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Just as he talks of closer relations, Keir Starmer’s perplexing refusal to engage properly with the EU or European experts is adding to a widening divide
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Senate Republicans know that Matt Gaetz is unfit to run US law enforcement. But defying Donald Trump is bigger than defending democracy
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Why won’t Starmer listen?
Britain’s choice in a Trump trade war is a no-brainer: we must rejoin the single market and customs union, or we’re in deep trouble
The trust and knowledge gap
Just as he talks of closer relations, Keir Starmer’s perplexing refusal to engage properly with the EU or European experts is adding to a widening divide
Trump is coming, so we need a UK-EU security agreement fast
History shows Britain becoming more Europhile when a wild card is in the White House
Trump or the EU – which way should Britain turn?
Keir Starmer finds himself caught between the populist tyrant and a politically weakened continent. Which way should he go?
The Guardian’s chief Brexiteer is stepping down. Good.
Lexiter Larry Elliott has held back his paper’s ability to attack the decision to leave the EU
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Dominic Cummings has praised Pete Hegseth – but America’s extremist future defence secretary could help push Britain back towards the EU
The New Europe
Who’s to blame for Spain’s floods?
The Spanish press are asking pointed questions about the lacklustre warning system and slow crisis response
Is Berlin losing its voice?
In September, the senate suddenly announced 10% cuts to the city’s arts budget
Olaf Scholz cracks under pressure
As the coalition falls, the chancellor was pushed to call an election earlier than he planned
Serbia’s tragic price of corruption
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Biden’s wake-up call to Europe
The Ukraine missile strikes he has permitted won’t change the war – but they must change minds in the EU and UK
The next two months will define Starmer
Donald Trump’s election has called into question the Euro-Atlanticism elements of Labour foreign policy
Will Trump surrender to Putin?
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How Europe should deal with Trump
As Ukraine despairs and Europe’s populists cheer Trump’s win, Keir Starmer faces up to the need to rejoin the single market
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You need to read this book on Ukraine
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Darkness on the edge of town
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Civilisation in the sand
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