2026-06-11
10 分钟What are you up to on June 20th?
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Good morning from the Financial Times.
Today is Thursday, June 11th.
And this is your FT News Briefing.
The EU's foreign service might look pretty different soon.
Rising inflation is pressuring the White House to strike a deal with Iran.
Plus, we'll take a look at Australia's unorthodox plan to fix its housing crisis.
I'm Marc Filippino, and here's the news you need to start your day.
France and Germany are talking about a radical overhaul of the EU's foreign service.
That's according to five senior officials briefed on the discussions.
It would involve taking powers away from the bloc's chief diplomat Kaja Kallas and her agency.
And as a result, the European Commission and member states would have more control over the bloc's diplomacy.
The EU has faced a ton of diplomatic challenges in the past few years,
from the conflicts in Ukraine and Iran to U.S.
President Donald Trump's trade war.
And some have questioned whether the EU's diplomatic agency is up to the task.