Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor in waiting, wasted no time to start his full-court press to come up with new funding for Berlin to beef up its military and wants to rush the approval before the new government can challenge him.
Tag: Europe
U.K., EUROPE AIMS TO INCREASE MILITARY SPENDING AS TRUMP LOOKS TO END WAR IN UKRAINE
U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer announced last week that London will increase its defense spending by 0.2 percent to 2.5 percent of its GDP, or about $17 billion, citing what he sees as the growing threat from Russia.
EUROPE’S AUTO INDUSTRY SUPPLY CHAIN IS BLEEDING JOBS
Job losses doubled in 2024 to more than 30,000 among European companies supplying automakers with parts and components, data from the European Association of Automotive Suppliers shows.
WWII ENEMIES UNITE: GERMANY’S RHEINMETALL TO PRODUCE GUN BARRELS IN THE UK
What a difference a few decades make. Rheinmetall, Germany’s behemoth arms maker, announced last week that it will begin the production of gun barrels in the U.K. as part of a new defense agreement between London and Berlin—Europe’s two top military spenders.
GERMANY AGING LIKE JAPAN, WHILE PUTIN OFFERS RUSSIA AS HAVEN FOR DISAFFECTED WESTERNERS
Europe is dying, not just from yet another calamity of war, but because of the calamity of twisted Western modernity.
SECRET FILES SHOW RUSSIA HAS TRAINED NAVY TO TARGET SITES IN EUROPE WITH NUCLEAR-CAPABLE MISSILES
Russia's military has plans in place to attack targets across Europe with nuclear-capable missiles as war with Ukraine heats up and NATO continues to encourage Kyiv to strike deeper inside Russia.
SPOTLIGHT ON EUROPE: ECONOMIC DOWN TIME
Rising sales outside of Europe will offset an auto industry slump across the continent this year, German car parts manufacturer Continental AG said last week.
NORMALIZING WAR WITH RUSSIA
Just as the Israelis are annihilating Gaza, Western leaders are setting up the Western world for the same.
U.K., U.S. CONSUMERS CUT SPENDING IN APRIL
“Spending fatigue” has set in on both sides of the Atlantic, The Wall Street Journal reported, as shoppers in the U.K. spent 2.3 percent less in April than in March, the National Bureau for Statistics reported.
THE FALL OF EUROPE IS A DONE DEAL, RUSSIA HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT…AND AMERICA ISN’T FAR BEHIND
The EU is destined to fall apart and be balkanized, once again. A combination of demographic implosion and desperate immigration policies has, at this point, baked in a clash of civilizations.