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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 13179
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SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE / Nato

NATO prepares regional defence plans

The Chiefs of Defence of NATO countries, meeting on Wednesday 10 May in Brussels, discussed the development of regional plans.

“These are geographically specific plans that describe how we will defend key and relevant places in our Alliance against the two threats described in the Strategic Concept and the NATO Military Strategy, namely Russia and terrorist groups”, said the Chair of NATO’s Military Committee, Admiral Rob Bauer.

He said that for the first time since the end of the...

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AGRICULTURE: MEPs divided on how to help farmers make ‘green transition’
WOMEN’S RIGHTS: European Parliament agrees to ratification of Istanbul Convention by EU
EMPLOYMENT: European Year of Skills, MEPs insist on quality of jobs and funding for education systems
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WESTERN BALKANS: MEPs remind Serbia and Kosovo that their EU membership will depend above all on normalisation of their relations
FUTURE OF EU: in European Parliament, Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa urges EU to act on challenges
BUDGET: European Parliament identifies second basket of own resources for EU budget
BUDGET: European Parliament warns of impact on EU policies of increased borrowing costs of European Recovery Plan
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COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU
STATE AID: EU General Court annuls two decisions approving aid to Lufthansa and SAS during Covid-19 pandemic
ECONOMY - FINANCE - BUSINESS
EUROGROUP: corporate profit-driven inflation, ESM reform and digital euro on ministerial agenda
EXTERNAL ACTION
UKRAINE: EPP Group in European Parliament pushes for Ukraine to join NATO after war
SUDAN: first flight of EU Humanitarian Air Bridge has delivered 30 tonnes of life-saving aid
SECURITY - DEFENCE - SPACE
NATO: NATO prepares regional defence plans
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NEWS BRIEFS
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EMPLOYMENT: launch of a large-scale European skills partnership for energy-intensive industries
ENVIRONMENT: EU Member States give green light to upcoming ‘imported deforestation’ regulation
MEDIA: EU leaders pay tribute to Arman Soldin, journalist killed in Ukraine
FISHERIES: NGO Bloom files complaint against EU for obstructing protection of oceans
FISHERIES: European Commission launches website on EU fishing authorisations
SWITZERLAND: Switzerland’s chief EU negotiator, Livia Leu, to step down at end of August