Hijacking EU Structural Funds a “New Low”

An MEP has said the proposed hijacking of structural funds such as regional development funds for possible military use would be a new low in the militarisation of the EU. The comments were made on Thursday by Ireland South MEP Kathleen Funchion. She was reacting to documents reportedly circulated by the Polish EU Presidency suggesting…

Escalating Nuclear Threat

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Photograph courtesy of energoatom.ua Russia’s continued military aggression against Ukraine poses an ever-growing nuclear risk, exemplified by the latest alarming incident at the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP). The damage to a diesel fuel tank at the plant threatens its operational stability and has the potential to trigger a disaster comparable to the catastrophic failure…

Europe’s Preparedness for Crises

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Photo by Maxim Ilyahov on Unsplash For preparedness for future crises, such as another pandemic, to be truly effective, SMEs must be fully engaged because Europe’s security and crisis response depends on strong, resilient businesses. That is the message from SMEunited, the body representing SME’s at  EU level, in their reaction to the launch of…