Defense and Finance
No mentions found
This entity hasn't been tracked yet, or Iris is still building its knowledge base.
Related Articles from SNS
UK faces ‘eye-watering’ public sector cuts to fund defense pledges
LONDON — The United Kingdom will have to slash public sector spending to finance defense, causing “pain and great difficulty” for the ruling Labour Party, a former NATO chief and senior party official warned on Tuesday. George Robertson — a former U.K. defence secretary who co-wrote last year’s Britain’s Strategic Defence Review and is now in the House of Lords — warned Labour MPs that Britain’s military spending promises and its NATO commitments must “come from domestic...
Oddone hails EU-Mercosur accord's 'civilisational approach' beyond commercial and economic interests
Français Picard is pleased to welcome Gabriel Oddone, economist, professor and Uruguay's Economy and Finance Minister. He offers a striking defense of the social democratic model at a moment when much of Latin America appears to be espousing hard right socio-political and economic policies. Speaking at the OECD's Latin America Forum in Paris, Oddone argues that Uruguay's commitment to the welfare state, fiscal responsibility, and inequality reduction is not an ideological anomaly but the...
UK: Defense Secretary John Healey quits in military spending dispute
UK: Defense Secretary John Healey quits in spending dispute June 11, 2026British Defense Secretary John Healey published his resignation letter at lunchtime on Thursday, quitting his post amid a dispute over military spending plans for the coming years. The unexpected resignation compounds pressure on under-fire UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who in recent weeks had seemed to weather the worst of a storm about a potential challenge for the Labour Party leadership. Britain's Defense and...
Only 1 in 10 Europeans see US as an ally — study
Only 1 in 10 Europeans see US as an ally — study June 10, 2026Only 11% of Europeans consider the United States to be an ally, a historic low, according to a survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) released on Wednesday. Six months ago, 16% of people across 15 countries in Europe said they viewed the US as an ally, while in November 2024, when Donald Trump won the US presidential election, the figure stood at 22%. The ECFR poll shows Europeans "embrace self-reliance and are...
We want bigger cuts to EU budget than planned, richer countries say
BRUSSELS — A group of wealthy northern EU countries has launched a revolt against a proposal for only minimal cuts to the bloc’s €2 trillion budget. The plan for a 2 percent (€32.8 billion) cut to the European Commission’s proposal for 2028 to 2034, put forward by the Cypriot government in its role at the six-month helm of the presidency of the Council of the EU, falls short of the demands by fiscally conservative countries, including Germany and Netherlands. “It is unaffordable,...
Eurogroup chief tells Euronews 'fiscal policy must not contradict ECB' effort to tame inflation
Pierrakakis tells Euronews fiscal policy must not contradict the ECB's efforts to tame inflation as the central bank prepares to raise interest rates. Rome is calling for more flexibility pegged to rising energy costs as a result of war. Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis told Euronews that fiscal policy across the euro area must complement the efforts of the European Central Bank to contain inflation, after the conflict in the Middle East triggered an increase in energy prices across...
France’s top general warns about too-small military and slow production
PARIS — France’s military needs more weapons and arms production has to get faster, warned the country’s top general Fabien Mandon. “We have not yet reached the level needed to fully address the challenges ahead,” Mandon said of the size of the French military in a closed-door Senate meeting, according to newly released readouts. The chief of defense staff met senators in April and in May and during the hearings — which are normally closed to the public —he also...
Platner’s anti-corporate crusade hits awkward snag as receipts tell another story
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner built a national reputation as an anti-corporate crusader while cashing checks written by lobbyists and executives representing those same corporations, campaign finance documents show. Platner has made criticism of big tech, the pharmaceutical industry, large banks and defense contractors a cornerstone of his campaign to unseat incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins. Federal Election Commission and Lobbying Disclosure Act records reviewed by Fox...
Platner’s anti-corporate crusade hits awkward snag as receipts tell another story
Maine Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner built a national reputation as an anti-corporate crusader while cashing checks written by lobbyists and executives representing those same corporations, campaign finance documents show. Platner has made criticism of big tech, the pharmaceutical industry, large banks and defense contractors a cornerstone of his campaign to unseat incumbent GOP Sen. Susan Collins. Federal Election Commission and Lobbying Disclosure Act records reviewed by Fox...
In full: Zelensky’s letter to Putin as he calls for face-to-face meeting
In full: Zelensky’s letter to Putin as he calls for face-to-face meeting Zelensky and Putin met for the first and only time in 2019 - Bookmark - CommentsGo to comments Volodymyr Zelensky has published a letter appealing to Russian president Vladimir Putin for a meeting, while launching a blistering verdict on his 26-year tenure in Moscow. The message warned it would be misguided to simply await the Trump administration’s renewed focus on ending the conflict in Ukraine while its attention...