A draft EU text of a proposed agreement seen by the Financial Times states that both sides “shall not impose quota” when implementing the agreement, known as the Youth Experience Scheme (YES), despite UK ministers repeatedly promising that such a scheme would be capped.

Sir Keir Starmer has repeated that he is not planning to rejoin the EU's customs union, after the deputy prime minister said countries in such unions see a boost to their economies. Speaking on a podcast on Thursday, David Lammy said it was "self-evident" that Brexit had damaged the British economy.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said they held “very constructive” talks with Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever on Friday over an EU plan to use Russian frozen assets to fund Ukraine,

Laura Kövesi is leading the European Union's fight against corruption. Since becoming head of the European Public Prosecutor's Office in 2021, she’s launched a series of anti-fraud cases—and won.

Federica Mogherini, the EU's foreign policy chief until 2019, has resigned from a leading role in Belgium after she was detained for questioning and accused in connection with an anti-corruption investigation.

Czech defence group CSG has signed a framework deal with Slovakia’s defence ministry to supply ammunition to EU states worth up to 58 billion euros ($67.54 billion).