Trump’s Greenland threats push Europe toward divorcing America
With NATO thrown into question, some officials see the “coalition of the willing” as the basis for a new alliance without the U.S.
Ramalho Eanes: "NATO could possibly fall apart"
Ramalho Eanes says NATO may 'explode', expressing concern about a potential breakdown of the alliance.
António Costa says US security concerns will be resolved within NATO
The President of the European Council emphasised that “there is no one who has any reason not to believe that NATO is capable of defending every centimetre of its territory”.
Fitch: Greenland crisis threatens European ratings
A Fitch analyst says NATO's continuity is a determining factor for ratings across Europe. Proximity to Russia would exacerbate downgrades. Denmark retains its AAA rating despite tensions with Trump.
What use is NATO to us?
Headline asking about NATO's purpose and its usefulness to us.
Fitch warns that the end of NATO could lead to rating downgrades in Europe
The credit rating agency Fitch warned today that European countries could face rating downgrades if tensions between the United States and Denmark and between the United States and Greenland lead to the end of NATO.
The United States is an ally, but Trump must be criticised: how the candidates view the state of the world
With the world in flux and the transatlantic relationship under threat, international affairs featured in the campaign mainly because of Gouveia e Melo's remarks. Seguro argues for a precautionary NATO meeting and Mendes adopts a more diplomatic line, but — like Cotrim — also believes the Greenland issue could jeopardise the Atlantic Alliance.
Defence: Trump’s threats prompt presidential candidates to call for European autonomy
Threats from Trump are prompting presidential candidates to call for greater European autonomy in defence.
Nuno Melo says he hopes the US will 'behave like allies'
Emphasising his desire for peace, the Portuguese defence minister said that 'the United States is a fundamental ally in NATO' and added he hopes 'that this can continue to be so for many good years to come'.
Danish ambassador says the future of Europe and NATO is at stake over threats to Greenland
At the end of a private lunch with presidential candidate Cotrim Figueiredo, backed by the Liberal Initiative (IL), the ambassador recalled that the world is now 'a more unpredictable place'.
Europeans should realise that NATO is over in real terms
Mário Crespo, a commentator for CNN Portugal, reminds that “we have a NATO partner, not to say the owner of NATO [the USA], threatening another partner”, and therefore believes the organisation “is over”.
Catarina Martins calls intention to create a joint NATO mission in Greenland absurd
Presidential candidate Catarina Martins today called the intention to create a joint NATO mission in Greenland absurd, and again warned that the US president represents a “global danger” that can only be checked through “global cooperation”.
Cotrim Figueiredo warns that US threats to Greenland could be a 'death sentence' for NATO
The presidential candidate says Europe 'doesn't have many cards to play' in a situation of military conflict.
Cotrim Figueiredo warns that US threats to Greenland could be NATO's 'death sentence'
Presidential candidate João Cotrim Figueiredo warned today that US threats to Greenland are a huge challenge to NATO's cohesion and could even be its 'death sentence'.
Montenegro tells "all allies" the circumstances under which it would agree to send Portuguese troops to Ukraine
“Portugal will always live up to its responsibilities,” says the Portuguese prime minister after a high-level meeting
Eight NATO countries issue joint statement defending Greenland
Portugal, France, Germany, Italy, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom and Denmark reacted to the escalation in rhetoric by the United States concerning Greenland.
Jorge Pinto says the US acted "outside international law"
Jorge Pinto asks NATO to distance itself from the attack on Venezuela and urges Portugal not to cooperate with what he describes as “illegal aggressions”.
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