Hungary veto of €90bn loan casts shadow over von der Leyen’s Kyiv visit
Also in this newsletter: Brussels launches new initiative to fight foreign interference
Also in this newsletter: Brussels launches new initiative to fight foreign interference
Rules < rulers
Beijing bans shipments of critical ‘dual-use’ goods in latest escalation of row with Tokyo
Also in today’s newsletter: Mandelson arrest and Europe’s ‘tech sovereignty’ ambitions
So ingrained is the habit that dishing out subsidies now levels, rather than distorts, the playing field
Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett’s cartoon band head to India in new record themed around death and the afterlife
Built-in vulnerabilities in high-end vehicle components raise the risk of both espionage and sabotage
Drone warfare in Ukraine has exposed the limits of legacy equipment that was designed for different threats
Marc Filippino talks to Anne Sylvaine-Chassany and Ben Hall
The Wall Street firm settled a case brought by a sacked junior banker over her sleep needs
The US military build-up was designed to coerce Tehran — but has failed
Recommendations in independent review include doubling the maximum sentence to 20 years
Markets weigh whether incumbents will adapt — or be sidelined by AI agents
Read the February forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
More than 27 metres of cliff lost over a year in area just 2km from Sizewell C
Group takes out policy to underwrite credit risk as US, UK and other wealthy nations cut aid to poorer countries
Gavin Megaw’s exit from Hanover followed complaint by embassy to American Pharmaceutical Group
A wry portrait of intergenerational tensions curdles into a polemic about virtue signalling and liberal border policies
Protesting and unsubscribing are being promoted as forms of modern-day strikes
Large advisers seek to win clients away from competitors that are slower to respond to tech disruption
Foreign investment agency modelled on US intended to guard sensitive industries against China
A UK company found value in an artificial lens business created by a Battle of Britain surgeon
Some 20,000 employees were surveyed by the FT and Statista for the second edition of this annual list
After grabbing hundreds of local council seats from Labour and the Conservatives, the populist party has faced a reality check