Category: European commission

How UK and EU could find more money for defence without spooking the markets

There is political agreement that Britain and Europe need to increase military spending. But in straitened times, how can it be done?Can Britain increase defence spending without cuts elsewhere?Rachel Reeves is constrained by...

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Fishing rights will not derail EU-UK security pact, says European Council president

With member states keen to link quotas to any deal, António Costa says defence and fisheries ‘are different things’The EU will not let the question of fishing rights derail a pact with the UK on security and...

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Keir Starmer to discuss European defence with all 27 EU leaders

Possible security pact overshadowed by need to settle EU-UK dispute over fishing rightsKeir Starmer’s hopes for a defence and security pact risk being stalled over fishing rights, as he heads to Brussels for the first...

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Trump presidency will help to ‘occupy Brussels’, says Orbán

Hungary PM says new US leader will bolster Europe’s rightwing forces as nationalist politicians attend inaugurationDonald Trump inauguration – live updatesWhat time is Trump’s inauguration? How to watch the...

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Starmer faces first major Brexit test as unionists request Stormont brake

UK government has been asked to veto EU law update applying in Northern Ireland relating to chemical labellingKeir Starmer is facing his first major test over Brexit after unionists in Northern Ireland decided to pull what is...

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Just 23,000 people came to UK last year on youth mobility visas

Figures give EU diplomats more hope of reaching a post-Brexit deal to allow young holiday workers into UK Just 23,000 people came to the UK last year to work as part of the British youth mobility scheme, a fraction of the...

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