Ben Hall
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Europe editor at the Financial Times, former world news editor and Paris correspondent
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22-09-2009 13:33:07
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The revolt of Portugal's captains was a rare example of a military coup that restored democracy and civil rights after decades of autocracy. My review of a timely and lively account by Alex Fernandes
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'Nobody wants to fight. Nobody wants to be invaded as well.' Conscription, special defence tax, 50-50 burden sharing with US. Edgars Rinkēvičs and Alar Karis tell me and Richard Milne how Europeans must do more for security
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Scoop: The US has urged Ukraine to halt attacks on Russia’s energy infrastructure, warning senior SBU and GUR officials that drone strikes risk driving up global oil prices and provoking retaliation.
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Today roula khalaf Ben Hall and I interviewed Ursula Ursula von der Leyen.
Here’s what the President of the European Commission had to say about improving Europe’s defence industry
Ukraine's new top commander says its strategy is to wear down the enemy, but at what cost to its own forces when ammo is running short? With Christopher Miller
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Good piece by Ben Hall Marton Dunai Henry Foy
What does Orban want? There's no way Ursula von der Leyen will unlock 🇭🇺€20bn that remains frozen. It would antagonise European Parliament & jeopardise her reconfirmation for a 2nd term
Also no way EUCO will give him a veto over Ukraine aid 1/
Everyone agrees that Orbán Viktor enjoys the spotlight as the EU/Nato's chief (or lone) disrupter. But what is he really trying to achieve? Leverage? Weaker commission? To help Putin? With Marton Dunai and Henry Foy
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Ukraine can fund its military itself (although not western weapons). It needs western aid to fund the government and pay pensions. It will soon run out, Yulia Svyrydenko tells the FT
Ukraine warns of pension and salary delays without western aid ft.com/content/925d2d… via @ft
Emmanuel Macron has just over three years left in office - will he leave behind him a France transformed or one with Marine Le Pen in Elysee? via Financial Times
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