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FT editor Roula Khalaf selects her favorite stories in this weekly newsletter. This article is a local version of our Europe Express newsletter. Sign up here to receive the newsletter straight to your inbox every weekday and Saturday morning. Good day. A first for starters: EU member states are set to agree new powers to completely stop Russian gas imports almost two years after Moscow's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to legal text seen by the Financial Times. EU finance ministers ended negotiations at around 3am this morning having failed to reach an agreement on new debt and deficit rules for member states.
Ministers have moved towards a compromise but Armenia Mobile Number List remain deadlocked over technical details, with further talks expected to take place before the end of the year. From last night's dinner to breakfast this morning, our finance correspondent tells us what to expect from today's deliberations on the next head of the European Investment Bank. And Estonia's Health Minister tells us that countries should take priority over companies in Brussels' pharmaceutical policies. Have a good weekend. The EIB crown goes to . . . Despite failing to reach a difficult deal on fiscal rules last night, Spanish Deputy Prime Minister Nadia Calviño might still have reason to celebrate today: being crowned the next president of the European Investment Bank.
But don't count your chickens yet, writes Paola Tomma . Context: To become head of the EIB, any candidate needs the support of at least 18 EU countries representing 68 percent of the bank's share capital. The field is crowded: Danish EU licensing commissioner Margrethe Vestager is the other favourite. Sweden, Italy and Poland have their own candidates in the race. "I am quite confident that we will be able to finalize the informal political process," Vincent Van Peteghem said yesterday. The Belgian Finance Minister presides over the selection process. Calviño may count on Germany's backing, but it is not 100 percent certain that she meets both criteria, mainly due to France's reluctance to openly back her.