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Belgium

NATO Foreign Ministers look to broaden scope for next decade

Speaking to Euronews, German Marshall Fund Vice President Ian Lesser, said NATO's original mission hasn't changed. "That's about countering Russia's very significant force posture and that's very meaningful for the alliance - that hasn't gone away.

Europe News

EU lays out plan to revive US ties ahead of Biden inauguration

As Joe Biden prepares to take up residence in the White House, the EU is wasting no time in setting out its ambitions for the post-Trump era.

World News

'Let's rebuild a strong EU-USA alliance', EU chiefs tell Joe Biden

"It is a new beginning for the EU-US global partnership," Commission President Ursula Von der Leyen said after speaking with US President-elect Joe Biden.

Europe News

US election: What would a Biden or Trump win mean for NATO?

NATO, the organisation set up to counter Soviet power and influence, has been described by Donald Trump as "obsolete". Would Joe Biden have a different approach?

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Turkey

Turkey 'tests' Russian air defence system despite US sanctions threat

US officials had previously told Turkey that the S-400 missiles were incompatible with NATO's own defences

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Protesters hold anti-NATO rally in Greece

A few hundred protesters marched through central Athens on Tuesday, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Greek officials.

Sweden

Swedish military exercises on Baltic island 'a signal to Russia'

Concerns about Russia’s intentions in the region have risen since Moscow’s annexation of Crimea in 2014.

Montenegro

Montenegro: Thousands take to streets as opposition claims victory

The Balkan country is at a crossroads after pro-Serb and pro-Russian parties performed better than expected in parliamentary elections.

France

Senior French military officer suspected of spying for Russia

The officer was a lieutenant-colonel stationed with NATO in Italy.

Belarus

President Lukashenko claims NATO has aggressive plans against Belarus

Belarus' authoritarian leader has accused NATO of aggressively poisitioning forces along its Polish and Lithuanian borders.

World News

Euroviews. The Baltics missed out this time but the long pursuit of US troops in the region will pay off ǀ View

The long-term pursuit of having US boots on the ground in the Baltic region has so far not borne fruit. But while Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania lost out to Poland in the latest round of US troop deployments, the overarching trend shows it may happen sooner rather than later.

World News

Who are the winners & losers of the US troop withdrawal from Germany?

Poland, Germany, NATO, the US and Russia: Who stands to benefit from the US plans to withdraw its troops from Germany?

Germany

US says it will withdraw nearly 12,000 troops from Germany

Around 6,400 will head home — but will be redeployed back to Europe on a rotational basis — while 5,400 will be sent to countries including Italy, Belgium and Poland.

Russia

Ex-journalist denies passing Russian military secrets to NATO country

Ivan Safronov, now an adviser to the Russian space agency, faces up to 20 years in prison if convicted of spying

World News

‘The world needs a policeman, the bad guys are filling the US vacuum’

And there’s no better candidate right now than the United States, says former NATO Secretary-General Anders Fogh Rasmussen.

World

China's rise makes transatlantic bond 'more important': NATO chief

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks to Euronews about the on-going coronavirus crisis, President Trump's plan to pull troops out of Germany, the rise of China, and whether Europe needs an army.

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.

World News

NATO must become more political and global, says alliance's chief

Stoltenberg said allies should strive to reach political consensus quicker and get closer to like-minded countries including Australia, Japan, and South Korea.

World News

Coronavirus: NATO is helping fight invisible enemy, says Stoltenberg

Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance is helping fight an 'invisible enemy' by organising medical supplies and other operations.

Russia

Face to face: Erdogan and Putin meet for talks on conflict in Syria

It was the Russian and Turkish presidents' first meeting since at least 33 Turkish soldiers were killed in an airstrike near Idlib, sparking a NATO crisis.