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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while hosting a Rose Garden dinner at the White House in Washington, D.C., on September 2, 2026.

Trump on Ceuta: “Spain Will Be a Ruined Country”

Javier Villamor September 4, 2026

As Morocco has once again laid claim to the Spanish enclave, and Sánchez is trying to contain tensions with Rabat, the U.S. president lashed out at the Madrid government in an interview.

NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte greets Germany’s Chancellor Friedrich Merz (R) as he arrives for a NATO Summit in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026.

Leipzig Airport Drone: Germany Says It Was Russia

Javier Villamor September 2, 2026

NATO says the evidence is “clear” and is preparing a coordinated response barely a week after the CIA director’s trip to Moscow.

Macron in Sweden: France Seeks New Defence Partners

Hélène de Lauzun September 1, 2026

Macron’s Sweden visit seals a major defence deal as France seeks new partners after the collapse of its flagship Franco-German FCAS project.

Iceland Votes on Its European Future With Fisheries and the Arctic at Stake

Javier Villamor August 28, 2026

Icelanders will decide this Saturday whether to reopen EU accession negotiations, suspended since 2013.

Chinese Factory Next To Spanish Naval Hub: A New Security Front for NATO?

Javier Villamor August 19, 2026

The risk posed by the SAIC facility is not only industrial: it also concerns control over data, logistics and maritime intelligence.

German Chancellor and leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Friedrich Merz and the newly elected CDU parliamentary group leader (not seen) talk to the press on July 29, 2026 in Berlin.

Merz Government Reportedly Considers Contingency Plans for Prospective AfD-Controlled States

TEC News July 30, 2026

The Berlin centre-right coalition believes AfD electoral victories would create German ‘traitor states’ obstructing NATO—and is plotting and preparing accordingly.

Ukraine Now Expecting Patriot Production Licence

TEC News July 9, 2026

Trump promises to permit Kyiv to manufacture its own version of the market-leading U.S. weapons system—ratcheting up regional defence uncertainties.

Spain’s Minister of Economy, Trade and Business Carlos Cuerpo arrives for a meeting with finance ministers of the Eurozone to elect the new Eurogroup President and discuss the overall budgetary situation and the prospects of euro area, at the European Commission, in Brussels, on December 11, 2025.

Spain Proposes Massive European Debt Amid NATO Rearmament Pressure

Javier Villamor July 9, 2026

Madrid wants the EU to mutualise sovereign debt issuance, while Germany opposes expanding the bloc’s budget and NATO is calling for sustained European rearmament.

U.S. President Donald Trump participates in a NATO Leaders’ working session during the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, on July 8, 2026.

Trump Turns Ankara Summit Into Settling of Accounts With Europe

Javier Villamor July 8, 2026

The NATO summit was meant to confirm Europe’s rearmament and the new burden-sharing arrangement within the alliance, but it ended up marked by Trump’s threats.

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan greets U.S. President Donald Trump as he arrives for the NATO Summit at Bestepe Presidential Compound in Ankara, Turkey, July 8, 2026.

Turkey Seeks Equal Treatment in NATO Rearmament Drive

TEC News July 8, 2026

Erdoğan parroted the Trump line on why allies should take more responsibility for their own defence.

Tag: NATO

Trump on Ceuta: “Spain Will Be a Ruined Country”

Leipzig Airport Drone: Germany Says It Was Russia

Macron in Sweden: France Seeks New Defence Partners

Iceland Votes on Its European Future With Fisheries and the Arctic at Stake

Chinese Factory Next To Spanish Naval Hub: A New Security Front for NATO?

Merz Government Reportedly Considers Contingency Plans for Prospective AfD-Controlled States

Ukraine Now Expecting Patriot Production Licence

Spain Proposes Massive European Debt Amid NATO Rearmament Pressure

Trump Turns Ankara Summit Into Settling of Accounts With Europe

Turkey Seeks Equal Treatment in NATO Rearmament Drive

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