European defence ministers left their meeting in Brussels on February 12 in shock after the new US secretary of defence, Pete Hegseth, told them they could no longer rely on the US to guarantee their security.
Hegseth said he was there…
Category: 3. Europe
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Europe must prepare to defend itself in an increasingly multipolar world
US President Donald Trump’s peace plan for Ukraine has yet to be made public, but it is already abundantly clear that he…
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Transatlantic twilight: European public opinion and the long shadow of Trump
Summary
- ECFR polling reveals the gloom that has fallen over European perceptions of the transatlantic relationship since early November.
- Respondents are more likely to call the US merely a…
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Suspend Hungary’s Voting Rights to Save the EU’s Credibility
Every six months, the EU’s sanctions against Russia are renewed—but only after an eleventh-hour deal is struck with Hungary. In fact, no EU geopolitical decision related to the war in Ukraine or its defense against Russia has escaped…
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How Spain’s economy became the envy of Europe
Guy HedgecoeBusiness reporter
Reporting fromSegovia, central Spain
Getty ImagesSpain attracts the second highest number of overseas visitors after France It’s a chilly mid-winter afternoon in Segovia, in central Spain, and tourists are gathered at…
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Looking at Trump, Europe’s far right vows to ‘reconquer’ the continent – POLITICO
“Our friend Trump, the Trump tornado, has changed the world in just a couple of weeks. An era has ended. Today, everyone sees that we are the future,” crowed Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, the most senior of the leaders at the…
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Italy says Paragon spyware targeted victims in dozens of European countries
Seven Italians and victims in more than a dozen other European countries were targeted with spyware as part of a broad hacking campaign revealed by WhatsApp on Friday, the Italian government said.
The country’s Agenzia per la Cybersicurezza…
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Tesla Sales Are Sliding in Europe and It’s a Problem for Elon Musk
As Elon Musk wades into European politics, Tesla‘s sales across the continent are plummeting.
The EV maker’s sales in Germany and France tanked in January, dropping 59% and 63% according to industry data.
Tesla’s sales…
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European countries reject Trump’s proposal of relocating Palestinians from Gaza
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Several European leaders on Wednesday rejected US President Donald Trump’s controversial plan to “take over” Gaza and forcibly resettle its Palestinian population in other countries.
Dismissing the proposal,…
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‘Unacceptable’: European countries firmly reject Trump’s plan to take over Gaza
Donald Trump’s proposal to “take over” Gaza and displace 1.8 million Palestinians to turn the devastated enclave into the “Riviera of the Middle East” has been met with strong criticism and scepticism from European countries, which…
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