President Emmanuel Macron has named the EU’s former Brexit negotiator Michel Barnier as France’s next prime minister. Plus, Europe’s sustainable investment funds double down on defence stocks, and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy carries out his biggest wartime cabinet reshuffle yet.
Mentioned in this podcast:
Europe’s ESG funds more than double defence holdings amid Ukraine war
Michel Barnier promises respect for ‘all political forces’ as French PM
Zelenskyy seeks ‘new energy’ with Ukraine’s biggest wartime cabinet reshuffle
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