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European Reaction to Rubio's Speech on Transatlantic Ties at Munich Security Conference

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Lagarde Lays Out Key Reforms Needed to Boost EU Resilience, Source Says

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Europe Needs European Defence Union, EU Defence Commissioner Says

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EU Must Show Unity on Greenland, Ukraine, Board of Peace, Preserve U.S. Ties

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Spain Urges EU to Create Joint Army Amid Greenland Dispute

Date: January 21, 2026

By Victoria Waldersee ZURICH, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Spain is urging the EU to move towards creating a joint army for the bloc as a deterrence measure, Spain’s Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares said in...

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EU Stands Ready to Defend Itself Against Coercion, Costa Says

Date: January 21, 2026

STRASBOURG, France, Jan 21 (Reuters) - The European Union will defend itself against any form of coercion and will protect the international rules-based order and international law, EU Council...

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EU Starts Disciplinary Steps Against Finland for Excessive Deficit

Date: January 20, 2026

BRUSSELS, Jan 20 (Reuters) - European Union finance ministers started disciplinary steps against Finland on Tuesday for running an excessive budget deficit, giving Helsinki until 2028 to narrow the...

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German Finance Minister Calls for 'European Patriotism' to Protect Economy

Date: January 14, 2026

BERLIN, Jan 14 (Reuters) - Germany's finance minister called for a new era of "European patriotism" to protect the continent's economic interests, proposing that companies receiving state aid be...

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Georgian ex-PM Garibashvili to Serve Five-Year Sentence After Guilty Plea

Date: January 12, 2026

By Lucy Papachristou TBILISI, Jan 12 (Reuters) - Former Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili will serve a five-year prison sentence, prosecutors said on Monday, after he agreed to plea guilty...

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European Leaders React to the EU's Ukraine Loan Plan

Date: December 19, 2025

Dec 19 (Reuters) - The European Union agreed on Friday to lend Ukraine 90 billion euros ($105 billion) but will not, for now, use frozen Russian assets to secure the loan. Here is what European...