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1 day ago
In 1954, plans for a European Defence Union crumbled because western Europe still had American protection. Today, with that luxury gone, Europe will finally get serious about its own defence.
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2 hours ago
The stakes couldn’t be higher for Brussels to demonstrate its support to Ukraine and take decisive action in strengthening its own defence capabilities. But the EU isn't known for its speed in decision-making.
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Germany is supportive of the plan to relax EU budget rules so that member states can increase defence spending without breaching fiscal constraints.
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Rule 241: the EU’s hidden ‘bombshell’ against anti-democratic forces

4 months ago
Legal scholars have dubbed it a "sleeping beauty" — a potent yet practically unused EU Parliament instrument akin to the EU's own Article 7, designed to safeguard the rule of law and the integrity of its institutions.
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As Trump sells out Europe’s security, ‘war is not over’ in Ukraine

20 days ago
The US and Russia have agreed to start negotiations “immediately" to end the war in Ukraine. But experts keep warning about the moral and strategic consequences of a bad deal — especially for Europe. Meanwhile, it is clear that Ukrainians have no trust in any peace deal with Moscow without strong security guarantees.
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'Our fight won't be a short one', warns Serbian student protestor

2 days ago
Over 200,000 people gathered in the rural town of Niš, in southern Serbia, on Saturday to keep pressing for transparency and accountability over the collapse of a railway station roof in Novi Sad last year, which killed 15 people.
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