Europe must “keep its promises” to those that want to join, Estonian Prime Minister Kristen Michal told POLITICO. TIVAT, Montenegro — EU leaders are seeking consensus on a plan to offer candidate countries some of the economic and political benefits of membership while they navigate the years-long process of joining the bloc. The proposal, drawn […]
Continue ReadingUkraine will begin production of the Belgian 70-mm FZ275 LGR guided missiles, equipped with warheads filled with thousands of steel pellets designed to shoot down drones. Thanks to financial support from the European Union, Thales developed the finished product in record time — just 12 months before its first deployment on the battlefield, reports SVT. […]
Continue ReadingBelgium's BNP Paribas Fortis plans to replace around 1,000 employees through artificial intelligence (AI) and digitalization over the next three years, according to the bank's chief executive officer. CEO Michael Anseeuw said the bank expects to hire fewer employees than the number leaving its commercial operations in Belgium, as AI-driven tools increasingly take over routine […]
Continue ReadingHungary's new prime minister has said the government will amend the constitution to remove President Tamás Sulyok after he refused to stand down. Péter Magyar pledged to remove Sulyok and other key figures appointed by his predecessor Viktor Orbán after his landslide election win in April. Magyar has accused the president of serving Orbán's interests […]
Continue ReadingDutch Patriot air defense systems and around 150 troops will remain in Poland for up to six more months to protect a key NATO logistics hub supporting Ukraine, according to TVP World on Monday. The deployment at Rzeszow-Jasionka Airport in southeastern Poland was due to end in early June but has been extended at the […]
Continue ReadingUN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday outlined four essential actions to keep development on track, warning that the UN system faces an unprecedented funding decline just 1,700 days before the 2030 Sustainable Development Goals deadline. "We began in 2017 with a clear objective," Guterres told the ECOSOC Operational Activities for Development Segment. "The system was […]
Continue ReadingThe EU countries and European Parliament on Monday agreed on a controversial law aimed at speeding up the return of migrants with no legal right to stay in Europe, marking the bloc's toughest migration policy shift in decades. Policymakers say the so-called Return Regulation is key to accelerating returns and is the cornerstone of the […]
Continue ReadingBelgian Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot said Monday that ongoing talks between Iran and the US offer an opportunity that should be seized to achieve a comprehensive peace agreement, including for Lebanon. Following a phone conversation with Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, Prevot said he stressed the importance of advancing diplomatic efforts between Tehran and Washington. […]
Continue ReadingRenewed calls for engagement with Russia do not reflect Europe’s security needs, Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda said on Monday. Speaking at the NATO Parliamentary Assembly's spring session in Lithuania's parliament, Nauseda said Europe's future security was being decided in Ukraine and stressed that Russia should be contained rather than courted, LRT news reported. "At this […]
Continue ReadingEuropean Council President Antonio Costa on Monday urged Bosnia and Herzegovina to accelerate reforms needed to move forward in its European Union accession process, saying the country is only "a few steps away" from opening the next phase of negotiations. Speaking in Sarajevo at the start of his Western Balkans tour, Costa said Bosnia and […]
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