Former West Germany sought protection as its 15th member on 6 May 1955 as concern grew about the Soviet army massed east of the Iron Curtain.
Category: 3. Europe
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'You can count on us,' says Germany's president marking 70 years in NATO
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EU backs Olympic bid for 2036, while London wants the Games in 2040 – POLITICO
“And to see the European Union visibly present for the first time was tremendous,” Micallef added. The EU’s circle of stars was flown at the Games alongside the Olympic flag for the first time last year.
With the upcoming Summer Olympics to be held in Los Angeles in 2028, followed…
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Spain and Portugal power outage chaos
EPAA massive power cut has caused widespread disruption in parts of Spain and Portugal, with airports, trains and petrol stations impacted.
The chaos has also hit stores, with some supermarkets shutting and local grocery stores switching to cash as card payments stopped working.
Here we collect…
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US LNG Supplies To Europe Will
U.S. liquefied natural gas supplies to Europe will continue to rise, U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright told Reuters on Monday during a visit to the Polish capital Warsaw.
The United States is the world’s largest…
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European Commission questions legality of US seabed mining plans
The EU executive “deeply regrets” President Trump’s decision to promote deep-sea mining in international waters, joining a chorus of voices questioning the legality of Washington’s latest bid to secure supplies of lithium, rare earth metals and other critical raw materials.
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Power outage causes chaos in Spain and Portugal
ReutersPolice tell travellers that Madrid’s Atocha train station is closed due to the outage A massive power cut hit large parts of Spain and Portugal on Monday, causing widespread chaos and disruption.
The outage left millions of people without electricity, while internet and phone networks were…
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Trump’s threats gave Europe the political will to spend more on defense. But challenges are ahead
By SUMAN NAISHADHAM and JOSEPH WILSON
MADRID (AP) — Inside a sprawling hangar in Spain, workers bolt together a fuselage for European aerospace giant Airbus, which churns out jets and other military equipment.
The multinational conglomerate is…
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When the lights went out: Inside the Iberian blackout that left Euronews in the dark
Throughout the afternoon, Euronews teams fought to piece together the developing situation.
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Europe has risky reliance on China for low-tech chips, auditors warn – POLITICO
Europe has some leading companies in the field of less advanced microchips, including Germany’s Infineon, the Dutch NXP and French-Italian STMicroelectronics. These firms cater to the needs of Europe’s powerful car industry.
But the auditors wrote that demand in Europe “is currently…
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Spain and Portugal work to restore power after widespread blackout impacts Iberian Peninsula
Spain’s national cybersecurity office stated that it had gathered evidence suggesting the power outage could be the result of a cyberattack, but this claim has been denied by Portuguese and EU officials.
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