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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte speaking at an event hosted by Carnegie Europe.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte: “To Prevent War, NATO Must Spend More”

In his first major speech as NATO Secretary General, Mark Rutte highlighted the critical need to ramp up defence spending and defence production in an increasingly turbulent security environment. At an event hosted by Carnegie Europe in Brussels, Mr Rutte called on Allies to “shift to a wartime mindset and turbo charge our defence production and defence spending”.

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UK and Türkiye strengthen partnership to help tackle illegal migration

UK and Turkish law enforcement officers will step up joint operations to tackle organised immigration crime and disrupt the supply chain of boat parts and other materials used as part of illegal migration journeys. The move follows Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick’s visit to Türkiye last month, the latest in a number of strategically important international visits to strengthen cooperation on the challenge of tackling illegal migration and disrupting the routes

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Grain supply: Vladimir Putin held phone call with Recep Tayyip Erdogan

Vladimir Putin outlined Russia’s position of principle in connection with the termination of the ”package“ agreements on the export of Ukrainian grain from the Black Sea ports and the unblocking of supplies of Russian food and fertilisers. He noted that in the context of a complete lack of progress in the implementation of the Russian part of the “grain deal,” its further extension was meaningless. He reaffirmed readiness to return

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EU and Türkiye: MEPs call for alternative ways of cooperation

MEPs urge the Turkish government, the European Union and its member states to break the current deadlock and move towards a closer partnership. They recommend starting a reflection process to find a parallel and realistic framework for EU-Türkiye relations and call on the Commission to explore possible new formats for a mutually appealing framework.

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NATO: Deputy SG addresses Space Fest in Romania

Speaking at the Space FEST conference in Bucharest on Monday, Deputy Secretary General Mircea Geoana said that “competition in space is fierce and is becoming fiercer” and that “this has implications for our economy, but also for our security”.

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