Also, in Thursday’s edition: Russia sanctions, Sahel, remigration

You’re reading Rapporteur on Thursday 23 July. This is Nicoletta Ionta in Brussels, with Eddy Wax.

Need-to-knows:

From the capital

Ursula von der Leyen and Emmanuel Macron met over dinner at the Élysée last night to take stock of the battles ahead, with their relationship on firmer footing than it has been for years.