France has completed its first ever issuance of a defence focused bond, and the results show a surprisingly strong appetite among investors across Europe. The country’s public investment bank set out to raise one billion euros through the new product, but interest reached almost four times that amount, signalling a wider shift in how European […]
Germany is moving closer to finalizing a new model for military service after months of debate, though questions remain about how the country will meet its long-term defense recruitment goals. Federal Defence Minister Boris Pistorius announced on Monday that the government could unveil its final proposal later this week. Speaking to soldiers during a visit […]
A planned meeting between EU Trade Commissioner Maros Šefčovič and his Chinese counterpart was cancelled on Friday, as the European Commission opted for expert-level talks to defuse tensions over Beijing’s rare-earth export controls, which EU leaders are calling economic coercion. The get-together will be held both online and in person in Brussels, as the Commission […]
In Lisbon, the Secretary General met with President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, Prime Minister, Luís Montenegro and other members of the government. In Madrid, Mr. Rutte met with the Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and other officials. The Secretary General said that to keep NATO strong, the Alliance must continue to adapt and that to guarantee […]
The trans-Atlantic alliance at the heart of Europe’s security architecture, NATO, is undergoing a consequential evolution not just militarily, but across policy, markets, tech and society. As the world pivots rapidly post-pandemic into an era of AI, digital sovereignty and hybrid threats, the alliance finds itself at a crossroads. On the policy front, NATO is […]
