EU states that joined 20 years ago seek fresh growth boost: Many of them once part of the Soviet bloc, the ten countries now need new impetus after reaping early benefits of 2004’s ‘Big Bang’ enlargement wave ft.com/content/05722d… via @ft

The Chatham House misrule - Robin Wigglesworth and I take a look at the farce around Norway's oil fund trying to keep a chat with one of the world's biggest investors private
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'If someone turns off your headlights while you’re driving at night, it gets dangerous.'
Baltic ministers sound the alarm about effects of Russia's GPS jamming on civil aviation Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 Margus Tsahkna Baiba Braže ft.com/content/37776b…

Europe is less hard-working, less ambitious, more regulated and more risk-averse than the US, says oil fund boss - FT's most read story of the past 24 hours ft.com/content/58fe78…

Just published: front page of the Financial Times, international edition, Thursday 25 April on.ft.com/3xJ48hl

James Brandon Lewis Quartet, Vortex Jazz Club review — power and pared-down rhythms shake the house via Financial Times
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Why historic buildings keep catching fire during renovations via ⁦Richard Milne⁩ on.ft.com/3Urz9j2

Big and good read from Financial Times: The Baltic balancing act over the threat from Russia ft.com/content/2047a8… via @ft

The Baltics have never been safer, thanks to Nato enlargement and with Russia bogged down in Ukraine. But they feel more threatened than ever by Moscow - my report with Richard Milne

The Baltic balancing act over the threat from Russia ft.com/content/2047a8… via @ft

The Baltics and the threat from Russia amidst growing fears in the region- and beyond- that Putin could test NATO’s resolve with provocations. Worth reading by Richard Milne and Ben Hall ft.com/content/2047a8… via @ft

FT Exclusive: Finland's new president is worried that 'belligerent' rhetoric against Russia is distracting Nato leaders from preparing their armies for a potential conflict. on.ft.com/3VRAVLe

Read this interview by President Alexander Stubb 🇫🇮

'What I call on all European states to do is to become more Finnish. In other words, more prepared. You have to prepare for the worst in order to avoid it.'

Talk less, prepare more.

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Denmark fires defence chief over Red Sea failures via ⁦Richard Milne⁩ on.ft.com/3U1JCRY

'Nobody wants to fight. Nobody wants to be invaded as well.' Conscription, special defence tax, 50-50 burden sharing with US. Edgars Rinkēvičs and Alar Karis tell me and Richard Milne how Europeans must do more for security

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Latvia's and Estonia's presidents tell Financial Times Europe needs to do much more on defence, and look at everything from conscription and special taxes to far higher spending ft.com/content/aa03ef…

Iceland to harvest more corn and less bitcoin, says PM on.ft.com/3TxrSMV

Lego failed to make oil-free bricks. So what's next?
Millions of people buy & sell Lego through BrickLink, a kind of marketplace for bricks. So what can the eBay of bricks tell us about Lego's future challenges? New
Financial Times Film by me & Richard Milne
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A FT film on one of Europe's big corporate success stories - Lego
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Europe must step up to a war footing, says head of Norway’s Nammo ft.com/content/dfa3ba… via Richard Milne and me

💥Swedish PM tells Financial Times he is ready to fortify crucial Baltic island of Gotland as part of new measures to combat a more aggressive Russia following Stockholm’s @Nato accession ft.com/content/4d2636… w Richard Milne