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The EU Opens a Training Mission Office Inside Ukraine, and Extends the Mission to 2028
The Council extended EUMAM Ukraine until 15 November 2028 with almost €300 million, and for the first time gave the mission a standing representation on Ukrainian territory. The training still happens in Poland and Germany. What changes is who decides the curriculum.
Merz Ties the EU's Next Seven-Year Budget to Ukraine, and Picks a Fight With Half the Council
The German chancellor has written to António Costa asking him to put Ukraine's 2027 financing gap on the agenda of an informal summit that was supposed to be about artificial intelligence. His argument: no collective commitment on the €45 billion, no agreement on the 2028-2034 budget. Four member states are already signalling they will not pay.
Five Capitals Tell Brussels to Hurry Up and Let Britain Back Into the Electricity Market
Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Belgium and Luxembourg have written to von der Leyen and Costa urging them to use the 20 November summit to set a path to concluding talks on UK participation in the EU's internal electricity market. The talks will not finish by the summit, and the sticking point is money: London would have to contribute to EU cohesion funds.