Politics
EU ambassador says UK must decide its future relationship with Brussels
October 5, 2026 at 06:31 AM
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2 reports · 1 in Arabic, 1 in English · over 8 hours
Jukka Salovaara said the ball is with the UK to choose its path toward the EU, and Brussels will be ready to engage once London decides.
- Salovaara, the newly installed EU ambassador, said the ball is with the UK to debate its options and that the EU will be "ready to engage."
- Andy Burnham's first EU summit is penciled in for November, with food standards, carbon trading, youth mobility and security on the agenda.
- Negotiations over a youth mobility scheme continue, with the UK offering 50,000 places a year and Brussels pushing for 150,000.
- Christoph Bolski, director of the European Council's Europe Strategy program, said Brexit was a wrong decision that harmed UK trade interests.