Europe Decoded What is the 'strategic compass' and what does it mean for EU defence? It has its weaknesses but shows the EU is carving itself a greater geopolitical role. 23/03/2022
Europe Decoded Explained: Denmark's surprising U-turn on the EU common defence policy The Ukraine war is prompting the Nordic country to reconsider an opt-out clause that dates back to the early 1990s. 07/03/2022
Europe News Nord Stream 2 future dependent on Russian action on Ukraine The natural gas pipeline was completed in September, but is currently awaiting approval from both German and European regulators. 13/01/2022
Europe Decoded Word of the Week: Strategic Compass Much as been said about EU's newest tool, but what does it mean and where is this compass leading the bloc? 15/11/2021
state of the union Europe's week: EU manages Afghanistan withdrawal and Belarus sanctions The week was mired by discontent among European Union countries. Train drivers in Germany went on another strike; Greek police clashed with participants of anti-vaccine rules protests; and in Poland, the public resistance against the country's controversial justice reform intensified. 03/09/2021
Europe News NATO allies must all meet spending requirements, says Stoltenberg NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg urged members of the military alliance to jointly fund more of its work at a virtual meeting of defence ministers on Wednesday. 17/02/2021
Serbia Serbian defence minister tests positive for coronavirus The defence secretary was tested after a state secretary in the Ministry of Defence was hospitalised for COVID-19. 27/06/2020
Europe News 'No final decision' on US troop withdrawal says NATO chief Stoltenberg The move by Donald Trump to threaten the removal of American soldiers in Germany had caught the military alliance off guard. The first reports in the press date 5 June, and Stoltenberg confirmed to Euronews that he had spoken to Trump only last week about the plans. 16/06/2020
Europe News EU wants funds for 'stronger defence policy' amid coronavirus threat The coronavirus pandemic has thrown EU cooperation into the spotlight. How armed forces and civil protection services work to ensure health security has come into focus, from building hospitals to transporting goods. The EU's foreign policy chief said that he wants to see funding going to defence. 14/05/2020
world news How will Brexit impact Europe's defence? Euronews answers Uncertainty looms as the UK and the EU are yet to decide on a legal framework for their future defence cooperation after Brexit, just a few weeks before Britain is due to leave the bloc. 04/12/2019
Europe News A tense meeting for NATO after 'brain death' comments Internal battles in the military alliance hang over the meeting of NATO Foreign Ministers in Brussels this Wednesday. 20/11/2019
state of the union Biarritz, hybrid threats and political therapy Politically, it was a brutal end to this year's summer vacation, the G7 summit in Biarritz. Meanwhile, Belgium remains without a government. A private company launched a sort of a giant blind date to discuss the political divides. All this and more in State of the Union. 02/09/2019
Europe News Brexit by the sea – Tiny Dutch village braces for huge Brexit party "The idea of waving to the Brits and waving back is great and to have different types of music from different European countries. It is amazing idea and we support it," Mayor of Wijk ann See 02/09/2019
Europe News Brexit: MEPs on decision to suspend UK parliament So here on the Brief from Brussels we've been talking to member of the European Parliament about how worried they are about Brexit now. 29/08/2019
Belgium How much does your nation spend on defence? European countries have been repeatedly admonished by US President Donald Trump since his election for not spending at least 2% of their GDP on defence expenditures. 26/06/2019
Europe News The Brief: emigration concerns, CAP reform and NATO A new survey shows southern and eastern European countries are more concerned by emigration than immigration. MEPs prepare to vote on reforms to the famous Common Agricultural Policy and NATO sets out priorities ahead of its 70th anniversary. 01/04/2019
Europe News The Brief from Brussels Worries grow of another arms race as Russia removes itself from the INF treaty. 07/02/2019
Europe News EU round-up from Strasbourg New defence fund, Rutte lays out EU vision, drone rules approved 13/06/2018
Europe News The Brief: Counterterrorism and tax havens This is the Brief from Brussels, a roundup of the top stories from the EU's de facto political capital. 05/12/2017
Europe News EU-NATO push for anti-terror cooperation As the so-called Islamic State loses ground in the Middle East, NATO defense ministers meeting in Brussels are pushing for closer counterterrorism measures with the European Union. 05/12/2017
Europe News Estonia urges EU to do more defence Estonia, which has taken over the EU presidency, has urged fellow member states to do more on defence. 05/07/2017
Europe News The Brief from Brussels: NATO chief reveals hike in defence spending This is the Brief from Brussels, a round-up of the top stories from the EU's de-facto political capital 28/06/2017
Europe News EU reveals plans for unified military and defence strategy Brussels has bowed to pressure to boost military ties to show it can provide security in the face of terrorist attacks and a resurgent Russia. 07/06/2017
Europe News The Brief from Brussels The day's events in Brussels, in a nutshell : the UK election gets rough, EU drugs overdoses rise again, and laying the foundations of European defence. 06/06/2017
Unreported Europe Refurbished nuclear shelters and volunteer armies: EU faces Russian threat The Insiders team takes an in-depth look at European defence and security in the face of cyber warfare, Russian interventionism and Donald Trump's luke warm support of NATO. 02/06/2017
Unreported Europe Insiders: European defence European defence expert Sven Biscop outlines the threats to European interests, explores what the future might hold for old alliances and what this means for our defence policies. 31/05/2017
