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The expenses for the defense outside the stability pact to increase the purchases of weapons

The expenses for the defense outside the stability pact to increase the purchases of weapons

In Europe “the time has come for decisions”. The blockade must arm himself to improve his safety and, in the defense sector, “we have to do more, do better, do faster and do together”. This is how the President of the European Council, Antonio Costa, summarized the results of the informal retreat organized yesterday (February 3) in Brussels. And to ...

Belgium asks for the end of the double location: the European Parliament is only in Brussels

Belgium asks for the end of the double location: the European Parliament is only in Brussels

The European Parliament should only meet in Brussels and put an end to the monthly ‘migration’ of deputies and officials in Strasbourg, in compliance with the principle of the double location. The support for this request is contained in the pact that allowed the birth, after eight months of negotiations, of the new Government of Belgium, led by Bart De ...

Denmark responds (again) to Trump's threats: "Greenland is not on sale"

Denmark responds (again) to Trump’s threats: “Greenland is not on sale”

Greenland is part of Denmark and “is not on sale”. Copenhagen premier, puts Frederiksen, has returned to respond to the US president, Donald Trump, who continues to insist that he wants to acquire the country, with good or bad. “We were very clear by the Kingdom of Denmark, with the great support of European and European Union partners, on the ...

Belgium turned right: Meloni's ally (half) will be the new premier

Belgium turned right: Meloni’s ally (half) will be the new premier

After eight months of negotiations, once (relatively) short for the country, Belgium has finally formed a new government. Bart de Wever, the leader of the Flemish nationalist party of the N-Va (Nieuw-Vlaamse Alliantiethe new Flemish alliance), which at the European Parliament sits in the benches of the conservatives and reformists Ecr, together with Giorgia Meloni’s Brothers of Italy. As often ...

Musk launches the "Make Europe Great Again" movement and invites European citizens to join

Musk launches the “Make Europe Great Again” movement and invites European citizens to join

Make Europe Great Again. Elon Musk resumes the acronym populist sorceress of Donald Trump (Make America Great Again) to decline it in a supremist movement for the old continent. “People of Europe – wrote the South African billionaire on X, owned by his Italian night between Saturday and Sunday – join the Mega Movement”. The patron of Tesla has appealed ...

EU leaders in retreat and the 'mega' summit of patriots for Europe

EU leaders in retreat and the ‘mega’ summit of patriots for Europe

Next, the European newsletter Today that every Sunday morning tells you what will happen in the European week to come, edited by Alfonso Bianchi (for comments, suggestions or criticisms write to [email protected]). At the top of the agenda Leader in retreat – Like a football club, EU leaders will go to retreat to refine team work. On Monday 3 February, ...

The Rafah pass in Gaza reopens: the EU restarts the border monitoring mission

The Rafah pass in Gaza reopens: the EU restarts the border monitoring mission

The Rafah pass, the border passage between Egypt and the strip, and the European Union has reopened in Gaza, has restarted its civil mission to monitor the border. This was announced by the high representative Kaja Kallas, who explained that the mission has been re -favored on “request from the Palestinians and Israelis”, and that “will support the Palestinian border ...

The US insist: "We don't joke about Greenland, we need"

The US insist: “We don’t joke about Greenland, we need”

The interest of the United States of Donald Trump for the control of Greenland “is not a joke”. This was clarified by the US Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, according to which the island serves the interests of US national security to combat China’s expansionist aims, where Denmark would not be able to do it in its opinion. “It is ...

Europe and Trump: what to do? The direct debate organized by the EU Parliament

Europe and Trump: what to do? The direct debate organized by the EU Parliament

The election of Donald Trump in the United States has radically changed the world geopolitical balances, with consequences also on the European Union. How should the EU respond to threats such as that of the imposition of duties, of the acquisition of Greenland or requests such as that of increasing the expensive expe with the defense to 5 percent? At ...

For the peace plan in Ukraine, Europe thinks of reopening Russian gas pipelines

For the peace plan in Ukraine, Europe thinks of reopening Russian gas pipelines

The European Union would be evaluating the hypothesis of asking Ukraine to reopen Russian gas pipelines, within a peace plan to be proposed to Vladimir Putin. This was stated by the Financial Times, which cites sources close to interviews. Three officials would report that the idea was supported by some representatives of Germany and Hungary, with the support of other ...