Europe in the Headlines TODAY

🇪🇺 European Politics & Diplomacy

📌 El Mundo (Spain) – “The EU pushes Sánchez to increase military spending as soon as possible”

• The EU has approved a major rearmament plan, prompting Spain to commit more funds to defence amid Hungary’s dissent.

📌 El País (Spain) – “The EU agrees on a major rearmament plan to counter Russia”

• European leaders have committed €800 billion (£673 billion) to defence, with Hungary blocking the Ukraine mission, but the rest are moving forward.

📌 ABC (Spain) – “The EU agrees to accelerate its rearmament against Russia”

• EU leaders, excluding Hungary, pledge military support to Ukraine, while Sánchez accelerates Spain’s defence budget increase.

📌 La Vanguardia (Spain) – “The European Union assumes the objective of financing its own defence”

• The EU moves towards strategic autonomy with an emergency plan for defence funding, reinforcing support for Ukraine.

📌 La Razón (Spain) – “The Twenty-Seven support European rearmament defended by Von der Leyen”

• The EU seeks to bypass Hungary’s veto on Ukraine aid, reinforcing Europe’s defence industry and spending commitments.

📌 Malta Independent (Malta) – “More defence spending will not end Ukraine war, Prime Minister says”

• Malta’s PM argues that increased military funding is not the solution, calling for a peace-first approach to end the conflict.

📌 Tages-Anzeiger (Switzerland) – “Europe wants to invest €800 billion in defence”

• European leaders guarantee long-term support for Ukraine, signalling a significant shift in EU security policy.

📌 Neue Zürcher Zeitung (Switzerland) – “Trump pushes the EU to rearm”

• The EU’s defence expansion is seen as a response to Trump’s unpredictability and fears of reduced US support.