{"id":2034260,"date":"2026-07-09T06:51:14","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:51:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2034260"},"modified":"2026-07-09T06:51:14","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T03:51:14","slug":"newsletter-another-day-another-diatribe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2034260","title":{"rendered":"Newsletter: Another day, another diatribe"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/11\/98\/1200x675_cmsv2_1684789a-9122-5c6e-96de-822dda3eac8a-9831198.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2907946-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2907946\" data-cid=\"9828580\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2907946-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" 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will be performing at the World Cup\u2019s first final halftime show?\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2907946-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-2 m-modeDesktop-2 m-modeXL-2\" data-nid=\"2907946\" data-cid=\"9828580\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2907946-label-pos1-c-latest-stories-sidebar\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/82\/85\/80\/189x106_cmsv2_b0c671bf-a25b-50e1-aeb9-fcbcf9bf9133-9828580.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Shura Island on Saudi Arabia&apos;s Red Sea\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Travel News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    &#8216;Maldives of the Middle East&#8217;: Saudi&#8217;s Red Sea project takes shape\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article 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class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe Today<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Newsletter: Another day, another diatribe<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/83\/11\/98\/1536x864_cmsv2_1684789a-9122-5c6e-96de-822dda3eac8a-9831198.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"US President Donald Trump gestures during a media conference at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, 8 July, 2026.\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              US President Donald Trump gestures during a media conference at the NATO summit in Ankara, Turkey, 8 July, 2026.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspAngela Skujins\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1783579874\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-07-09 08:51:14 +02:00\">09\/07\/2026 &#8211; 8:51 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src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Angela Skujins back on newsletter duties for this Thursday, where European leaders are steadily retreating to their capitals following a turbulent North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) annual summit in the Turkish capital. But they are not returning empty-handed. <\/p>\n<p>Not only were the leaders in attendance gifted engraved pistols and live ammunition by host and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, they were also left to digest many proclamations by US President Donald Trump, NATO\u2019s most powerful player. <\/p>\n<p>Euronews\u2019 NATO correspondent <strong>Shona Murray<\/strong> was reporting on-the-ground for the duration of the Ankara event, and says after five years of war on the European continent, and two years of rancour from a confrontational White House, it was a moment for Europe to prove it&#8217;s serious about its own defence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Eclipsed by Trump.<\/strong> This was quickly overshadowed by Trump threatening to cut trade with Spain over Madrid\u2019s insistence to not raise defence spending to 5% of GDP, but also news that Ukraine would be granted an export licence to produce Patriot interceptors after years of lobbying.<\/p>\n<p>Trump also reignited his claim that the US should \u201ccontrol\u201d Greenland \u2014 the semi-autonomous territory part of Denmark, with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen taking the threat seriously. \u201cThe US position is, unfortunately, very clear on this topic,\u201d she said. <\/p>\n<p>Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton told Euronews that Trump&#8217;s latest comments on Greenland should be seen as part of his political style rather than an indication of US foreign policy. &#8220;He&#8217;s trolling people,&#8221; Bolton said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Why does he talk about taking Greenland? Because it drives people crazy. That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s about.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>On top of this, Trump also described the Iranian leadership as \u201ccuckoo\u201d for allegedly misrepresenting a ceasefire agreement aiming to bring an end to the war in Iran.<\/p>\n<p>The question is how the capitals today digest Trump\u2019s declarations.<\/p>\n<p>But according to <strong>Jamie Shea<\/strong>, former NATO official and Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, the meeting went beyond the headlines. <\/p>\n<p>He just told Euronews\u2019 flagship morning programme_Europe Today_ that Trump signed off on a communiqu\u00e9, &#8220;which may not be the most interesting thing for the media, but it&#8217;s important for diplomats.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This is the official text where the US committed itself to NATO Article 5 collective defence and called it ironclad,&#8221; he said. