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Andy Bounds

EU Correspondent

EU correspondent covering Brexit, trade, health and European politics, including the European parliament. He is also Netherlands correspondent and a frequent contributor to the agenda-setting Europe Express newsletter.

Andy has worked for the Financial Times since 1997. He covered the Brexit vote in the UK as Northern correspondent and was previously posted in Brussels from 2004-08.

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  • Friday, 20 December, 2024
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    Swiss strike EU deal after decade of talks

    Terms will deepen economic co-operation in return for new immigration and financial commitments

    European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, left, and Swiss President Viola Amherd shake hands during a press conference in Bern
  • Wednesday, 18 December, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why enlargement will overshadow the EU-western Balkan summit Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: How Mercosur countries will get better treatment under EU’s deforestation rules

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  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
    Brexit
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    European Commission brings ECJ cases over treatment of citizens and bilateral investment deals

    The main entrance to the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg
  • Monday, 16 December, 2024
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    EU presses for new powers to combat threat of Chinese import surge

    Brussels increasingly concerned it would struggle to fight back in a global trade war

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  • Saturday, 14 December, 2024
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    Donald Trump’s trade agenda may leave Europe in the dust. Is the EU ready?

  • Thursday, 12 December, 2024
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    Keir Starmer to hold talks with EU on defence co-operation

    British premier accepts invitation by bloc to discuss security matters in latest sign of improving relations

    UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer shakes hands with European Council president António Costa at Downing Street on Thursday
  • Wednesday, 11 December, 2024
    Europe Express
    How Europe is bending the rules to spare carmakers from climate fines Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: a dispatch from the political mess in Romania

    German economy minister Robert Habeck
  • Monday, 9 December, 2024
    UK trade
    Reeves calls on EU to give greater access for City of London

    Plea comes in first appearance by a UK chancellor at a Euro finance meeting since Brexit

    Rachel Reeves
  • Sunday, 8 December, 2024
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    Requirement among red lines drawn up by Brussels ahead of 2025 negotiations

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  • Saturday, 7 December, 2024
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    Rachel Reeves to pledge ‘ambitious’ economic partnership with EU

    UK chancellor will promise to fully honour post-Brexit deals in meeting with bloc’s finance ministers

    Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves
  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
    EU trade
    EU strikes blockbuster trade deal with Mercosur

    Accord would create market of 700mn by dropping tariffs on more than 90% of goods

    French farmers spell out ‘Mercosur’ with signs on a road near Angouleme, as part of their protest against the trade deal
  • Thursday, 5 December, 2024
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    ‘Finish line in sight’ for EU-Mercosur trade deal, says Ursula von der Leyen

    European Commission president attends South American bloc’s summit as final details of pact are worked out

    A drone view shows the word ‘Mercosur’ made with city signs on a road near Angouleme, France
  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
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  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why Brussels hopes cracking down on China will also save EU industry Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: Is EU drug policy fair to poorer states?

    Alexander De Croo, Teresa Ribera and Stéphane Séjourné wear safety hats at a steel plant in Belgium
  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
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    Beijing bans export of materials used in semiconductors and batteries

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  • Tuesday, 3 December, 2024
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    Social media accounts promoted Călin Georgescu without flagging political ads, MEPs hear

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  • Monday, 2 December, 2024
    Brexit
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    Brussels is willing to make small concessions over naming of scheme and length of stay

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  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
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    European People’s party says law aimed at boosting electric vehicle production is misfiring

    Vehicles travel on a highway near Frankfurt, Germany, during early morning hours
  • Friday, 29 November, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why the Dutch are hoping to jump the trade queue with Trump Premium content

    Also in this newsletter: Georgia belatedly cuts its ties with Brussels

    Dutch economy minister Dirk Beljaarts
  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
    European Commission
    EU fines Pierre Cardin and licensee for breaking competition rules

    Companies curbed cross-border sales of branded clothing, says European Commission

    A model showcases a vibrant creation by Pierre Cardin, featuring a bold pink and turquoise ensemble. She wears oversized sunglasses and holds a smartphone while walking the runway
  • Thursday, 28 November, 2024
    UK foreign policy
    Starmer to be invited to meet EU leaders to discuss European defence

    Significant post-Brexit move comes as Brussels seeks closer ties with UK

    Keir Starmer speaks at a podium, flanked by the UK and EU flags
  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
    European Commission
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    Second-term team reflects growing appeal of conservative and hard-right parties in Europe

    Ursula von der Leyen in front of an EU flag
  • Wednesday, 27 November, 2024
    Europe Express
    Why Europe is strapping in for the long haul with support to Kyiv Premium content

    Plus: the view from Brussels on resetting relations with London

    Poland’s foreign minister Radek Sikorski, right, meets his Ukrainian counterpart Andrii Sybiha
  • Tuesday, 26 November, 2024
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    Prime Minister Donald Tusk wants to protect EU’s largest poultry producers

    Polish farmers with Polish flags are seen blocking the road to the Ukrainian border crossing at Medyka-Shehyni last weekend
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