The US-EU relationship is at its most fragile point since the build-up to the Iraq war in 2003. While President Donald Trump openly questions Nato and President Volodymyr Zelensky’s desire for peace, EU leaders have continued to voice…
Category: 3. Europe
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European leaders agree defence ramp-up to support Ukraine – but Hungary continues to block progress
Leaders of the 27 EU countries have agreed in principle to a massive increase in defence spending at a summit that was hastily organised in the wake of Donald Trump’s withdrawal of support for Ukraine.
Talks over European Commission…
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Macron says France to consider protecting European allies with its nuclear arsenal
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France will consider extending the protection of its nuclear arsenal to its allies, French President Emmanuel Macron said Wednesday, while warning that Europe…
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Hungary on same page with other European countries on strengthening defense
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Europe-led NATO is ‘future of defense on continent’
pentagon —On a windy Thursday outside Washington at the Pentagon, U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth welcomed his British counterpart to discuss how best to quickly end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
“European leadership of NATO, led by the…
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Majority of western Europeans think Trump is threat to peace, survey finds | Donald Trump
Large majorities in five western European countries think Donald Trump is a threat to peace and security in Europe, a survey has found, after the US president assailed Volodymyr Zelenskyy and suspended military aid to Ukraine.
The YouGov polling…
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For this French senator, Trump is a traitor—and Europe is now alone
French Senator Claude Malhuret speaks on the Senate floor on Tuesday, March 4, 2025. (Credit: Public Sénat)
“Best take on current national affairs that have taken place in the past two months,” said one user on the Bluesky social media…
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Feasibility of meeting future battery demand via domestic cell production in Europe
General approach
We used probabilistic modelling of S-shaped production ramp-up and technology diffusion based on the latest empirical data to project future battery demand and domestic production in Europe, covering the EU, the European Free…
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Von der Leyen’s ‘Rearm Europe’ plan and the holes in it
European Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen’s new plan to “Rearm Europe” included close to no fresh money and left the burden of finding the real cash on member states’ shoulders.
Von der Leyen said on Tuesday morning that the EU…
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Europe’s leaders hold Ukraine talks at ‘turning point in history’
EU leaders gathered in Brussels on Thursday for a special council on defence, as France’s President Emmanuel Macron warned that the continent was at a “turning point of history”.
As well as rearmament, leaders are expected to discuss how the body…
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