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Published on 19/11/2025 – 8:00 GMT+1 EU member states will have just three days in peacetime and six hours in emergencies to allow other European military troops and equipment to cross their borders under a new “military Schengen” proposal from the European Commission designed to significantly improve military mobility across the bloc. “Today, in order to move military equipment and troops from, let’s say west to east, unfortunately it takes months,” said Apostolos Tzitzikostas, European Commissioner for Sustainable Transport and Tourism. “What we want to do is to make it happen within days.” “You cannot defend a continent if you…
Cristiano Ronaldo was among the guests at a White House dinner on Tuesday hosted by President Donald Trump in honour of Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s visit to the US. The football superstar has been the face of the Saudi football league since joining Saudi club Al-Nassr at the end of 2022, reportedly on a $200 (€173) million-a-year contract. In June, Ronaldo signed a two-year extension with the club. Al-Nassr is majority owned by the Saudi sovereign wealth fund that the crown prince chairs. Trump thanked the five-time Ballon d’Or winner for attending, to whom he introduced his…
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Published on 19/11/2025 – 6:30 GMT+1 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will head to Turkey on Wednesday in an attempt to restart negotiations to put an end to Russia’s war against Ukraine. Kyiv and Moscow officially held a few rounds of direct talks in Turkey in the spring, but the process stalled since July. Zelenskyy said on Tuesday he hoped the diplomatic process could restart. “We are preparing to intensify negotiations, and we have developed solutions that we will propose to our partners”, Zelenskyy said in a post on X. Ukraine’s leader will most likely present it to his Turkish counterpart…
Endlich Gold für Deutschland? Das Bundeskabinett beschließt heute die Unterstützung für eine deutsche Olympia-Bewerbung für 2036, 2040 oder 2044. Gordon Repinski analysiert den anstehenden Wettstreit der Regionen zwischen München, Rhein-Ruhr, Hamburg und Kiel sowie Berlin und erklärt, warum Kanzler Friedrich Merz jetzt sechs Millionen Euro für den Bewerbungsprozess zusagt. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Christiane Schenderlein. Die für Sport zuständige Staatsministerin im Kanzleramt verteidigt erklärt, was in der möglichen Bewerbung steckt, warum auch ein Olympia in Berlin 100 Jahre nach 1936 eine Chance sein kann und wie die Spiele als Motor für Infrastruktur und Bürokratieabbau dienen sollen.Außerdem: Die Zahl der ukrainischen Geflüchteten in…
LONDON — Rachel Reeves needs at least one good news story to sell. The under-fire U.K. finance minister is gearing up for a tricky budget next week — and slashing Brits’ energy bills could give her something to shout about. Officials in the Treasury and at No. 10 Downing Street are exploring ways to cut domestic energy costs by shifting some levies currently added to household bills into general taxation, said three government figures granted anonymity to discuss pre-budget planning. Ministers are targeting a cut of between £150 and £170 on an annual household bill, according to one of the…
A new Military Mobility Transport Group, bringing together national authorities, the European Defence Agency and the European External Action Service, will oversee implementation. The communication also mentions forthcoming reviews of the Rail Service Facilities Regulation and the Air Services Regulation, as well as a 2026 evaluation of the flexible use of airspace rules and a pledge to promote dual-use airports. The text also foresees the creation of a solidarity pool and a strategic lift reserve enabling the shared use of EU and national transport assets in crises. Other initiatives include a military mobility catalogue of dual-use transport assets, a digital…
Many EU countries backed the démarche, with ministers from Denmark and Germany taking a prominent role in the announcement. In a statement, Germany’s Environment Minister Carsten Schneider called on the meeting “to free ourselves from fossil fuels … it can help with access to energy, lowering prices for households and businesses and strengthening our energy security.” For the EU to back the initiative, all countries in the 27-nation bloc would need to unify behind it. The EU has recently undergone a tough process of setting new climate goals that drew opposition from countries with ties to coal and the car industry.…
Thousands of people marched in Athens on Monday to mark the anniversary of the 1973 student uprising that contributed to the fall of Greece’s military junta. Demonstrators walked toward the US Embassy, continuing a tradition held every year since 1974 to protest Washington’s support for the regime at the time. Authorities deployed thousands of riot police and closed major roads and metro stations along the route. The 1973 crackdown saw police and troops open fire on unarmed protesters, with an army tank breaking through the gates of the Polytechnic University.