Defence Editor for @Rapporteur_news. Ramble in English and French. Views are my own. Drop me a line or tips at Alice.tidey@rapporteur.com
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Germany has one of the busiest airspaces in the world, and it will have to be shut down in the event of an attack against the country or another NATO ally.
➡️ l.euronews.com/Fp54
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🚨Habemus options paper.
Ursula von der Leyen has urged EU countries to find a quick solution on how to finance Ukraine's military and financial needs for 2026 and 2027, which are worth a staggering €135.7 billion.
Full story with @mariatad.
euronews.com/my-europe/2025/…
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EU defence production has been hindered by the sector's high level of fragmentation as many member states have historically favoured their own domestic defence industries on national security grounds.
#EuropeNews l.euronews.com/1fXy
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With fears of a possible US withdrawal from Europe, where does the EU stand on its own defence?
@laurenwalkerh speaks with @AliceTidey, two months after the bloc unveiled a bold rearmament plan.
What’s the response? Where does it stand now?
🎧Stay tuned on #RadioSchuman👇
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Talks between Brussels and London for a security and defence partnership are ongoing with EU ambassadors scheduled to discuss a first draft put together by the Commission's External Action Service next week.
#EuropeNews l.euronews.com/uga
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We invest where it's needed, fostering 🇪🇺 priorities.
Our Board approved measures to:
🔵 step up support for Europe's security & defence industry
🔵 double critical raw materials investment
🔵 finance projects worth €8.9bn
🔗 bit.ly/BoD_March
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Just in: The expected meeting between High Representative Kaja Kallas and Secretary of State Marco Rubio has been cancelled, @euronews has learned.
Kallas is already in Washington. She will meet with representatives from Congress and Senate and speak at two different events.
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Citizens of NATO countries should "accept to make sacrifices" like cuts to their pensions, health and security systems to boost defence spending, Mark Rutte says.
"We are not at war, but certainly not at peace either."
@AliceTidey & @pausoler98 report.
euronews.com/my-europe/2024/…
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NEW: 🇧🇪Lottery reveals details about Reynders' alleged scheme in doc seen by @jackschickler & myself
Large amount of e-ticket sales detected in 1 store in 2021 & traced to 2 accounts believed to be linked to Reynders. Prosecutor was first notified in 2022
euronews.com/my-europe/2024/…
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SCOOP: @EU_Commission has written to Hungary saying (now overdue) fiscal plans are based on sloppy data.
Part of a pattern of worsening EU-Hungary relations.
chapeau @EleonoraVasques euronews.com/my-europe/2024/…
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EU Ambassadors have failed (again) to reach a deal on the 15th package of sanctions against Russia.
Talks need to continue...
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Brussels is tying support for Ukraine to countering China's assertiveness, aiming to keep US backing under Trump.
Kaja Kallas argued that China should face higher costs for aiding Russia in the war.
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❗️NEW: France wants Poland to join forces to block the Mercosur deal.
Barnier’s cabinet is aiming to convince Warsaw to form a coalition amid worries VDL is pushing to seal deal by
end year, we’re told.
By @Newsbaum_ & me
bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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A large contingent of European leaders, including most EU leaders, are meeting today in Budapest with a pressing question: How do we deal with Donald Trump?
Here’s what you need to know about the big meeting hosted by Viktor Orbán.
euronews.com/my-europe/2024/…
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Just in: an Italian court has invalidated the transfer of the 12 migrants sent to the Albania hubs.
"The two countries from which the migrants come, Bangladesh and Egypt, are not safe, also in light of the ruling of the Court of Justice," a judge said.
tg24.sky.it/cronaca/2024/10/…
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From Austria's explosive assignment to Spain's mega portfolio, I break down the eight biggest surprises from Ursula von der Leyen's new Commission.
euronews.com/my-europe/2024/…