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;These were the kind of things that the allies wanted to hear, and of course he also showed some satisfaction, unsurprisingly, with the fact that his message on defense spending has been heeded.&#8221; <strong>Watch.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Also in the news: finance ministers from the eurozone meet in Brussels. My colleague <strong>Eleonora Vasques<\/strong> writes in a dispatch that the main item to watch is Spain\u2019s pitch regarding how to make common borrowing sustainable.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Blockbuster borrowing.<\/strong> In a proposal brought forward by Madrid, Spain wants a borrowing mechanism worth up to \u20ac850 billion per year with all member states participating. But Germany and the Netherlands are among the countries sharply against any form of common borrowing. Ministers will arrive from 2 pm, with a press conference scheduled at 7 pm.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sunday lunch.<\/strong> Talk is gaining steam that European Union ambassadors may need to meet for an extraordinary Sunday session to rubber stamp a series of files before an impending 15 July deadline. <\/p>\n<p>According to <strong>Jorge Liboreiro,<\/strong> this is because Wednesday\u2019s meeting among the ambassadors consolidated the fault lines in the 21st package of sanctions against Russia for the country\u2019s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. But the clock is ticking to find a resolution, and the already-scheduled Friday assembly might not deliver results. <\/p>\n<p>Portugal and Germany have concerns about a proposed ban on Russian cod and pollack, as they are large consumers and their local industries risk being disproportionately impacted. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Pour oil on troubled waters.<\/strong> Meanwhile, Greece, Malta and Cyprus are questioning the idea of delaying the automatic review of the price cap on Russian oil until January 2026. The review is scheduled for 15 July and could easily send the cap from $44 to more than $60 per barrel.<\/p>\n<p>And following pushback from France and Italy, the Irish presidency has narrowed down the entry ban on Russian soldiers to short-term visas and those who have directly participated in the invasion of Ukraine, <strong>Luca Bertuzzi<\/strong> reports.<\/p>\n<p>All eyes will be on Friday&#8217;s get-together to see if the ambassadors will need to work overtime. <\/p>\n<p><strong>One last thing<\/strong>. It\u2019s the final day of the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg, and our parliamentary correspondent <strong>Vincenzo Genovese<\/strong> writes to say that there will be a closely-watched vote today on a resolution condemning the war crimes in El-Obeid, Sudan. <\/p>\n<p>A controversial portion of the text alleges foreign actors, in particular the United Arab Emirates, are fueling the fighting with military and financial support. Parliament\u2019s right-leaning flank, however, wants it scrapped. The vote will occur between 12 pm and 2 pm. <\/p>\n<h3><strong>Trump&#8217;s new Greenland threat triggers Europe&#8217;s unhealed trauma<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>Caught between a series of domestic and international crises, Europeans hoped that, at the very least, Greenland would no longer be one of their concerns.<\/p>\n<p>That hope, however, proved short-lived \u2014 lasting just six months, my colleague <strong>Jorge Liboreiro<\/strong> writes.<\/p>\n<p>Not long after landing in Ankara, Turkey, to attend the annual summit of NATO leaders, US President Donald Trump revived his ambition to seize Greenland, the mineral-rich island that belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark that the former Manhattan tycoon has long pursued as the ultimate real-estate deal.<\/p>\n<p>Greenland &#8220;should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark&#8221;, Trump said on Tuesday, after being received by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Greenland doesn&#8217;t help Denmark. Denmark doesn&#8217;t spend money to really help Greenland,&#8221; he added. (In fact, Denmark provides Greenland with a so-called block grant worth almost \u20ac600 million per year.)<\/p>\n<p>The following day, Trump doubled down on his claims.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Greenland is very important for the United States, but it&#8217;s not important for Denmark,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;m not happy with NATO for what they did with Greenland.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The remarks immediately made it to front pages worldwide, forcing Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to once again defend her country&#8217;s integrity against one of its own military allies \u2014 a deeply unusual scenario for a military alliance summit.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The US position is, unfortunately, very clear on this topic. But our position is as clear as it has been all through: Greenland is not for sale. I hope all allies will respect the Greenlandic people&#8217;s right to self-determination,&#8221; Frederiksen told reporters in Ankara.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are ready to defend every inch of NATO, including our own territory.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read the full story about Europe\u2019s unhealed trauma over Greenland.