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EU faces unpredictable 'Trump 2.0'

Employees strike in front of the Volkswagen plant in Emden, Germany, on Dec 2, as part of a broader labor dispute over wages, working conditions and possible plant closures. In an interview with Time magazine published on Dec 12, Trump criticized Ukraine's use of US-supplied missiles deep into Russian territory, saying "it's crazy what's taking place… We are just escalating …

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Zelenskyy discusses security guarantees for Ukraine with Nato, European leaders

India Today

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held talks with Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte and other European leaders on Wednesday, aiming to get immediate help to bolster Kyiv's war effort and discuss longer-term security guarantees. Zelenskyy told reporters that Wednesday's talks in Brussels, and a discussion with the European Union's 27 national leaders the following day, were "a very good opportunity to …

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FirstUp: NSA Doval in China for talks, Nato chief to meet Zelenskyy in Brussels... The big headlines

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National Security Adviser Ajit Doval will meet Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in China to discuss the border dispute. Firstly, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will visit China to participate in the India-China Special Representatives’ talks while Nato chief Mark Rutte will meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Brussels. Indian Navy’s latest survey ship INS Nirdeshak is set to be …

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Europe ‘will spend more’ on defence, Nato head suggests

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- Europe “will spend more” on defence, the head of Nato has suggested, after he warned that “it is time to shift to a wartime mindset”. Mark Rutte, the organisation’s secretary general, told the BBC that US president-elect Donald Trump was “right” that there should be more spending on defence. Speaking to the BBC on Thursday, Mr Rutte said: “My …

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Europe ‘will spend more’ on defence, Nato head suggests

Live Mint

- Europe “will spend more” on defence, the head of Nato has suggested, after he warned that “it is time to shift to a wartime mindset”. Mark Rutte, the organisation’s secretary general, told the BBC that US president-elect Donald Trump was “right” that there should be more spending on defence. Speaking to the BBC on Thursday, Mr Rutte said: “My …

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‘Shift to wartime mindset’: Nato chief calls for budget boost as Putin eyes ‘long-term confrontation'

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European members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation are holding meetings to pitch an increase in the bloc’s target to 3 per cent at its annual summit next June North Atlantic Treaty Organisation chief Mark Rutte has called for raising defence budget by respective member nations. Rutte has said that the alliance’s defence spending needs to be much bigger than …

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More Dutch preparing emergency packs as NATO chief Rutte warns of war readiness

NL Times

“We are not ready for what is coming our way in four to five years,” NATO chief Mark Rutte said about a war a coming war in his first major speech since taking the job. And not very much further, the North Korean soldiers are fighting.” NATO members, Canada and European Union countries in particular need to “shift to a …

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NATO boss calls for much higher defense spending to counter Russia

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Brussels, Belgium Reuters — NATO head Mark Rutte warned the US-led transatlantic alliance on Thursday that it was not ready for the threats it would face from Russia in the coming years and called for a shift to a wartime mindset - with much higher defense spending. Rutte said future spending would have to be much higher than the current …

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NATO boss calls for much higher defense spending to counter Russia

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Brussels, Belgium Reuters — NATO head Mark Rutte warned the US-led transatlantic alliance on Thursday that it was not ready for the threats it would face from Russia in the coming years and called for a shift to a wartime mindset - with much higher defense spending. Rutte said future spending would have to be much higher than the current …

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Nato chief warns West ‘not ready’ to deal with Russian threat

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Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. While a number of Nato member states – including the Netherlands, where Mr Rutte stepped …

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NATO chief warns that Putin wants long-term confrontation with Europe after Ukraine

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte warned on Thursday that Russian President Vladimir Putin wants to “wipe Ukraine off the map” and could come after other parts of Europe next, as he urged Europeans to press their governments to ramp up defense spending. Rutte noted that defense spending has risen sharply in Europe, with 23 allies expected to reach …

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Regulated cannabis supply chain experiment to enter new phase in April 2025

NL Times

Starting April 7, 2025, coffee shops in ten Dutch municipalities participating in the regulated cannabis supply chain experiment will be required to sell only cannabis products sourced from official, licensed growers. Since June 2024, coffee shops in Breda, Tilburg, and eight additional municipalities—Groningen, Zaanstad, Almere, Arnhem, Nijmegen, Voorne aan Zee, Heerlen, and Maastricht—have been allowed to sell both regulated and …

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Tax office whistleblower named new Cabinet member for welfare policy

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NSC parliamentarian Sandra Palmen will be the new State Secretary for Allowances and Customs, sources close to the government confirmed to NOS and WNL. In the benefits scandal, the Tax Authority wrongly labeled thousands of parents fraudsters and ordered them to repay the full amount of the childcare allowances they had received, leaving many in financial ruin. Earlier this year, …

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NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending as Trump returns to White House

Associated Press

BRUSSELS — NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte led a fresh push Wednesday for European countries to ramp up defense spending, a budget shortfall that President-elect Donald Trump used to berate U.S. allies during his first term in office, severely damaging trust. After Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula a decade ago, NATO leaders agreed to halt the defense cuts that began when …

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New Nato chief warns Trump not to push Ukraine deal that would have Putin and Iran ‘high-fiving’

