Morning . Here’s the latest in Europe:

Ukraine Zelenskyy says EU will play a major role in Ukraine’s post-war construction

Regulation The US orders its embassies in EU to lobby against Digital Services Act

Security Germany to create National Security Council, centralising power under Merz

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This newsletter will go on holiday for a fortnight, resuming 25 August. Europe may slow for the summer, but the politicking rarely takes a holiday; in the meantime, Euractiv’s website will keep you in the know.

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On 10 July, Kaja Kallas, the EU’s foreign policy chief, announced a deal with Israel to secure a "substantial increase of daily trucks” carrying aid to Gaza. A

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