German chancellor, French president and European Commission chief cancel plans to attend regional meeting
Measures mark Donald Trump’s first effort to punish energy companies that ‘fund the Kremlin’s war machine’
Fossil fuel exporters claim investment and security of supply will be imperilled
The ability to discreetly communicate with the adversary is more important than ever
Proposal aims to keep Donald Trump on Kyiv’s side amid signs of US-Russia détente
Brussels plans to work on clean energy and climate action with ‘subnational entities, business and think-tanks’
Also in this newsletter: A pitch to make European parliament debates more rowdy
Brussels aims to use its €300bn aid programme for geopolitical muscle, says commissioner Jozef Sikela
Intelligence agencies say sabotage operations are often led by spies posing as diplomats
Paris and other highly indebted capitals are wary of approving use of Russian frozen assets
Tehran says other nations should ‘refuse to recognise this illegal act’
Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei remains defiant in the face of expected reimposition of sanctions
Leaders must stop pretending that things are better than they are
Crisis over weapons programme crucial to European defence ambitions deepens as Berlin considers alternative partners
Also in this newsletter: EU rights agency raises alarm about growing discrimination against intersex people in Europe
Fate of hundreds of kilogrammes of fissile material has been unclear since Israel and US bombing campaign in June
Discussions come after Trump administration signals willingness to go after Moscow’s revenues
António Costa says transatlantic relations have stabilised after Trump’s heavy criticism of Europe on returning to office
Also in this newsletter: The European Commission’s stop-gap solutions for its competition problems
Security guarantees backed by American air support must precede any final deal or Russia will simply rest and re-arm
Also in this newsletter: Brussels closes in on finalising Mercosur trade deal
‘Snapback’ process comes after failed diplomatic push to convince Tehran to resume negotiations with US
E3 countries are expected to trigger process contained in 2015 nuclear accord as hopes of a diplomatic breakthrough fade
Comments by Nick Thomas-Symonds reflect London’s growing confidence in rebuilding ties with Brussels
What masquerades as pragmatism is self-harming opportunism
