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Friedrich Merz, German Chancellor, declared at the Munich Security Conference that the longstanding global order “no longer exists,” warning the US against isolation in current power politics. He emphasised the urgency for democratic countries to rethink security strategies amid rising threats.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio called on Europe to collaborate with the US in a “civilisational quest” to address the West’s challenges at the Munich Security Conference. He urged shared principles to strengthen historical ties amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, challenged NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at the Munich Security Conference, urging EU leaders to activate the mutual defence clause amid growing security concerns in Europe, particularly due to the Ukraine conflict.
In this edition we focus on Poland, where opposition parties have won enough seats in the parliamentary election to oust the ruling conservative Law and Justice party after eight years in power. To analyse this major shift and what it means for Poland’s place in the EU, we speak to Danuta Hübner, a member of the main opposition Civic Platform party. She’s a former Europe minister for Poland and a former European commissioner who’s now an MEP in the European Parliament.
The EU announced probes Thursday into Facebook owner Meta and TikTok, seeking more details on the measures they have taken to stop the spread of “illegal content and disinformation” after the Hamas attack on Israel.
France’s justice minister vowed Wednesday to crack down on those behind a flurry of false bomb alerts that caused chaos at airports and tourist sites after emailed threats triggered evacuations at airports in Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse and Beauvais near Paris.
Another war at Europe’s doorstep. Tensions are felt all the way here, so why is it so hard to get the messaging right?
Critics of the European Commission president coming down like a ton of bricks on Ursula Von der Leyen after a visit to Israel where the former German defense minister left out language on the suffering of Palestinians. She later rectified.
Belgian police early Tuesday arrested a suspected gunman thought to have who killed two Swedes with stunning viciousness. The gunman, who is thought to have terrorist motives, created such fear in Brussels that authorities shut down a Belgium-Sweden soccer match and held 35,000 fans inside for several hours as a precaution.
The EU will seek a global phase-out of fossil fuels and for their use to reach a peak in this decade, according to the member states’ common position adopted unanimously late Monday.
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