Ukrainian president ‘had to hear some harsh truths’ from leaders at Cyprus summit
Berlin and Paris say no to Kyiv accessing bloc’s budget and having voting rights until it becomes a full member
Also in this newsletter: Luxembourg pitches for EU AI leadership
Also in this newsletter: New Italian far-right party joins European parliament’s fringe
Also in this newsletter: Italy’s Arctic ambitions
Reforms under discussion would tear up accession rules used since cold war to allow Kyiv to join in a potential peace deal
Prime Minister Albin Kurti set for new four-year term after boosting vote share in snap election
Also in this newsletter: IMF warns on European debt levels
Enlargement commissioner Marta Kos says bloc is discussing stricter safeguards against new entrants emulating Hungary
Also in this newsletter: 28th regime for all
Also in this newsletter: Austria’s far right capitalises on inflation for political gain
Also in this newsletter: Be bold on chips, Brussels told
Also in this newsletter: North Macedonia makes tentative progress on EU accession journey
Also in this newsletter: Europe battles wildfires and heat
Also in this newsletter: Brussels raps Hungary’s knuckles over retail taxes
Partial election results indicate Edi Rama’s Socialist party will maintain parliamentary majority after campaigning to join EU
Also in this newsletter: Are the EU’s 2040 climate targets going soft?
Also in this newsletter: Ireland’s pharma industry braces itself for Donald Trump’s tariffs
Secretary-general Mark Rutte urges European leaders to put aside differences with Ankara to boost security co-operation
Kristrún Frostadóttir favours restarting talks for economic reasons and not in reaction to US president’s Arctic sabre-rattling
Also in this newsletter: How Mercosur countries will get better treatment under EU’s deforestation rules
Developments beyond as well as inside Europe threaten one of the bloc’s cornerstone projects
Also in this newsletter: why two rival business summits spell trouble for the German government’s unity
Also in this newsletter: why the wealthy should bear the burden of tackling climate change
Also in this newsletter: Russian migrant-smuggling ring busted
