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EUROPES The European Report
European Edition Thursday, 23 July 2026
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Politics

European politics: the EU, Brussels, elections, governments and policy.

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Ed Miliband to say UK must stick to net zero targets to deliver jobs and growth

Energy secretary expected to argue that UK clean economy is booming as private sector pledges over £100bn of investment Ed Miliban…

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FIREPOWER: Commission launches €1.1b mobility push

In today's edition: Alice Rufo, military mobility, strategic enablers

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VOLTAGE: Bears in the cross hairs

In today's edition: lead shot ban, EU ETS, network codes

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THE HACK: No hopes for a single telecom market

In today's edition: digital omnibus, AI-generated CSAM, big tech regulation

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FIRST AID: Could Swiss pharma be next?

In today's edition: illicit tobacco, food safety, drug pricing

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HARVEST: The ‘three Fs’ challenge

In today's edition: protein, fisheries, animal welfare

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Europe Today: Starmer's resignation, Brexit and the Poland-Ukraine row

Keir Starmer announced his resignation as UK prime minister, while Britain marked 10 years since the Brexit referendum. Relations …

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DG MENA seizes the moment

Also, in Tuesday’s edition: Brexit, bullets, return hubs

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Peter Murrell to be sentenced for embezzling SNP funds

The former party chief executive has admitted embezzling more than £400,000 over a 12-year period.

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‘I feel entirely vindicated’: three Guardian columnists debate Brexit and its legacy | Aditya Chakrabortty, Polly Toynbee and Simon Jenkins

Ten years on, our writers met to reflect on whether leaving the EU has made the UK richer or more racist – and how the union is do…

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From the NHS to new homes, Starmer’s successes and setbacks – in charts

The PM said in May that ‘stories beat spreadsheets’, but what does the data tell us about his time in office? Keir Starmer is to s…

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Will Swiss pharma be next?

Trump puts pressure on Swiss companies to raise pharma prices in Europe

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How Cyprus became a gateway for illicit tobacco

Smugglers exploit the island's division to move cheap cigarettes into Europe

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INTERVIEW: Rules revision won’t create a single EU telecoms market, top MEP says

Kobosko opposes indefinite spectrum licenses for mobile operators

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From bendy bananas to £350m for the NHS – how many Brexit promises actually came true?

Leaving the EU was supposed to solve Britain’s border issues, slash bureaucracy, revitalise the health service, even supercharge v…

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Parliament eyes further easing of pesticide rules

Unlimited approvals to active substances could be extended to products, rapporteur MEPs suggest

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Hungary to pass anti-graft measures, eyeing EU funds

The proposed legislation expands the legal powers of the anti-graft watchdog, the Integrity Authority

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Labour MPs mull leadership challenge to prevent Burnham 'coronation'

Two senior party figures are considering bids in order to ensure the next leader's policy ideas are tested in a race.

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From brotherhood to backlash: Poland falls out with Ukraine

WARSAW – Poland remains one of Ukraine’s staunchest supporters in Europe but a growing row over wartime history is accelerat…

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Romania, Slovakia seek EU green light for mass bear cull

European agriculture ministers have largely backed the request

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Is Brexit still a thing?

However many more prime ministers the UK has in the next decade, Brexit as "a thing'' will still be high on the agenda

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Europeanising NATO requires more capabilities and initiative, France says

Europeans need more sovereign capabilities in space, air defence and deep precision strikes, Alice Rufo said

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ANALYSIS: What was the point of Brexit?

Why did the British vote to leave, and what lessons are to be learned?

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ANALYSIS: Fear not Britain, the EU doesn’t agree on you rejoining either

Brussels heavyweights are clashing over whether Brexit can be reversed and on what terms