With the disengagement of the United States of Donald Trump, the European Union had promised to increase military aid to Ukraine exponentially. But after the initial enthusiasm, the plan presented by the high representative Kaja Kallas to provide 40 billion euros in Kiev seems to be completely derailed. The former premier Estone risks not even being able to pass the ...
The tax bazooka for German rearmament is law. The Bundesrat, the high chamber of Parliament that brings together the Länder, has approved the constitutional reform to the brake on the debt with 53 votes. The device, introduced by the former chancellor Angela Merkel, prevents Germany from indebted more than 0.35% per year. But Friedrich Merz, winner of the last elections ...
For Emmanuel Macron the European Council was a success. “We now have a strategy to fully re -enter Europe, rebalance us, fully find our independence in the five years to come,” wrote the French president in a message published on X on the sidelines of the meeting in Brussels. Yesterday the European Council went on until late at night, allowing ...
The European Union confirms its “unshakable” support to Ukraine in the war against Russia and the leaders of the bloc countries ask to move quickly on adhesion negotiations. This is the message that comes from the European Council, where however the unit on the theme has once again been broken by Hungary. Viktor Orban again put himself sideways by placing ...
Finland is the happiest country in the world, confirming itself in first position for the eighth consecutive year, while Italy stops in 40th place in the ranking. This is what the UN’s annual report on happiness reveals that in this edition positions the United States at the lowest level ever in 24th place, a place less than last year, continuing ...
A European Council of many chatter and little substance will be the one in which Giorgia Meloni will participate in Brussels. After only two weeks from the extraordinary summit summoned by President Antonio Costa, the leaders of the twenty -seven return to gather in Brussels for a meeting that this time will not only focus on Ukraine and Defense, but ...
The European Union proceeds at full force with its aim of re -entering the continent by 2030. Two weeks after President Ursula von der Leyen has revealed its Rearm Europe plan, the commission presented the white defense photographer, which contains the details on how the proposal and the ‘Rivainess 2030’ roadmap will work. Thus Europe is rearmed: Von der Leyen’s ...
The president of the European Council, Antonio Costa, asked to put an end to the escalation in Gaza after the new Israeli bombings, inviting all the parties to respect the fire and saying “shocked and saddened” for the large number of civil victims. “Violence must cease and the terms of the ceased agreement must be respected,” said the president of ...
The Bundestag, the German Federal Parliament, has given up on the brake on debt with a constitutional vote to finance military expenses and in infrastructure. 513 votes were favorable and 207 against. Schuldenbremse, as it is called at home, is a constraint introduced by the then Chancellor Angela Merkel in 2009. The clause prevented German debt from climbing over 0.35% ...
He is crowded with people Piazza del Popolo in Rome for the event on Europe, launched by Michele Serra. Many flags of the European Union and Peace, brought by the thousands of people, 30 thousand according to the organizers, belonging to various political and social organizations that have joined the event. “We are a people” “There are many because we ...