Two decades of stalled talks ended on geopolitics as much as commerce; the text is signed only on paper, with formal signature due by end-2026
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France hosts a summit that hardens the Russia line and claims a 'deep change' in the US approach, at the cost of consensus theatre
'A deal is a deal' — MEPs approve the Turnberry framework while warning it is unbalanced
Brussels bans Brazilian meat, poultry and honey from September over growth-promoter use, weeks after Mercosur-EU took provisional effect
Leaders agree the 2028–2034 MFF shape, roll Russia sanctions for 12 months, and start Ukraine accession talks
Canada's PM banks 13 critical-minerals partnerships and a France intelligence pact, while caught reassuring Trump over Chinese EV imports
First-ever hits on shadow-fleet enablers, LNG-tanker resales and a frozen oil price cap
After the June European Council, Berlin rejects the MFF proposal and floats Ukraine 'associate membership'
Every EU member now runs a deficit with Beijing; leaders weigh a 'menu' of trade measures
An Advocate General urges dismissing the Commission's appeal over the secret Pfizer vaccine texts
A damning annual report passes 381-107, naming Akın Gürlek over the İmamoğlu case; Ankara calls it 'hostile propaganda'
An 11 April landslide hands the EU a new Budapest — unblocking Ukraine aid while refusing to fast-track Kyiv's accession
The EU is finalizing its largest-ever Digital Markets Act penalty over search self-preferencing, with binding data-sharing and Android orders due by late July