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Brussels to free up billions of euros for defence and security from EU budget

Policy shift will allow the bloc’s capitals to redirect ‘cohesion funds’ amid Ukraine conflict and Trump victory

Business - Financial Times - November 11

FirstFT: Meet Trump’s hawkish foreign policy team

Also in today’s newsletter, Wall Street bonuses set to jump after two fallow years and China unveils new stealth jet

World - Financial Times - November 12

Poland urges EU to spend more on eastern defences ahead of Trump’s return

Warsaw has largest military budget among Nato allies

World - Financial Times - November 22

Why Europe wants Britain back at the EU defence industry party

Plus: Meet the probable head of the EU’s new fraud watchdog

World - Financial Times - 4 days ago

EU's von der Leyen urges higher defence spending

World - Yahoo News - 3 days ago

Von der Leyen calls for more EU defence spending after narrow election victory

European Commission president says average spending in Europe is 1.9% of GDP, while Russia’s is 9%. The head of the EU executive, Ursula von der Leyen, has called for more defence spending in ...

World - The Guardian - 3 days ago

Is the UK spending enough on defence?

And what Trump 2.0 could mean for Ukraine.

Chad ends defence pact with France

Likely withdrawal of troops marks further retrenchment of French role in fighting Islamist insurgents in Sahel

World - Financial Times - Yesterday

Netanyahu fires Israel’s defence minister Gallant

Prime minister said ‘significant gaps’ had emerged over the management of the war

Business - Financial Times - November 5

Protests erupt in Israel after Netanyahu fires defence minister

Benjamin Netanyahu says there is a "crisis of trust" between him and Yoav Gallant, and replaces him with Israel Katz.

Israel PM Netanyahu fires defence minister Gallant

World - Yahoo News - November 5

Trump victory hands hedge funds $1.2bn win from bet against renewables

Clean energy shares have tumbled on fears Republican president-elect will scrap subsidies and tax breaks

World - Financial Times - November 8

Defence chief calls for more spending on military

Treasury minister Darren Jones says defence spending should rise to 2.5% of GDP, but avoids saying by when.

Why Trump’s election will not tank European defence stocks

Europe still has decades of under-investment in security to address

World - Financial Times - November 11

Israeli defence minister: No ceasefire deal with Hezbollah

World - Yahoo News - November 12

Four arrested after protests at defence firm

World - Yahoo News - November 12

The Boks and the blitz - can England keep faith in defence?

England have invested time and expertise in their new high-tempo defence. As the defeats stack up, have they got enough faith to see it through against the world champions?

£500m defence cuts as ships, drones and helicopters scrapped

Critics said the move would leave UK defence weaker, at a time of growing international tensions and after over a decade of funding pressures on the armed forces.

Defence secretary to seek 'missing' nuclear test records

Men who witnessed nuclear tests in the 1950s are demanding answers over alleged secret monitoring programme.

Eight more charged after defence firm break-in

World - Yahoo News - November 23

China’s defence minister placed under investigation for corruption

US officials say probe is part of wider operation to uncover graft in People’s Liberation Army

Business - Financial Times - 3 days ago

Ukraine, the Balkans and the future of EU enlargement

Developments beyond as well as inside Europe threaten one of the bloc’s cornerstone projects

World - Financial Times - November 23

'That's democracy' - EU not concerned over Berlin government collapse

World - Yahoo News - November 7

EU governments struggle to fund green transition

Investors in Czech solar parks threaten to sue Prague over planned cuts to subsidies for photovoltaic installations

World - Financial Times - November 14

Chancellor and BoE governor call for UK to rebuild ties with EU

Reeves and Bailey highlight damage from Brexit amid concern about Trump’s plan to impose tariffs on trading partners

Business - Financial Times - November 14

Britain’s bold plan to create super funds

The case for consolidating the UK’s sprawling pension arsenal is strong

Business - Financial Times - November 14

EU or US? UK plays piggy in the middle

Plus, will Reeves’ pension reforms achieve the economic growth Labour hopes for?

World - Financial Times - November 15

EU to demand technology transfers from Chinese companies

New requirements will apply to batteries but could be expanded to other green sectors

World - Financial Times - November 19

EU pledges $96M loan to Cameroon to boost infrastructure

The European Union says it will lend 91 million euros to Cameroon over the next three years to boost the West African country’s infrastructure and attract foreign investment

World - ABC News - November 19