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tonight.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;7f0aa8c7-3ee9-457f-a3c2-508ff0e27fed&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Addressing a largely empty hemisphere of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, &lt;strong&gt;von der Leyen said the bloc needed \u201cto tear down the barriers that prevent us from being a true global giant,\u201d&lt;\/strong&gt; as she warned that the current system amounts to \u201cfragmentation on steroids\u201d with many different, and potentially conflicting, legal regimes.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;e02ed858-e21f-49db-afc7-7d279f03f92b&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;\u201c&lt;strong&gt;We have the second largest economy in the world, but we are driving it with the handbrake on&lt;\/strong&gt;, and the good news is this can be fixed, but we need single minded focus on the single market, and we need to tear down barriers one by one,\u201d she said.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;ccd41690-47cd-4ba9-96f2-68ec34bdb586&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Von der Leyen warned that \u201c&lt;strong&gt;competitiveness is not just the foundation of our prosperity, but of our security, and ultimately, of our democracies too.&lt;\/strong&gt;\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;5f36a89a-4446-40b6-b833-c62dceab51d7&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The European Commission is planning to move forward a number of proposals,&lt;\/strong&gt; including its &lt;strong&gt;\u201cEU Inc.\u201d regime,&lt;\/strong&gt; which would allow people to register a company in any member state within 48 hours, fully online, and help with crossborder 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German chancellor &lt;strong&gt;Friedrich Merz&lt;\/strong&gt; and Italian prime minister &lt;strong&gt;Giorgia Meloni&lt;\/strong&gt;, so expect their voices to feature prominently in this debate. French president &lt;strong&gt;Emmanuel Macron&lt;\/strong&gt; also outlined his thoughts on this yesterday (&lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/feb\/10\/russia-ukraine-war-us-talks-europe-live-updates-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-698b10548f0882a0325f1c28#block-698b10548f0882a0325f1c28\\&quot;&gt;Europe Live, Tuesday&lt;\/a&gt;).&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;d70985bd-0921-4dc1-94fa-9413d32f14ce&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;I will follow this closely for you.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;2e5c6444-2857-4f3f-a59b-a19f3f94f5ce&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;Separately, &lt;strong&gt;I will bring you the latest on &lt;a href=\\&quot;https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\\&quot; data-component=\\&quot;auto-linked-tag\\&quot;&gt;Ukraine&lt;\/a&gt;,&lt;\/strong&gt; with EU defence ministers meeting in Brussels to discuss the situation in the country ahead of tomorrow\u2019s separate Nato meeting, and more news from across the continent.&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;7ed0b93e-b9b4-4691-9b2d-0bcc00b839fb&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;It\u2019s &lt;strong&gt;Wednesday, 11 February 2026,&lt;\/strong&gt; it\u2019s &lt;strong&gt;Jakub Krupa&lt;\/strong&gt; here, and this is &lt;strong&gt;Europe Live.&lt;\/strong&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;&quot;,&quot;elementId&quot;:&quot;766fe0a0-fa80-4af0-bda5-e17a1a8040ff&quot;},{&quot;_type&quot;:&quot;model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.TextBlockElement&quot;,&quot;html&quot;:&quot;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Good 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Krupa&quot;,&quot;imageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2025\/01\/22\/Jakub_Krupa.jpg?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=41cc9981ec7b067e2d3b5391c5a68a4f&quot;,&quot;largeImageUrl&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/uploads\/2025\/01\/22\/Jakub_Krupa.png?width=300&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=4a039a2b765744058f3c2c677268513e&quot;}],&quot;primaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;Wed 11 Feb 2026 09.17 GMT&quot;,&quot;secondaryDateLine&quot;:&quot;First published on Wed 11 Feb 2026 08.51 GMT&quot;}],&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;key-events-carousel-mobile&quot;,&quot;renderingTarget&quot;:&quot;Web&quot;,&quot;serverTime&quot;:1770801985299}\"><span id=\"key-events-carousel-mobile\"\/><span class=\"dcr-90inr0\"><\/p>\n<p>Key events<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/gu-island><gu-island name=\"FilterKeyEventsToggle\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;filterKeyEvents&quot;:false,&quot;id&quot;:&quot;filter-toggle-mobile&quot;}\"><span id=\"filter-toggle-mobile\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"dcr-alru3r\"><label id=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch_description\" data-component=\"filter-key-events\" data-link-name=\"filter-key-events-on\" class=\"dcr-rrspei\"><button id=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch\" role=\"switch\" aria-checked=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"filter-toggle-mobile-switch_description\" class=\"dcr-dh5oqp\"\/>Show key events only<\/p>\n<p><span>Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/label><\/div>\n<p><\/gu-island><\/span><\/p>\n<article id=\"block-698c432f8f08327a59cb1d23\" class=\"block dcr-1os4bxs\">\n<header class=\"dcr-88va8u\">\n<h2 class=\"dcr-1wl2b6o\">Four dead after Russian strikes on Ukraine overnight amid reported US pressure on Ukraine to end war<\/h2>\n<\/header>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>At least four people died in overnight Russian strikes on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a>, as Moscow shows no signs of compromise just two weeks before the fourth anniversary of the full-scale aggression.