Not shocked by this at all. The EU is going to have to learn to take care of itself — other powers only look out for their own interests, and Europe can’t keep counting on anyone else to watch its back

https://dpa-international.com/politics/urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:260522-930-113944/

No problem

Without paywall: https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/16/people-injured-car-crowd-modena-northern-italy

Without paywall: https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/15/eu-carmakers-chinese-rivals-market-shifts

Without paywall: https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/norway-oil-and-gas-production-shortages-middle-east-ukraine

Without the paywall: https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/11/brussels-eu-uk-concession-agricultural-deal-live-animal-exports

WIthout the paywall: https://removepaywalls.com/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/09/danish-rightwing-leader-troeld-lund-poulsen-form-government-mette-frederiksen-fails-coalition

https://dpa-international.com/politics/urn:newsml:dpa.com:20090101:260506-930-42550/

If anyone wants to sign: https://eci.ec.europa.eu/055/public/#/screen/home

Absolutely pathetic.

Think?! It’s a fact, isn’t it?

Not the only european country, but yeah they are very few.

We really need more positive news like this in these turbulent times.

Craven european?! https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2026/02/28/spain-slams-us-and-israeli-strikes-on-iran-reflecting-shift-in-foreign-policy

https://apnews.com/article/russia-iran-us-israel-578a5791e81493edd09951898ae6f712

https://www.rtvslo.si/svet/bliznji-vzhod/eu-govori-o-upanju-in-svobodi-za-irance-rusija-in-kitajska-o-nesprejemljivem-uboju-voditelja/774973 (couldnt find an english source)

I don’t want to be that guy, but the last two times Germany increased its military spending, things didn’t end well.

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Amundi European Strategic Autonomy UCITS ETF Acc (INDEP): https://uk.investing.com/etfs/indep-paris-holdings

Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20260212063638/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/12/eu-leaders-clash-buy-european-belgium-summit

Archived: https://web.archive.org/web/20260210022706/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/feb/10/ukraine-war-briefing-france-to-start-making-weapons-with-kyiv