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EU proposes Black Sea maritime hub but leaves funding and location unresolved
Kaja Kallas unveils a strategy to counter Russian influence and protect undersea cables, yet the plan lacks a budget, a host country or a clear list of participants.
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EU reviews Israel trade deal as UK suspends talks over Gaza blockade
European foreign ministers back review of association agreement while Britain imposes settler sanctions and halts free-trade negotiations, marking the sharpest Western diplomatic pressure on Israel since the war resumed in March.
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EU and UK launch coordinated sanctions on Russian shadow fleet and weapons supply chains
Brussels targets 189 tankers while London hits missile components and disinformation networks, acting in concert after Trump failed to extract a ceasefire commitment from Putin.
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Europe's defence spending surges 17 percent but capability gaps remain
SIPRI data shows European NATO members spent $693 billion last year, yet experts warn the money will take years to translate into deployable force and may duplicate existing systems.
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EU holds Xinjiang sanctions as China lifts measures on MEPs
Brussels says no improvement in human rights situation despite Beijing's move to ease retaliatory sanctions on European Parliament members imposed in 2021.
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How Trump's first month shattered European security assumptions
A series of shocks in February 2025 forced European leaders to confront the possibility that Washington is no longer a reliable partner, triggering frantic diplomacy and a scramble for strategic autonomy.
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EU's China policy vacuum exposed as Trump returns and trade deficit widens
Brussels still operates from a 2019 framework that called Beijing partner, competitor and rival simultaneously. With Washington turning inward, the cost of that ambiguity is now measurable in a €304.5 billion trade gap.
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Rubio seeks to calm NATO allies as France warns of growing cracks in alliance
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio arrived in Brussels insisting American commitment to NATO remains ironclad, but French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot said the alliance is being tested by President Trump's latest decisions, while European capitals quietly prepare for a possible US troop drawdown.
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Rubio reassures NATO but Trump tariffs and 5% spending demand deepen European doubts
US Secretary of State tells Brussels the alliance is rock-solid while President Trump slaps 20% tariffs on EU goods and demands defence spending that would require a command economy.
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Finnish President Stubb calls for European special envoy on Ukraine as coalition of willing meets in Paris
Alexander Stubb argues Europe needs a single negotiating figure while defending Finland's defence contributions against US criticism of freeloading.
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Greenland forms unity government as US vice president arrives
Four of five parliamentary parties unite behind centre-right Democrats, excluding only the pro-independence Naleraq, hours before JD Vance visits Pituffik Space Base.
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EU and partners pledge 5.8 billion euros for Syria at Brussels donor conference
First post-Assad conference falls short of last year's 7.5 billion as US aid retreats; interim Syrian government attends for first time amid renewed sectarian violence
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NATO faces existential test as Trump pivots toward Moscow
The alliance's strategic concept still names Russia as its principal threat, yet its largest member now echoes Kremlin talking points. With the June summit in The Hague approaching, Europeans are building alternatives while trying to keep the US inside the tent.
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Europe confronts the cost of securing Ukraine without American backing
European leaders meeting in London pledged to build security guarantees for Ukraine after Trump ruled out US commitments, but the military and financial gap left by Washington is vast.
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Europe drafts Ukraine peace plan as US backstop evaporates
Britain and France advance a stabilisation force proposal without American security guarantees, leaving European troops exposed if Russia violates a ceasefire.
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Europe cannot deter Russia alone as Trump rules out US troops for Ukraine
British Army at 70,000 regulars; Russia spends 6.7% of GDP on defence. European leaders meet this weekend to decide whether to deploy up to 30,000 troops without American security guarantees.
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Merz pushes European defence independence as Trump undermines NATO Article 5
Germany's incoming chancellor says his priority is independence from the US after Trump's statements weaken collective defence assumptions. European capitals scramble to fill a capability gap the Americans have filled for decades.
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Transatlantic rift deepens as Trump administration sidelines Europe on Ukraine
Vice President Vance's Munich speech, U.S.-Russia talks excluding Kyiv, and a UN vote aligning Washington with Moscow signal a fundamental shift in the security architecture that has underpinned Europe since 1949.
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US defence secretary tells Europe to lead on Ukraine and raise spending to 5% of GDP
Pete Hegseth says Washington will no longer be primarily focused on European security, rules out NATO membership for Ukraine and demands allies double defence budgets.
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Pistorius in Lithuania: Germany prepares permanent brigade as US pivots to Indo-Pacific
German defence minister says Europe must shoulder more security burden regardless of US administration, while permanent Bundeswehr deployment to Lithuania targets 2027 combat readiness.
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