The EU is planning to borrow €150 billion on the financial markets for its new lending instrument Security Action for Europe (SAFE). It is one of the pillars of the Readiness 2030 plan, which aims to mobilise €800 billion for defence investment by the end of the…
Category: 3. Europe
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Grief and shock in Austria’s second city
Bethany BellBBC News in Graz
Watch: Austria in shock after school shooting in ‘safe and peaceful place’ There is shock, sadness and disbelief in Graz, after the worst shooting in modern Austrian history left 11 people dead, including the gunman.
“We never could have imagined that this could have…
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The cities winning from war
The cobbled town of Bourges lies in France’s “empty diagonal”: the central swathe of farmland that city folk zoom past on their way to somewhere else. In 1860 Napoleon lll decided to build a cannon foundry and arsenal there, a place safely…
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Ukraine and Russia complete second prisoner swap agreed during Istanbul talks
The exchange began on Monday for soldiers aged between 18-25, focusing on seriously wounded and sick Ukrainian service members, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Telegram.
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A history of school shootings in Europe – DW – 06/10/2025
A school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz has left at least 10 people dead, marking the deadlist incidet of its kind in the country in recent decades. The tragedy has shocked Austria, where firearm violence in educational settings is…
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Europe’s deadliest school shootings – DW – 06/10/2025
A school shooting in the Austrian city of Graz has left at least 10 people dead, marking the deadliest incident of its kind in the country in recent decades. The tragedy has shocked Austria, where firearm violence in educational settings is…
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