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Reportage: Onboard a French minehunting ship in the Mediterranean

Euronews joined the French minehunting ship Le Capricorne for a day during the Ariadne 2025 exercise in Greece.

Spain

Spain's PM says military spending will reindustrialise Spain and EU

With about 1.28% spent on defence last year, Spain is proportionally one of the lowest NATO defence spenders.

USA

Trump tries to involve NATO into Greenland 'annexation'

US President Donald Trump has welcomed NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte to Washington amid concerns over his pivot towards Russia. The pair discussed Greenland, with Trump again advocating US annexation for security reasons.

Belgium

Rutte to convince Trump to stay in NATO at crucial White House meeting

The former Dutch premier and secretary general of the transatlantic alliance has flown to Washington DC for a crucial meeting with Donald Trump.

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Europe News

Polish president asks NATO leaders to increase military spending

“There is no strong Europe without the USA and NATO, just as there is no strong NATO without a committed Europe,” Andrzej Duda wrote in a letter sent to all heads of government and countries of NATO members on Wednesday.

Europe News

Rutte pledges 'unwavering' support for Bosnia amid rising tensions

During his visit to the Bosnian capital on Monday, Mark Rutte reaffirmed NATO's support for Bosnia's territorial integrity and peace.

Brussels, My Love?

Brussels, my love? Trump's power play with Zelenskyy

In this week's edition of our weekly talk show, participants discuss the dramatic shake-up regarding Ukraine diplomacy

Europe News

Atlanticism's last stand: Meloni’s bid to keep EU engaged with US

As some EU leaders consider the consequences of an apparent US disengagement from Europe’s security, Italy’s premier remains one of the strongest advocates for keeping the continent under American protection.

France

Macron says France a loyal ally as Trump questions NATO unity again

The US president questioned the alliance once more on Thursday, publicly pondering whether NATO countries, including France, would defend the US if attacked.

Belgium

Poland's Duda: NATO members must increase defence spending to 3%

The Polish President visited NATO's headquarters on Thursday at the invitation of Secretary General Mark Rutte.

The Europe Conversation

Ukraine is not ready to join NATO or the EU, Juncker says

Former president of the European Commission Jean Claude Juncker cautioned against Ukraine joining Nato as a form of security guarantee. Talking to Euronews for The Europe Conversation, he also said that Ukraine should be granted limited EU membership.

USA

US commitment to NATO 'ironclad', says Trump’s ambassador nominee

Matt Whitaker emphasised that his role would be pushing member states to meet Trump’s demand for increased defence spending, now raised to 5% of GDP.

Europe News

Europe on the brink: US-Ukraine rift puts spotlight on continent

Europe faces existential questions about its security future in the wake of the Oval office blow-up between presidents Zelenskyy and Trump. A summit in London tomorrow will be critical.

Europe News

Leaders from Europe, Canada and Turkey meet in London Ukraine summit

The UK prime minister hosted over a dozen European leaders plus delegates from Canada and Turkey for crunch talks on Ukraine's future. .

World News

Can Europe build a credible nuclear deterrent without US support?

France and the UK, Europe's only two nuclear-armed powers, have scaled back their forces since the end of the Cold War, but they are now being called upon to step up.

Europe in Motion

Defence: What does Europe need to protect itself without the US?

A new report says Europe could face a new aggression within the next decade. Here's what it needs to defend itself without the Americans.

United Kingdom

Is the British military fit for the new European security order?

The UK government is hiking defence spending to help build up Europe's forces against Russia — but decades of funding cuts and recruitment problems have hollowed the British armed forces out.

Europe News

European air forces need reform to boost deterrence against Russia

Air superiority is critical as a deterrent to potential Russian aggression - and European NATO air forces are likely to struggle to achieve this without reform towards mission specialisation, a new RUSI report said.

Italy

US military base in Italy locked down over 'security incident'

Personnel working at the Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily were instructed to take shelter where they were.

Europe News

Zelenskyy 'willing to step down' in return for NATO accession

The Ukrainian president said that he is focused on Ukraine's security today and called for further guarantees from Europe and the US.