Nato, Trump and european union
In an address to EU lawmakers, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk urged the 27-nation bloc to 'take control' of its own security.
The EU wants member states to accelerate the buildup of their weapons stockpiles. Brussels aims to move NATO's targets forward by 14 years, Euractiv cites European Commissioner for Defense Andrius Kubilius.
President also plans to ask for "financial contribution" for maintenance of remaining troops, European diplomatic source said.
EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius stated that Ukraine’s resistance provides NATO and the EU time to strengthen against potential Russian aggression. Urging increased defense spending, Kubilius emphasized boosting arms production and military aid to Kiev.
The European Union cannot rely on the United States to defend it and must increase military spending and security preparedness to deter Russia from targeting more of its neighbors after Ukraine, senio
Slovak opposition leader Michal Simecka launched an attempt to dismiss the leftist-nationalist government in a no-confidence vote on Tuesday, accusing Prime Minister Robert Fico of laying the groundwork to take the country out of the EU.
EU leaders will gather in Belgium on February 3 for an exceptional defence "retreat" involving Britain's prime minister and NATO's secretary general, two weeks after Donald Trump returns to the White House. The talks will come at a crucial juncture ...
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has warned that a Russian victory over Ukraine would undermine the dissuasive force of the world’s biggest military alliance and could cost trillions of dollars to restore the organization's credibility.
Radmila Šekerinska, NATO Deputy Secretary-General, has called for strengthening the partnership between NATO and the European Union.Speaking today at the annual conference of the European Defence Agency (EDA) in Brussels,
NATO chief Mark Rutte told the European Union on Monday not to create barriers that would prevent companies from NATO countries that are outside the EU from taking part in its defence industrial push.
Europe's military heavyweights have already said that meeting President Donald Trump's potential challenge to spend up to 5% of their economic output on security would be challenging.