<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"0a9d9d9a-6da5-413d-b1df-ab0721991b3a\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">Firefighters working to extinguish a fire at a private house following a Russian drone attack in Bogodukhiv Kharkiv region of Ukraine.<\/span> Photograph: Ukrainian State Emergency Service\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">129 Russian drones were identified overnight, the Ukrainian air force said, adding that of these 112 were shot down or neutralised, Reuters reported.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>There are now growing hints of US pressure on Ukraine to end the war as soon as possible and preferably before the summer, <\/strong>even at the cost of accepting far-reaching concessions.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">On Monday, Matthew <strong>Whitaker rejected Ukraine\u2019s claims that the US set a deadline to end the war by June<\/strong>, saying \u201cI don\u2019t think that is anything that the United States has put out there\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/feb\/09\/europe-eu-jimmy-lai-ukraine-russia-us-portugal-latest-news-updates?page=with%3Ablock-6989d0558f084ca374ce3928#block-6989d0558f084ca374ce3928\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Europe Live, Monday<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">But Financial Times <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/50d3d86b-2d2a-4d06-845e-a4e089382cad\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">reported<\/a> (\u00a3) overnight that <strong>Ukraine is working on holding presidential elections and a referendum on peace deal, potentially as early as in May<\/strong>, with Washington pressing Kyiv to move as quickly as possible or risk losing critical security guarantees.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The paper pointed out that <strong>holding the election would be a major departure from Volodymyr Zelenskyy\u2019s previously repeated suggestions that it was impossible<\/strong>, or at least impractical, <strong>to do it during an active war,<\/strong> with many voters either displaced or in active service struggling to take part.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">FT suggested that <strong>Zelenskyy could announce the plan as early as on 24 February, t<\/strong>he fourth anniversary of the full-scale aggression, but <strong>its actual implementation would still be conditional on the progress made in talks with Russia, <\/strong>with Moscow not showing signs of dropping its maximalist demands.<\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/feb\/11\/europe-live-latest-news-updates-eu-ukraine-russia&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-698c432f8f08327a59cb1d23&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-698c432f8f08327a59cb1d23&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;EU must tear down barriers that prevent it becoming \u2018global giant\u2019, says Von der Leyen \u2013 Europe live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=EU must tear down barriers that prevent it becoming \u2018global giant\u2019, says Von der Leyen \u2013 Europe 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data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ursula von der Leyen<\/a> insisted this morning that the EU needs to \u201ctear down\u201d the economic barriers that prevent it from becoming \u201ca global giant\u201d<\/strong> and deepen its internal market, as she kicked off 48 hours of intensive discussions on the bloc\u2019s economy.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"e3a0ef32-8ef9-4e38-a81b-5ffd6d3cbc53\" data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" data-spacefinder-type=\"model.dotcomrendering.pageElements.ImageBlockElement\" class=\"dcr-173mewl\"><figcaption data-spacefinder-role=\"inline\" class=\"dcr-fd61eq\"><span class=\"dcr-1inf02i\"><svg width=\"18\" height=\"13\" viewbox=\"0 0 18 13\"><path d=\"M18 3.5v8l-1.5 1.5h-15l-1.5-1.5v-8l1.5-1.5h3.5l2-2h4l2 2h3.5l1.5 1.5zm-9 7.5c1.9 0 3.5-1.6 3.5-3.5s-1.6-3.5-3.5-3.5-3.5 1.6-3.5 3.5 1.6 3.5 3.5 3.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><span class=\"dcr-1qvd3m6\">European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen arrives for a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron (not seen) at the \u00c9lys\u00e9e Palace in Paris, France last week.