Tag: defense
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EU Commission President announces ReArm Europe
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has just announced the ReArm Europe programme aimed at boosting Europe’s defences. The programme includes various reforms and measures including the exemption of defence spending from the Excessive-Deficit-Procedure with the aim of incentivising member states to spend up to €650 billion in defence spending in the next four…
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European Parliament President Metsola urges EU to bolster self-reliance in security and defense
At the informal European Council meeting on defense today, the President of the European Parliament, Roberta Metsola, reiterated the need for full responsibility of security by Europe itself. She set out a strategic vision of more action, more financing, and more cooperation in the European Union. President Metsola underlined that compared to adversaries, Europe’s defense…
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Alarmed by Donald Trump’s presidential victory, Europe moves to strengthen its defenses
Following Donald Trump’s election victory in the United States, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has called for closer cooperation among European states on security and defense against the Russian threat to Europe, adding that he is working with French President Emmanuel Macron toward this goal. Yesterday, the German cabinet approved a law aimed at reintroduction National…
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Learning on the job, as a Prime Minister and on national security
All political leaders get to learn about national security on the job because it is a very sensitive and complex subject, but I haven’t seen anyone fumble so hard ever since Joseph Muscat appointed Emmanuel Mallia as Home Affairs Minister and the Minister made his debut with a visit to the prison facility where he…
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Prime Minister Robert Abela comes out against European defence spending and accuses Roberta Metsola of being a warmonger
It has been more than forty years since Malta’s main political parties disagreed on fundamental issues of national security. Never in our history has a political party used national security issues as cheap, popular, and deceiving talking points for electoral ends. Yesterday, at Bormla’s Realto, Robert Abela came out strongly against European defence spending and…
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European purveyors of peace are Russian assets and Europe has no choice but to re-arm
The current situation in Europe with Russia is as it is, and it can not be changed unilaterally by Europe with good intentions. This is obvious to anyone who understands what’s actually going on with Russia and its efforts to wage a belligerent war to take over Ukraine. Russia is run as an authoritarian and…
