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An EU presidency full of pitfalls: Poland takes the helm amid global turmoil
Mainstream EU leaders have breathed a sigh of relief. After a Hungarian presidency marked by what they saw as damaging ...
France's President Macron says Europe must "wake up" to defend itself as Trump returns
French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must "wake up" and spend more on its defense as Trump returns, but how realistic ...
European defense heavyweights say meeting Trump’s military spending target won’t be easy
The defense ministers of Europe’s five top military spenders say they intend to continue increasing their investments in ...
‘2025, year of weapons’: Europe looks to buy freedom, security by spending on arms and ammunition
Germany, the UK, France, Poland, and Italy are looking to enhance defence production by cutting regulations and streamlining ...
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Pay for weapons to keep your freedom, warn Europe’s Big 5 defense spenders
WARSAW — The future of Europe’s democracies hinges on boosting military spending, top defense officials from Germany, the U.K., France, Poland and Italy said after meeting in Poland on Monday. “2025 ...
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Last-minute delay in decision to split power markets in France, Germany
The delay in taking a decision may reflect the political sensitivity of the issue. France, which has a highly centralised ...
Poland standing on the front line of Russia’s hybrid war with the EU
Russian president Vladimir Putin and his ally in neighbouring Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, have sought to weaponise ...
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Defense ministers of five countries to meet in Paris in March - Pistorius
The defense ministers of five countries - Germany, the United Kingdom, France, Poland and Italy - will hold their next ...
Poland wants the EU focused on security. Its border with Belarus highlights the challenges
Some 13,000 border guards and soldiers protect around 400 kilometers (250 miles) of border. It’s become a buffer zone since ...