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Australia following Canada as EU associate member is ‘pure speculation,’ says Commission

“We have a very strong and close relationship with our Australian partners,” she said. “All the rest is pure speculation, and we’re not going to enter into that.” Von der Leyen pitched Canada as a potential first EU…

California’s Newsom signs executive order to explore new AI rules, consider ‘kill switch’

The order comes after he told POLITICO this week he was mulling his options to take further action on AI safety, including a possible special legislative session to address recent safety concerns set off by AI…

Burnham urged by opposition parties to follow Macron and act with more urgency on Russian threat – as it happened

France's interior minister had met regional prefects to step up "vigilance in response to the Russian hybrid attacks", Macron said after the meeting with presidential hopefuls and party leaders ahead of next year's…

Germany gets its first F-35 as Europe’s fighter plans fall apart

“The F-35 has a clear mission in nuclear sharing,” said Marie-Christine von Hahn, managing director of Germany’s aerospace and defense industry association BDLI. But she warned that the procurement should not distract…

Council by-election results from this week and forthcoming contests

Bassetlaw – East Markham Reform UK 436 (49.6 per cent, +49.6 on 2023) Conservatives 250 (28.4 per cent, -37.6) Labour 151 (17.2 per cent, -4.1) Green Party 42 (4.8 per cent, +4.8) Result from Tuesday Reform UK gain from…

Macron to call emergency G7 meeting as energy prices spike and Russian hybrid attacks mount

“In this context we need to stay united.” France’s dire fiscal outlook, which has prompted the government to pursue a €54 billion budget squeeze next year , will make it difficult for the state to massively subsidize…

Ukraine’s NATO envoy calls for more air defense donations

It is also in NATO’s own interest … the more drones and missiles Ukraine can destroy in its own airspace, the fewer will cross the borders of neighboring NATO countries,” the envoy added. Getmanchuk underlined that…

The Independent View: To get Britain growing again, we must cut the cost of doing business

The Director General of the British Chambers of Commerce argues that at a key component of this debate should be consideration of how to cut the costs of doing business. On a recent visit to Lancashire, I met some…

Associate Membership: What might work across the Atlantic is unlikely to work across the Channel

The very ambition that could make Associate Membership meaningful for Canada makes it difficult for Britain. A successful EU–Canada partnership could instead provide the kernel for a broader alliance of like-minded…

Poorest countries hit hardest by UK aid cuts under Keir Starmer government, new figures reveal

The latest figures released by the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office show a 6.7% decrease in funding to the least-developed countries and low-income countries, amounting to cuts of £118m. The UK's overall…