Margrethe Vestager: “Twitter must ensure what is illegal offline is illegal online”
The EU commissioner warns that Elon Musk could be on the wrong side of her crusade against Big Tech’s dominance.
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How net migration to the UK has hit record levels
An estimated 509,000 non-EU nationals came to the UK in the year ending June 2022, three times as many as…
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Why Brexit is back
People have realised how fragile Brexit Britain is. Politicians will need to catch up.
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The Ukraine war is shifting Europe’s balance of power from west to east
For the first time since 1989, central and eastern states are spearheading the continent’s response to a major crisis.
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Return of Brexit talks gives Labour an opening
The party can’t alienate Leave voters, but it can attack the government for its deal harming the economy.
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Brexit is back. Will it help or hinder Rishi Sunak?
The proposed “Swiss-style” deal will anger some Tory backbenchers, but also show that the Prime Minister is prepared to take…
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Mette Frederiksen’s centre-left bloc wins a slim majority in Denmark elections
Yet a close election and a shifting political landscape, isn’t likely to change the country’s anti-immigration policies.
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France’s far-right and far-left are uniting against Emmanuel Macron
Just months into his second term, the French president is scrambling to pass his agenda without a majority in parliament.
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UK car production has plummeted
Annual car output is less than half what it was before Brexit and the pandemic.
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Britain’s political chaos has turned it into an international cautionary tale
Italy shows how hard it is for a country that becomes a parable to overcome negative stereotypes
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The failure of Trussonomics shows Britain is European, not American, at heart
The UK should look to the Netherlands for inspiration: it is both richer and more equal.
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Europe has given us a blueprint for saving the world’s forests
Climate targets cannot be met without action to stop deforestation, and that means cutting off financing too.
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We need an energy revolution – but renewables alone will not be enough
Addressing climate change will force us to replace our energy system, and with it the foundation of modern civilisation.
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The EU remains by far the UK’s biggest trading partner
In July exports to the US totalled £4bn, compared with £17.4bn to the EU.
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“For the long haul”: Ursula von der Leyen doubles down on support for Ukraine
In her state of the union speech, the European Commission president guaranteed the EU would fight on against Russia.
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Estonia dismisses Russia’s claim it was involved in Dugina killing
Moscow’s accusation that the suspect fled to Estonia is just its latest “provocation”, the country’s foreign minister said.
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EU migration has plummeted since Brexit
Since the 2016 EU referendum, European migration to the UK has fallen by 72 per cent.
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Russia counterattacks in its economic war with the West
Moscow is exploiting the only significant leverage it has over European economies: energy.
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Brexiteers are too scared to be honest about Dover delays
The benefit of sovereignty is that you get to set your own rules; the price is that others get to…
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Johnson won’t be missed in the EU – can his successor improve relations?
The Tory leadership candidate’s promises to make a success of Brexit leave plenty of opportunity for friction.
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