Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen and new British Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are to organise a meeting within weeks to accelerate a “reset” of relations three years after the UK left the bloc.Von der Leyen was absent from the two big international events Starmer attended since his election victory on July 4 as she was campaigning for a second term as Brussels’ most powerful official. Her team hoped to see...
Stay informed with free updatesSimply sign up to the War in Ukraine myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox.The EU is considering indefinitely extending its sanctions on Moscow’s state assets, in a move that would soothe US concerns over plans to use the proceeds of Russian central bank funds to fund a $50bn loan to Ukraine. Ambassadors from the 27 member states will meet today to discuss a European Commission proposal for the “open-ended immobilisation of the Central Bank of Russia assets”, according to a document seen by the...