Woke guns? Banks want weapons badged as a social good
Cuddly guns! Friendly nuclear power! Banks want weapons to be labeled a social good so they can invest more without being caught by sustainability related rules. As we wrote, it’s a topic that threatens to engage both left and right, but could have the new Labour government on board as it’s strapped for cash. Read the story.
EU plans cash help for farmers to overcome French resistance to Mercosur deal
POLITICO continues to own the story on progress toward a long-awaited EU-South American trade deal, with our scoop that the EU plans a special fund to compensate ( … French) farmers who might be impacted by an agreement. Although a senior French diplomat welcomed the plan, the country’s new agriculture minister remains implacably opposed, saying it would be a “cataclysm” for farmers. Watch this space! Read the story.
YOUR WEEKEND PLAYLIST
EU Confidential: The world is in crisis and the EU is doing … nothing?
This week’s episode of EU Confidential is a show about nothing. As in: Brussels’ endless lame-duck inertia. Host Sarah Wheaton dissects the reasons for the hold-up — and why it matters — with POLITICO’s Barbara Moens and Nick Vinocur, as well as with Aaron McLoughlin, a seasoned Brussels lobbyist with deep experience working in the Parliament and the Commission. Meanwhile, there’s lots happening in the U.S. ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election. Earlier this week, POLITICO Live and the American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union hosted a debate about what candidates Kamala Harris or Donald Trump could mean for Europe. Finally, our Berlaymont Who’s Who series looks at the unusual political trajectory of Belgium’s commissioner-designate, Hadja Lahbib, and her dual responsibility for crisis management and equality.
Listen to the episode.
Westminster Insider
Westminster Insider is on a break, but our episodes are not time-sensitive: Have a listen to our catalog here or via the links below.
Power Play: Transatlantic allies weigh up Israeli options on Iran
The barrage of Hezbollah rockets, the amassing of Israeli ground forces in Lebanon and the prospect of a retaliatory strike on Iran mark the grim first anniversary of Oct. 7. As Israel considers its options, how much influence do the U.S and its allies have in shaping the response? Host Anne McElvoy talks to two guests with over half a century of top-level diplomacy in the region between them. David Satterfield was until recently the White House special envoy for Middle East humanitarian issues and currently leads Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy. Nicholas Hopton was the U.K.’s ambassador to Iran, Yemen, Qatar and Libya, and is director general of the Middle East Association.
Listen to the episode.
DECLASSIFIED
Mrs. von der Leyen, headteacher of a school in special measures. Read this week’s Declassified column.
Caption competition
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