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The member states have yet to agree on their negotiation position. They are not prepared to increase their national contribution to the EU budget. Most of them are raising already their national budgets for defense, energy networks and industries. Key net EU contributors such as Germany and the Netherlands considered already the Commission proposal too ambitious.

European Parliament challenges member-states with an additional budget increase of 10 percent

In his weekly column, N. Peter Kramer writes how the EP opposes Commission’s proposal to cut back on traditional programmes such as agriculture and cohesion

Spain has refused to allow the use of air bases on its territory for attacks on Iran. The US has two military bases in Spain, Naval Station Rota and Morón Air Base.

Nato says ’no provision’ to expel members after report US could seek to suspend Spain

Nato says there is no provision for member states to be suspended or expelled from the military alliance after a report said the US could seek to suspend Spain over its Iran war stance.

The EU–India deal shows Brussels can negotiate with geopolitical intent when it chooses to: embedding standards, diversifying supply chains and deepening political alignment. Applying the same logic to Africa means co developing value chains, from cobalt and copper processing in the DRC and Zambia to green hydrogen and renewable projects across North and West Africa.

The EU–India Deal Is Done. Africa Must Be Next

The EU-India FTA deal showed Brussels can move when the stakes are high; Africa is the real test of whether Europe can protect its economic security in a more fractured world.

The Iran shock is accelerating a reordering with a redistribution of hydrocarbon rents. The diffusion of EV’s is being forced via through price pain at the gas station. Trade and currency blocs may also be hardening.

Ten Inconvenient Truths About the Energy Implications of the Iran Crisis

Yes, the Iran crisis is a matter of global security. But it is also an event redistributing market shares in a declining hydrocarbon system.

Many executives cite regulation as an obstacle to reinventing business models. Resilient leaders engage in dialogue with policymakers, individually and through business associations, proposing functional alternatives rather than merely complaining about inefficiencies.

CEO in a World of Pressure: Real Challenges, Real Lessons, Real Resilience

There comes a moment in every chief executive’s life when the tools that once brought success no longer work because the playing field has changed.

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