The Independent

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The new secretary-general of Nato has warned Donald Trump not to …

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Antony Blinken pushes for Ukraine support in last NATO trip before Trump takeover

India Today

Antony Blinken, America's French-speaking, Europhile top diplomat, paid his last visit to NATO headquarters in Brussels on Tuesday on a bittersweet trip ahead of Donald Trump taking over in the United States. "You have been a staunch ally and people like you very much," NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte told Blinken. And in a potential shot across Trump's bows he …

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NATO chief urges increased defence spending as Trump presidency looms

Al Jazeera

Mark Rutte says to maintain current level of deterrence, 2 percent of GDP spending is not sufficient. NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte has urged members of the alliance to ramp up defence spending as countries brace for renewed pressure from United States President-elect Donald Trump. After Russia annexed Ukraine’s Crimean Peninsula a decade ago, NATO leaders agreed to halt the defence …

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NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending

LA Times

U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken, front center, speaks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte at a meeting at NATO headquarters in Brussels this week. NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte led a fresh push Wednesday for European countries to ramp up defense spending, tackling a budget shortfall that President-elect Donald Trump used to berate U.S. allies during his first …

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US to face 'dire threats' if Ukraine is made to accept Russia's terms, Nato chief warns Trump

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Nato chief Mark Rutte said he has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that the United States would face ‘dire threats’ if Ukraine is forced into making a peace deal that is favourable to Russia Nato chief Mark Rutte has warned US President-elect Donald Trump that the United States would face “dire threats” if Ukraine is made to accept Russia’s terms. …

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NATO leader Rutte: The Netherlands must significantly boost defense spending

NL Times

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called for substantial increases in defense spending by the Netherlands, emphasizing that the current NATO guideline of 2 percent of national income is insufficient for long-term security. As a former Dutch prime minister who was initially slow to meet NATO’s two percent goal, Rutte acknowledged the challenges of reallocating resources. The Netherlands currently adheres to …

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Dutch companies profit from Kazakhstan’s toxic oil industry: NRC

Dutch News

The Netherlands has become heavily dependent on Kazakh oil since Russian oil was sanctioned and Dutch companies are making big profits in the Kazakh oil industry, which is entwined with corruption and repression, the NRC reported on Wednesday. The paper says it “interviewed politicians, scientists, diplomats, activists, doctors, lawyers and representatives of the oil industry in the Netherlands, the US …

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Coalition parties won't support opposition's plans to lessen education budget cuts

NL Times

The coalition parties PVV, VVD, NSC, and BBB are not keen on taking the almost 2 billion euros in education budget cuts off the table as the opposition wants. Multiple opposition parties made concrete proposals to change the budget on multiple points, but the coalition parties do not consider it their task to accommodate the opposition, as became clear during …

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New NATO chief Rutte says alliance ‘needs to go further’ in support for Ukraine

Associated Press

ATHENS, Greece — NATO’s new Secretary General Mark Rutte on Tuesday said the alliance “needs to go further” to support Ukraine in its fight against a Russian invasion and accused Moscow of dangerously escalating the conflict by bringing in thousands of North Korean troops. “In pursuing its illegal war in Ukraine, Russia makes use of North Korean weapons and troops, …

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Almost half of former cabinet members still looking for a job

Dutch News

Some 13 of the ministers and junior ministers in the last cabinet have not found a new job four months after it was disbanded on July 2, a tally among the 29 ex-members by RTL Nieuws has shown. Wopke Hoekstra left to become European commissioner for Climate action, while former health minister Ernst Kuipers also stepped down prematurely, accepting a …

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EU faces unpredictable 'Trump 2.0'

Zelenskyy discusses security guarantees for Ukraine with Nato, European leaders

FirstUp: NSA Doval in China for talks, Nato chief to meet Zelenskyy in Brussels... The big headlines

Europe ‘will spend more’ on defence, Nato head suggests

Europe ‘will spend more’ on defence, Nato head suggests

‘Shift to wartime mindset’: Nato chief calls for budget boost as Putin eyes ‘long-term confrontation'

More Dutch preparing emergency packs as NATO chief Rutte warns of war readiness

NATO boss calls for much higher defense spending to counter Russia

NATO boss calls for much higher defense spending to counter Russia

Nato chief warns West ‘not ready’ to deal with Russian threat

NATO chief warns that Putin wants long-term confrontation with Europe after Ukraine

Regulated cannabis supply chain experiment to enter new phase in April 2025

Tax office whistleblower named new Cabinet member for welfare policy

NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending as Trump returns to White House

New Nato chief warns Trump not to push Ukraine deal that would have Putin and Iran ‘high-fiving’

Antony Blinken pushes for Ukraine support in last NATO trip before Trump takeover

NATO chief urges increased defence spending as Trump presidency looms

NATO chief urges European allies to ramp up defense spending

US to face 'dire threats' if Ukraine is made to accept Russia's terms, Nato chief warns Trump

NATO leader Rutte: The Netherlands must significantly boost defense spending

Dutch companies profit from Kazakhstan’s toxic oil industry: NRC

Coalition parties won't support opposition's plans to lessen education budget cuts

New NATO chief Rutte says alliance ‘needs to go further’ in support for Ukraine

Almost half of former cabinet members still looking for a job