Debate: Weapons for Ukraine: why the Trump U-turn?
Last week the Pentagon pulled the plug on sending weapons to Ukraine. Now Donald Trump has overturned the decision – and is reportedly looking into whether the US can deliver an additional Patriot missile defence system. He also condemned Vladimir Putin for throwing "a lot of bullshit" while "killing a lot of people". Europe's press anaylses the latest mood swing in the White House.
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https://www.eurotopics.net/en/341698/weapons-for-ukraine-why-the-trump-u-turn?pk_campaign=rss-en&pk_kwd=2025-07-09
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Debate: Von der Leyen to face vote ofo confidence
Ursula von der Leyen must face a vote ofo confidence in the European Parliament on Thursday. She is being accused by Romanian MEP Gheorghe Piperea of the right-wing ECR faction and 76 co-signatories of a lack of transparency and of mismanagement in her handling of Covid policy. They cite in particular her failure to comply with a court ruling that she release a chain of text messages with the boss of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer ahead of a multi-billion-euro vaccine deal.
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https://www.eurotopics.net/en/341700/von-der-leyen-to-face-vote-of-no-confidence?pk_campaign=rss-en&pk_kwd=2025-07-09
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Debate: Low birth rates: a bad thing?
Numerous countries in Europe have sinking birthrates. In Sweden, for example, where the average was 1.43 children per woman in 2024, it is lower than ever. The government has set up a public inquiry to look into the causes. Commentators also are debating the reasons and fundamental questions about the demographic situation.
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https://www.eurotopics.net/en/341702/low-birth-rates-a-bad-thing?pk_campaign=rss-en&pk_kwd=2025-07-09
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