Tirana hosts the largest European military event, led by the US European Command, with 29 countries participating in the joint exercise. A group of ten EU member states advocates qualified majority rather than unanimity in foreign policy decision-making. The European Commission and Parliament condemn the vandalism of its offices in the Bulgarian capital Sofia.
Soon after Finland joined the NATO defence alliance in April 2023, a video appeared online with the claim that it showed Russian ballistic missiles being moved through a town near the Finnish border — which is also the EU’s eastern frontier, as Finland is a member. Our investigation uncovered that the clip was in fact filmed in a town nearly 1,000 kilometres away from the border with Finland.
The EU’s debt rules are to be reformed to give member countries more fiscal leeway to modernise their economies. While some believe this will boost investments and kickstart growth, others, with Germany at the forefront, fear that a loose fiscal policy will only increase the deficits and debts of highly indebted member states.
The so-called MLA Convention is set to be adopted during a diplomatic conference hosted by Slovenia. French Prime Minister Élisabeth Borne defends President Emmanuel Macron after his controversial statements about Europe’s environmental policy. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky shows appreciation for Germany’s help in the course of Russia’s war against Ukraine.
A video of people entering the Spanish enclave of Melilla from Morocco in March 2022 is presented in social media as showing migrants scaling a fence at the United States border with Mexico in May 2023, as the US government prepares to lift pandemic-era immigration restrictions.