@AndyBounds

EU Trade correspondent @FT. Also Brexit, trade, politics, health and 🇳🇱. Read more at https://xitter.cf/t.co/nGYGQNDej4

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As more Ukrainian food exports switch from the Black Sea to EU Kyiv is seeking to shift border posts inside the block to shelter trucks from Russian attacks with @ian_c_johnston @paolatamma @fabrice_deprez as.ft.com/r/85439faf-d1b4-40…

Ukraine seeks to move customs checks inside EU to avoid Russian drones

Lorries waiting at the border to export agricultural produce into the bloc have become a target for Moscow’s attacks

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EU set to delay push for cheaper UK university fees for bloc’s students ft.trib.al/t0XR6Xi

EU set to delay push for cheaper UK university fees for bloc’s students

Concession could help the two sides finalise a ‘reset’ deal at a summit next month

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EU-UK closing in on reset deal as EU considers postponing a push for cheaper university tuition fees until after next months summit. Burnham's pro-EU talk could deliver him a "gift" says one diplomat. With @pmdfoster @GeorgeWParker as.ft.com/r/d735f972-e5dd-42… via @financialtimes

EU set to delay push for cheaper UK university fees for bloc’s students

Concession could help the two sides finalise a ‘reset’ deal at a summit next month

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Barbara Moens@BMoensOct 21
The EU must ensure its overhaul of telecom rules does not make it easier for Elon Musk’s SpaceX to take control of the European telecoms market, @michalkobosko, the parliament’s lead man on the file said ahead of his draft report. W @kieran_jsmith ft.com/content/f9e4ddf8-5fd4…

Musk’s SpaceX ambitions may be ‘dangerous’ for Europe, warns EU lawmaker

EU must protect sector from foreign rivals, says parliament’s lead negotiator on telecoms reform

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Alec Russell@AlecuRussellOct 20
Can a senior UAE official lead the UN? ft.com/content/765cb887-05da… via @ft

UAE official emerges as late contender to lead UN

Supporters of Lana Nusseibeh sound out UN missions for backing as official candidates struggle to break deadlock

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The self-destructive wishful thinking about European autos and trade ft.trib.al/AJeuoB0 | opinion

The self-destructive wishful thinking about European autos and trade

France and Germany have synthesised their bad ideas about cars into a terrible plan

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Gunnar Wiegand@WiegandEUOct 17
There is now EU -27 unity on how to tackle “ global macroeconomic imbalances”, see point 12. These few sober words reflect a significant policy re-orientation regarding trade relations with China. consilium.europa.eu/en/press…

European Council conclusions, 15 and 16 October 2026

On 15 and 16 October, the European Council adopted conclusions on competitiveness, Ukraine, the Republic of Moldova, the next multiannual financial framework, the Middle East, European defence and...

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EU leaders applauded Zelenskyy when he entered the summit room, source says @paolatamma @lauramdubois @ian_c_johnston @ChristopherJM as.ft.com/r/11f6c684-8b9a-4b…

EU eyes more financial support for Ukraine after US pivot

European leaders close ranks around Volodymyr Zelenskyy following Donald Trump’s fuel deal with Moscow

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EU carmakers bet on nostalgia to fight Chinese EVs ft.trib.al/4NjKFSo

EU carmakers go retro to fend off Chinese rivals

Citroën is reviving a postwar-era favourite as manufacturers turn to electric versions of classic cars

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Donald Trump rules out live-streamed execution ft.trib.al/TpNWtqL

Donald Trump cancels Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream execution after backlash

US president overrules decision to broadcast execution of former soldier who carried out Texas mass shooting in 2009

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SCOOP France and Germany to allow UK in "made in Europe" car policy if it aligns on China tariffs. So far government has refused to do so @ian_c_johnston as.ft.com/r/d61cdb61-96d0-49… via @financialtimes

France and Germany to allow UK to join EU car policy if it aligns on China tariffs

Paris and Berlin near deal on bloc’s ‘Made in Europe’ subsidy programme and combustion engine phaseout

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Jack Power@jackpowerITOct 15
I’ve always suspected Ryanair of being problematic on the Sahrawi question irishtimes.com/transport/202…

Ryanair ‘recognises’ disputed Western Sahara territory in controversial marketing campaign

Advertising Standards Authority agrees ‘Moroccan adventure’ advert likely to be misleading

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EXCLUSIVE: Worldwide, the Trumps are making money. In Serbia, efforts by Aleksander Vučić's regime to help them build a hotel and tower have culminated in a landmark criminal trial. Now we can reveal the role played by the Serbian strongman himself. theguardian.com/world/2026/o…

Revealed: Serbian ruler’s secret role in ‘illegal’ effort to help Trump business

Exclusive: Aleksandar Vučić personally intervened to push plans for controversial $500m Trump Tower in Belgrade, which sparked protests and a criminal case

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Finbarr Bermingham@fberminghamOct 13
Some confusion in Brussels this evening. At a press conference with Sefcovic I asked Turkish trade minister Ömer Bolat whether the EU had told him what quota they will have for hybrid cars made in Türkiye, per the EU China deal on hybrids and incoming safeguard
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Summit confirmed for November 20 but deal not done yet as.ft.com/r/5f89e67c-14e6-42… @GeorgeWParker @pmdfoster

Burnham’s Brussels reset hit by EU demands on university fees

Rejecting closer ties with EU would be ‘dereliction of duty’, prime minister to tell MPs

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New détails about the EU agreed safeguard with China. In 2027 alone, the deal would reduce imports by between 500,000 and 700,000 vehicles, cutting the EU’s expected trade deficit by between €10bn and €14bn ft.com/content/7e48dd50-957c…

EU ‘safeguards’ hybrid car sector from Chinese imports under new deal

Auto sector welcomes ‘understanding’ reached with Beijing but other industries warn China’s huge trade surplus will persist without further action

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FT Exclusive: Donald Trump is failing to arrest the decline of his popularity only weeks out from the midterm elections, with voters in a new FT poll giving the president record-low marks on his handling of the US economy ft.trib.al/UcIYaUM
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Here's what Russia did immediately after Trump agreed his diesel deal with Putin: Russian forces dropped a guided aerial bomb on an apartment building in Zaporizhzhia, killing at least 15 people. Russian missile and drone strikes have killed more than 80 people in Ukraine since Wednesday. ft.com/content/7fd4dffc-8adf…

Trump tells Ukraine to ‘get a new leader’ as US threatens to cut off intelligence-sharing

US officials step up pressure on Kyiv to stop striking Russian oil refineries after Trump cut diesel deal with Putin

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‼️ Footage of a woman rescued from beneath the rubble of a building in Zaporizhzhia After more than 8 hours of searching, rescuers managed to find her and give her a chance to live.
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Beijing’s commerce ministry said in a statement that China and the EU have reached an “understanding” on controlling a flood of Chinese hybrid vehicle exports into Europe. By @leahyjoseph, @edwardwhitenz and @AndyBounds ft.com/content/2823ef6f-b3d7…
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China and EU reach ‘understanding’ on hybrid cars, Beijing says. Still waiting for @MarosSefcovic to speak but this was his one big ask With @leahyjoseph @edwardwhitenz as.ft.com/r/0454667a-c3c2-4d… via @financialtimes

China and EU avert trade conflict with ‘understanding’ on hybrid cars

European trade commissioner says Beijing has agreed to restrict vehicle exports in deal that shows negotiation ‘brings results’

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