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“The 21st century will be the century of humiliation for Europe,” the Hungarian Prime Minister began his traditional annual assessment speech at Várkert Bazár, after his introduction. Orbán said that, for the first time since the invention of the steam engine, Europe is not part of the world’s transformation, but he believes Hungary has a […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said it is a “big mistake” that European leaders are “practically not present at the table” in ongoing US-brokered negotiations to end the war with Russia. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a keynote speech at the Munich Security Conference on Saturday, Zelenskyy said Kyiv is working to ensure that Europe’s “interests and […]

Ursula von der Leyen on Saturday directly challenged the head of the NATO military alliance who suggested Europe can “keep on dreaming” about becoming more independent when it comes to guaranteeing its own security. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, the head of the European Commission said the security picture on the continent […]

America’s top diplomat Marco Rubio called on Europe to work with Washington in a civilizational quest to save the West during a speech at the Munich Security Conference. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING In a softer tone compared to US Vice President JD Vance a year ago at the same gathering, Rubio reiterated that the West is facing […]

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Published on 13/02/2026 – 21:22 GMT+1 Emmanuel Macron told the Munich Security Conference on Friday that Europe will have to redesign its security architecture on its own terms as it faces an aggressive Russia. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The French president said the current security framework won’t hold in the future and Europeans must set out new […]

Published on 13/02/2026 – 21:10 GMT+1 US Secretary of State Marco Rubio did not attend the Berlin Format meeting on Ukraine held on the sideline of the Munich Security Conference (MSC). ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The meeting was attended by leaders from a dozen European countries including Ukraine’s Zelenskyy, France’s Macron, Germany’s Merz, as well as the […]

Published on 13/02/2026 – 17:47 GMT+1•Updated 5:47 p.m Europe’s energy security should be treated with the same urgency as defense, industry bosses said Friday on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The call for action follows Russia’s barrage of attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, which have exposed the European Union’s own weaknesses. […]

António Costa, the president of the European Council, watered down expectations of a two-speed Europe as a magic bullet to break the impasse on economic reforms, a day after the proposal came to the fore in an informal summit of EU leaders. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “It’s a non-issue,” Costa said on Friday in a press briefing […]

Friedrich Merz has told the Munich Security Conference that the world order as it has stood for decades “no longer exists” – and warned the United States that it will not be powerful enough to “go it alone” in the new age of great power politics. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The German Chancellor alluded to the title […]