Category: 3. Europe

Friedrich Merz und Julia Klöckner haben es angekündigt: 2027 soll zum ersten Mal in der Geschichte der Bundesrepublik eine Bundespräsidentin gewählt werden. Doch wer könnte das sein? Gordon Repinski erklärt, wie sich die Union jetzt sortiert, warum Namen wie Karin Prien…

A U.K. government spokesperson said: “We are monitoring the situation closely and remain in touch with Dutch counterparts regarding actions taken in relation to Nexperia.” 

A spokesperson for Nexperia said: “Nexperia Manchester site continues to operate as usual,” and the measures…

The Romanian government is already a big customer of foreign weapons manufacturers, especially from the U.S., Israel and South Korea. It recently purchased American-made Patriot air defense systems and F-35 warplanes, as well as K9 self-propelled howitzers from South Korea’s Hanwha…

“My ideal situation is that people in Europe — all over Europe — understand that security is the foundation of everything,” Niinistö said, adding he “would like to see a change of mindset.”

For Niinistö, the challenge is not only political but psychological. Democracies, he…

However, Starmer’s government is yet to confirm that it will invest public money into the scheme.

According to three people familiar with discussions in government, Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, Climate Minister Katie White and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy are all supportive, but…

To him, Europe’s mistake wasn’t being too soft on Moscow, it was being too hard. “Europe should finally sit down and talk with Russia,” he said.

Standing beside him, his co-chair Alice Weidel took the opposite view. Russia, she warned, could be “testing NATO’s air-defense…

Start from the beginning, please, who won the Dutch election?

The liberal-progressive D66 party — short for Democrats 66; founded in 1966, natch — is on track to win 26 seats in the Netherlands’ 150-strong parliament, according to a preliminary forecast. That puts them equal with the…

“As long as European industries can buy cheaper materials from China, other producers do not stand a chance,” warned Gehrke. 

In Toronto, G7 ministers will launch a new Critical Minerals Production Alliance (CMPA), a Canadian-led initiative that seeks to secure “transparent,…

“Many in the Brussels bubble will welcome the rise of a mainstream, pro-governing and reform-oriented party,” said one EU diplomat, granted anonymity because the subject is politically sensitive. “The Dutch have a lot to contribute to the EU.”

But even as they exhale with relief at…