BRUSSELS — European Union countries must purchase military equipment made in Europe under a new loan program meant to help the continent provide for its own security, a top EU official said Tuesday,…
Category: 3. Europe
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Turkey Has Answers for a Vulnerable Europe
Facing a possibly existential security challenge, Europe needs to ask swift questions and find immediate solutions. It may not be to everyone’s taste given a history of troubled relations, but the continent has an obvious solution…
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EU-US rift triggers call for made-in-Europe tech – POLITICO
EuroStack advocates see that the tide can be turned only with sustained investment, guaranteed government demand, and unified rules on transferring and securing data.
Sebastiano Toffaletti, secretary-general of the Digital SME Alliance…
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Russia-Ukraine war: Can Europe replace US aid for Ukraine?
It’s possible that three years of fighting between Russia and Ukraine could end — at least temporarily— in a matter of weeks. It’s more likely it could continue for months or even years.
US and allied intelligence agencies have concluded…
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Trump is making Europe great again
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Donald Trump will never win the Nobel Peace prize. But he should be a strong contender for the Charlemagne prize — which…
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European countries should ‘absolutely’ introduce conscription, Latvian president says
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European countries should “absolutely” be introducing conscription to combat the threat of Russian aggression, Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs said Sunday,…
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Two-thirds of arms imports to Nato countries in Europe come from US
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Almost two-thirds of the arms imported by European members of Nato over the past five years were produced by the US,…
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Can the US switch off Europe’s weapons?
A longtime US ally has kept a deadly insurgency at bay, helped by squadrons of American-supplied military aircraft.
When US foreign policy abruptly changes, the aircraft remain — but contractors, spare parts and badly needed software updates…
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‘Utterly devastating’: Global health groups left reeling as European countries slash foreign aid
Some of Europe’s biggest global health funders are slashing their aid budgets, which health groups fear could spell catastrophe for countries reliant on foreign cash to combat malaria, HIV, tuberculosis, andemerging threats.
Global…
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