If Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed

EU needs to end its military dependency on U.S. and arm itself ‘to survive,’ Polish prime minister says
EU needs to end its military dependency on the US and arm itself 'to survive,' says Tusk
EU Must Arm Itself to ‘Survive’ Uncertain World, Poland Says
The European Union must arm itself to “survive” in an increasingly uncertain global order, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said, calling on the bloc to help member nations finance a build up in defense spending.
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European Commission fears that 'EU falling behind the US and China'
EU Commissioner for Economy Valdis Dombrovskis, in his interview with Bloomberg, stated that the European Union needs to make greater efforts to keep up with the United States and China. "We are working to make competitiveness of European economy a priority,
EU to target AI, biotech, cheap energy in global competitiveness push
AI, biotech and affordable clean energy will be the focus of an EU drive to make the bloc globally competitive and ensure it keeps pace with rivals the United States and China, according to a draft European Commission paper seen by Reuters.
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Partners in Peacemaking: How the United States and Europe Can End the War in Ukraine
It would be easy for President Donald Trump to exclude his European counterparts from peace negotiations to end the war in Ukraine. But involving European partners is necessary to secure a better
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Filling the void: Why the EU should step up amid Trump’s foreign aid cuts
The withdrawal of US foreign aid could exacerbate humanitarian crises and trigger political instability, jeopardising the EU’s own interests
Explainer-Trump's complaints about trade deficit with the EU and what may come next
U.S. President Donald Trump has promised to address a longstanding trade deficit with the European Union, saying he will reverse that by imposing tariffs or making the EU buy more U.S. oil and gas. In an "America First Trade Policy" memo issued on his first day back in the White House on Monday,
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Upon his return to the White House Donald Trump threatened to impose customs duties on products from the European Union.
Danish lawmaker addressing EU tells Trump to ‘f--- off’ over Greenland bid
President Trump ruffled feathers with his plan to buy Greenland, and a Danish MEP is pushing back in a coarsely worded response put in 'words [he] might understand.'
Trump nominates former CKE Restaurants CEO Puzder as US ambassador to EU
President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he is nominating Andrew Puzder, a former CEO of CKE Restaurants, as his choice for U.S. ambassador to the European Union, a day after the new U.S. leader vowed to hit the EU with tariffs.
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EU hawks back Trump call to boost defence spending
BRUSSELS: The EU's top diplomat and Poland's prime minister said on Wednesday (Jan 22) that the bloc must heed US President Donald Trump's demand to spend much more on defence - faced with the
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Transatlantic Relations Under New US and EU leadership: EU Policy on China
With both the United States and the European Union changing their leadership in 2024 the Wilson Center’s Global Europe Program and The Friedrich Naumann Foundation are pleased to present findings from a new joint report analyzing the priorities of the new European Commission and highlighting key issues that will shape the future of US-EU cooperation.
EU open to US energy, arm sales talks to stave off tariffs
The European Union is open to discussing purchases of energy and arms from the United States to ward off tariffs that President Donald Trump has threatened to impose on the bloc, EU's top economy official said on Thursday.