50 h. ago Orbán’s stance on Ukraine pushes Hungary to brink in EU relations

Member states are considering removing the country’s voting rights after its attempts to stymie support for KyivThe posters are going up all over Hungary. “Let’s not allow them to decide for us,” runs the slogan alongside three classic villains of Hungarian government propaganda.They are: Ukraine’s wartime leader, Volodymyr Zelenskyy; the European Commission’s president, Ursula von der Leyen; and Manfred Weber, the German politician who leads the centre-right European People’s party in the European parliament, which counts Hungary’s most potent opposition politician among its ranks. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Derby v Luton kicks off a big day in EFL; European reaction and more: football – live

Premier League: 10 things to look out for this weekendHave any thoughts? Send them over to Yara via emailIt was an interesting night for Chelsea. They are through to a European semi-final but they got booed off the pitch as it happened. From west London, Jacob Steinberg wrote:Losing 2-1 to Legia Warsaw on the night was embarrassing. Chelsea, who seemed intent on giving the fifth-best side in Poland hope of pulling off a comeback for the ages at a disgruntled Stamford Bridge, were shambolic and easily could have crashed out.No wonder Maresca is not feeling the love from the crowd. Nobody celebrated Chelsea squeezing into a Conference League semi-final against Djurgården after winning 4-2 on aggregate. The defending was miserable and the attack was poor. Filip Jörgensen, Robert Sánchez’s understudy, was jittery in goal and the worries around Cole Palmer’s slump are not going away.It was a poor performance. We had a 3-0 lead – maybe that played a part in taking our foot off the gas. Ma...

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3 d. ago Man Utd vs Lyon LIVE: Mainoo and Maguire’s late goals send Ruben Amorim’s men into Europa League semi

Man Utd 5-4 Lyon (7-6 agg): Ruben Amorim’s men make it through thrilling nine-goal contest

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3 d. ago Man Utd vs Lyon LIVE: Hosts on brink of Europa League exit as Lacazette puts visitors clear

An intriguing tie sits at 2-2 after late first-leg drama

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3 d. ago Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham LIVE: Dominic Solanke penalty secures Spurs’ spot in Europa League semi

Ange Postecoglou’s men are through to the last four with a hard-fought win over the 2022 champions

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3 d. ago Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham LIVE: Dominic Solanke penalty puts Spurs ahead in Europa League quarter

The quarter-final is nicely poised at 1-1 entering the second leg in Germany

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3 d. ago Man Utd vs Lyon LIVE: Goals from Ugarte and Dalot give hosts control of crunch Europa League clash

An intriguing tie sits at 2-2 after late first-leg drama

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3 d. ago Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham LIVE: Europa League match stream, latest goal updates as Solanke scores penalty

Spurs have 90 minutes to save their season

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3 d. ago Man Utd vs Lyon LIVE: Manuel Ugarte nets early opener for hosts in crunch Europa League clash

An intriguing tie sits at 2-2 after late first-leg drama

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3 d. ago Manchester United vs Lyon LIVE: Europa League match stream, latest score and goal updates

A huge quarter-final second leg at Old Trafford

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3 d. ago Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham LIVE: Europa League match stream, latest score and goal updates

Spurs have 90 minutes to save their season

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3 d. ago Man Utd vs Lyon LIVE: Ruben Amorim’s side unchanged in bid to salvage season in Europa League

An intriguing tie sits at 2-2 after late first-leg drama

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3 d. ago Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham LIVE: Europa League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

Spurs have 90 minutes to save their season

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3 d. ago Manchester United vs Lyon LIVE: Europa League match stream, latest team news, lineups, TV, prediction

A huge quarter-final second leg at Old Trafford

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3 d. ago Ukraine’s Zelenskyy says US minerals deal could come today but attacks Witkoff for ‘spreading Russian narrative’ – Europe live

Comments come as Macron welcomes US envoy and Marco Rubio at Élysée palace in Paris for Ukraine talksAs we await further updates from the talks taking place at the Élysée, let me bring you some other stories from around Europe.Meanwhile, Russia’s top economic negotiator claimed that some countries were trying to “derail” Moscow’s talks with the United States, as the two sides work towards normalising ties. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Zelenskyy says Witkoff ‘spreading Russian narrative’ as US envoy holds talks in Paris – Europe live

Ukrainian president says US minerals deal could be signed today as Macron welcomes US’s Steve Witkoff and Marco Rubio at Élysée palace in ParisAs we await further updates from the talks taking place at the Élysée, let me bring you some other stories from around Europe.Meanwhile, Russia’s top economic negotiator claimed that some countries were trying to “derail” Moscow’s talks with the United States, as the two sides work towards normalising ties. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Eintracht Frankfurt vs Tottenham LIVE: Team news as Spurs look to progress to Europa League semi

The quarter-final is nicely poised at 1-1 entering the second leg in Germany

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3 d. ago Global economic growth will slow amid Trump tariffs, IMF warns – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as ECB reduces main interest rate from 2.5% to 2.25%, the seventh cut in a yearTrump attacks Fed chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest ratesECB cuts rates for third time this year as Europe braces for Trump tariffsDonald Trump is awake. And he has strongly criticised monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, saying the end of Jerome Powell’s tenure as chair “cannot come fast enough”.In a post on Truth Social, the social network he owns, Trump said that Powell had been too slow to cut interest rates – contrasting its hesistance because of perceived inflationary pressures with the European Central Bank (ECB).The ECB is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, “Too Late” Jerome Powell of the Fed, who is always TOO LATE AND WRONG, yesterday issued a report which was another, and typical, complete “mess!” Oil prices are down, groceries (even eggs!) are down, and the USA is getting RICH ON TARIFFS. ...

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3 d. ago Global economic growth will slow amid Trump tariffs, IMF warns – business live

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as ECB reduces main interest rate from 2.5% to 2.25%, the seventh cut in a yearTrump attacks Fed chair Jerome Powell for not lowering interest ratesECB cuts rates for third time this year as Europe braces for Trump tariffsDonald Trump is awake. And he has strongly criticised monetary policy by the Federal Reserve, saying the end of Jerome Powell’s tenure as chair “cannot come fast enough”.In a post on Truth Social, the social network he owns, Trump said that Powell had been too slow to cut interest rates – contrasting its hesistance because of perceived inflationary pressures with the European Central Bank (ECB).The ECB is expected to cut interest rates for the 7th time, and yet, “Too Late” Jerome Powell of the Fed, who is always TOO LATE AND WRONG, yesterday issued a report which was another, and typical, complete “mess!” Oil prices are down, groceries (even eggs!) are down, and the USA is getting RICH ON TARIFFS. ...

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4 d. ago Giorgia Meloni to try to act as bridge between EU and US with Trump meeting

Italian PM’s summit with US president provokes trepidation among some European allies• Europe live – latest updatesGiorgia Meloni will attempt to burnish her credentials as a possible bridge between the EU and the US during a high-stakes summit with Donald Trump in the White House on Thursday, the first European leader to meet the US president since he announced and then paused some of his planned trade tariff hikes.Italy’s far-right prime minister, who has nurtured friendly relations with Trump, arrived in Washington on Wednesday night. The pair will have lunch at 12pm local time before the meeting in the Oval office, which will be attended by a pool of White House reporters and Italian journalists. Continue reading...

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