Turkish security forces have detained 209 people in Ankara in raids carried out less than three weeks before the Turkish capital hosts the next NATO summit, adding a domestic security dimension to a meeting already expected to be dominated by defence spending, Ukraine and the future of transatlantic burden-sharing.
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France’s decision to order 5,000 drones from Harmattan AI, the Dassault Aviation-backed defence technology company, marks more than a procurement milestone. It is a powerful statement about the direction of European security policy, industrial strategy and technological ambition.
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Mark Rutte’s 23-25 June visit to Washington is a preview of the real test facing NATO at its Ankara summit: whether European spending promises are becoming deployable forces, industrial capacity and sustained support for Ukraine.
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At a moment when relations between Europe and Russia remain defined by war, sanctions and deep political distrust, the European Parliament has chosen to focus on a different constituency: Russians who oppose the war in Ukraine and advocate democratic change at home.
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A powerful heat dome stretching from the Iberian Peninsula to central Europe has pushed thermometers towards 40°C, triggering health alerts, transport disruption and renewed concerns over Europe’s preparedness for extreme weather.
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A new survey suggesting broad European support for the United Kingdom to rejoin the European Union has sharpened the political context around the next stage of EU-UK relations, even though formal re-entry remains far from the immediate agenda.
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Serbia’s latest mass protest has turned a domestic accountability crisis into a wider test of the European Union’s approach to enlargement in the Western Balkans.
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The European Commission is preparing legislation to push companies to diversify critical supply chains, marking a shift from voluntary “de-risking” language towards possible legal obligations on business.
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Britain’s new long-range missile prototypes for Ukraine point to a wider defence-industrial problem: European weapons are increasingly being designed to avoid reliance on US export controls and political approval.
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