[ad_1] MUNICH — Countries able to send battle tanks to Ukraine should “actually do so now,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Friday, trying to rally support for a Europe-wide fleet of tank donations. Speaking at the opening of the Munich Security Conference, a gathering of global political and security leaders,Continue Reading
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. There’s more bad news for Vladimir Putin. Europe is on course to get through winter with its vital gas storage facilities more than half full, according to a new European Commission assessment seen by POLITICO. That means despiteContinue Reading
[ad_1] Helsinki: Finland needs net immigration of up to 44,000 people annually to stabilize the size of the country’s labor force, a report has said. The report published by the Research Institute of the Finnish Economy (Etla) on Friday examined the economic effects of work-based immigration, and how immigration canContinue Reading
[ad_1] Italy’s National Cybersecurity Agency (ACN) warned on Sunday of a large-scale campaign to spread ransomware on thousands of computer servers across Europe and North America. France, Finland and Italy are the most affected countries in Europe at the moment, while the U.S. and Canada also have a high number of targets,Continue Reading
[ad_1] Ankara: Turkey could evaluate Finland’s NATO bid separately from Sweden’s bid to distinguish “between a problematic country and a less problematic one,” Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said. “If NATO and these countries take such a decision, we, as Turkey, think that we may evaluate the applications separately. ButContinue Reading
[ad_1] Ankara: It is “meaningless” to hold a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland to discuss their NATO accession process after recent protests in Stockholm, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has said. “In this environment, a trilateral meeting is meaningless. It has been postponed because the current environment will overshadowContinue Reading
[ad_1] Ankara: Turkey has postponed a trilateral meeting with Sweden and Finland on their NATO bids following the burning of a copy of the Quran in Sweden, the state-run TRT network reported. The meeting was slated to take place in February, the report said, citing anonymous Turkish diplomatic sources. TheContinue Reading
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Finland could reconsider its joint NATO bid with Sweden if Stockholm’s application is delayed further, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto said Tuesday, a day after Turkey said it would not support the Swedish candidacy. “You have to assess theContinue Reading
[ad_1] Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. BERLIN — Germany and its European partners plan to “quickly” send two Leopard 2 tank battalions to Ukraine — suggesting about 80 vehicles — the government in Berlin announced Wednesday, adding that Germany would provide one company ofContinue Reading
[ad_1] Helsinki: Finland has been urged to boost the sustainability of its public finances in a new report published by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The IMF, in its annual assessment, also urged Finland to reduce its debt ratio in the medium-term to prepare for an ageing population, Xinhua newsContinue Reading