Sánchez responded defiantly, saying on X that he would not withdraw the decrees and casting the parliamentary vote as a breaking point: “The hour of truth has arrived,” he wrote, adding that lawmakers were obliged to cast “votes that will define them for generations to come.” Ahead of the parliamentary session, anonymous government sources told […]
Continue ReadingLatvia has detained two of its citizens since June on suspicion of spying for Russia’s military intelligence agency and using a private aircraft to surveil an army base hosting NATO forces, authorities said Thursday. Latvia’s State Security Service (VDD) said the two Latvian citizens are suspected of collecting information on the Ādaži base — one […]
Continue Reading“There is obviously a tension between the right to asylum and 80,000 people appearing at the border of, for example, Ceuta,” one EU diplomat, granted anonymity to discuss the private talks, said ahead of Thursday’s ministerial. The EU also needs to discuss “what can and cannot be done” in an emergency without violating people’s rights, […]
Continue ReadingAt a recent meeting of EU defense ministers, “many called for front-loading parts of the €90 billion loan allocated for 2027,” meaning disbursing part of the 2027 loan this year instead, the EU’s top diplomat Kaja Kallas said last month. But the Commission preferred to instead speed up the disbursement of the 2027 loan next […]
Continue Reading“Easy money,” rather than ideology, motivates many of Russia’s recruits for drone and arson attacks, and European countries must make clear that such saboteurs will be harshly punished to deter future incidents, the foreign minister said. “The message is that if you collaborate with the Russian secret services, you will be caught and sent to […]
Continue ReadingRutte’s unusually strong remarks underscore the growing tensions between Moscow and NATO countries as hybrid attacks and Russian-linked sabotage proliferate across Europe. In recent days, Russia’s embassy in Belgium sent NATO a note alleging the alliance was displaying “reckless and irresponsible” behavior near its Kaliningrad exclave, following alliance exercises involving several reconnaissance planes, ground forces […]
Continue Reading‘We’ll wait for concrete proposals’ EU officials and diplomats, however, told POLITICO that behind the scenes the speech had been received positively in the European capital. “The mood is positive and commitment to have a good summit is definitely there,” said one EU official, who like others in this article was granted anonymity to speak […]
Continue Reading“Canada and the EU, with our unparalleled trade access, shared values, and complementary economic strengths, can build a deeper and more integrated relationship,” the draft paper says. The two sides plan to say at their summit in Montreal that they want to speed up investment in critical mineral projects, strengthen supply chains, and improve supply […]
Continue ReadingBiletskyi said the Third Corps deceived Russian forces into believing the main Ukrainian thrust would come toward Shandryholove and Zelena Dolyna, drawing Russian reserves into counterattacks there while Ukraine struck toward Nove. “This led them to senselessly burn through their reserves in counterattacks in that very sector. The Russians missed the real strike,” Biletskyi added. […]
Continue ReadingKallas added that Monday’s discussion will look at how EU institutions can work with member countries to determine which tools in the EU’s arsenal could be used as part of the protocol response. While diplomats say the details are still vague on what the protocol could entail in theory, it could apply to drone incursions, […]
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