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Jun 12, 2026

The EU's New Asylum System Just Went Live. Now the Hard Part Begins.

The EU's overhauled migration and asylum rules took effect across all 27 member states on 12 June — the first truly common European system, Brussels says. Whether it works now hinges on enforcement no one can yet guarantee.

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Jun 12, 2026

China Cancels Two High-Level Meetings With the EU as Trade Tensions Bite

Beijing scrapped two planned meetings with EU officials at short notice this month, a snub that lays bare how far relations have soured over a record trade gap and tit-for-tat tariffs.

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Future of Europe & Reform Debates
Jun 12, 2026

France and Germany Want to Tear Apart the EU's Diplomatic Service

Paris and Berlin have opened talks to scale back the EU's diplomatic service and rein in foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. The stated problem is coordination. The real fight is over who controls Europe's foreign policy.

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Business & Economy
Jun 12, 2026

The ECB Just Raised Rates for the First Time in Three Years. Blame Hormuz.

The European Central Bank lifted its key rate a quarter-point to 2.25% — its first hike in almost three years — as the Iran war and a blockaded Strait of Hormuz push eurozone inflation back above 3%.

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Business & Economy
Jun 12, 2026

Europe's Next Budget Fight Starts With a €32.8 Billion Cut

Cyprus has put the first hard numbers on the EU's 2028–2034 budget: a 2% trim to the Commission's €1.76 trillion plan. The modest cut opens a brutal fight between the countries that pay in and those that depend on EU money.

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Jun 5, 2026

Germany's FDP drops AfD firewall as Kubicki takes the helm

Wolfgang Kubicki was elected FDP leader on May 30 with nearly 60% of the vote and has declared he knows of no firewall against the far-right AfD — marking the first time a mainstream German party chief has openly abandoned the cordon sanitaire.

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