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UK to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027
Starmer’s announcement of ‘biggest sustained rise’ since cold war comes ahead of Trump meeting on ThursdayFinancial Times - Feb. 25 -
Starmer announces big cut to UK aid budget to boost defence spending
PM confirms rise in military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027 – three years earlier than planned. Keir Starmer has announced drastic cuts to Britain’s international aid budget to help pay for a ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
Germany’s Merz in ‘difficult’ talks over plans to boost defence spending
Debate over multibillion-Euro top-up to military fund is playing a central role in exploratory coalition discussionsFinancial Times - 6d -
Starmer urged to use defence spending boost to revive UK manufacturing
Make UK chief calls for support for small businesses as Europe faces pressure from US to shoulder security costFinancial Times - 2d -
Germany’s Merz strikes ‘game-changing’ deal to boost defence spending
Move to relax debt brake marks historic shift in country’s conservative approach to borrowingFinancial Times - 1d -
Starmer defends slashing aid budget to raise defence spending to 2.5% of GDP - UK politics live
Keir Starmer says now is the time to deepen European security, as he announces new defence budget by 2027. The rightwing historian Niall Ferguson is in the audience for Badenoch’s speech, ...The Guardian - Feb. 25 -
Teenager arrested in stabbing deaths of 2 women in Czech Republic
Officials in the Czech Republic say an assailant has attacked and killed two women with a knife at a shopping center, and that a Czech teenager has been arrested for the crimeABC News - Feb. 20 -
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The flow of oil from Russia to the Czech Republic is interrupted again
The Czech state company that operates the country's oil pipeline network says deliveries from Russia through the Druhzba pipeline have been haltedABC News - 1d -
Democrat: Europe worried Czech Republic, Poland, Baltic states could be next for Putin
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) expressed concern that Russian President Vladimir Putin and other authoritarian leaders will be emboldened by the United States' shift on the Ukraine-Russia war under the ...The Hill - Feb. 21 -
Starmer commits to raise UK defense spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027
Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the U.K. will raise defense spending to 2.5% of gross domestic product by 2027ABC News - Feb. 25 -
Lutnick Remarks on Removing Government Spending in GDP Data Raises Fears
Howard Lutnick, the commerce secretary, suggested government spending should be excluded from data about U.S. economic output.The New York Times - 1d -
Target to expand online marketplace, boost product assortment as it aims for $15 billion in sales growth by 2030
Target hosted an investor day in New York City and outlined its plans to grow over the next five years after issuing fiscal 2024 fourth quarter earnings.CNBC - 1d -
Starmer and Badenoch clash over defence spending
The prime minister announced the UK will reallocate aid funds to boost military spending to 2.5% of GDP by 2027.BBC News - Feb. 26 -
What will Starmer’s defence spending buy from Trump?