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong>More from our newsrooms<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>Exclusive: EU to revise crypto rules in 2027 amid Trump&#8217;s push for digital assets<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The European Union is set to revise its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) to cover non-EU issuers and broaden its scope, as US President Donald Trump&#8217;s support for stablecoins prompts new regulatory questions. <strong>Eleonora Vasques<\/strong> has the details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>EU faces tougher gas storage refill task as winter looms and high prices bite<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>EU gas storage was only 28% full at the start of the summer injection season, but energy regulators are confident in the system&#8217;s resilience thanks to regasification capacity. <strong>Marta Pacheco<\/strong> has more.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2018People admire scars\u2019: MEPs fear Le Pen more than Bardella<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The general feeling in the European Parliament is that the longstanding far-right leader has a better chance of becoming France\u2019s president than her younger successor. <strong>Vincenzo Genovese<\/strong> has the deep dive into French politics.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>We&#8217;re also keeping an eye on<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The final day of the European Parliament plenary kicks off in Strasbourg.<\/li>\n<li>European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen visits Zagreb, Croatia and meets with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovi\u0107.<\/li>\n<li>European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos attends the Celebration of the Montenegro Statehood Day hosted by Montenegro\u2019s President Jakov Milatovi\u0107 in the country\u2019s capital, Podgorica.<\/li>\n<li>European Commissioner Maria Lu\u00eds Albuquerque meets UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves in Brussels, Belgium.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>That&#8217;s it for today. Shona Murray, Jorge Liboreiro, Eleonora Vasquez and Vincenzo Genovese contributed to this newsletter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__title\">\n        Read more<br \/>\n      <\/h2>\n<div class=\"c-article-you-might-also-like__item\">\n<h3>\n<p>                  Trump skips new Air Force One on return from Turkey NATO 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data-cid=\"9827608\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n<h3 class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    The five fastest-growing economies in Europe over the next five years<br \/>\n  <\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Good morning readers.\u00a0Angela Skujins back on newsletter duties for this Thursday, where European leaders are steadily retreating to their capitals following a turbulent North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) annual summit in the Turkish capital. But they are not returning empty-handed.\u00a0Not only were the leaders in attendance gifted engraved pistols and live ammunition by host and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan, they were also left to digest many proclamations by US President Donald Trump, NATO\u2019s most powerful player.\u00a0Euronews\u2019 NATO correspondent Shona Murray was reporting on-the-ground for the duration of the Ankara event, and says after five years of war on the European continent, and two years of rancour from a confrontational White House, it was a moment for Europe to prove it&#8217;s serious about its own defence.Eclipsed by Trump. This was quickly overshadowed by Trump threatening to cut trade with Spain over Madrid\u2019s insistence to not raise defence spending to 5% of GDP, but also news that Ukraine would be granted an export licence to produce Patriot interceptors after years of lobbying.Trump also reignited his claim that the US should \u201ccontrol\u201d Greenland \u2014 the semi-autonomous territory part of Denmark, with Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen taking the threat seriously. \u201cThe US position is, unfortunately, very clear on this topic,\u201d she said.\u00a0Former US National Security Adviser John Bolton told Euronews that Trump&#8217;s latest comments on Greenland should be seen as part of his political style rather than an indication of US foreign policy. &#8220;He&#8217;s trolling people,&#8221; Bolton said.&#8221;Why does he talk about taking Greenland? Because it drives people crazy. That&#8217;s what it&#8217;s about.&#8221;On top of this, Trump also described the Iranian leadership as \u201ccuckoo\u201d for allegedly misrepresenting a ceasefire agreement aiming to bring an end to the war in Iran.The question is how the capitals today digest Trump\u2019s declarations.But according to Jamie Shea, former NATO official and Senior Fellow at Friends of Europe, the meeting went beyond the headlines.\u00a0He just told Euronews\u2019 flagship morning programme Europe Today that Trump signed off on a communiqu\u00e9, &#8220;which may not be the most interesting thing for the media, but it&#8217;s important for diplomats.&#8221;&#8221;This is the official text where the US committed itself to NATO Article 5 collective defence and called it ironclad,&#8221; he said.\u00a0&#8220;These were the kind of things that the allies wanted to hear, and of course he also showed some satisfaction, unsurprisingly, with the fact that his message on defense spending has been heeded.