<\/span> Photograph: Abdul Saboor\/Reuters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>A number of EU leaders will meet today<\/strong> at an industry event in Antwerp, before they meet again tomorrow morning for a pre-summit discussion ahead of an informal summit <em>proper<\/em> later that tonight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Addressing a largely empty hemisphere of the European Parliament in Strasbourg, <strong>von der Leyen said the bloc needed \u201cto tear down the barriers that prevent us from being a true global giant,\u201d<\/strong> as she warned that the current system amounts to \u201cfragmentation on steroids\u201d with many different, and potentially conflicting, legal regimes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">\u201c<strong>We have the second largest economy in the world, but we are driving it with the handbrake on<\/strong>, and the good news is this can be fixed, but we need single minded focus on the single market, and we need to tear down barriers one by one,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Von der Leyen warned that \u201c<strong>competitiveness is not just the foundation of our prosperity, but of our security, and ultimately, of our democracies too.<\/strong>\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>The European Commission is planning to move forward a number of proposals,<\/strong> including its <strong>\u201cEU Inc.\u201d regime,<\/strong> which would allow people to register a company in any member state within 48 hours, fully online, and help with crossborder operations.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>\u201cThis is the speed we need, and this is Europe made easy,\u201d<\/strong> she said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">The commission wants a plan to be agreed by March and implemented by the end of next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>But it\u2019s fair to say that other leaders have some competing ideas,<\/strong> with a particularly strong anti-bureaucracy coalition forming around German chancellor <strong>Friedrich Merz<\/strong> and Italian prime minister <strong>Giorgia Meloni<\/strong>, so expect their voices to feature prominently in this debate. French president <strong>Emmanuel Macron<\/strong> also outlined his thoughts on this yesterday (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/feb\/10\/russia-ukraine-war-us-talks-europe-live-updates-latest-news?page=with%3Ablock-698b10548f0882a0325f1c28#block-698b10548f0882a0325f1c28\" data-link-name=\"in body link\">Europe Live, Tuesday<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">I will follow this closely for you.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">Separately, <strong>I will bring you the latest on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/ukraine\" data-link-name=\"in body link\" data-component=\"auto-linked-tag\">Ukraine<\/a>,<\/strong> with EU defence ministers meeting in Brussels to discuss the situation in the country ahead of tomorrow\u2019s separate Nato meeting, and more news from across the continent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\">It\u2019s <strong>Wednesday, 11 February 2026,<\/strong> it\u2019s <strong>Jakub Krupa<\/strong> here, and this is <strong>Europe Live.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"dcr-130mj7b\"><strong>Good morning.<\/strong><\/p>\n<footer class=\"dcr-3i7iba\"><gu-island name=\"ShareButton\" priority=\"feature\" deferuntil=\"visible\" props=\"{&quot;size&quot;:&quot;xsmall&quot;,&quot;pageId&quot;:&quot;world\/live\/2026\/feb\/11\/europe-live-latest-news-updates-eu-ukraine-russia&quot;,&quot;hash&quot;:&quot;block-698c3ce18f08327a59cb1cfd&quot;,&quot;queryParams&quot;:{&quot;page&quot;:&quot;with:block-698c3ce18f08327a59cb1cfd&quot;},&quot;webTitle&quot;:&quot;EU must tear down barriers that prevent it becoming \u2018global giant\u2019, says Von der Leyen \u2013 Europe live&quot;,&quot;format&quot;:{&quot;design&quot;:11,&quot;display&quot;:0,&quot;theme&quot;:0},&quot;context&quot;:&quot;LiveBlock&quot;}\"><a href=\"mailto:?subject=EU must tear down barriers that prevent it becoming \u2018global giant\u2019, says Von der Leyen \u2013 Europe live&amp;body=https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2026\/feb\/11\/europe-live-latest-news-updates-eu-ukraine-russia?CMP=share_btn_url&amp;page=with%3Ablock-698c3ce18f08327a59cb1cfd#block-698c3ce18f08327a59cb1cfd\" type=\"button\" class=\"dcr-1mulgdf\">Share<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewbox=\"-3 -3 30 30\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M19 16c1.675 0 3 1.35 3 3 0 1.675-1.325 3-3 3a2.97 2.97 0 0 1-2.975-3c0-.125 0-.275.025-.375L7.1 14.15a2.9 2.9 0 0 1-2.075.825C3.325 14.975 2 13.65 2 12a3.004 3.004 0 0 1 3.025-3.025c.775 0 1.5.35 2.075.875l8.95-4.475c-.025-.1-.025-.225-.025-.4A2.966 2.966 0 0 1 19 2c1.675 0 3 1.325 3 2.975C22 6.65 20.675 8 19 8c-.8 0-1.475-.325-2.05-.825l-8.975 4.45C8 11.7 8 11.825 8 12s0 .3-.025.375l8.975 4.45c.575-.5 1.25-.825 2.05-.825m0-12.8c-.975 0-1.8.775-1.8 1.775S18.025 6.8 19 6.8c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.825S20 3.2 19 3.2m0 17.6c1 0 1.825-.825 1.825-1.8 0-1-.825-1.8-1.825-1.8-.975 0-1.8.8-1.8 1.8 0 .975.825 1.8 1.8 1.8\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/gu-island><\/footer>\n<\/article>\n<\/div>\n<p>#tear #barriers #prevent #global #giant #Von #der #Leyen #Europe #live #Europe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Key events Show key events onl&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20780"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=20780"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20780\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/20781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=20780"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=20780"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/microvibenews.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=20780"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}