As NATO ups defence spending, can Europe produce the weapons?
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - NATO leaders meeting in The Hague this month look set to agree to a major increase ...
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UK expected to boost defence, health in major spending review
London (AFP) - Britain's Labour government will unveil detailed day-to-day spending and investment plans for the coming years on Wednesday, ...
Defence or environment? UK faces spending choices
London (AFP) - Torn between growing geopolitical tensions and constrained public finances, Britain's finance minister Rachel Reeves is set to ...
In changing times, young Germans gun for defence sector jobs
Karlsruhe (Germany) (AFP) - In a country with strong pacifist traditions due to its dark World War II history, German ...
EU approves 150-billion-euro loan scheme to rearm
Brussels (Belgium) (AFP) - EU countries on Tuesday formally approved a new 150-billion-euro loan programme to help rearm in the ...
UK forges new ties with EU in post-Brexit era
London (AFP) - Britain and the European Union on Monday reached a landmark deal setting out closer ties on defence ...
UK forges new ties with EU in post-Brexit era
London (AFP) - Britain and the European Union on Monday reached a landmark deal setting out closer ties on defence ...
UK-EU set to seal closer ties in first summit since Brexit
London (AFP) - UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer was set to seal a deal for closer ties with the European ...
‘Paradigm shift’: Germany says to meet Trump’s NATO spending target
Berlin (AFP) - Germany's new government surprised NATO allies on Thursday by putting forward plans to boost defence spending, to ...
NATO chief seeks defence spending at 5% of GDP by 2032: Dutch PM
The Hague (AFP) - NATO chief Mark Rutte wants member countries to agree at a summit in June to reach ...
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