Candidates’ names submitted to culture and media secretary Lisa Nandy
Move attempts to break impasse in talks by ditching complex mechanism proposed by German industry
Producers will be forced to cover more of the costs for disposing of rubbish
Sir Sadiq Khan says Labour’s policy is ‘not smart’ during Africa trade trip
Russian hackers are exploring ways to inject propaganda into the training data of generative AI models
Technology will make the world’s most spoken language more valuable, but speaking a more obscure one has advantages
By arresting opposition mayors, the president is following the playbook of his hero Adnan Menderes — and inviting chaos
Move is first step in potentially years-long battle between European Commission and Madrid
Politicians, activists and diplomats accuse Ukraine’s leader of favouring loyalists and using wartime powers against critics
Know your facts before conventional wisdom gets you
As the US abandons the world order it built, China builds its own — how should Europe respond?
Across the continent, remote villages are fading amid declining births and residents departing for greater opportunity in urban centres
Brussels is also considering export controls if trade talks with Washington fail
Group agrees takeover of salmon farms from Norway’s Grieg Seafood as corporate Japan closes in on 5,000 deals this year
Also in this newsletter: Russian attack on Polish factory in Ukraine
Veteran centrist gambles on left-leaning MPs being willing to abstain on proposal to cut deficit
Change led by a sharp drop in Syrians seeking protection in the bloc after Bashar al-Assad’s fall from power
The EU is using the old trade playbook against a new and different threat
EU was expected to finalise its investigation before the bloc’s summer recess but will now miss this deadline
Reform of how offenders are released would ease staffing pressures at independent body, Caroline Corby says
Berlin vows more pragmatic approach after years of tension between two countries over arms exports
Mitochondrial transfer offers fresh hope to parents at risk of passing on incurable genetic disease to their children
Centralised process has compromised launch of commission president’s spending plan, colleagues say
If Merz cannot unite the CDU and SPD, the AfD’s strategy of forcing conservatives to co-operate with them could succeed
Istanbul mayor Ekrem İmamoğlu, whose arrest sparked anti-government protests, is convicted for insulting a prosecutor