&#8221; Watch.Also in the news: finance ministers from the eurozone meet in Brussels. My colleague Eleonora Vasques writes in a dispatch that the main item to watch is Spain\u2019s pitch regarding how to make common borrowing sustainable.Blockbuster borrowing. In a proposal brought forward by Madrid, Spain wants a borrowing mechanism worth up to \u20ac850 billion per year with all member states participating. But Germany and the Netherlands are among the countries sharply against any form of common borrowing. Ministers will arrive from 2 pm, with a press conference scheduled at 7 pm.Sunday lunch. Talk is gaining steam that European Union ambassadors may need to meet for an extraordinary Sunday session to rubber stamp a series of files before an impending 15 July deadline.\u00a0According to Jorge Liboreiro, this is because Wednesday\u2019s meeting among the ambassadors consolidated the fault lines in the 21st package of sanctions against Russia for the country\u2019s ongoing invasion of Ukraine. But the clock is ticking to find a resolution, and the already-scheduled Friday assembly might not deliver results.\u00a0Portugal and Germany have concerns about a proposed ban on Russian cod and pollack, as they are large consumers and their local industries risk being disproportionately impacted.\u00a0Pour oil on troubled waters. Meanwhile, Greece, Malta and Cyprus are questioning the idea of delaying the automatic review of the price cap on Russian oil until January 2026. The review is scheduled for 15 July and could easily send the cap from $44 to more than $60 per barrel.And following pushback from France and Italy, the Irish presidency has narrowed down the entry ban on Russian soldiers to short-term visas and those who have directly participated in the invasion of Ukraine, Luca Bertuzzi reports.All eyes will be on Friday&#8217;s get-together to see if the ambassadors will need to work overtime.\u00a0One last thing. It\u2019s the final day of the European Parliament plenary in Strasbourg, and our parliamentary correspondent Vincenzo Genovese writes to say that there will be a closely-watched vote today on a resolution condemning the war crimes in El-Obeid, Sudan.\u00a0A controversial portion of the text alleges foreign actors, in particular the United Arab Emirates, are fueling the fighting with military and financial support. Parliament\u2019s right-leaning flank, however, wants it scrapped. The vote will occur between 12 pm and 2 pm.\u00a0Trump&#8217;s new Greenland threat triggers Europe&#8217;s unhealed traumaCaught between a series of domestic and international crises, Europeans hoped that, at the very least, Greenland would no longer be one of their concerns.That hope, however, proved short-lived \u2014 lasting just six months, my colleague Jorge Liboreiro writes.Not long after landing in Ankara, Turkey, to attend the annual summit of NATO leaders, US President Donald Trump revived his ambition to seize Greenland, the mineral-rich island that belongs to the Kingdom of Denmark that the former Manhattan tycoon has long pursued as the ultimate real-estate deal.Greenland &#8220;should be controlled by the United States, not by Denmark&#8221;, Trump said on Tuesday, after being received by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdo\u011fan.&#8221;Greenland doesn&#8217;t help Denmark. Denmark doesn&#8217;t spend money to really help Greenland,&#8221; he added. (In fact, Denmark provides Greenland with a so-called block grant worth almost \u20ac600 million per year.)The following day, Trump doubled down on his claims.&#8221;Greenland is very important for the United States, but it&#8217;s not important for Denmark,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I&#8217;m not happy with NATO for what they did with Greenland.&#8221;The remarks immediately made it to front pages worldwide, forcing Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen to once again defend her country&#8217;s integrity against one of its own military allies \u2014 a deeply unusual scenario for a military alliance summit.&#8221;The US position is, unfortunately, very clear on this topic. But our position is as clear as it has been all through: Greenland is not for sale. I hope all allies will respect the Greenlandic people&#8217;s right to self-determination,&#8221; Frederiksen told reporters in Ankara.&#8221;We are ready to defend every inch of NATO, including our own territory.&#8221;Read the full story about Europe\u2019s unhealed trauma over Greenland.More from our newsroomsExclusive: EU to revise crypto rules in 2027 amid Trump&#8217;s push for digital assetsThe European Union is set to revise its Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCA) to cover non-EU issuers and broaden its scope, as US President Donald Trump&#8217;s support for stablecoins prompts new regulatory questions. Eleonora Vasques has the details.EU faces tougher gas storage refill task as winter looms and high prices biteEU gas storage was only 28% full at the start of the summer injection season, but energy regulators are confident in the system&#8217;s resilience thanks to regasification capacity. Marta Pacheco has more.\u2018People admire scars\u2019: MEPs fear Le Pen more than BardellaThe general feeling in the European Parliament is that the longstanding far-right leader has a better chance of becoming France\u2019s president than her younger successor. Vincenzo Genovese has the deep dive into French politics.We&#8217;re also keeping an eye onThe final day of the European Parliament plenary kicks off in Strasbourg.European Commission Executive Vice-President Henna Virkkunen visits Zagreb, Croatia and meets with Prime Minister Andrej Plenkovi\u0107.\u00a0European Commissioner for Enlargement Marta Kos attends the Celebration of the Montenegro Statehood Day hosted by Montenegro\u2019s President Jakov Milatovi\u0107 in the country\u2019s capital, Podgorica.\u00a0European Commissioner Maria Lu\u00eds Albuquerque meets UK Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves in Brussels, Belgium.\u00a0That&#8217;s it for today. 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