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Europe begins its slow retreat from US dependence https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-begins-retreat-united-states-dependence-donald-trump-rocks-transatlantic-relationship/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Strategicautonomy #FinancialServices #Cybersecurity #Technology #Technology #Buildings #Logistics #Platforms #Military #Security #Politics #Defense #Weapons #Defense #Crisis #Energy #Music #Tanks #Trade #Beef

Europe begins its slow retreat from US dependence

The EU aims to reduce reliance on America in areas such as technology, energy, payments and defense. That will take some time.

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Stefan Alvemo 🇪🇺4d ago

The 2026 defense model is clear: A "Two-Speed Europe" built on symbiosis, not competition.

Paris and Berlin have finally accepted their distinct niches:
⚔️ 🇫🇷 The Strategic Sword – Deterrence & Will.
⚙️ 🇩🇪 The Industrial Hub – Logistics & Scale.

The rest of Europe now integrates into both parallel tracks simultaneously. We aren't waiting for consensus; we are building capacity.

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#EUDefense #Geopolitics #StrategicAutonomy #Europe #SecurityPolicy #EUpol #Germany #France #EU #Defense

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Dr. Folke Bernadotte 🇪🇺5d ago

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The EU–India breakthrough is historic — and intentional. Ursula von der Leyen and PM Narendra Modi aligned on trade, technology, supply chains, and climate with rare clarity. This isn’t transactional diplomacy; it’s strategic trust. Modi’s India is treated as a true peer. Europe gains strength by choosing partnership over dependency. Power through cooperation. 🇪🇺🇮🇳

#EUIndia #Modi #StrategicAutonomy

Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)6d ago

New Dutch coalition floats European version of ‘Five Eyes’ https://www.politico.eu/article/new-dutch-government-floats-european-five-eyes/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CybersecurityandDataProtection #Intelligenceservices #Strategicautonomy #CyberEspionage #Cybersecurity #Dutchpolitics #Intelligence #Cooperation #Innovation #Technology #Espionage #Military #Research #Security #digital

Incoming Dutch coalition floats European version of ‘Five Eyes’

New government says rising threats require faster and more proactive intel services.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jan 27

EU tech chief sounds alarm over dependence on foreign tech https://www.politico.eu/article/henna-virkkunen-eu-alarm-dependence-foreign-technology/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #CompetitionandIndustrialPolicy #CybersecurityandDataProtection #ArtificialIntelligence #Industrialstrategy #EU-Chinarelations #Publicprocurement #Strategicautonomy #Competitiveness #Manufacturing #Supplychains #Procurement #Microchips #Technology #Technology #Industry #Cloud #Trade

EU tech chief sounds alarm over dependence on foreign tech

Relying on foreign tech “can be weaponized against us,” says Commission’s Henna Virkkunen.

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jan 27

12 EU countries ask Brussels to exempt fertilizers from carbon border tax https://www.politico.eu/article/twelve-eu-countries-brussels-tax-carbon-border-fertilizers-agriculture/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Greenhousegasemissions #AgricultureandFood #Levelplayingfield #Strategicautonomy #EnergyandClimate #Competitiveness #Manufacturing #Foodsecurity #Agriculture #Environment #Fertilizers #Emissions #Industry #farmers #Imports

12 EU countries ask Brussels to exempt fertilizers from carbon border tax

Critics warn such a move would undermine CBAM and the competitiveness of domestic producers.

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Jonas Ericson Jan 26

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In short: gold gives Poland strategic optionality. It can enter the euro strong — or stay outside without being vulnerable. Gold is geopolitical insurance in monetary form.
#Euro #EU #EconomicSecurity #StrategicAutonomy #GoldReserves

Egberto Willies Jan 25

Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney’s speech at World Economic Forum in Davos

At Davos, Mark Carney warns the rules-based order has ruptured, urges middle powers to stop pretending, build shared resilience, and wield values-based realism to confront great-power coercion.

#CanadaForeignPolicy #Davos #democracy #EconomicCoercion #geopolitics #GlobalGovernance #GlobalOrder #GlobalSouth #GreatPowerRivalry #HumanRights #InternationalRelations #MarkCarney #MiddlePowers #Multilateralism #ProgressiveForeignPolicy #RulesBasedOrder #StrategicAutonomy #SustainableDevelopment #TradePolicy #ValuesBasedRealism #WorldEconomicForum https://wp.me/p1OjMZ-oCV

MediaFaro Analysis Jan 25

Europe remains dangerously reliant on American arms.

Defence spending is rising, but strategic autonomy is years away.

The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) puts the cost of replacing the American non-nuclear capabilities assigned to NATO at $226bn-344bn for new weapon systems platforms alone.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260124-europe-remains-dangerously-reliant-on-american-arms?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Europe #Defence #StrategicAutonomy #Nato #Defense

Europe remains dangerously reliant on American arms.

Defence spending is rising, but strategic autonomy is years away. The International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS) puts the cost of replacing the American non-nuclear capabilities assigned to NATO at …

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Politico.eu (Unofficial RSS)Jan 23

This was the moment EU leaders agreed Europe must go it alone https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-leaders-agree-independent-europe-summit-emmanuel-macron-friedrich-merz/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication #Anti-coercioninstrument #Strategicautonomy #Competitiveness #TradeAgreements #Energysecurity #ForeignAffairs #Platforms #Missions #Security #Politics #Baltics #culture #Defense #Tariffs #Crisis #Energy #Davos #Trade #War

This was the moment EU leaders agreed Europe must go it alone

A subdued gathering in Brussels became a wake for a decades-old world order that’s slipping away.

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