<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Europe Express]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe Express]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/stream/af6a5d14-f75d-4a9b-a75b-98e229c3c184</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 11:56:33 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.ft.com/stream/af6a5d14-f75d-4a9b-a75b-98e229c3c184?format=rss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[© Copyright The Financial Times Ltd 2025. "FT" and "Financial Times" are trademarks of the Financial Times. 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Putin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: will the G7 tighten the oil price cap?]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/55dfa1ca-aac9-497e-80af-5817594aabe8</link><guid isPermaLink="false">55dfa1ca-aac9-497e-80af-5817594aabe8</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 May 2025 05:00:56 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the post-Brexit ‘reset’ faces a reality check at EU-UK summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: European leaders rush to influence Trump ahead of his call with Putin]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/72616fc8-e050-427c-a80b-b3646192ac59</link><guid isPermaLink="false">72616fc8-e050-427c-a80b-b3646192ac59</guid><pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 05:00:25 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democracy at stake as populists battle mayors in EU’s troubled east]]></title><description><![CDATA[Romania and Poland’s votes could impact rule of law, Ukraine support and embolden the bloc’s eastern awkward squad 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showdown in Istanbul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: how China is winning the briefing war against Europe]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/9a3b2612-2324-4bfc-81de-6d9bb012ba77</link><guid isPermaLink="false">9a3b2612-2324-4bfc-81de-6d9bb012ba77</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 May 2025 05:12:43 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU backs Ukraine war crimes tribunal in riposte to Putin’s war parade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: European parliament closes in on Europe’s wolves]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/cb419871-07af-495d-ab23-09e4ba0d8ad1</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cb419871-07af-495d-ab23-09e4ba0d8ad1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 09 May 2025 05:00:04 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the EU deforestation law aggravates the trade dispute with the US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Ukrainian parliament to ratify minerals deal with the US]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/8f035c12-50dc-4f43-a9d0-8d05a6121089</link><guid isPermaLink="false">8f035c12-50dc-4f43-a9d0-8d05a6121089</guid><pubDate>Thu, 08 May 2025 05:00:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Hungary is using budget loopholes to claw back its frozen EU funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: EU foreign ministers meet their UK colleague, and the solar industry’s take on the Iberian blackout]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/911975c7-d40b-4c35-906f-20addb100468</link><guid isPermaLink="false">911975c7-d40b-4c35-906f-20addb100468</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 05:00:58 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[The man with the plan to end Europe’s Russian gas addiction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Germany, France and the Netherlands urged to clear way for new border checks]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/19726acc-eef8-44a2-9eba-3d93bffe2e29</link><guid 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success of Brussels’ industrial aims]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/e3c53757-be2e-4b82-b8c6-bd190d7da020</link><guid isPermaLink="false">e3c53757-be2e-4b82-b8c6-bd190d7da020</guid><pubDate>Mon, 28 Apr 2025 05:04:58 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>