LISBON, Jan 30 (Reuters) - The 23 EU members who also belong to NATO are likely to agree to raise the defence spending target above the current 2% of national output at a June summit of the ...

This week's newsletter drills down on two issues: boosting European defense spending, and how the bloc is dealing with (or not dealing with) Georgia's controversial new president.

It will be all the more important to harness the collective power of both NATO and the EU to safeguard shared values and interests, says Mark Rutte Mark Rutte participated in a gathering of the EU ...

Brussels is expecting to be targeted by U.S. trade tariffs, and EU diplomats are hoping they can still make a deal.

The summit comes two weeks after US President Donald Trump's return to the White House with promises ... last Wednesday that the 23 EU members who also belong to NATO are likely to agree to ...

EU leaders and the head of NATO gathered in Brussels on Monday for talks dubbed a "triple first": the first time the bloc’s 27 leaders met since US President Donald Trump's inauguration ...

Key dividing lines revolve around how to fund the required investment, whether EU cash should be spent only on EU arms, and what role NATO should ... Trump's return to the White House has given ...

Dilemma for NATO and EU Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen, who visited Latvia this week, issued a a statement with her Latvian counterpart. "We are aware that Russia is a long-term threat to ...

EU Members of NATO Ready to Raise Defence Spending Beyond 2% of GDP, Costa Says By Sergio Goncalves LISBON (Reuters) - The 23 EU members who also belong to NATO are likely to agree to raise the ...

Joint defence spending by the 23 EU countries in NATO already meets the 2% target after they increased it by 30% since Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Costa said.