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The Guardian view on Merz and Meloni: an emerging Berlin-Rome axis is threatening the EU’s green deal

The deregulation agenda being pushed by Germany’s chancellor and Italy’s prime minister is economically and ethically flawed

The Guardian - UK

Macron defends FCAS jet project as Merz and Airbus float two-fighter option

The FCAS programme to produce a new European-made fighter jet has stalled in the face of disagreements between Airbus and Dassault. The latest statements from France's Emmanuel Macron and Germany's Friedrich Merz suggest a breakthrough remains elusive.

Euronews

Europe answers Trump's call on Ukraine

"We are spending real money, whereas the U.S. is actually making money on this war," said Poland's foreign minister.

Axios

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Franco-German defence project under strain as Berlin signals possible exit

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has cast doubt on one of Europe’s most ambitious joint defence projects, suggesting Berlin could ultimately walk away from the Future Combat Air System programme over deepening differences with France.

Radio France Internationale

Rubio’s Munich speech was an offer of friendship – but on white, Christian, Maga terms

The top US diplomat’s soothing tone masked a familiar message: Europe can remain America’s ally – but at a cost

The Guardian - UK

ECB says 'no decision made' on Lagarde's potential early exit amid reports

Reports on Wednesday indicated Christine Lagarde could step down as ECB President before her mandate expires in October 2027. The ECB asserted that no decision has been made and that the President is focused on her mission, in a response to Euronews.

Euronews

Without US military support, we need a European defence union. Here’s what that looks like

The fledgling ‘coalition of the willing’ assembled for Ukraine could form the basis for an urgent European security response, says Paul Taylor of the European Policy Centre

The Guardian - UK

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Volkswagen aims to cut costs by 20% by 2028 in restructuring plan, report says

Plant closures possible as part of German carmaker’s efforts to create resilience in face of competition from China

The Guardian - UK

Munich Security Conference 2026: Wind of Change 2.0

The security precautions outside the MSC were as usual: barriers, a heavy police presence, meticulous checks. But as the conference draws to a close on Sunday evening, one irritating realisation remains: inside, nothing was the same, Dr Alexander Wolf writes in an opinion article for Euronews.

Euronews

Germany calls on France to increase defence spending

Foreign minister puts pressure on Emmanuel Macron amid doubts over US’s commitment to European defence

The Guardian - UK

Why Marco Rubio’s ‘reassuring’ speech to Europe was nothing of the kind

After JD Vance’s frontal attack in Munich last year, the secretary of state’s tone seemed almost soothing. That’s just a new Maga trap, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

The Guardian - UK

Italy to attend Trump's Board of Peace session as observer, Meloni announces

Italy will attend Donald Trump's new Board of Peace only as an observer due to constitutional limitations, as Premier Giorgia Meloni faces harsh criticism at home.

Euronews

What next for Greenland and Ukraine? Questions after the Munich security conference

Gathering of world leaders in Germany has disbanded for another year, but many of the issues remain unresolved

The Guardian - AU

British and German military chiefs press ‘moral’ case for rearmament

Defence leaders write joint appeal urging public on need to be prepared for war with Russia and resulting costs

The Guardian - UK

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Offer to join Trump’s new era is met with growing sense of European steeliness

Talk of a stronger, independent Europe was the dominant mood in Munich amid bitter disagreement on Ukraine

Euronews

Munich Security Conference: Six quotes to take away from the world's biggest security conference

The annual gathering at the Munich Security Conference laid bare competing visions of the West. While Rubio called on Europe to help save a common civilisation, Kaja Kallas suggested Europe does not need saving.

Radio France Internationale

Macron tells critics to follow Europe’s lead as leaders seek to reset US ties

French President Emmanuel Macron has struck a defiant but optimistic tone in Munich, urging critics to 'take their cue' from Europe rather than dismiss it, as world leaders gathered to reset strained transatlantic ties.

The Guardian - UK

US pressure on Greenland is ‘totally unacceptable’, says Danish PM – as it happened

Mette Frederiksen tells Munich Security Conference that Denmark is willing to work with the US, but ‘there are, of course, things that you cannot compromise on’

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The Guardian - AU

Ukraine war briefing: conflict could end if Russia economically or militarily ‘exhausted’, says Germany’s Merz

Ukraine-Russia war high on the agenda at Munich Security Council; France’s Macron says world must not accept Ukraine defeated. What we know on day 1,452

The Independent UK

‘Lamps would go out across Europe’ under Greens or Reform, Starmer to claim

The Prime Minister will suggest the two parties would pose a risk to Britain and Europe’s security during a speech in Munich.

The Independent UK

Starmer: Britain’s ‘Brexit years’ are over and we need Europe, not Donald Trump

After the US president rocked the continent with his threat to take Greenland, the prime minister praises Europe as a ‘sleeping giant’

The Independent UK

German chancellor Friedrich Merz makes Brexit joke to Starmer at Munich summit

Germany’s Friedrich Merz quipped to Sir Keir Starmer “I hope you don’t mind about the European flag” as they posed for the cameras in front of a row of flags ahead of their meeting with France’s Emmanuel Macron.

Evening Standard

No UK security without Europe, Starmer says at Munich summit

Sir Keir Starmer and Germany’s Friedrich Merz met at the Munich Security Conference.

The Independent UK

UK and Europe depend on each other for security, Starmer says at Munich summit

Sir Keir Starmer and Germany’s Friedrich Merz met at the Munich Security Conference.

The Guardian - UK

US ‘not powerful enough to go it alone’, Merz tells Munich conference

German chancellor rebuts idea of American unilateralism and says ‘democracies have partners and allies’

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