EU leaders postponed a seven-year budget deal amid disputes over spending cuts, strategic investment and proposed bloc-wide levies.
Finland is urging the EU to halt tourist visas for Russians, turning mobility rules into a broader tool of pressure over the war in Ukraine.
Lithuania’s planned property curbs signal how security policy is reshaping real estate, residency and foreign capital rules in Europe’s east.
Ukraine’s parliament will consider seven difficult bills tied to Western financing as Kyiv seeks to close a major defense budget gap.
Finland has completed a 200-kilometer border fence with Russia, reflecting Europe’s shift toward security infrastructure amid geopolitical risk.
Finland summoned the Russian ambassador after an Il-20 aircraft briefly entered its airspace, highlighting regional security tensions with potential economic ramifications.
Ukraine’s former military chief Valeriy Zaluzhny forecasts slim chances of NATO membership, urging Kyiv to pursue emerging regional defense coalitions amid evolving security dynamics.
NATO is contemplating deployment of tactical nuclear weapons in Finland, Poland, and Lithuania, marking a strategic shift amid rising security tensions with Russia.
Finland amends its atomic energy law to lift the ban on nuclear weapons import, aligning with NATO membership and reshaping regional security dynamics.
Twenty-two countries, including the US and European states, jointly condemn Iran for orchestrating attacks on their territories against dissidents and Jewish communities.
Finland has confiscated €3.7 million in Russian assets to enforce Ukraine's Naftogaz $5 billion arbitration award, marking intensified use of legal tools in geopolitical economic conflicts.
Latvia’s defense minister resigns after drones, likely Ukrainian, breach Latvian airspace, raising NATO security and regional economic stability concerns amid Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Putin names former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder as preferred EU negotiator for Russia-Ukraine talks, signaling Moscow's openness to dialogue under specific conditions.
US delays arms deliveries to Europe to replenish stockpiles amid Iran conflict, while approving $8.6 billion in arms sales to Middle Eastern allies, signaling shifts in global security priorities.
NATO jets intercepted Russian bombers and fighters over the Baltic Sea, reflecting heightened military tensions and potential geopolitical risks for the region and global economy.