NATO deploys record 40 firefighting aircraft to Greece
NATO has deployed a record 40 firefighting aircraft to Greece to help the country combat wildfires, the alliance has announced. Among the 40 aircraft supplied by the NATO Support and … Read More
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How European countries stand on 2% of GDP defence spending
What’s two per cent of GDP? Ever since NATO defence ministers agreed to spend that quota on their military budgets annually, it’s been a stick with which the big spenders … Read More
US revokes Afghanistan’s ‘major ally’ status after Taliban takeover
The United States no longer considers Afghanistan to be a major non-NATO ally, President Biden said Wednesday, formally depriving the country of access to US military supplies and training following … Read More
‘Historic moment’: Finland and Sweden move closer to NATO membership
Finland and Sweden are a step closer to joining the NATO military alliance. Both countries, who decided to apply for membership following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, had their bids approved … Read More
Sweden and Finland’s NATO accession ‘to be fastest in history’
The accession of Sweden and Finland to NATO is “the fastest” in the alliance’s history and will take months, rather than years, to complete, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told Euronews. The … Read More
Does NATO’s collective defence apply to Ceuta and Melilla?
When the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was founded back in 1949, member states, still reeling from World War II’s devastation, decided to establish a core principle to guide the … Read More
NATO poised to sign accession protocols for Sweden, Finland
BRUSSELS — The 30 NATO allies are set to sign off on the accession protocols for Sweden and Finland on Tuesday, sending the membership bids of the two nations to … Read More
Europe’s week: G7 renew commitment to Ukraine and NATO to get new members
In the Bavarian Alps, as in much of the world in recent months, Ukraine cast a long shadow. At the G7 summit, the message was clear: the Western allies foresee … Read More
State of emergency and sidelined Sánchez: Debunking Madrid NATO summit disinformation
The NATO Summit in Madrid has attracted a lot of international attention to its host country, Spain. But it has also become the focus of online misinformation. While some of the … Read More
Finland hasn’t received deportation lists from Turkey, says minister
Finland’s foreign affairs minister said his country had not received any new requests for deportations of Kurdish rebels, saying all cases had already been solved, after signing a deal with … Read More
