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Tax exemption measures to facilitate common defence efforts

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
The European Commission has adopted on Wednesday, April 24, a proposal to exempt supplies to armed forces from Value Added Tax (VAT) and excise...

German army to recruit other EU citizens

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
To fill a chronic shortage of skilled workers in the armed forces, German defence chiefs are reportedly considering recruiting from other European Union countries. Eberhard...

Nato’s take on new EU defence union

EU INSTITUTIONS Theodoros Benakis -
Ahead of a two-day meeting of Nato defence ministers in Brussels, the transatlantic alliance’s chief cautioned European Union partners not to weaken with their...

Why Germany’s navy should keep it ships at bay

EU MEMBER STATES Theodoros Benakis -
Germany's parliamentary commissioner for the armed forces, Hans-Peter Bartels, has called for a stop to the deployment of frigates to Nato, EU and UN...

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Baltics and Poland raise alarm: Russia may target NATO with limited military or hybrid provocation

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Lithuania's president announced on Wednesday that intelligence suggests Russia...

Ukraine and EU sign agreement for a weapons production partnership

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The European Union's top official signed an agreement on...

Significant steps for EU enlargement as four candidates move forward with negotiations

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On 14 July, four countries aspiring to join the...

Italian region angers US with employment of Cuban doctors

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An Italian region is defying US pressure to isolate...

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