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With the U.S. potentially disengaging from European security, Turkey — boasting NATO’s second-largest army — has become even more critical in Europe’s defense posture against Russia. EU governments, already struggling to reconfigure their security strategies in the wake of the war in Ukraine, might not be able to afford provoking Turkey. And while they may issue statements of concern, they’ll likely hesitate to impose real consequences, giving the AKP further confidence it can act without meaningful repercussions. Domestically, the arrest was meant to preempt İmamoğlu’s official presidential candidacy. This Sunday, on March 23, the CHP was set to hold a…

This is not the first wave of migration Poland has attempted to stem. In 2021, Poland faced a national emergency as tens of thousands of people attempted to cross its border with Belarus as its leader Alexander Lukashenko weaponized desperate migrants in retaliation for sanctions imposed on him and his allies. “We’re not going to be the only ones on the front line while others hesitate,” Tusk added. Tusk, a former European Council president, has leveraged his Brussels connections to secure support for the move. He first proposed it at a meeting of EU leaders in October last year, where…

The new term, “Readiness 2030,” is a direct response to the complaints voiced by Giorgia Meloni and Pedro Sánchez in recent days. The European Commission has confirmed it would phase out the term “Rearm Europe” to describe its multi-billion initiative to rearm Europe after backlash from the leaders of Italy and Spain, who argue the name is excessively charged and risks alienating citizens.From now on, the plan to ramp up defence capabilities and production across the bloc will be known as “Readiness 2030,” a reference to the date by which Russia could have the necessary capabilities to launch an attack…

The package, which will allow for a large increase in military expenditure, passed through the Bundesrat despite objections from several smaller parties. Germany’s upper house has voted in favour of a landmark bill that plans to unlock hundreds of billions of euros for defence and infrastructure projects. The Bundesrat supported the measure with a more than two-thirds majority on Friday, paving the way for significant reform of the country’s borrowing rules. The legislation seeks to create a €500 billion special fund to finance infrastructure projects over the next decade. It will also allow for increased military spending. Chancellor-in-waiting Friedrich Merz,…

Updated: 21/03/2025 – 13:14 GMT+1Russian forces launched a large-scale overnight assault on Ukrainian cities, injuring at least nine people and causing extensive damage to homes and infrastructure in Zaporizhzhia and Odesa. … More Ukraine’s regions faced a massive Russian attack overnight, according to official reports. In the Zaporizhzhia region, six people, including a 4-year-old boy, were injured. Two houses were destroyed, and three others were damaged. In Odesa, a Black Sea port city, three people were wounded, and a residential high-rise building and shopping centre were damaged late Thursday. Regional governor Oleh Kiper confirmed the attack caused emergency power outages.The…

Unsurprisingly, traditional fiscal hawks — many of whom had long been Berlin’s closest allies on economic matters — immediately viewed the move with suspicion. Increasing debt means bigger interest rates and for many countries the risk is “a lose-lose game,” one diplomat said. “We spend more, we pay more.” A Spanish government official highlighted during the leaders’ meeting that because the German sovereign bond market is considered a benchmark, when their debt cost increases, borrowing costs for everyone else increase too. When EU finance ministers convened last week, several nations cautioned Kukies that, at some point, fiscal discipline must be…

The rapper’s mother reportedly made the deal before her death last month. The Notorious B.I.G.’s estate has sold a significant share of the rapper’s catalogue to Primary Wave, a music publishing company which already owns the rights to many significant acts – including stakes in the catalogues of Kurt Cobain, John Lennon and Prince. The company confirmed the deal with Biggie’s estate on Thursday but has not provided any financial details. However, previous reports by The Hollywood Reporter suggested that the rapper’s publishing rights would be worth as much as $100 million (€92.3 million) with a further $50 million ($46.1…

“Basically, we are not surprised,” Momentum’s parliamentary leader Dávid Bedő told POLITICO, as they expected parliament speaker László Kövér, one of Orbán’s close allies, to “hit them with the full force of the party-state.” They say their main task now is not in parliament but in the streets. “We will continue to organize our resistance there to repeal this shameful law on assembly,” Bedő said. Bedő and two other lawmakers have been banned from entering Parliament for two months and will have their salaries withheld for six months. Three other Momentum lawmakers were banned from entering Parliament for one month…

Belarusian opposition leader told Euronews that although the protest movement in Belarus went mostly underground, people are preparing and “will be ready” to topple the regime at first opportunity. Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya says “changes in Russia can start from changes in Belarus”. What the Russian president wants is not only the actual annexation of territories, but loyal regimes and full russification of countries and nations, says Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. She told Euronews that although the protest movement in her country had to go mostly underground it also means people are getting ready to rise up in the right moment.Speaking…

It’s the eighth recall of the vehicle. US safety regulators recalled virtually all Cybertrucks on the road, the eighth recall of the Tesla-made vehicles since deliveries to customers began just over a year ago.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s recall announced on Thursday, which covers more than 46,000 Cybertrucks, warned that an exterior panel that runs along the left and right side of the windshield can detach while driving, creating a dangerous road hazard for other drivers, increasing the risk of a crash.The stainless steel strip, called a cant rail assembly, between the windshield and the roof on both sides,…