France & Germany go public with demand to reform the EU's diplomatic service... and set ambitious end-2026 deadline for options “With the geopolitical developments we are facing, Germany & France emphasise the need to reform the EU’s internal set-up for external action" as.ft.com/r/284f4a6a-7...

Paris and Berlin set year-end deadline for options to reform EU’s diplomatic armAlso in this newsletter: EU’s biggest economies call for lighter bank rulesas.ft.com