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The EU–India deal shows Brussels can negotiate with geopolitical intent when it chooses to: embedding standards, diversifying supply chains and deepening political alignment. Applying the same logic to Africa means co developing value chains, from cobalt and copper processing in the DRC and Zambia to green hydrogen and renewable projects across North and West Africa.

The EU–India Deal Is Done. Africa Must Be Next

The EU-India FTA deal showed Brussels can move when the stakes are high; Africa is the real test of whether Europe can protect its economic security in a more fractured world.

Spain has refused to allow the use of air bases on its territory for attacks on Iran. The US has two military bases in Spain, Naval Station Rota and Morón Air Base.

Nato says ’no provision’ to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain

Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance.

The EU’s ambivalence on Turkey is a long-standing theme. For a long time, the main intellectual cleavage was about the country’s eventual union membership. Despite being a candidate country and having started formal accession negotiations in 2005, the prospect of Turkish membership remained a controversial issue.

The EU Equivocating on Turkey Is Bad Geopolitics

Following Ursula von der Leyen’s gaffe equating Turkey to Russia and China, relations with Ankara risk deteriorating even further. Without better, more consistent diplomatic messaging, how can the EU pretend to be a geopolitical power?

Over recent months the Prime Minister has taken an increasingly strident stance on Brexit in an apparent attempt to appeal to Labour MPs and members.

Starmer to lobby Macron for closer EU ties

PM to use summit to gain access to £52bn of weapons contracts in exchange for helping cover interest on Ukraine loan scheme

Merz made no mention of Trump’s comments during a visit to German soldiers in northern Germany on Thursday, although he went out of his way to stress the importance of the Nato defensive alliance and "transatlantic solidarity".

Trump says US studying troop cuts in Germany, as spat with Merz intensifies

The US is "studying and reviewing" whether to reduce the thousands of troops it has stationed in Germany, President Donald Trump has announced via social media.