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Whilst the summer exodus empties a large part of Brussels, there’s still plenty to report on. Here’s how the week went.

EU states on Thursday backed a package of retaliation on 93 billion euros of US goods – to kick in from 7 August if talks fall short

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy denied having had a conversation with von der Leyen, as previously stated by the European Commission

The statement follows Macron’s announcement that France will untilaterally recognise a Palestinian state in September

Germany joined France in telling the European Commission that weapons sales decisions belong squarely in the hands of capitals

After more than 50 attempts, Kosovo’s MPs now have just two days to meet a court mandate to pick their new speaker

The suspension is the latest move in Germany’s broader migration policy shift and follows controversy over a programme admitting Afghans at risk under Taliban rule

Delegations from Iran, the European Union and the so-called E3 group of France, Britain and Germany, arrived for talks at the Iranian consulate in Istanbul

“The urgent priority today is to end the war in Gaza and rescue the civilian population,” the French president wrote on social media

This week may not bring a victory for democracy, but at the very least we can stop pretending Zelenskyy is someone he never was.