Spain is not the only sceptic among NATO’s ranks. Slovakia, while less vocal, has also expressed ambiguity towards the 5% threshold. President Peter Pellegrini formally backed the target in The Hague, ...

This week, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on two major issues: Ukraine’s wobbly week and Iceland’s flirting ...

French President Emmanuel Macron met German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Wednesday as they sought to present a ...

NATO members recently agreed to increase defense spending to 5% by 2035 — a "quantum leap," according to the military alliance's chief, Mark Rutte. But can its indebted members really afford the hike?

Trump has long criticized NATO allies for relying on the US' large military might as a strategy to defend the European continent. In 2023, more than two thirds of the 32 NATO countries' collective ...

Iceland is considering resuming accession talks with the European Union by 2027 due to mounting security and trade tensions, ...

The French president and the German chancellor met in Berlin on Wednesday, seeking to boost their partnership amid a ...

NATO prepares for potential threats as EU defense chief highlights 2027 as a critical year when Russia and China could launch ...

President Trump has expressed growing support for NATO, saying that member nations are now "paying their own bills." ...

Russia could be preparing to invade another European country as fears of a wider conflict continue to grip the continent, ...

In their rush to retain Donald Trump's support for NATO, the alliance's European members have promised to more than double the amount of wealth they set aside for military spending.

Fears of wider conflict are spreading through the continent.Russia is ‘preparing to invade a new European country’ amid NATO ...