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“An unpleasant surprise”: Macron criticizes the EU’s temporary application of the Mercosur agreement
French President Emmanuel Macron strongly opposed the European Union’s decision to temporarily apply the EU–Mercosur trade agreement, announced by Ursula von der Leyen, calling it a “bad surprise” for France and a poor practice for the European Parliament
Christine Lagarde: Annual earnings as ECB President reach €600,000 in 2025
Reactions grow within the ECB over her compensation and rumors of early departure - ECB reports €1.3 billion losses in 2025 with recovery expected in 2026
Politico on the Munich Conference: Europe is spending more on defense and can stand up to the US
As analysts note, this Europe is “a creation of Trump” — and he may ultimately not like it
Munich Conference formalizes the rift: Rubio cancels last-minute Ukraine meeting – “We must free ourselves from dependence on the US,” say Merz & Macron
Both the German chancellor and the French president spoke of the need to seek new alliances, as Rubio turned his back on a critical meeting on Ukraine
Mitsotakis from the informal European Summit: European bureaucracy must be reduced, we need greater integration in the European energy market
"If competitiveness is not combined with better jobs and lower prices, it will be difficult to gain social support for the critical decisions we are called to make"
