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Albania Election: EU Membership and Corruption Take Center Stage

Albania Election: EU Membership and Corruption Take Center Stage

Sun 11 May 2025 16:43 CEST

With a promise of EU membership within five years, Prime Minister Edi Rama is aiming for a fourth term in Albania. In Sunday's parliamentary vote, he is being challenged by arch-rival Sali Berisha, accused of corruption and recently released from house arrest

NATO Chief Proposes 5% Defense Spending Goal by 2032

NATO Chief Proposes 5% Defense Spending Goal by 2032

Fri 9 May 2025 18:11 CEST

Nato's Secretary-General Mark Rutte wants the member countries to agree on increasing their defense expenditures to 5 percent of GDP at the summit in June. The goal is to be achieved by 2032

France and Poland Sign Pact for Mutual Defense and Nuclear Protection

France and Poland Sign Pact for Mutual Defense and Nuclear Protection

Fri 9 May 2025 11:25 CEST

Kristersson in Oslo: Nordic Leaders Push for Ukraine Ceasefire

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Kristersson in Oslo: Nordic Leaders Push for Ukraine Ceasefire

Fri 9 May 2025 10:21 CEST

The Nordic countries and allies within the defense cooperation JEF are now participating in the attempts to achieve a month-long ceasefire in the Ukraine war. Ultimately, Russia must know that there is an "or else", that forces them to accept a ceasefire and respect it, says Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson to TT in Oslo

Kristersson Attends Oslo Talks Before Key Trump Summit

Kristersson Attends Oslo Talks Before Key Trump Summit

Thu 8 May 2025 17:37 CEST

Ulf Kristersson is attending a dinner in Oslo tonight within the British-led defence cooperation JEF. The Prime Minister will prepare with Nordic colleagues for the next major summit with Donald Trump, in the Netherlands in June

Sweden and Turkey Hold Talks on Journalist Joakim Medin's Detention

Sweden and Turkey Hold Talks on Journalist Joakim Medin's Detention

Thu 8 May 2025 12:41 CEST

New allegations about imprisoned journalist Joakim Medin have been made in talks between Sweden's and Turkey's foreign ministers. We have a good dialogue, says Maria Malmer Stenergard (The Moderate Party)

George Simion Leads Romania's Presidential Election with 40% Votes

George Simion Leads Romania's Presidential Election with 40% Votes

Sun 4 May 2025 20:07 CEST

George Simion from the far-right party AUR is heading for a clear victory in the first round of Romania's presidential election. When almost all votes have been counted, he has received around 40 percent

Rutte Proposes 3.5 Percent GDP Defense Spending for NATO Members

Rutte Proposes 3.5 Percent GDP Defense Spending for NATO Members

Fri 2 May 2025 16:51 CEST

Nato's Secretary General Mark Rutte wants the member countries to increase their defense spending to 3. 5 percent of GDP – and then allocate an additional 1

USA and Ukraine Sign Critical Minerals and Energy Deal

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USA and Ukraine Sign Critical Minerals and Energy Deal

Wed 30 Apr 2025 13:23 CEST

USA and Ukraine have agreed on a deal that gives the USA access to Ukrainian natural resources such as critical minerals, oil, and gas. Despite some hesitation from Ukraine's side, they finally agreed to a deal to secure continued support from the USA

Kristersson Warns of Shaky Global Order at EPP Congress

Kristersson Warns of Shaky Global Order at EPP Congress

Wed 30 Apr 2025 11:20 CEST

In Valencia, Europe's currently heaviest party group is meeting – the conservative and Christian democratic EPP. Amidst shaky peace negotiations for Ukraine and customs chaos

Romania's Presidential Election: Far-Right Leader George Simion Leads Polls

Romania's Presidential Election: Far-Right Leader George Simion Leads Polls

Wed 30 Apr 2025 06:34 CEST

Tiktok and Donald Trump are in focus as Romania holds presidential elections – six months after the fiasco last autumn. The Far-Right is leading in the opinion polls

