A Guardian article reports that Hamish Falconer says Britain is willing to discuss paying towards infrastructure schemes in poorer EU regions for access to the European electricity market, though UK officials reject linking electricity trade to the EU's cohesion fund. The piece also covers the collapsed talks on the EU's €150bn Safe defence fund, sticking points over fees for EU students, the UK's return to Erasmus+, and hopes for deals at the 20 November summit.