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Bloomberg has learned that the European Union is preparing options to embed Ukraine's future EU membership into any peace deal with Russia.

Formal negotiations on EU membership began in 2024, but the process has been stalled by objections from Hungary.

With more, here's our chief Europe correspondent, Oliver Crook.

France's central bank governor, François Villereux de Gallo, surprised many yesterday by announcing that he will step down in June this year, more than a year before the end of his term.

Villereux de Gallo insists that his decision to leave early is a personal one to allow him to run a charitable foundation for young people.

However, the move gifts President Emmanuel Macron the opportunity to appoint the next governor rather than leaving that decision to his successor.

Charles-Henri Monchaux is CIO at Banksy's.

Charles-Henri Monchaux speaking there, as polling suggests that the far-right national rally could be in a strong position to win next year's French presidential election.

In a new analysis of living standards, the think tank, the Resolution Foundation, says a typical lower-income British household would have to wait 137 years to see its living standards double.

Bloomberg's Ewan Potts has more.

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The UK's top spies are warning political parties of the dangers posed by foreign interference, ranging from financial donations to honey traps.

Bloomberg's Ewan Potts has the details.

Now, when it comes to Japan, the Prime Minister, Sanae Takeuchi, has secured a historic election triumph, marking her as the most powerful leader in the country's post-war era.

Takeuchi's Liberal Democratic Party won a two-third supermajority in Sunday's lower house election, according to the public broadcaster NHK.

William Cho from the Hudson Institute says it's a personal mandate for Takeuchi.

Cho adds that the resounding win means large amounts of funding for structural changes to Japan's economy, but it might rattle bond markets.

Japan's stocks rallied to record highs on the news and the Japanese yen edged away from the danger zone for intervention.