Europe’s frontier countries ready their hospitals for war – POLITICO
While European countries average 11.5 intensive care beds per 100,000 population, “wartime needs could require three to five…
Baltic countries team up on mass evacuation plans as Russian threat grows – POLITICO
“Clear procedures are crucial, as is the rapid exchange of information,” said Lithuania’s Interior Minister Vladislav Kondratovič in…
The Baltics are rapidly becoming a cauldron of EU growth when other parts of Europe are stagnating – The Irish Times
It’s not every day you find yourself in the Orthodox church where Alexander Pushkin’s great-grandfather was baptised. There…
Paris and Berlin join EU calls for crackdown on Hungary over pride ban – POLITICO
“We are highly alarmed by these developments,” reads the letter, signed by Austria, Belgium, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland,…
Council of Europe hits back at EU leaders calling to ease migrant expulsions – POLITICO
They argued that in some cases, the court “posed too many limitations on the states’ ability to decide…
9 EU countries ask European court to ease expulsion of foreign criminals – POLITICO
Nine European leaders are calling for the European Convention on Human Rights to be reinterpreted to allow migrants…
16 countries to ask EU for fiscal leeway to spend big on defense – POLITICO
The exemption gives countries room to increase their spending on defense up to 1.5 percent of their gross…
German Social Democrats pour cold water on French nuclear deterrent – POLITICO
But the center-left Social Democratic Party, part of Merz’s ruling coalition alongside his center-right Christian Democrats, argue that…
Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,161 | Russia-Ukraine war News
These are the key events on day 1,161 of Russia’s war on Ukraine. Here is where things stand…
Europe shows withdrawal symptoms after 75 years of addiction to US troops – POLITICO
“I am sure that there will be some reduction of U.S. presence in Europe,” said retired Lt. Gen.…