Estonia
Britain’s Baltic defense club falls flat on military spending pledge
U.K. leader Keir Starmer says talking about extra defense spending is tough at the moment.
Starmer wants to ‘double down’ on Russia sanctions — but won’t spell out defense hike
EU foreign policy chief downplays Ukraine peace prospects
Scholz’ Vertrauensfrage und das Ende der Ampel
Kaja Kallas
Kallas gave top EU official the ax and governments aren’t happy
China won’t step in to end the war in Ukraine, warns Lithuanian FM
Countries back Brussels’ plan to ban outdoor vaping
But Hungary’s minister reminded countries that the move was nonbinding, as Germany and Greece abstained.
Baltic countries sanction Georgian officials after violence against protestors
New EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas says democratic backsliding in Georgia “will have direct consequences.”
Poland proposes Baltic Sea military patrols to counter Russia
The initiative follows the suspected sabotage of a submarine telecoms cable last week.
Europe is under attack from Russia. Why isn’t it fighting back?
Western countries have shied away from reacting to Kremlin acts of sabotage and terror.
Wanted: Europe’s next foreign policy leader
Balts preferred. Germans need not apply.
UK army chief: We’re ready to fight Putin in Eastern Europe
Rob Magowan told MPs the British Army ‘would fight tonight’ if asked amid rising tensions with Russia.
Finland urges NATO, EU to shield critical networks after undersea cables damaged
Defense minister tells POLITICO that “Russia has [the] capability and willingness to do sabotage in Europe.”
A Trump peace deal needs European boots on the ground to secure Ukraine, Estonia says
European troops are the next best thing to NATO membership to guarantee Ukraine’s security.
‘Really strange strategy’: Senior European officials facepalm over Scholz’s Putin call
“It is very difficult for me to understand this,” says Lithuanian Foreign Minister Gabrielius Landsbergis.
How hard-right ECR became the commissioner nominees’ best friend
The hard-right European Conservatives and Reformists group has gone easy on other commissioners to get its own man across the line.
Europe’s Trumpian nightmare
The return of the disrupter-in-chief would further destabilize an already weakened continent.
Europe’s Greens ask Jill Stein to pull out of US election to prevent Trump victory
“The race for the White House is too close for comfort,” write parties from around Europe, calling on Stein to throw her support behind Democrat Kamala Harris.
Sergey Lavrov to visit Malta next month: Russian media
It would be the Russian foreign minister first trip to an EU country since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022.
Georgia vote marred by intimidation and interference, observers warn
Opposition leaders have decried the voting as rigged.
EU farm ministers reject push to reform CAP spending
But they fail to reach unanimity over equalizing agricultural subsidies among member countries.
‘Winter is coming,’ Zelenskyy warns as Putin threatens Ukraine’s power grid
Ukrainian president is in Brussels to push EU allies for more help resisting Russia.
Revealed: Putin’s sanctions-busting shadow fleet is secretly spilling oil all over the world
Satellite imagery shows the unforeseen consequences of efforts to hobble Russia’s war economy.
France set to miss €3B mark for Ukraine aid
The French government is under pressure to make cuts in spending to rein in deficits.
EU faces migration rebellion as Poland vows to block asylum-seekers
More and more member countries are clashing with Brussels over how to treat incoming migrants.
Leaked: Tense correspondence between EU commissioner hopefuls and Parliament
Still, the 23 nominees were cleared by the institution’s legal committee for hearings in early November.
How a law on truck movements divided the EU
The EU’s top court delivers a ruling on an exceptionally fierce legal fight this week.