EU national governments need to present a unified front to Russia
18 Feb Security & Defence

EU national governments need to present a unified front to Russia

The naivety shown to Russia in many European capitals and in Brussels at EU level must cease, at least for the time being, argues Foreign Affairs Committee Vice Chair Urmas Paet.
by Urmas Paet
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Jens Stoltenberg welcomes North Macedonia’s upcoming NATO accession
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Kashmir: Not the West’s problem
However great the temptation, the West must resist interfering like the colonial powers of old, writes Dinesh Dhamija

 

 

 

MEPs put spotlight on Kashmir
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With tensions growing between India and Pakistan following New Delhi’s recent decision to revoke the special status of Jammu and Kashmir, MEPs are divided on how the EU should respond.
EU warned that flexing military muscle could lead to ‘turf wars’
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Security in cyberspace requires a comprehensive EU approach
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EU Security Tsar criticises member states for being “slow” to counter terrorist threats
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A new report says that while Italy has a "central role" to play in Europe’s response to growing security challenges in the Mediterranean region, the current government’s "suicide diplomacy" is weakening its clout in the EU and NATO.
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A new chapter in EU-Ukraine relations PM+
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