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Could Poland’s promotion to Europe’s top table be a turning point for Ukraine?

The rebirth of the ‘Weimar Triangle’ suggests that a common agenda on arming Kyiv is possible, says Paul Taylor, a senior fellow of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Macron has fired his bazooka again – and Russia isn’t the only target

With talk of sending troops to Ukraine, the French president is asking how far the west will go to stop Putin. But his bombshell could backfire, says Paul Taylor, a senior fellow of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Farmers are in revolt and Europe’s climate policies are crumbling. Welcome to the age of ‘greenlash’

Brussels is ditching green measures as EU leaders panic over rural protests, upcoming elections and the threat of the far right, says Paul Taylor, of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

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From Germany to Israel, it’s ‘the will of the people’ v the rule of law. Which will win?

In liberal democracies, populists are setting two core principles at odds – and putting freedom and human rights in danger, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Former police deputy commissioner known for ‘vagina whisperer’ comment running for Cairns mayor

Paul Taylor apologised for comment before resigning in 2022, as former officers and locals express mixed views on his political campaign

The Guardian - AU

Paul Taylor's Six-Part Substack Series: Where Did the Racial Boxes People Check on Forms Come From?

If you don't have the time or inclination to read my book, Classified: The Unknown Story of Racial Classification in America, attorney Paul Taylor provides a thorough summary, along with some commentary, at his (excellent) Substack. Part 1 The illogical and politically-motivated process that led to the creation of official…

Reason

Here’s a tip for Europe’s crisis-beset leaders: ask ‘What would Jacques Delors do?’

Faced with war and the threat of Trump, Ursula von der Leyen and others should study the legacy of modern Europe’s architect, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

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What happened in the Russia-Ukraine war this week? Catch up with the must-read news and analysis

The Ukrainian politician being investigated for ordering contract killings – and now working for Russia; the Ukrainian city split by suspicion

The Guardian - AU

Nativity season in France means peace, goodwill – and an annual row in the town hall

Secularists and traditionalists are at loggerheads over the proper place for a crib – and it’s a godsend for the far right, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Despite the wrecking tactics of Viktor Orbán, the EU will find a way to get aid to Ukraine

The Hungarian leader wants to deprive Kyiv of funding and to halt expansion plans, but officials are mapping out a workaround, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Why Paris and its people are the perfect inspiration for stand-up comedians

Two of Paris's most loved stand-up comedians speak to Eve Jackson about "the Parisians" who have served as inspiration for their comedy shows for years – from their defying bluntness and honesty to their severe rudeness, their fashion style and their unmatchable culture. Frenchman Olivier Giraud has a show in…

France 24

Dear politicians: To solve our food bank crisis, curb corporate greed and implement a basic income

Have you noticed the line ups for the food banks in your city? (Or have you had to join one?) They are getting longer in a way we’ve never seen before.

The Conversation

As antisemitism soars, for many Jews in France nowhere feels safe

Macron is calling for unity, but the Israel-Hamas war has sparked a rise in hate crime that threatens a fragile social peace, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Pressure to expand the EU has never been greater – and the will to reform it never weaker

Enlargement may offer Europe greater security, but its price is change with daunting financial and political costs, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

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The Guardian - UK

Europe can’t rise to the Israel-Hamas crisis until it overcomes its own rifts

The EU could help to defuse this conflict – but first it must tackle diverging sympathies and Brussels turf wars, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - UK

Europe’s ‘mini-Trumps’ survived his fall. Now they’re hoping for his comeback

From Orbán in Hungary to Fico in Slovakia, populists are looking to a Trump win to boost their power in the EU, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

Roll Call

Medicare pandemic advances deepen debt for some hospitals - Roll Call

Congress poured billions into hospitals through advances on Medicare claims, but now some medical providers are struggling to pay it back.

The Independent UK

Government looking to expand use of facial recognition technology

The Ministry of Defence is calling on companies to submit ideas that ‘could be deployed to benefit the Home Office and policing’.

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The Guardian - UK

Will Europe’s centre-right parties accept defeat or sell their souls to the hard right?

Progressive policies are at stake as conservatives attempt to forge alliances in the European parliament with extreme nationalists, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

The Guardian - AU

ALP national conference day one – as it happened

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Fortune

Did Fitch ditch its credibility by playing politics? Here’s why ratings agencies have a knack for getting it wrong

A review of the ratings agencies’ track record suggests that they are not very good at their raison d’être: giving ratings.

Evening Standard

Fintech firms voice frustration as regulatory approvals plunge to fresh lows

Just seven applications were approved in the first quarter of 2023, in signs fintech firms face a near-impossible pathway to getting regulatory clearance to operate in the UK

The Guardian - UK

The threat from Russia is not going away. Europe has to get serious about its own defence

Guns or butter? To build up the military capacity vital for self-protection, European nations will have to make painful choices, says Paul Taylor of the Friends of Europe thinktank

Louder

Winger have taken the knocks and they've been knocked out, but at least Metallica have apologised

Kip Winger and Reb Beach on Winger's first album in almost a decade, that call from James Hetfield, and supporting Spinal Tap: "They’re a spoof band, but we’re the ones they’re spoofing on"

Wales Online

Watch: 'Hero' barber 'flamboyantly' conduct traffic with rainbow feather duster after lights fail

Paul Taylor predicted traffic chaos when he noticed the signal failure on Chesterfield Road, Sheffield, on June 8

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