
EU Leaders Delay Seven-Year Budget Deal as Spending Divisions Persist
EU leaders delayed a deal on the bloc’s next seven-year budget as governments clashed over spending cuts, strategic funding and new common levies.

EU leaders delayed a deal on the bloc’s next seven-year budget as governments clashed over spending cuts, strategic funding and new common levies.

The European Parliament approved a €115 million Agile defence innovation programme aimed at SMEs, startups and scale-ups.

Finland summons Russian ambassador after an IL-20 reconnaissance aircraft allegedly entered Finnish airspace for three minutes over the Gulf of Finland.

Germany strengthens counter-drone measures after a bomb-laden UAV incident at Leipzig/Halle Airport amid rising hybrid warfare threats from foreign actors.

Finland has lifted its ban on importing and storing nuclear weapons as of July 1, bolstering national and NATO security amid escalating tensions with Russia.

President Trump announces deployment of 5,000 additional US troops to Poland, reversing Pentagon's recent halt amidst evolving European military strategies.

Ukraine has escalated its deep-strike capabilities and regained territory, shifting momentum decisively against Russia in the ongoing conflict.

France and Poland launch a joint military satellite project to enhance EU defense autonomy and reduce dependence on non-European communication systems by 2030.