EU leaders endorse new defence funding initiatives
Europe’s backing for Kyiv faces resistance from Orbán as Trump turns US-European relations on their head
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Greek PM calls on EU’s biggest party to back defence spending initiatives
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‘Watershed moment’: EU leaders close to agreeing €800bn defence plan
Show of unity over Ukraine may be hampered by Hungary’s Viktor Orbán but consensus has built on need for spending. Europe live – latest updates European leaders holding emergency talks in ...The Guardian - 8h -
EU to propose new common fundraising to fuel defence splurge
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EU and UK in talks about Europe-wide defence funding amid fear of US pullback
Donald Trump’s re-engagement with Russia has given new urgency to European discussionsFinancial Times - Feb. 24 -
German parliament in race against time to sign off on new defence fund
Friedrich Merz, expected to be next chancellor, has spoken of urgent need for ramped-up defence, but ‘blocking minority’ could form in future Bundestag. Germany’s outgoing parliament could be asked ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
EU's top diplomat: 'The free world needs a new leader'
The European Union's (EU) foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas said Friday it has become clear "the free world needs a new leader" after President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky ...The Hill - 5d -
The options to fund European defence
Governments are discussing how to boost investment in Europe’s arms industryFinancial Times - Feb. 27 -
‘Free world needs a new leader’, says EU foreign chief after Trump Zelenskyy row
The EU foreign policy chief, Kaja Kallas, said ‘the free world needs a new leader’ and that it was up to Europeans to take this challenge. Live reaction to Zelenskyy’s clash with Trump and ...The Guardian - 5d -
EU leaders to hold emergency Ukraine talks, seeking to adapt to new security demands without the US
European Union leaders plan to hold emergency talks to agree ways to quickly increase their military budgets after the Trump administration signaled Europe must take care of its own security and ...ABC News - 1d
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