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UK to deploy Royal Navy to deter French fishing boats
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Czech Republic sends tanks to bolster Ukraine forces
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The Port of Dover is taking legal action to overturn an “irrational” government decision not to fund more passport check points for post-Brexit immigration controls. Dover handles more EU lorry freight than all other UK ports combined. @pmdfoster
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Ukraine urges US to send warplanes to Poland and other allies
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Poland faces a choice over its place in the world
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Tens of thousands flock to pro-EU demonstrations in Polish cities
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Greece’s 5-year bond yield fell below zero for the first time, a stunning comeback since the country was locked out of bond markets and needed bailouts during the region’s debt crisis. Italy is now the only euro-member with positive 5-year borrowing costs.
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Anti-corruption lawyer is Slovakia’s first female president
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Pro-EU parties hold ground in European elections
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Finland and Estonia urge EU to stop issuing tourist visas to Russians
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Fishermen feel waves of betrayal over Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal
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Poland’s defiance of EU law must be stopped
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Alarm mounts in western capitals over Turkey’s deepening ties with Russia
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Goodbye Brussels: what I learnt in eight years covering the EU
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France to push for rule-of-law sanctions as part of EU recovery plan
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"The constitutional court, the ombudsperson, and the court of audit are like an immune system. If you attack your own immune system, there are several diseases on the horizon.” @VALERIEin140
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Generali plans to cut ties with Russia
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Residents of Great Britain and Northern Ireland dominate applications (70%) for new Irish passports allowing them to move freely in the EU -- a big jump from the pre-Brexit year of 2015, when 39% of applications came from GB and NI.  @LauraNoonanFT
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EU prepares to freeze assets of Putin and Lavrov
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Britain’s plans for ‘no-deal’ Brexit have ground to a halt
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A Dutch diplomat said it was incorrect to suggest Rutte had offered to intercede on the UK’s behalf with the EU. “Rutte’s message was clear: ‘be pragmatic, don’t escalate and talk to the commission who are negotiating on our behalf’”.
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Popular support for the eurozone rises to 13-year high – Eurobarometer
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Deutsche Bank shifts half clearing from London to Frankfurt
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Ukraine’s richest oligarch launches lawsuit against Russia
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UK retailers stumped by post-Brexit trade deal with EU
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‘I can’t negotiate with myself’: Michel Barnier puts pressure on UK
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Gina Miller urges UK fund industry to speak out on Brexit
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Polish PM: Europe must abandon all illusions about Russia
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War with Russia? Finland has a plan for that
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Finland accuses Russia of allowing undocumented migrants to cross border
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BlackRock records $17bn in losses on Russian securities
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Brussels says EU has ‘underestimated’ China’s reach in Balkans
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Trading in Russian debt stalls as US spells out ban
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EU and Japan finalise world’s largest free trade deal
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Britain to world: please pretend we are not leaving EU
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Dutch prime minister Mark Rutte risks losing his reputation for managing the pandemic as the Netherlands records some of Europe's worst new Covid-19 infection rates. Today's @ftbrussels briefing from @mehreenkhn
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Russia asks China for military assistance in its invasion of Ukraine
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EU fears Brexit reality has dawned too late for Boris Johnson
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EU plans to cut funding to nations where rule of law is at risk
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UK workers’ rights at risk in plans to rip up EU labour market rules
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The dire consequences of a no-deal Brexit
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EU reaches deal to suspend funds to member states that breach rule of law
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West threatens reprisals after Putin launches Ukraine invasion
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“It’s ironic,” said one EU diplomat. “They talked about taking back control, but they are letting products into Britain without any controls at all. That’s fine with us.” @GeorgeWParker @pmdfoster
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Why the new post-Brexit ‘UKCA’ standard is proving such a headache for industry
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Brussels rubbishes UK ventilator claims
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After the commission asked the EU top court to fine Poland for ignoring its decisions, justice commissioner Didier Reynders told @Sam1Fleming that the penalties should be as high as €1m a day, though he stressed the decision was up to the court.
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ECB considers boosting purchases of EU recovery fund debt
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Spain threatens to veto draft Brexit deal over concerns about Gibraltar
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EU set to ban products made using forced labour
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EU nurses give up on Brexit Britain as their prospects dim
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UK Brexit secretary admits importance of Dover-EU trade route
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Ukraine conflict social media campaigns tap into distrust of west
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Carmakers warn of the real cost of Brexit
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A second Brexit referendum is now essential
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Zelensky says Ukrainian and Russian positions becoming more ‘realistic’
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The democratic case for stopping Brexit
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