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October 9, 2026

Newsletter

The European Post

Policy • Diplomacy • strategic insight

LATEST
Rare Earth Export Licences Elude Most European Applicants In ChinaAlbania EU Accession Talks Enter Closing Phase Before MontenegroAustralia Horizon Europe Association Opens EU Grants From 2027EU-Philippines Trade Deal Needs Legal Text Before It Can MoveCommercial Flights Top 2 Million As Airfares Fall 0.4 percentConsular Protection Overhaul Wins 470 Votes In ParliamentMetal Packaging Cartel Appeals Fail at the Top EU CourtTelecom Ministers Meet In Limerick To Test Digital Networks ActDeforestation Regulation Keeps 30 December Start After ReviewTikTok DMA Gatekeeper Appeal Awaits the EU’s Top CourtIndustrial Accelerator Act Puts UK Access on the TableIrish Presidency Tables MFF Negotiating Box Before Leaders MeetMoldova EU Accession Target Of 2029 Meets The Transnistria QuestionCouncil Vote On The EU-India Free Trade Agreement Tests Fast TrackDuma Elections Trigger EU Asset Freezes On Ten Russian OfficialsMinors Face Tiered Social Media Access Under The EU KIDS ActAGILE Defence Programme Gets Parliament Nod For €115 Million BoostEnergy Charter Treaty Row Takes Hungary And MOL To CourtLate Payment Directive Case Hits Greek Hospital SuppliersAccess To Standards Puts France’s AFNOR Rules Under ScrutinyRare Earth Export Licences Elude Most European Applicants In ChinaAlbania EU Accession Talks Enter Closing Phase Before MontenegroAustralia Horizon Europe Association Opens EU Grants From 2027EU-Philippines Trade Deal Needs Legal Text Before It Can MoveCommercial Flights Top 2 Million As Airfares Fall 0.4 percentConsular Protection Overhaul Wins 470 Votes In ParliamentMetal Packaging Cartel Appeals Fail at the Top EU CourtTelecom Ministers Meet In Limerick To Test Digital Networks ActDeforestation Regulation Keeps 30 December Start After ReviewTikTok DMA Gatekeeper Appeal Awaits the EU’s Top CourtIndustrial Accelerator Act Puts UK Access on the TableIrish Presidency Tables MFF Negotiating Box Before Leaders MeetMoldova EU Accession Target Of 2029 Meets The Transnistria QuestionCouncil Vote On The EU-India Free Trade Agreement Tests Fast TrackDuma Elections Trigger EU Asset Freezes On Ten Russian OfficialsMinors Face Tiered Social Media Access Under The EU KIDS ActAGILE Defence Programme Gets Parliament Nod For €115 Million BoostEnergy Charter Treaty Row Takes Hungary And MOL To CourtLate Payment Directive Case Hits Greek Hospital SuppliersAccess To Standards Puts France’s AFNOR Rules Under Scrutiny

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