Plus: Amol & Nick talk tactics over PM-President meets & remember past awkward encounters.BBC News - Feb. 27 -
Making Europe’s defence spending great again
Where there is a will (to boost military capabilities), there is a wayFinancial Times - 4h -
Starmer pledges boost in UK defense spending
Ukrainian Prime Minister Keir Starmer pledged billions of dollars for defense spending before he met with President Trump at the White House. CBS News' Willie James Inman has more.CBS News - 6d -
Germany’s future coalition partners to relax debt rules to boost defence budget
Conservative alliance and Social Democrats to propose exempting spending of more than 1% of GDP on defence. The prospective partners in Germany’s next government have said they will seek to loosen ...The Guardian - 1d -
EU think-tank looks to ETFs to boost European defence companies
There has been a surge in interest in weapons makers, but current ETFs offer only global exposureFinancial Times - 1d -
Keir Starmer urged to ramp up defence spending – UK politics live
This is ‘probably one of the most alarming times for Britain’s defence since the second world war’, says Lib Dem leader Ed Davey as he calls for more spending. The Democratic Unionist Party has ...The Guardian - Feb. 21 -
Why Germany’s debt rules are a bellwether for EU defence spending
Also in this newsletter: can European lawmakers convince the US to change its tone on digital taxes?Financial Times - Feb. 25 -
Starmer prepares to meet Trump after raising defence spending
The PM will head to Washington a day after announcing military budgets would rise to 2.5% of national income by 2027.BBC News - Feb. 26 -
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Greek PM calls on EU’s biggest party to back defence spending initiatives
Also in this newsletter: can Europe’s steel industry be saved?Financial Times - 1d -
European markets soar as Germany lifts ‘debt brake’ to raise defence spending
Berlin’s ‘big bazooka’ move sends industrial stocks surging but fiscal sea change also hikes borrowing costs. Business live – German debt ‘bazooka’ rallies stocks and euro European financial ...The Guardian - 1d -
Germany seeks ‘long-term’ EU exemption for defence spending
Friedrich Merz leads German pivot in Europe’s ‘rearmament’ raceFinancial Times - 1d -
US may exclude government spending from GDP, obscuring effect of Doge cuts
Howard Lutnick’s remarks echo Elon Musk, who says government spending doesn’t create value for US economy. US politics live – latest updates Howard Lutnick, the US commerce secretary, said on ...The Guardian - 3d -
How European nations are appealing to Trump, boosting defense spending
European nations that are part of NATO are boosting their defense spending and are appealing to President Trump's demands on contributions. Charlotte Howard, The Economist's executive editor, joins ...CBS News - 6d -
Fight over Trump's spending powers boosts shutdown odds
Congressional negotiators racing to avert a government shutdown next month appear to have hit a wall on the question of whether to limit President Trump’s powers to spend the money. On one side of ...The Hill - 6d -
EU unveils $840 billion "ReArm Europe" plan to boost defense spending
European Union leader Ursula von der Leyen says the bloc is "in an era of rearmament," as Trump casts rising doubt on old alliances.CBS News - 2d -
Von Der Leyen Unveils Sweeping Plan to Boost E.U. Military Spending.
The European Commission’s president unveiled a sweeping plan to help Ukraine and boost defense spending, but it won’t be easy.The New York Times - 1d -
Italian defence group set to boost European drone firepower in tie-up with Baykar
Leonardo’s planned joint venture would give Turkish company longed-for access to Europe’s marketFinancial Times - Feb. 26 -
Don’t mention the war: in Germany, politicians are hiding the truth about defence spending | Paul Taylor
By centring the discourse on immigration, MPs have handed support to the far right – and hidden a ticking economic timebomb from voters. The candidates to lead Germany’s next government are ...The Guardian - Feb. 20 -
‘No more excuses’: Europe under pressure on defence spending three years after Russian invasion
Continent is being told to take more responsibility for its own defence in light of US president’s overtures to Putin. A few days after Vladimir Putin sent Russia’s invading forces into Ukraine in ...The Guardian - Feb. 24 -
International aid is as vital as defence spending – cutting either undermines British security | Emily Darlington
When funding to support vulnerable countries is withdrawn, the risk of war and global destabilisation increases. National defence and international development are two sides of the same coin. Our ...The Guardian - 4d -
Florida vs. Georgia score: Bulldogs upset No. 3 Gators in huge win to boost NCAA Tournament hopes
UGA gave up a 26-point lead but rallied in crunch time to seal a huge victoryCBS Sports - Feb. 26 -
Nearly half of women in Africa will be obese or overweight by 2030 – study
Stigma, lack of treatment and disproportionate rise of the disease in women draws comparisons with HIV epidemic. An alarming rise in obesity in Africa has been compared with the HIV epidemic, with ...The Guardian - 8h -
FIFA will 'analyze' expanding World Cup to 64 teams in 2030
If FIFA were to adopt the proposal for temporary expansion, the men's World Cup would double in size from 2022 to 2030.Yahoo Sports - 1h
