Talking Europe - Defence shortages create ‘temptation for Putin to test us’: EU Defence Commissioner Kubilius

Talking Europe - Defence shortages create ‘temptation for Putin to test us’: EU Defence Commissioner Kubilius

The EU has just launched an ambitious-sounding defence plan, “ReArmEU”, and it is also publishing a landmark white paper on defence. The person at the heart of these initiatives is our guest on the programme;…

EU Parliament backs €1.5 billion defence industry programme without negotiations

With the Parliament essentially sidelining itself from negotiations, pressure is on EU governments to quickly iron out their differences.

The European Parliament has voted for almost 2 billion euros in aid for the Republic of Moldova, aid that will also go towards improving the railway transport infrastructure in the neighboring country. However, there was one Romanian MEP who did not like the aid, voting against it. Almost 2 billion euros in aid The plan constitutes the largest package of financial support granted by the EU to the Republic of Moldova since the country became inde…

On Thursday, the European Parliament agreed to shorten the approval procedure for the EUR 1.5 billion EU defence programme by months.