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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 ...
DPA International on MSN3d
Poland's Tusk: 'If Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed'
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called for drastically higher defence spending in the European Union in an address to the ...
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 ...
Mistrust, grumpiness and political deadlock in France
Long-term changes in social attitudes combine with the decline of mainstream parties to open a door for the far right ...
‘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 ...
EU needs to end its military dependency on the US and arm itself ‘to survive,’ says Tusk
The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending and security ...
Politico Europe12d
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 ...
Kyiv Independent on MSN10d
Will Europe put ‘boots on the ground’ for peace in Ukraine? We asked top Nordic, Baltic officials
Just days out from the return of Donald Trump to the White House, the future of Russia’s war against Ukraine is dominated by ...
AFP on MSN2d
Poland says purchased rare 'treasure' Chopin manuscript
Poland on Thursday announced it had purchased a rare manuscript of a ballad by Frederic Chopin, a score whose exhibition will coincide with this year's prestigious piano competition named after the ...
Defense News on MSN12d
As Biden exits, European allies huddle on joint drills, Ukraine aid
European leaders try to reimagine the continent's defensive muscles amid a Trump White House that could be downright hostile ...
Poland’s President on Ukraine, NATO and Europe’s future
Andrzej Duda is the president of Poland, an increasingly important economic and geopolitical force in Europe. On Tuesday, Jan ...