Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, Thursday 25 April on.ft.com/3xJ48hl

EU conducts ‘dawn raid’ on Chinese security equipment supplier and opens an investigation into China's medical device market, ramping up tension with Beijing ahead of a planned visit by Xi Jinping to Europe

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Could the EP staffers not working for a foreign power please stand up?

German staffer in EU parliament arrested on China spying charges.

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European companies still operating in Russia are scrambling to comply with a new EU sanctions provision that could significantly alter the way they do business in the country, Madeleine Speed Ian Johnston Courtney Weaver Henry Foy report

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TikTok fortune of billionaire Republican mega-donor Jeff Yass threatened by Washington

Fascinating tale of how all the money in the world can't buy you a ticket out of US-China tensions, by Ryan McMorrow Tabby Kinder Demetri & Alex Rogers

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Military spending around the world rose almost 7 per cent to a record $2.4tn last year, the steepest annual increase in 15 years, due to an explosion in high-intensity conflict and a rapid European re-armament push.

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Επιβεβαιώνω για ασφυκτικές πιέσεις από κ-μ της ΕΕ (κ Συμμάχους στο ΝΑΤΟ) προς Ελλάδα ν δώσει είτε Πάτριοτ είτε παλιά ρωσικά αντιαεροπορικά συστήματα στην Ουκρανία.

#Greece and #Spain under pressure to provide #Ukraine with air defence systems ft.com/content/cc3222… via @ft

The Financial Times noticed that in Slovakia, civil society has crowd-funded almost €3mn in a week from over 45,000 people. As I commented for Financial Times, “Slovakia is not cowardly as Robert Fico would like us to be and stands on the right side of history.”
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Saab chief warns against EU defence protectionism - some big questions for U.K. industry to consider post Brexit ft.com/content/5db7c8… via Henry Foy and myself

FT's Henry Foy asks US Sen. Chris Murphy 🟧 about US-EU cooperation on Beijing: 'The most important question for the next 50 years is how well and how seriously the United States and Europe work together to manage China's rise.'

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What can Europe to do Trump-proof the alliance? - Asks Henry Foy

Chris Murphy 🟧: “Beat Donald Trump”

Join me in 5 minutes as I discuss US support for Ukraine and EU-US relations with Senator Chris Murphy 🟧 at #BrusselsForum German Marshall Fund gmfus.org/brussels-forum…

Israel launches retaliatory strikes against Iran

- Explosions near Isfahan & Tabriz
- Israel gave US a few hours warning of attack
- EU official says “no human consequences or huge damage”
- Iranian state media plays down attack

Full Financial Times story👇
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