Sanctions and security guarantees for Ukraine are among the ‘missing pieces’ the Ukrainian president asks for in overnight interview ahead of US president’s state visit to UK

As I mentioned earlier, the EU’s von der Leyen is speaking now in Brussels on “one year after the Draghi report.”

Painting a rather rosy picture, she argues that Europe “is not only a challenger, but a leader in many fields that will define that race” on innovation, including computing power and AI adoption.

She insists that Europe “is not playing catch up” like it was during the rise of the Internet, but is “among the frontrunners.”

But on a slightly more critical tone, she says that Europe “needs to capitalise on our strengths” as she pointed out that the bloc’s “single market is far from being completed” and this needs to change to help companies grow.