“Political earthquake” in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous, on Sunday afternoon: according to the first six polls the Christian Democrats (CDU), the party of Prime Minister Hendrik West, emerge as the leading force with 35.5%, against 27.3% of the Social Democrats (SPD) with the candidate Thomas Koutsati. And this in defiance of […]
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Sweden: Anderson to seek broad support for NATO membership tomorrow
LAST UPDATE: 20:30 “Tomorrow I will ensure that there is broad parliamentary support in Parliament for Sweden’s application and then we will take a government decision,” Swedish Prime Minister Magdalena Anderson told a news conference in Stockholm. A joint NATO bid with Finland is best for Sweden and its security, the prime minister added. Sweden’s […]
Sweden: Ruling Social Democrats approve NATO membership
LAST UPDATE: 20:30 Sweden’s ruling Social Democratic Workers’ Party said today it formally supported the country’s NATO membership, abandoning decades of opposition to military coalitions in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and creating a large parliamentary majority in favor of membership. The Social Democrats also said they were opposed to the deployment of […]
Handelsblatt: Turkey demands security guarantees for Finland, Sweden accession to NATO
Turkey sets conditions for saying “yes” to Finland and Sweden joining NATO, thus threatening the unity of the alliance in its stance against Russia, according to Handelsblatt. At a meeting of foreign ministers of the alliance’s 30 countries in Berlin at the weekend, Turkey called for support in the fight against the banned Kurdish Workers’ […]
Blinken says ‘confident’ about Turkey’s consensus on Sweden, Finland joining NATO
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said he had spoken to his Turkish counterpart about Ankara’s concerns about Sweden and Finland joining NATO and that after Sunday’s meeting of foreign ministers he was confident an agreement could be reached. with Bloomberg. “I do not want to describe the specific discussion we had either with the […]
G. Stoltenberg: It is not Turkey’s intention to prevent Finland and Sweden from joining NATO
LAST UPDATE: 16.34 A blueprint for the era of strategic competition will be NATO’s new strategic vision, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said today during a press conference following an informal meeting of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Berlin. Stoltenberg also said that Russia’s war in Ukraine was not developing […]
Tsavousoglou more tolerant towards Finland – Sweden ‘provocative’
LAST UPDATE: 18:09 Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt ÇavuÅŸoλουlu appeared to be conciliatory with Finland today, but accused Sweden of making “provocative” statements during talks in Berlin on the two countries’ NATO membership. “Unfortunately, the statements of the Swedish Foreign Minister are not constructive. He continues to make provocative statements,” Tsavousoglu told Turkish journalists in Berlin […]
UK: Undersecretary of State Says EU Trade War on Northern Ireland Unlikely
The UK government does not expect a possible decision to circumvent parts of the terms of the Brexit deal for Northern Ireland that would lead to a trade war with the European Union, Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng told the BBC. “I do not think there will be a trade war,” Kwarteng told the BBC in […]
N. Dendias: The USA seals the important role of Greece
The visit of the Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis to the USA at a very serious time is very important, due to the dramatic developments in our region, as well as the role that Greece is called to play due to its geostrategic position, but also due to its contribution to promoting common principles and values, […]
North Rhine-Westphalia: Hand-to-hand battle today between CDU and SPD polls show
Countdown to ballot box closure in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia. The local elections in the most populous and extremely important – from an economic point of view – state of Germany will be completed at 6 pm German time (7 pm Greek time). Recent polls suggest the CDU (which has ruled since 2017) […]
