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US-EU relations: The 31 days that shook the transatlantic partnership

One month after Donald Trump's return to the White House, relations between the United States and the European Union are becoming increasingly fraught.

Radio Schuman

Top lawmaker insists Europe should join Ukraine peace talks

US president Donald Trump is engaging in peace talks with Russian president Vladimir Putin, without involving European countries.

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Illegal internet access at high security prison in Peru

Peruvian authorities have discovered two antennas near the Challapalca prison that allow prisoners to access the internet illegally.

North Korea

North Korea to expand nuclear weapons programme, says Kim Jong-un

The warning came after Kim accused the US of escalating tensions on the Korean Peninsula through its alliance with South Korea and Japan.

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Holocaust commemorated as Jewish groups warn of rising antisemitism

On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, on 27 January, people remember the six million Jews and millions of other victims of Nazi persecution during WWII.

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At the Poland-Belarus border, security and migration merge into one

Poland has reframed the debate on migration through the lenses of national security, forcing the EU to change its tune.

World News

Optimism amongst Trump supporters as thousands gather for inauguration

On the eve of the swearing-in ceremony, thousands of Trump supporters stood in line despite the freezing weather to attend a 'Make America Great Again' rally.

Tech News

TikTok ban begins in the US a day before Donald Trump's inauguration

When users opened the TikTok app on Saturday, they encountered a pop-up message that said, "Sorry, TikTok isn't available right now".

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Greenland lawmaker touts stronger EU role in island's rare earths

Twenty-five of the 34 minerals found in Greenland were identified as "critical raw materials" in a European Commission study in 2023.

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Poland supports close cooperation between NATO and the EU

Poland is committed to driving a strong defence agenda and weaning Europe fully off Russian fossil fuels, the country’s Minister for European Affairs Adam Szłapka has told Euronews.

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Austria boosts security ahead of New Year's Eve celebrations in Vienna

After the Christmas market attack in Magdeburg in Germany, authorities in Austria are boosting security at Vienna's New Year's Eve Trail.

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Magdeburg Christmas market attack leaves Germany in mourning and fear

The violence, which comes as Germany prepares for snap elections in February, has left the nation in mourning and its sense of security deeply shaken.

Europe News

At a Lapland summit EU leaders say defence spending must rise

Leaders from northern and southern Europe have said EU security requires increased investment if countries hope to see off the ongoing threat from Russia.

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Leaders arrive in Finland for North-South Summit

Discussions are focused on European security and defence as well as border security and migration.

Europe News

EU Parliament political groups strike deal on four new committees

The mandates of the committees - which will scrutinise and report on legislative proposals - will now have to be voted on and given the final green light by the Parliament's plenary next Wednesday in Strasbourg.

Ukraine

Euroviews. Peace in Ukraine needs more than a plan

If Europe wants to sit at the table on European security affairs rather than only being the subject of it, it needs a European Peace Plan that includes forceful diplomacy backed by the force of arms and money, Nicu Popescu and Gustav Gressel write.

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Ukraine’s energy crisis a lesson for EU, Polish minister says

As Russia deliberately targets energy infrastructure, war-torn Ukraine is inadvertently showing Europe how it can boost security and resilience, a senior Polish energy official says, as Warsaw prepares to take over the EU Council presidency.

World News

Kosovo to open first state-financed ammunition factory

Kosovo plans to develop its military industry and transition its security forces into an army by 2028, despite tensions with Serbia and mixed NATO signals.

Europe News

Espionage at European universities: 'We must be vigilant'

At a plenary session in Strasbourg, MEPs debated foreign interference and espionage by third countries at Europe's universities.

Europe in Motion

Nearly half of EU citizens no longer see US as most important ally

A new survey reveals EU citizens are growing more and more US-sceptic, and think it's time for the bloc to pursue its own foreign policy and reduce ties with Washington.