All as before? After almost nine years from the referendum on the Brexit and five from the actual release of the United Kingdom by the European Union, the two sides are already ready to reset relationships. Or at least to review some of the fundamental points of the withdrawal agreement. In the night between 18 and 19 May, in fact, ...
The current mayor of Bucharest Filo-EUa Nicusor Dan won the presidential elections by overturning the trend of the first round and thus triumphing on George Simion, leader of the alliance for the Union of the Romanians and the leading exponent of the European UltraDestra. Mathematical formation with a doctorate in France, Dan became known for his battle against corruption and ...
“We know how important our commercial relationships are and we are obviously here to discuss all this. I hope that today can be a first meeting and a new beginning”. With these words, the Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni welcomed the Vice -President of the United States JD Vance and the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen to ...
In a moment of growing geopolitical challenges and debates on the future of Europe, Italy and Germany confirm the solidity of their partnership. This was reiterated by Premier Giorgia Meloni after meeting the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, received today at Palazzo Chigi. A interview defined by the Prime Minister “very open, friendly, but above all operational and concrete”, which denies ...
The Finnish government wants to bring the age limit to 65 years of age to be summoned to the reservists of the army, compared to the current 60. The goal is to increase the armed force available in the event of war and bring the total number of reservists to one million by 2031. His approval would lead to adding ...
Italy has achieved the goal of spending 2 percent of its GDP for the defense, a commitment that our country had made together with the other NATO members in 2014. “We reached the goal of 2 percent of the GDP for defense and security expenditure, we have already delivered the letter to NATO”, announced the foreign minister Antonio Tajani on ...
Another day of Israeli attacks in Gaza, another day of massacres in the battered Palestinian territory. At least 80 people were killed in attacks in the strip, where Israel announced an intensification of the offensive, and at least 22 of the victims were children. Of these, 59 died in the bombings in the north of the territory, in particular in ...
“With the duties we are at the breaking point of the multilateral order”. This is the unprecedented alarm that launched Mario Draghi by intervening at the XVIII Cotec symposium in Coimbra, Portugal. The former president of the ECB and the Italian Council has criticized the growing use of unilateral actions to resolve commercial disputes and the progressive emptying of the ...
Germany will soon have “the most powerful conventional army in Europe”. This was promised by the new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, explaining that the goal will be achieved thanks to the hundreds of billions of euros of investments allocated by his government. “Strengthening the Bundeswehr is our maximum priority,” said the Christianodemocratic leader speaking to the Bundestag. Strengthening the German ...
Italy is among the countries contrary to further restrictions on purchasing non -European weapons with the money that will come on loan from the Commission. The twenty -seven are trying to overcome the stall on the SAFE tool (Security Action for Europe), which should provide 150 billion loans to Member States for defense expenses. At yesterday’s ECOFIN (Tuesday 13 May) ...