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• O chefe da Royal Navy afirma que a força naval unificada irá dissuadir futuras ameaças russas provenientes da 'fronteira marítima aberta' ao norte • A Grã-Bretanha concordou em criar uma força naval unificada com nove países europeus para deter futuras ameaças russas vindas da "fronteira marítima aberta" ao norte, anunciou o chefe da Royal Navy. • O General Sir Gwyn Jenkins insistiu que, apesar da crise contínua no Oriente Médio, onde o estreito de Hormuz permanece fechado após a guerra EUA-Israel no Irã, a "Rússia continua sendo a ameaça mais grave à nossa segurança".

O Artigo 42.7 permaneceu no esquecimento por décadas – até que Donald Trump começou a colocar em dúvida o compromisso dos EUA com a Nato• Não recebe o This Is Europe em sua caixa de entrada? Inscreva-se aquiA maioria das pessoas já ouviu falar do artigo 5 da Nato. A cláusula "um por todos, todos por um" estabelece que um ataque armado a um país membro deve ser considerado um ataque a todos, exigindo que os estados membros venham em auxílio da vítima – inclusive com "o uso de força armada".Nem tantos, até esta semana, tinham ouvido falar da própria cláusula de defesa mútua da UE, o artigo 42.7 (pdf), que diz que se um estado membro for alvo de um ataque armado, os outros "terão para com ele uma obrigação de auxílio e assistência por todos os meios ao seu alcance". Isso ocorre, talvez, porque até recentemente não houve muita necessidade de os europeus consultarem o artigo 42.7. Mais de 40 bases militares dos EUA e 85.000 tropas em toda a UE (e Reino Unido) eram testemunhos do compromisso de defesa de Washington com o velho continente. Continue lendo...

Ursula von der Leyen later due to meet new Hungarian leader who is seeking to unlock EU funds in return for reformsVon der Leyen says that “every member state has a different energy mix,” so no blanket EU solution would work.But she calls for more coordination not just on common procurement, but also on fuel reserves, “especially jet fuel and diesel, where markets are tightening.”“ Let us use this to make the switch to electricity – not just in transport, but also in industry and heating. This is not only a matter of affordability and competitiveness; this is also a matter of economic security. Thus, speaking of European independence, this is the moment to electrify Europe.”“This is the second energy crisis within four years, and the lesson should be very clear. Our overdependency on imported fossil fuels makes us vulnerable. … We must reduce our overdependency on imported fossil fuels and boost our home-grown, affordable, clean energy supply. From renewables to nuclear, in full respect of technology neutrality.” Continue reading...

Eight EU members continue to include force or violence in their definitions in national criminal codesThe European parliament has called on the EU to draw up a standardised consent-based definition of rape, in what legislators described as a crucial step towards addressing the patchwork of laws, some of them insufficient, that currently exist across the bloc.On Tuesday, 447 of the parliament’s 720 MEPs voted to approve a report calling for a common definition of rape, centred on “only yes means yes,” prompting a loud round of applause in the chamber in Strasbourg. Continue reading...

High fuel prices and passenger delays caused by EU’s EES entry-exit system causing problems, says trade bodyBusiness live – latest updatesEurope’s smaller airports may not survive if jet fuel shortages triggered by the Middle East crisis lead to widespread route cancellations, the industry’s trade body has warned.Although airlines insist that there are currently no supply issues within the normal four- to six-week horizon, the US-Israel war on Iran and the effective closure of the strait of Hormuz have doubled the price of jet fuel, prompting some carriers to cancel flights. Continue reading...

France’s president, who is also co-prince of the micro-state, expected to speak frankly about issue in country with some of strictest abortion laws in EuropeMeanwhile, Macron is visiting the Andorran primary school in Santa Coloma and absolutely loving spending his time with kids, happily posing to pictures with the Andorran flags.Last week, he suggested he would quit politics at the end of his term in May next year, and so we should expect to see more of this sort of legacy-building trips and interventions as he enters the final year in office. Continue reading...

Resolution Foundation report says ‘crisis’ stems from rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job supportBritain has the third-highest rate of young people not in work or education among Europe’s richest countries because of rising ill-health and a failing system of benefits and job support, a report has warned.The Resolution Foundation thinktank said the UK was facing a “crisis” in youth jobs amid a dramatic rise in the number of 16- to 24-year-olds who are not in education, employment or training (Neets) to almost 1 million – the highest level in more than a decade. Continue reading...