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When it comes to defense and military capability in the 21st century, it is clear that Europe is not pulling its weight. Spending and investment in defense across Europe has steadily declined since the end of the Cold War. The political will to deploy troops into harm’s way when it is in the national interest has all but evaporated for most EU countries.

According to Italian news agency, Hungarian officials blocked the release of the eighth tranche of EU military aid to Ukraine worth 500 million euros and reminded that European Peace Facility must maintain its "global" vision in the future.

The United States has a strong and continuing interest in a prosperous and stable Europe, but the policies and pronouncements of President Barack Obama and the U.S. Department of State are making that goal less, not more, attainable.

There are moments in history when the Special Relationship really matters. The Falklands War, the Gulf War, the response to the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington, the NATO-led operation against the Taliban and al-Qaeda in Afghanistan are prime examples. The world is a better and safer place when the United States and the United Kingdom stand together on the world stage, especially when confronting dangerous adversaries such as the increasingly aggressive and menacing tyranny in Tehran.

The European Union is pouring enormous amounts of money into the United States. Regular multimillion-dollar payments to individuals and organizations in the U.S. raise important questions over Brussels’ interference in U.S. political and social debates—including climate change, the death penalty, and membership of the International Criminal Court. It is also not possible to justify EU human rights budgets being spent in one of the world’s freest nations. The EU budget has become synonymous...

Several European Union countries on Thursday launched a fresh drive to reform the blocs approach to decision-making on diplomacy and defence after years of infighting over the issue.

What is included in the anti-corruption package?

The European Commission on Wednesday (3 May) presented plans to extend its sanctions regime to target foreign nationals for corruption offences, in the wake of the Qatargate scandal and revelations on the scale of Russian money in Europe.

The European Commission unveiled on 3 May 2023 a set of measures to fight corruption in the EU and worldwide, including new and strengthened rules criminalising corruption offences and harmonising penalties across the EU, as well as a proposal from the EUs foreign policy chief to establish a dedicated Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) sanctions regime to target serious acts of corruption worldwide.

Foreign Ministry spokeswoman says there are no illusions about intentions of EU mission in Moldova - Anadolu Ajansı