At the Munich Security Conference, public relief masked private skepticism as European leaders questioned whether Washington’s vision of the Western alliance leaves room for Europe’s own worldview.
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At the Munich Security Conference, public relief masked private skepticism as European leaders questioned whether Washington’s vision of the Western alliance leaves room for Europe’s own worldview.
www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...
Long viewed as a symbolic safeguard rather than a NATO substitute, Article 42.7 is now being tested against a changing security environment in which European deterrence, readiness and coordination are no longer theoretical concerns.
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🇪🇸 makes the case for more migration
At a time when most European governments are hardening both rhetoric and rules around migration, Spain is betting on an opposite strategy: telling its public why migration matters.
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As European countries flirt with conscription and other schemes to recruit new soldiers to, compulsory military service is still unlikely to return in full force across the continent.
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Modern EU equality policies must also address the challenges faced by men and boys, particularly to counter polarisation and backlash against gender equality, Magnus Heunicke, Danish minister of Gender Equality, told Euronews.
W/ @martairaola.bsky.social ✍🏽
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☀️🌡️ 'Bruselas, ¿te quiero?' Olas de calor, incendios, alertas sanitarias: ¿está la UE preparada?
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One year after Mario Draghi’s landmark competitiveness report, which called for “radical change” not to lag behind the US and China, has the EU acted — or just reacted?
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📣 Despite being designed to give citizens a voice in EU policymaking, the European Citizens’ Initiatives are struggling to gain traction, with only 10 out of 144 proposals receiving a response from the Commission.
Is this tool truly empowering citizens?
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🇪🇺 ‘Becoming Ursula: a two-faced EU Commission chief?’
As Season 2 gets underway, followers of her first term might be wondering if they’re still watching the same show.
Team work with the masters @gerardofortuna.bsky.social @martairaola.bsky.social ✋
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A stockpile of US-funded contraceptives worth $10 million is in limbo in a Belgian warehouse after the closure of USAID.
The US government plans to incinerate them, despite their expiration date being between 2027 and 2031.
@pausoler98.bsky.social and @martairaola.bsky.social have the story.
Here we go: the political battle over the €2 trillion budget has officially begun, and fracture lines among member states have already emerged.
"No country is ready to accept the budget as it is today," said Marie Bjerre, Denmark's minister.
Story with @pausoler98.bsky.social.
✍🏽 The EU’s efforts to rearm face a hidden vulnerability: a heavy reliance on critical raw materials. To reduce these dependencies, Brussels is pushing for domestic extraction, recycling, and diversification — but implementation remains a major challenge.
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Germany floats return to conscription if volunteer plan fails https://on.ft.com/3T6SKn3
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🏳️🌈 The EU’s so-called Equal Treatment directive — aimed at extending protection against discrimination on the grounds of religion or belief, disability, age, or sexual orientation — has reached a dead end, several EU officials told Euronews.
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Phrases dealing with climate, women and security have been rephrased in new NATO legislation, in a bid to avoid retaliation by the Trump administration.
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Companies traditionally focused purely on defence are increasingly launching into the space sector.
Although space and defence have always been connected, the focus has been so far on civilian use rather than military space capabilities — but that is now changing.
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Do you really want to understand what EVP Fitto just proposed for the unspent EU cohesion funds? Read @gerardofortuna.bsky.social ‘s story here ⬇️
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The EU executive proposed in early March a five-point plan to rearm and reach defence readiness by 2030.
In an interview with Euronews, EU defence commissioner said that he expects MS to make use of options proposed in the plan instead of issuing more joint debt.
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🆕 Member states must spend more, better and European, EU Commissioner for Defence Andrius Kubilius and the EU's top diplomat Kaja Kallas urge in a draft of the upcoming White Paper on the Future of European Defence, seen by @euronews.com
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🪖 European Parliament sidelined from new 'rearm Europe’ plan
"Bypassing Parliament with Article 122 is a mistake. Europe's democracy stands on two pillars: its citizens and its member states, (and) we need both for our security," Weber said in Strasbourg.
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💜 Despite progress for women's and girls' rights around the world, these gains are fragile. In 2024, one in four countries in the world reported a setback in women's rights, according to a new report by UN Women.
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💰 Are you lost with all the talks on defence funding? Do you wanna know how the EU is planning to rearm the continent?
I got you this time with a very long explainer on the five options on the table (and some future ideas).
Check the whole story and video here:
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Too little is currently known about the last two areas of action, which aim to mobilise private capital by speeding up the Savings and Investment Union and through the European Investment Bank.
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As announced, the EC is giving the fiscal space for MS to boost defence spending by activating the national scape clause of the Stability and Growth Pact.
“If MS would increase defence spending by 1.5% of GDP, this could create fiscal space of ~€650bn over a period of 4 years”
“This is Europe’s moment and we must live up to it,” VDL said.
The five proposals could raise up to €800 billion to support Ukraine in the short term and to take responsibility to defend ourselves in the long term.
🚨 Von der Leyen announces the 5-point ‘Rearm Europe’ plan.
The Commission is proposing member states to direct more funds towards defence-related investments, including cohesion programs.
Plus, a new instrument of €150bn on loans for air and missile defence, drones, military mobility…
Europe’s defence sector needs more than just funding— it needs talent, industry representatives say.
Read the full story at @euronews.com
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Big tech, banking, energy: Who are the biggest spenders on EU lobbying?
The 162 biggest corporations and trade associations collectively spent €343 million on lobbying EU legislators over the past year, according to a new analysis by @corporateeurope.bsky.social
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What is needed to defend Europe without the US? @Bruegel_org analysts gave us some first estimates today.
🪖300,000 more troops and an annual defence spending hike of at least €250 bn in the short term.
www.bruegel.org/analysis/def...
🚨 Europe stands at a crossroads at this year’s MSC, facing a perfect storm as a rapidly shifting global order threatens the EU's long-standing vision of the world.
With tensions escalating, the #MSC will see historic meetings between key players.
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