By Ben Aris in Berlin European governments are preparing contingency plans to finance Ukraine’s war effort through bilateral loans if Hungary and Slovakia continue to block the€90bn EU loan package ...

It was in Limassol, sitting on a row of blue chairs under the Cypriot sun, that I watched Ursula von der Leyen float the idea of a sweeping new EU security strategy. Just a few ki ...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Azerbaijan, and three Central Asian republics are, via Slovakia, pushing to get ...

The war between Russia and Ukraine continued this week with intense fighting along several sections of the frontline, ...

As the Hungarian veto on the €90 billion loan for Ukraine drags on, the European Commission has formally proposed an ...

The European Union wants to renew the individual sanctions on Russia by 15 March. But Hungary and Slovakia are blocking the decision. Tensions are running high between the three over the damaged ...

Global arms flows are surging to Cold War levels, fuelled by European rearmament and the war in Ukraine. Ukraine, Poland, and the Czech Republic are reshaping Europe’s defence landscape, while a ...

The EU is weighing whether to lift sanctions on the only European targeted for trading Russian oil, in a process where the Turkish president has separately lobbied in favour of a Russian oligarch. The ...

Ukraine could continue receiving financial support from European Union countries even if Hungary and Slovakia block a planned €90 billion ...

If Hungary and Slovakia continue to block the plan, Baltic and Nordic countries are ready with a contingency strategy. They could provide €30 ...

Baltic and Nordic states may give Ukraine €30 billion in bilateral aid if Hungary and Slovakia keep blocking the EU’s €90 billion loan.

The European Union is preparing alternative mechanisms for financing Ukrainian defense in case Viktor Orban and Robert Fico block the promised loan of EUR 90 ...