Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times.
Past lives in Moscow, Warsaw, London, Delhi and Mumbai.
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https://www.ft.com/henry-foy
We’re not saying we change from one horse to the other, but [if] one horse is not fast enough . . . let’s try [to] find a second horse”
Switzerland weighs Franco-Italian air defence system in response to 5-year delay on US Patriot deliveries
@mjruehl.bsky.social
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A Russian drone strike on an apartment building in Romania’s southeastern city of Galaţi, which injured two people, is the most serious military spillover in a Nato and EU member state resulting from Moscow’s years-long war against Ukraine. via @henryjfoy.ft.com
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Nato among 150 new organisations around the world granted access to Anthropic's Mythos artificial intelligence model, in rollout that vastly expands access to its powerful cyber security software beyond the US and UK.
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💥 The US is discussing whether to deploy nuclear weapons in additional European Nato states, in a move intended to reassure allies that reduced conventional military support won’t weaken security guarantees, people familiar with the talks tell @a-mackinnon.bsky.social & I
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"As we’ve learned the hard way, history did not end. And now it is asking a new generation to take the lead."
Good speech by Dutch PM @minister-president.bsky.social @robjetten.bsky.social ...featuring this humblebrag intro for a prime minister to make in 2026
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When Brussels bubble bickering has a real-world impact:
Divisions between Ursula von der Leyen & her competition chief Teresa Ribera have muddled the spin on new M&A guidelines & left EU dealmakers confused & irritated, rpt @bmoens.bsky.social & @kieranjsmith.bsky.social
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SAMP-T emerges as strong option for Bern as Raytheon’s Patriot system deliveries delayed for at least 5 years
Nice of Lithuania to confirm our scoop!
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Huge
Draft law gives Brussels emergency powers to intervene in semiconductor supply chains during crises, including forcing chipmakers to override existing contracts and bulk-buying of chips, in major expansion of powers to curb Chinese leverage
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Nato and Bucharest condemn ‘reckless’ escalation after two people were injured in Galaţi
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Henry Foy
💥 EU drafts plan to push ‘tech sovereignty’ and cut reliance on US -
Brussels document seen by FT includes incentives to accelerate the construction of European data centres and favour homegrown cloud and AI technologies
Another big scoop from @bmoens.bsky.social
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How Europe learned to stop worrying and love… state aid
@bmoens.bsky.social & @alicemhancock.bsky.social on the dangerous weapon with the power to break the EU single market
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About 150 organisations will be given advanced cyber security model following requests from around the world
