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Jul 10, 2026

Germany Finally Moves on Pensions. Europe's Front-Runners Are Decades Ahead.

Berlin will link retirement age to life expectancy and build a funded pension pillar — a landmark shift. A Bruegel analysis finds the plan still trails Denmark, the Netherlands and Sweden on every big call.

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Jul 10, 2026

Canada Picks German Submarines, and Tilts Toward Europe

Ottawa has chosen Germany's TKMS to build up to 12 new submarines in a deal worth around C$60 billion, strengthening Europe's defence-industrial hand at a moment of transatlantic strain.

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Jul 10, 2026

Le Pen Convicted on Appeal — but Free to Run in 2027

A Paris appeals court upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for embezzling European Parliament funds but shortened her ban from office, leaving her eligible to run in 2027 — if she accepts an electronic tag.

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Jul 7, 2026

EU tobacco review isn't solid enough to justify tougher rules yet

A new assessment from the European Policy Innovation Council says the Commission's review of EU tobacco rules is a decent diagnosis but not proof, and that the real case for a revision still has to be made in the impact assessment to come.

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Business & Economy
Jul 7, 2026

Germany Approves €204bn in New Debt to Rearm and Escape Stagnation

Germany's cabinet has approved a 2027 budget built on €203.6 billion in new borrowing, pouring record sums into defence while trimming aid and tapping a climate fund — Europe's biggest economy betting it can spend its way out of stagnation.

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Jul 7, 2026

NATO's Ankara Summit: Europe Spends Big to Keep Trump Onside

NATO's leaders meet in Ankara on 7-8 July for a summit built around one delicate task: convince Donald Trump the alliance is still worth keeping, while Europe quietly takes over more of its own defence.

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