If Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed

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Poland's Tusk: 'If Europe is to survive, it needs to be armed'
EU needs to end its military dependency on the US and arm itself ‘to survive,’ says Tusk
EU Must Arm Itself to ‘Survive’ Uncertain World, Poland Says
France's President Macron says Europe must "wake up" to defend itself as Trump returns
French President Emmanuel Macron says Europe must "wake up" and spend more on its defense as Trump returns, but how realistic is the suggestion?
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An EU presidency full of pitfalls: Poland takes the helm amid global turmoil
Mainstream EU leaders have breathed a sigh of relief. After a Hungarian presidency marked by what they saw as damaging freelance diplomacy, the torch has now passed to Poland, which holds the reins
European defense heavyweights say meeting Trump’s military spending target won’t be easy
The defense ministers of Europe’s five top military spenders say they intend to continue increasing their investments in defense but described President-elect Donald Trump’s challenge for them to raise spending to 5% of their overall economic output as extremely difficult.
‘2025, year of weapons’: Europe looks to buy freedom, security by spending on arms and ammunition
Germany, the UK, France, Poland, and Italy are looking to enhance defence production by cutting regulations and streamlining processes, according to a report
Mistrust, grumpiness and political deadlock in France
Long-term changes in social attitudes combine with the decline of mainstream parties to open a door for the far right
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Pay for weapons to keep your freedom, warn Europe’s Big 5 defense spenders
WARSAW — The future of Europe’s democracies hinges on boosting military spending, top defense officials from Germany, the U.K., France, Poland and Italy said after meeting in Poland on Monday. “2025 will be the year of speeding up [the] arms industry ...
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As Biden exits, European allies huddle on joint drills, Ukraine aid
European leaders try to reimagine the continent's defensive muscles amid a Trump White House that could be downright hostile to their concerns.
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Poland says purchased rare 'treasure' Chopin manuscript
Poland on Thursday announced it had purchased a rare manuscript of a ballad by Frederic Chopin, a score whose exhibition will coincide with this year's prestigious piano competition named after the composer.
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Claims Conference Reports Growing Gaps in Holocaust Knowledge in 8 Countries
The Conference on Jewish Material Claims Against Germany (Claims Conference) on Thursday, Jan. 23, released the first-ever, eight-country Index on Holocaust Knowledge and Awareness, exposing a global trend in fading knowledge of basic facts about the Holocaust.
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How the world discovered the Nazi death camps
Images of what the Allies found when they liberated the Nazi death camps towards the end of World War II brought the horror of the Holocaust to global attention.
Eighty years after Auschwitz, survey reveals shocking lack of Holocaust awareness
Even in Germany, the Claims Conference survey found one in nine young people were unaware of the Holocaust, and a quarter could not name a concentration camp.