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Italy's Meloni scores diplomatic win as 'bridge builder' by bringing US and EU to the same table

Italy’s Premier Giorgia Meloni has hosted a key trilateral meeting in Rome, bringing U_S_ Vice President JD Vance and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to the same table, hoping to usher in what she said could be a “new beginning.”

The Independent UK

Italian PM Meloni hosts EU-US talks on trade, Ukraine and defence

Leaders from the EU, Italy and the US met in Rome on Sunday to discuss trade, defence, and Ukraine. Ursula von der Leyen called for increased defence investments in the EU.

Euronews

EU talks going ‘to the wire’ as Starmer prepares to announce deal

The Prime Minister has said the agreement would be ‘another step forwards’ for the UK.

Evening Standard

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Starmer set to announce new EU deal at London summit

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer is hosting a major summit with the bloc on Monday.

Evening Standard

Starmer says closer EU ties will be good for UK jobs, bills and borders

Sir Keir Starmer appeared to signal that a youth mobility deal could be possible.

Evening Standard

Starmer accused of shutting foreign press out of major post-Brexit reset summit

A foreign journalist said news wires from Spain, Italy and Germany have been denied access to the EU-UK summit on Monday

The Independent UK

Starmer told to be more ambitious with EU reset to tackle ‘suffering’ caused by Brexit

Labour prime minister, set for 11th-hour Brexit reset talks with Macron and Ursula von der Leyen to secure crucial deal, faces calls to be more ambitious

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Starmer gives new hope for EU youth mobility scheme ahead of Brexit reset: ‘It is not freedom of movement’

Sir Keir Starmer has suggested youth mobility would not break Labour’s red lines, ahead of a UK-EU summit in London on Monday

The Independent UK

Starmer signals youth mobility scheme with EU would not cross red line

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer said ‘youth mobility is not freedom of movement’ ahead of a UK-EU summit in London on Monday.

Evening Standard

PM speaks to Trump, Zelensky and European allies to ‘align’ response to Russia

It came as Ukrainian and Russian negotiators met face to face for the first time since Moscow’s invasion.

Evening Standard

PM in last-minute talks to salvage Brexit reset deal

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The Independent UK

Von der Leyen pitches new EU sanctions on Russia's energy and financial sectors

The next round of EU sanctions against Russia will target banks, the shadow fleet and Nord Stream, Ursula von der Leyen said on Friday.

Euronews

Starmer in 11th hour Brexit reset talks with Macron and Ursula von der Leyen to secure crucial deal

The prime minister will meet the European Commission and French presidents on the fringes of the European Political Community (EPC) summit in Albania with the Brexit reset talks heating up

The Independent UK

EU and UK at loggerheads over fishing rights and youth mobility

Tensions mount as EU diplomats seek common ground for wide-ranging reset in relations with Britain

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The Conversation

Trump is pushing the EU and China closer. Is this a full reset, or just strategic readjustment?

The EU and China have, historically, had a complex relationship. This was encapsulated in the European Commission’s 2019 EU-China strategic outlook, which referred to China as both a “strategic partner”, but also an “economic competitor” and “systemic rival promoting alternative models of governance”.

International Business Times UK

'Science Has No Passport': Europe Woos US Researchers with Record Grants Amid Trump Crackdown

EU President Ursula von der Leyen urges US scientists to 'Choose Europe' amid Trump-era funding cuts, unveiling a £423m plan to safeguard research freedom and attract top global talent.

Radio France Internationale

European court delivers blow to EU Commission over Von der Leyen-Pfizer texts

The European Court of Justice has upheld a transparency challenge over undisclosed text messages between EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer’s CEO during the Covid-19 vaccine negotiations.

Euronews

How the love story between von der Leyen and Pfizer turned sour

From making her Europe’s vaccine saviour to becoming a skeleton in her closet: All the ebbs and flows in the love story between Ursula von der Leyen and big pharma Pfizer.

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The Guardian - UK

Von der Leyen’s texts with Pfizer boss can be shared, says EU’s highest court

European court of justice says no ‘plausible explanation’ given for denying New York Times access to texts from pandemic

Euronews

EU Commission loses on all counts in Pfizergate legal case

The EU’s top court annulled the Commission’s decision to deny the newspaper New York Times access to messages exchanged between President Ursula von der Leyen and Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla, finding that the EU executive failed to plausibly explain why it does not possess the texts.

The Independent UK

Court rules in favor of the New York Times over texts between an EU chief and a pharma boss

A top European court says the European Commission was wrong to refuse the New York Times access to text messages sent between President Ursula von der Leyen and a pharmaceutical boss during the COVID-19 pandemic

International Business Times

Judgment Day In EU Chief's Covid Vaccine Texts Case

A top court is to rule Wednesday on whether the EU failed the transparency test by declining to release text messages sent by Ursula von der Leyen to the head of Pfizer as the bloc tried to secure Covid vaccines.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on UK trade: quiet re-engagement is a slow fix for Brexit’s mistakes

Editorial: As an Asian giant rises and Trump postures, the UK offers commercial credibility while inching toward a pragmatic European reset it won’t name

Euronews

Von der Leyen, Costa and Metsola took private jet to Luxembourg event

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz's visit to Brussels prompted a schedule change that led the three presidents to fly private to Luxembourg.

Euronews

Albania and Montenegro could join the EU before the others, Costa tells Euronews

Expanding to the Western Balkans is once again one of the EU's priorities, European Council President António Costa told Euronews in an interview. He begins a tour of the region on Tuesday.

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