“What is clear is that Greenland can count on us politically, economically and financially,” von der Leyen told reporters in the Port of Limassol on Thursday, where European commissioners held talks with Cypriot officials and politicians including President Nikos Christodoulides. Cyprus…
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Commission greenlights eight member states' defence investment plans worth €38bn
SAFE is one of the biggest prongs of the EU’s Readiness 2030 package, which aims to inject hundreds of billions of euros into defence before the end of the decade – by which time many intelligence agencies estimate Russia could attack another European country.
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Kazakhstan raises alarm over Black Sea tanker attacks, warning of risks to European energy security
Kazakhstan has expressed concern over a series of drone attacks on oil tankers in the Black Sea, warning that the incidents pose growing risks to maritime safety and European energy security.
In a statement issued this week, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan said…
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UK and Norway back ‘Arctic Sentry’ NATO mission — including in Greenland – POLITICO
Asked if it could include NATO exercises in Greenland, Cooper said the effort is about countering the forces that have drawn Trump’s attention in the first place. “This is about the whole of the high north. If you look at some of the key areas — for example, the Greenland-Iceland gap,…
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US sanctions Iranian officials accused of repressing protests against the government
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The United States imposed sanctions on Iranian security officials and financial networks on Thursday, accusing them of orchestrating a violent crackdown…
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Europa schickt Truppen nach Grönland – Botschaft an Trump? – POLITICO
Update: Europa schickt Truppen nach Grönland – Botschaft an Trump? – POLITICO
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Trump fears muscle in on EU’s competitiveness summit – POLITICO
But that was before U.S. President Donald Trump amped up his efforts to take control of Greenland from Denmark and launched a new round of talks with both Russia and Ukraine. An informal summit in Copenhagen last year ended with a number of planned issues left unresolved because of time…
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The superbug ‘Candida auris’ identified for the first time in Portugal
A team of researchers in Portugal has identified the first cases of the superbug “Candida auris” in the country. This infection is invasive and can reach the blood and vital organs such as the heart or brain. It can cause deadly infections in people with weakened immune systems.
The cases…
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The EU’s little-known way to save Greenland without NATO – POLITICO
Because of those ambiguities over how to use the article, last month Kubilius told POLITICO he wants to open a discussion on “institutional defense readiness” this year, which could include revamping Article 42.7 to make it fully operational with a clear procedure and an integrated…
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‘With Hassan in Gaza’: Director’s forgotten footage nominated at Europe’s top film awards
In 2001, Palestinian filmmaker Kamal Aljafari travelled to Gaza in search of a former prisoner in Israeli jails from 1989, with whom he had lost contact over the years.
Together with Hassan, a local guide, he set off from the north and ended up in the south of Gaza, crossing towns, streets…
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