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Thu, 05/22/2025 - 15:47
For Lithuania, the deployment offers reassurance. For Germany, it’s a litmus test for its military.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 15:25
Natalukha said that while the Commission promised last year to replace the ATMs with a long-term framework, no such structure has materialised.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 14:51
A new pharma sector report reveals that Ireland initiated just 75 industry-sponsored trials over 2023 and 2024, compared to 229 in Denmark.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 13:22
Sanctioned Russian “shadow fleet” ship caught lurking near the Poland-Sweden power cable, prompting swift Polish military intervention and renewed NATO warnings.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 13:19
Parliament has endorsed a proposal to raise tariffs on Russian fertilisers, rejecting efforts to weaken the measure and clearing the way for final adoption by July.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 13:17
Spanish minister defends Israeli arms deal scrapped in public but revived in practice, sparking tension within Sánchez’s coalition.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 13:02
Giusi Princi said on Thursday she was "shaken" over "objectively baseless claims” of wrongdoing.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 12:27
Reactions from Malaysia saw criticism of EU countries' preferential treatment as "favouritism".
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 12:25
The EIF's first investments in defence startups highlight how investors' mindsets have shifted since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 12:23
For Social Democrat MP Isabel Mackensen-Geiß, “the majority wants food from NGTs to be labelled. Removing this isn't progress – it’s a step backwards.”
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 11:52
The Romanian Constitutional Court upheld Nicușor Dan's win in Sunday's presidential election.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 07:08
In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about Denmark discovering suspicious components in imported green tech, the EU throwing Radio Free Europe a €5.5 million lifeline after Trump’s cuts, and so much more.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 07:00
Bureaucracy threatens Europe’s economy, social systems, and green transformation. To secure prosperity, freedom, and creativity, the “Stop Bureaucracy” initiative calls for smart, proportionate, and business-friendly rules that empower citizens, support trust, and keep Europe open, competitive, and future-ready.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 06:55
Czechia is ready to back a 5% of GDP defence target at June’s NATO summit, President Petr Pavel said.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 06:49
Finland has finished the first 35 km of a 4.5-metre-high border fence with Russia to block migrant crossings through the wilderness, its Border Guard announced Wednesday.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 06:01
The exact circumstances remain unclear, with both sides offering conflicting accounts.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 06:00
But with shaky ground beneath it and cracks in the military logic, critics fear it’s more spin than steel.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 06:00
The British press decried Monday’s ’reset’ as the end of Brexit. So why do pro-EU protests – and Morris dancing – continue?
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 06:00
Norway's Espen Barthe Eide predicts a growing NATO presence in the far north, and discusses expanded NATO defence spending targets.
Thu, 05/22/2025 - 06:00
Keeping the far-right AfD out of key parliamentary posts has gotten harder after their surge in Germany's most recent election.
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