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EU $955 Billion Recovery Fund Struggles to Transform Economy
Across Europe, projects funded by the European Union’s landmark post-pandemic recovery programme are visible on the ground, from AI-enabled agriculture in Spain to infrastructure...
EU Industry Chief Urges ‘Made in Europe’ Push to Protect Bloc’s Economy
The European Union must adopt a stronger “Made in Europe” strategy to shield its industries from global competition, EU industry chief Stéphane Séjourné said...
Transnistria: Russia, the EU, and the Persistence of a Frozen Conflict
The Transnistrian conflict is a long-standing territorial dispute in Eastern Europe and has been ongoing since the early 1990s. Emerging from the collapse of...
Iran Retaliates by Declaring EU Armies ‘Terrorist Groups’
Iran's parliament speaker, Mohammad Baqer Qalibaf, has labeled the armies of EU countries as "terrorist groups" in response to the European Union's recent designation...
ESM Chief Proposes Using €500 Billion Crisis Fund for European Defense
A European crisis fund with over 430 billion euros (about $514 billion) could provide loans to member countries for defense, according to Pierre Gramegna,...
Pezeshkian Claims U.S., Israel, and Europe Instigated Protest Tensions
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian accused U. S., Israeli, and European leaders of exploiting Iran's economic issues to incite unrest and provide tools to disrupt...
Germany Eyes New “Growth Engines” as Economic Forecasts Weaken
Germany’s Economy Minister, Katherina Reiche, emphasized the need to pivot toward emerging sectors to sustain growth, noting that traditional export-driven industries “no longer carry...
Russia and China Pull Ahead as US, Europe Lag in Arctic Race
The Arctic, long seen as a remote and frozen frontier, has emerged as a critical zone for energy, shipping, and strategic minerals. Rapid warming...
The “Rules Based International Order” is Crumbling: Should We Mourn Its End?
On January 20, 2025, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney gave a speech at the annual WEF meeting in Davos. Immediately, a chorus of praise...
The army that Europe was talked out of
The idea of a pan-European army has always hovered over the continent like a half-remembered dream, something glimpsed between wars and summits and then...