Schengen controls with Bulgaria and Romania will no longer apply – the consequences will be far-reaching
Romania and Bulgaria have been waiting to join since 2011. Now they are officially part of the Schengen area – and these are the consequences. Romania and Bulgaria joined the Schengen area on Easter Sunday. This means that personal checks at internal air and sea borders, i.e. at airports and seaports, will initially be eliminated. […]
Now NATO is getting what is probably the best tank in the world
With Sweden’s accession, NATO is expanding its defense capabilities. It’s not just about the size of the armed forces, but also about their armament. The most important things at a glance It has been 21 months since Sweden applied to join NATO. It should actually happen very quickly, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced in […]
Sweden officially joins defense alliance
Sweden is now officially part of the NATO defense alliance. Turkey had previously blocked accession. The most important things at a glance “All for one, one for all”: NATO will now have 32 members – twice as many as at the end of the Cold War. With the addition of Sweden, the defense alliance is […]
War against Ukraine: This is the situation
The rapid accession to NATO demanded by Ukraine is not in sight. Slovakia is even threatening a veto. In Kiev, Zelensky is relying on security guarantees from the West. The news at a glance. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyj says he expects new bilateral security agreements with allied states as well as further arms deliveries. “There […]
Romania and Bulgaria join the Schengen area
Both countries have been trying to join the Schengen area for a long time. Now all EU states have agreed. The border-free Schengen area in Europe is growing. The EU countries agreed on Saturday to expand the area to include Romania and Bulgaria, as the Spanish Council Presidency announced on the X platform, formerly Twitter. […]
Romania and Bulgaria join the Schengen area
Bulgaria and Romania have long been trying to join the Schengen area, where citizens can normally move without controls. Now all EU states are giving the green light. The border-free Schengen area in Europe is growing. The EU countries agreed on Saturday to expand the area to include Romania and Bulgaria, as the Spanish Council […]
War against Ukraine: This is the situation
Ukraine has achieved a success: the EU wants to talk to it about joining. But in Moscow, warlord Vladimir Putin appears confident of victory. The news at a glance. Russia has been intensively attacking Ukraine from the air with missiles and combat drones for days. There was also an air alert over large parts of […]
Another hurdle overcome in Turkey
Sweden hopes to join NATO. Another hurdle has now been overcome in Turkey. Sweden’s application to join NATO has cleared another hurdle before ratification in the Turkish parliament. He will now be advised by the Turkish Parliament’s Foreign Relations Commission, the state news agency Anadolu reported on Thursday. It can then be submitted to parliament […]
Russian Invasion | War against Ukraine: This is the situation
Ukraine, attacked by Russia, continues to prepare for the hoped-for start of negotiations on joining the European Union. Before a decision by the heads of state and government of the EU member states, which is expected in December, his country wants to meet all the requirements of the European Commission, said President Volodymyr Zelensky. “We […]
Russian Invasion | War against Ukraine: This is the situation
Former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen proposes that Ukraine join the transatlantic military alliance without the territories occupied by Russia. By leaving out the occupied territories in the south and east of the country, the risk of an open conflict between Russia and NATO would be reduced, the Dane told the British Guardian. Meanwhile, a […]
