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The European People’s Party laid out its 2026 agenda on EU treaty tweaks, security, population policy and more.
The bloc's defense commissioner calls for building a European pillar in NATO, challenging alliance chief Mark Rutte.
The remarks come after, on Monday, NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said that Europe would not be able to defend itself without the United States.
Estonia urged EU Member States to follow its example and ban the entry into the Schengen Area of any Russian citizen who has fought against Ukraine.
In a world of “divorces”, our task is to prevent the next one from being transatlantic, without abandoning the uncompromising defence of European territory.
On Wednesday, 14 January, the European Commission approved the plan for Portugal to access €5.8 billion in loans on favourable terms to invest in defence capabilities, making it one of eight countries given preliminary backing — alongside Romania, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Denmark, Spain and Croatia — within the framework ...
Brussels' authority is weakening and collective defence becomes vulnerable to decisions from Washington.
In Funchal, Catarina Martins highlighted domestic violence and violence against women as “one of the biggest security problems in the country” and advocated for the urgent need for change in Portuguese society.
