UK seeks EU deals on steel and EVs in push for closer economic ties Agreements would aim to shield British industry from new steel tariffs and stricter rules on electric vehicles due in 2027

Second album syndrome for this UK government with regard to EU ties - after last year's summit common understanding based on several years policy work, now there's a bunch of disparate issues that it would like to address but hasn't really conceptualised. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Assessing the damage: What the Iran war really means for Europe’s defence Regardless of whether the ceasefire between the US and Iran holds, the war in the Middle East complicates European rearmament and support for Ukraine, while also further eroding confidence in…

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"The Sherpa: Memoirs of a Diplomat at the Forefront of History" Paul Adamson talks to Philippe Etienne

Insightful chat with Philippe Etienne, France's former ambassador to the US, Germany, the EU and also Emmanuel Macron's former diplomatic adviser about his new memoir encompass-europe.com/podcasts/the...

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Timing is everything The consequences of the US-Israel attack on Iran which began in February have focused minds around the world on the riskiness of US policy and the need for greater economic resilience to…

How ambitious should Sir Keir Starmer be for the UK at the next annual UK-EU summit?
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Europe’s competitiveness problem is a technology problem Brussels has returned to its habitual routine of quarrelling about basic industries and state aid to big industrials. Various versions of ‘European preference’ and ‘Made in…

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Intergenerational Fairness in EU Policy Making Paul Adamson talks to Glenn Micallef

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Domestic or Foreign: Europe’s balancing act Last year, French Chief of the Defence Staff General Fabien Mandon made an impassioned plea for the fifth Republic’s citizens to prepare for the worst case scenario with respect to…

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Ukraine’s integration into the EU is already advancing – even without membership first On 5 March, EU ambassadors rejected a proposal from the European Commission that would have allowed Ukraine to formally join the European Union before completing the reforms required for…

Good piece here by @vanghel.bsky.social on how the technocratic integration of Ukraine continues despite EU wavering, Trump betrayal and Putin invasion. encompass-europe.com/comment/ukra... @padamson.bsky.social

Is Britain considering a return to the EU? No one should be surprised by the growing number of voices calling for Britain to return to the EU, or at least to accelerate and deepen the “reset” currently underway. There are…

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Annual Conference - 2026 - EU UK Forum This full-day conference will explore the evolving dynamics of EU–UK relations at a time of renewed dialogue and strengthened cooperation. Discussions will focus on key topics including the developmen...

The programme for this year's annual conference of the EU-UK Forum has just been published... eu-ukforum.com/annual-confe...

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Europe’s competitiveness problem is a technology problem Brussels has returned to its habitual routine of quarrelling about basic industries and state aid to big industrials. Various versions of ‘European preference’ and ‘Made in…

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Intergenerational Fairness in EU Policy Making Paul Adamson talks to Glenn Micallef

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How has Brexit affected immigration to the UK? Vote Leave made the end of free movement a central plank of their referendum campaign, and promised that Britain would introduce a ‘points-based system’ if it left the EU. Several…

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Our second panel on 'Asserting Europe's normative power' with @padamson.bsky.social, Mathieu Bousquet, Maida Gorčević, Ivanna Klympush-Tsintsadze and Tonino Picula at today's CER Brussels conference: Can Europe be a global power?

From red lines to national interest principles The Labour government risks boring itself rigid by the constant reiteration of its pledge never to rejoin the EU, or to negotiate a new customs union agreement with the EU, or to try to…

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Implementation, Implementation, Implementation Whenever conferences in Brussels and elsewhere focus on the EU’s energy transition, EU climate goals, the completion of the single market or regulating AI, there are now regular calls…

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Ukraine’s integration into the EU is already advancing – even without membership first On 5 March, EU ambassadors rejected a proposal from the European Commission that would have allowed Ukraine to formally join the European Union before completing the reforms required for…

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What can be done if a single government seeks to paralyse the EU? The ultimate fall-back solution What if the government of one Member State deliberately seeks to block or sabotage the Union?  Some might say that we are already in such a scenario, or close to it, but it could get…

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Assessing Trump's Grip On Power Paul Adamson talks to Steve Erlanger

Thoughtful and wide-ranging insights from the hugely experienced Steve Erlanger, Chief Diplomatic Correspondent covering Europe for @nytimes.com, in my latest podcast encompass-europe.com/podcasts/ass...

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