frederiksen vs Pedro Sánchez: "I have asked the Commission to look into whether one country is doing almost everything in the opposite direction of what the others are doing. In other words, you come to a country illegally, and suddenly you're allowed to be there legally."
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I'm so thankful that we have such huge support from the EU, Council, Commission and leaders – real leaders – so that they stay with us from the very beginning of this war," Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Friday, taking a new dig at Donald Trump.
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Una reunion entre Sanchez y Meloni en Bruselas ayer sirvió para desbloquear el asunto. Los italianos tenían hasta la medianoche para decidir si extendían o frenaban los controles con España. Los ministros de interior tienen una semana para finiquitar unas medidas totalmente anómalas vista la relación histórica entre España e Italia.
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La desescalada España- Italia
Spain and Italy will finally lift mutual border checks imposed after the Ceuta crisis. Spanish sources confirm interior ministers will work throughout the week “to remove restrictions”. Sánchez and Meloni discussed the issue on the sidelines of the EU summit. Truce at last after some serious tensions and accusations over the summer.
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Spain and Italy will finally lift mutual border checks imposed after the Ceuta crisis. Spanish sources confirm interior ministers will work throughout the week “to remove restrictions”. Sánchez and Meloni discussed the issue on the sidelines of the EU summit. Truce at last after some serious tensions and accusations over the summer.
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Early morning start in Brussels being interviewed by @ShonaMurray_ of @euronews on the European Council.
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