Nordic-Baltic Ministers Emphasize Strong Support for Ukraine

Nordic-Baltic Ministers Emphasize Strong Support for Ukraine

Tue 29 Apr 2025 17:24 CEST

Our time is described as "probably the most dramatic period in modern history", when Nordic and Baltic foreign ministers hold a top meeting on Bornholm. Together with Germany, Poland, and France, a strong support for Ukraine is expressed at a crucial moment

NATO Trust Declines in Finland Amid Trump Presidency Concerns

NATO Trust Declines in Finland Amid Trump Presidency Concerns

Tue 29 Apr 2025 06:03 CEST

Trump Claims Crimea Will Remain Under Russian Control

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Trump Claims Crimea Will Remain Under Russian Control

Fri 25 Apr 2025 12:47 CEST

USA's President Donald Trump says in an interview with Time that the Ukrainian Crimea, which was occupied and annexed by Russia in 2014, remains Russian.

NATO Chief Rutte: Russia Must Act on Ceasefire Talks

NATO Chief Rutte: Russia Must Act on Ceasefire Talks

Fri 25 Apr 2025 02:52 CEST

Swedish Gripen Jets Complete First NATO Mission Over Baltic Sea

Swedish Gripen Jets Complete First NATO Mission Over Baltic Sea

Thu 24 Apr 2025 10:30 CEST

Trump Claims Russia Agrees to Settlement in Ukraine Conflict

Trump Claims Russia Agrees to Settlement in Ukraine Conflict

Thu 24 Apr 2025 00:29 CEST

USA's president Donald Trump believes that Russia has agreed to a settlement to end the war of aggression against Ukraine. I believe that we have a settlement with Russia

NATO Chief Mark Rutte Heads to US for Key Meetings

NATO Chief Mark Rutte Heads to US for Key Meetings

Wed 23 Apr 2025 13:34 CEST

Trump's Final Offer: Russia Retains Key Ukrainian Territories

Trump's Final Offer: Russia Retains Key Ukrainian Territories

Wed 23 Apr 2025 07:29 CEST

The USA wants to speed up the negotiations about Russia's invasion war in Ukraine. Ukraine is being pressured to make major concessions

Trump's Peace Threat: US Exit from Talks Seen as Impractical

Trump's Peace Threat: US Exit from Talks Seen as Impractical

Wed 23 Apr 2025 06:10 CEST

The USA is trying to pressure both Ukraine and Russia into an agreement by threatening to abandon the peace negotiations. But in practice, it would be difficult for the USA to completely leave the process, says USA expert Jan Hallenberg

US State Department to Cut 15% of Staff, Close 100 Offices

US State Department to Cut 15% of Staff, Close 100 Offices

Tue 22 Apr 2025 19:57 CEST

The personnel strength at the US Department of State is to be reduced by 15 percent and over 100 offices are to be closed, according to a downsizing plan. Foreign Minister Marco Rubio states that it is about a change of course from "decades of excess and bureaucracy"

US Urges Ukraine to Concede Crimea, Halt NATO Bid

US Urges Ukraine to Concede Crimea, Halt NATO Bid

Mon 21 Apr 2025 13:26 CEST

The USA is reported to propose that Ukraine meets Russia's demands and gives up the Crimean Peninsula and the strive for Nato. According to President Zelensky, a Ukrainian delegation is traveling to London on Wednesday

Norway's Leaders Meet with Trump at White House

Norway's Leaders Meet with Trump at White House

Mon 21 Apr 2025 08:32 CEST

Norway's Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre and Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg are to meet with US President Donald Trump at the White House on Thursday, reports VG.

Skepticism Surrounds Putin's Ceasefire Announcement in Ukraine

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Skepticism Surrounds Putin's Ceasefire Announcement in Ukraine

Sat 19 Apr 2025 15:56 CEST

Vladimir Putin has announced a ceasefire in the war in Ukraine. "Drones over our airspace reveal Putin's true image of Easter and human life", writes Volodymyr Zelenskyj on X