Italy wants to pull back on EU defence loan scheme to tackle rising energy costs
Security Action for Europe (SAFE) is a loan instrument designed to provide financial support to EU member states to speed up defence readiness. Read More
What we know about the Geran-2 drone that hit a residential building in Romania
The Iranian-made Shahed drones are one of Russia’s main long-range strike UAV’s used by Moscow against Ukraine. First deployed back in 2022, Russia then set up domestic production, calling them…
The German village that made itself immune to the Hormuz shock
When the Hormuz crisis sent energy prices up across Europe, most households had little choice but to absorb the shock. The residents of Feldheim, a small village in eastern Germany,…
Russia launches attack at Odesa region, cutting off power for thousands of people
Russia launched a large-scale attack at Ukraine’s Odesa region, as well as at three commercial vessels in the Black Sea that were moving along the Ukrainian maritime corridor. Read More
Hungary unlocks €16.4bn in EU funds after Magyar secures deal with Brussels
Hungarian Prime Minister Péter Magyar reached an agreement with the European Commission to unblock nearly all recovery and cohesion funds that had been frozen under his predecessor, Viktor Orbán. Read…
NATO exercises at Finnish-Russian border as drone incursions mount
The “Northern Star” exercise incorporates the need for NATO to modernise its deterrence as Russian strikes aimed at Ukraine violate NATO territory in Romania and elsewhere. Read More
Zelenskyy vows to support Romania in ‘whatever way is necessary’
Ukraine’s president called on the European Union to ramp up sanctions pressure on Russia following an attack on the residential building in Romania so that Moscow’s war “is not dragged…
Hungary must reform for its people not for EU, Commissioner McGrath tells Euronews
In a wide-ranging interview with Euronews, the EU Justice Commissioner dampened hopes that the frozen Hungarian EU funds could be disbursed any time soon. Read More
NATO ready to defend Romania and ‘every inch’ of allied territory, Rutte says
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that the 32-member alliance stands with Romania amid a Russian drone incursion that crashed into a residential building and injured two people in the country’s…
‘Romanian drone incursion is no mistake, it’s a provocation,’ Polish official tells Euronews
Exclusive: Poland’s Undersecretary of State for Trade Michał Baranowski condemned Russia’s drone incursion in Romania early Friday morning, which comes hot on the heels to similar incidents in the Baltics…