Germany, France and Poland unite to use frozen Russian assets for Ukrainian weapons
French President Emmanuel Macron, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk have resolved their differences in approach to the Russian…
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Germany, France lead call for EIB to step up defence financing
Germany and France joined 12 other European Union countries in calling for the European Investment Bank to enhance its financing for defence as a means to boost…
Polish troops deployment in Ukraine ‘not off the cards’ as Warsaw mulls Macron’s idea
Polish foreign minister Radosław Sikorski has said NATO forces could possibly be deployed in Ukraine.
France and Moldova sign defence deal in light of Russian ‘threat’
France signed a defence co-operation accord with Moldova, as its President Maia Sandu warned that Russia was renewing efforts to destabilise her country and that…
Hungary’s broadside against Dutch PM Rutte’s bid for NATO chief may not prove fatal
Hungary's opposition to Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte's bid to become NATO Secretary-General looks damaging and may be a boost to other contenders such as Estonia's…
Net zero is a threat to the West’s security: We are menaced by Russia and other hostile powers – Europe must now devote all its energies to rearming, not pursuing fantastical aspirations
Sir Gerald Howarth, a former British minister for International Security Strategy, has written a perceptive foreword to the new book The Music Stops, Net Zero and…
Fears over Russia prompt France and Moldova to sign defence deal
Moldova and France will sign defence and economic co-operation accords during a visit by Moldovan President Maia Sandu to Paris, the French presidency said.
No more pacifism for an EU that gears up for war
The European Commission presented its first industrial defence strategy on March 5, along with a €1.
Hungary signs-off on Sweden’s accession to NATO, clearing final hurdle
Hungary's Parliament Speaker Sándor Lezsák has signed-off on the ratification of Sweden’s NATO accession and forwarded the legislation to the Hungarian President's…
Sweden to join NATO after Hungary gives green light
The Hungarian Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of Sweden joining NATO, which will see the Nordic country ending a 200-year policy of neutrality.
Most Germans ‘against Ukraine joining EU’, poll reveals
A majority of Germans are against Ukraine joining the European Union, a new survey has found.
EU looks to take pressure off Member States over debt
European Union Member States and MEPs have struck a preliminary deal to ease the bloc's stringent fiscal rules, giving governments more time to reduce debt and incentives…
Poland seems set to pivot towards Germany and France and away from the US
Poland under the Donald Tusk-led Government looks set to prioritise co-operation with Germany and France over its alliance with the US.
EU shifts budget priorities from climate to defence as Ukraine takes centre stage
The European Union's budget priorities are shifting rapidly away from solar cells to bullets as the Ukraine conflict replaces the stalled Green Deal in leaders'…
Is Europe ready to defend itself without the US? Not yet, but now it knows it has to, and it’s on the right track – just about
The past couple of weeks have witnessed one of the biggest and most consequential shifts in European strategic policy since 1945.
Italy defence minister warns of Red Sea ‘threat’ for Europe’s ports
Ongoing disruption in the Red Sea threatens to destabilise Italy's economy and marginalise ports in southern Europe, Italy's defence minister said.
EU to flex muscles in Red Sea, Borrell hopes
European Union Member States apparently want to launch a Red Sea naval mission – within days - to protect ships from attacks by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthi militia.
EU backs Red Sea naval mission but that may expose ‘splits’ at home
European Union foreign ministers have reached a decision "in principle" to launch a naval mission to help secure merchant shipping in the Red Sea, overcoming Spanish…
EU’s Ukraine war-aid figures ‘don’t add up’, it seems
The European Union is auditing Member States' military aid to Ukraine, with Germany complaining France is not pulling its weight, as others see things differently.
Russia ‘targets Europe with hi-tech digital spycraft’ as continental elections approach
As European elections 2024 loom, Russia's “espionage tactics” targeting European Union politicians and EU military establishments, among others, are becoming…
EU strikes fiscal rules deal with gradual path to cut debt
European Union finance chiefs ended months of wrangling over fiscal rigour to agree on new rules that will aim to rein in debt and define the bloc’s ability to…
German defence minister urges EU to strengthen military power as US attention shifts
Europe is likely to suffer another major war aside from Ukraine in the near future, according to Germany's defence minister Boris Pistorius.
Eastern European nations struggle to boost military power amid supply-chain crunch
Eastern European nations are signing multi-billion-euro arms deals to bolster munition supplies as the Ukraine war nears the end of its second year, though overstretched…
EC ‘aims to create single market for defence’
The European Commission wants to create a "single market for defence" to better prepare the European Union for times of crisis, according to a leaked document.
European Commission pressured on ‘carbon footprint of fighter jets’ sent to Ukraine
The European Commission has been pressured to detail the "carbon footprint of fighter jets" sent by European Union Member States to Ukraine.
EU to miss goal of 1 million shells for Ukraine
The European Union will miss its target of supplying Ukraine with 1 million artillery shells and missiles by next March, German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius…
EU now needs a defence commissioner, says Dutch defence minister
The EU needs to establish a brand-new defence commissioner position to respond to wars in Ukraine and Israel, says the Netherlands' outgoing defence minister.
Advantage UK if Germany bails on fighter-jet project with France, says British ex-minister
Any decision by Germany to jettison its €100 billion fighter-jet project with France and remove its veto on a UK-Saudi aircraft deal would be "advantageous" to…
Doubts cloud first joint military exercise of ‘EU army’
The European Union is holding its first-ever joint military exercise in Spain, as 2,800 military personnel, 25 aircraft, and six naval vessels from nine nations…
Israel, Poland and the week when Europe’s fate hangs in the balance
In the cascade of epochal events that have battered the foundations of our post-Cold War world in recent years, the phrase “turning point” has become cliché.