LAST UPDATE: 14.25 “With 32 nations around the table, we will be even stronger and our peoples even safer as we face the biggest security crisis in decades,” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said in his opening remarks before the meeting for the signing of the accession protocols of Finland and Sweden. This is a […]
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NATO: Allies sign Sweden’s and Finland’s accession protocols today
NATO member countries will today sign the accession protocols necessary to invite Sweden and Finland to join the Atlantic alliance in a ceremony at the organization’s headquarters in Brussels. Swedish Foreign Minister Anne Linde and her Finnish counterpart Pekka Haavisto are expected to attend the ceremony along with representatives of the 30-member Western military alliance. […]
The Bulgarians choose an alliance with NATO in a Cold War scenario with Russia
In the wake of an emerging new division in Europe following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, almost twice as many Bulgarians would prefer their country to ally with NATO and the EU as those who would choose an alliance with Russia. A nationally representative poll of 1,000 Bulgarian adults by Alpha Research, commissioned by the Open […]
What did Erdogan achieve in Madrid? Absolute nothingness
By Bobby Ghosh Judging by Turkey’s pro-government media, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan scored a major geopolitical victory for his country at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Madrid last week. “Turkey has slammed its fist on the table, Europe is on its knees,” declared the conservative newspaper Yeni Akit. This was a reference […]
Erdogan’s “spoils” will continue
Recep Tayyip Erdogan counts not only “spoils” from the NATO summit, hosted in Madrid, but also what else he has collected, mainly the absolute tolerance of his partners in the Alliance, for his attitude and behavior, according to filenews.com. The President of the occupying power now knows that he can proceed with other plans as […]
Mali: Government seeks explanation from Spain for ‘not ruling out’ a NATO mission in the country
Spain’s ambassador has been asked by Mali’s government to explain after the Spanish foreign minister said he “does not rule out” the possibility of a NATO mission in the country. “Today we called the ambassador of Spain to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to strongly protest these statements,” Abdoulaye Dio said in an interview he […]
Athens sees a quiet summer in the Aegean
By Dimitris Katsaganis A diplomatic marathon of almost two months. Starting with the Prime Minister’s visit to the White House and the summit meeting with President Biden. The European Council and Mr. Mitsotakis’ contacts with his counterparts, such as the Chancellor of Germany and the Prime Minister of Italy, are intermediate stops. And the final […]
Kaliningrad, the next NATO-Russia front?
Report on the Russian enclave of Kaliningrad, the risk of a NATO-Russia conflict and the German attitude -Mass tourist arrivals in Greece and an increase in coronavirus cases. Headlines, reports and analysis in the print and online press today on the case of Kaliningrad, the strategically important Russian enclave located between EU and NATO countries. […]
Ukraine: 90% of Ukrainians in favor of joining the EU, 73% in NATO (poll)
90% of the surveyed Ukrainians support Ukraine’s accession to the European Union, while 73% are in favor of joining NATO. According to the Ukrainian news agency Ukrinform, these percentages were recorded by a survey conducted between May 2-11 by the National Democratic Institute, the results of which were published on the website of the Kyiv […]
NATO in talks to build a naval base in Albania
Albania is in talks with NATO to build a naval base in Porto Romano, a port under construction on the Adriatic coast, Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama said on Friday, according to Reuters. Rama told a press conference that Porto Romano, located near the coastal city of Durres and intended to be the country’s largest […]