Daily brief
Ukraine and Moldova on July 3 are set to move onto the foreign policy cluster in their EU membership push, marking a significant step in accession talks. Moldova's pro-EU Prime Minister resigned unexpectedly, adding uncertainty to the process. The European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen called Israeli settlement policy unacceptable and pushed for new taxes to avoid EU budget cuts. Socialists and allies threatened to block the EU budget if the EPP scraps environmental safeguards. Russia's Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova called the Council of Europe clowns confused about gender.
Europe mocks von der Leyen over a Russia statement.
Trump's peace award puts FIFA President Infantino in the European Parliament's crosshairs.
The EU strongly condemns a deadly attack in Damascus.
Ireland chases EU budget gold and plans for the EU Council.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary