Spain is hosting the MILEX 26 military exercise this month at the San Gregorio Training Center in Zaragoza, maneuvers organized by the European Union to assess the response capability of its Rapid Deployment Force in international crisis scenarios. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Around 2,500 troops from 13 member states are taking part in the exercise, of whom […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/06/2026 – 14:55 GMT+2•Updated 3:07 p.m Thousands of people took to the streets of Albania’s capital Tirana on Tuesday in the second day of protests against a luxury resort project linked to US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The project is planned to be built on several hectares of the […]
Continue ReadingThe European Union is ready to “step up” its role in the diplomatic process to end Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but only when Moscow demonstrates a serious commitment to negotiations and establishes an “unconditional ceasefire”, according to draft conclusions prepared ahead of a key leaders’ summit on 18-19 June. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING It marks the […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/06/2026 – 13:33 GMT+2•Updated 2:04 p.m The “era of deportations” has begun in the European Union, according to Charlie Weimers, a Swedish conservative MEP and one of the negotiators of the bloc’s strictest-ever migration lawwhich was agreed on Monday and marked the most significant shift in the EU’s migration policy in decades. ADVERTISING […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/06/2026 – 13:22 GMT+2 The United States is discussing whether to expand its nuclear weapons presence in Europe by allowing additional NATO countries to host aircraft capable of delivering nuclear weapons, according to a report in the Financial Times. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The newspaper, citing three people briefed on the discussions, reported that US […]
Continue ReadingThe sea is no longer just a transport route or an economic resource, but the center of a silent yet crucial strategic contest. Today, the underwater domain has become a key arena of hybrid warfare, where national security is increasingly linked to the protection of vital but largely unseen infrastructure. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING Our everyday lives […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/06/2026 – 12:30 GMT+2 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called on Europe on Tuesday to develop its own air defense systems and urged more support from Washington after Russia’s latest deadly drone and missile barrage. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “Europe needs its own anti-ballistic defense so that this war can finally be brought to an end. […]
Continue ReadingPublished on 02/06/2026 – 12:16 GMT+2•Updated 12:17 Speaking live from Beirut, Ghassan Hasbani said Israeli threats to strike Hezbollah strongholds in the capital’s southern suburbs had been temporarily put on hold following talks involving the Lebanese government and the United States. But he dampened any hopes of a full ceasefire. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING “The impression here […]
Continue ReadingMEP Charlie Weimers (ECR, Sweden) believes the European Union is now seeing “the consequences of years of illegal migration”, despite a decline in arrival numbers. The MEP wants countries to “take back their own citizens”, adding that this has been “one of the major obstacles to effective returns”.
Continue ReadingAs the shortage of labor in the agricultural sector becomes increasingly evident across all Western European countries – and particularly in Greece – an interstate agreement that had remained inactive for several years is now moving into the implementation phase. ADVERTISING ADVERTISING The deal between Greece and Egypt provides for the legal employment of up […]
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