Trump Supports AUKUS Defense Pact Following Talks with Starmer

“I think the person who’s doing a review, we did a review when we came into government,” the British prime minister added. “So that makes good sense to me.”
The pair’s comments leave unanswered questions on whether the deal will go ahead exactly as planned, after the Pentagon review.
The original terms of the deal dictated that the U.S. would sell Australia three Virginia c

Oostende (Eurotoday) – OCMW Oostende introduces stricter rules for living wage eligibility, with faster assessments of work readiness and inclusion of family income in decisions.
For instance, applicants for a living wage will now have their willingness to work evaluated at the time of application rather than after. The computation will now consider family income rather than individual income. 

Prague – The Czech Republic surpasses the EU average in digital skills, 5G mobile coverage, and the digitization of public services. It has made notable advancements in historically weaker areas such as artificial intelligence and electronic health records access. However, it still falls behind in optical infrastructure and has a low representation of women in information and communication techno

“There is a noticeable trend of increasing nuclear arsenals, intensified nuclear rhetoric, and the abandonment of arms control agreements,” he stated.
Among the nine nuclear-armed nations— the U.S., U.K., Russia, France, China, Pakistan, India, Israel, and North Korea— all are upgrading their existing weapons and adding new models to their inventories.
SIPRI’s 2025 yearbook estimates there are 12,

Luxembourg – During the EU Council for Telecommunications and Energy meeting in Luxembourg on Monday, Slovakia and Hungary opposed a plan to prohibit the import of Russian gas to the EU by the end of 2027. Polish Deputy Minister for Climate and Environment Krzysztof Bolesta reported that both countries obstructed the release of a joint statement, despite the remaining 25 EU member states supporti

Hasselt (Brussels Morning Newspaper) – Hasselt’s Hogeschool PXL, Syntra PXL, and 4 CVOs formed a Limburg education alliance, supported by Minister Zuhal Demir, to simplify learning and address 55,000 job vacancies in Flanders
As VRT news reported, the partnership between Hasselt’s Hogeschool PXL and Syntra PXL has expanded into a wider educational alliance, welcoming CVO Cursa, CVO De Verdieping

Deputy Foreign Minister Henryka Mościcka-Dendys stated that Poland is preparing to evacuate tourists and Polish nationals in Israel, estimating readiness within several dozen hours. The Czech Foreign Ministry informed citizens interested in repatriation to contact the Tel Aviv embassy. Czech media reported 70 citizens are en route to a nearby country for return flights, although specifics are with

Bratislava – European Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security Maroš Šefčovič highlighted the persistent barriers within the world’s largest single market during the Visegrad 4 Business conference in Bratislava last week. He emphasized that minimizing these barriers between member states could help mitigate the negative impacts on international trade.
“Research indicates that if we succ

Harelbeke (Eurotoday) – Around 5 a.m., on June 16, 2025, vandals attacked the BNP Paribas Fortis office on Gentsestraat, Harelbeke, spray-painting pro-Palestine slogans and breaking windows. Activists demand the bank cut ties with Israeli arms firms. Spokesperson: Jeroen Petrus.
According to a report by VRT news, this morning, June 16, 2025, around 5 a.m., a police patrol found that a bank offic

Brussels – Ukrainian refugees in the EU will enjoy prolonged protection until at least March 2027.
This decision was reached last week by the justice and interior ministers of EU member states, following a proposal from the European Commission.
“The EU continues to demonstrate its solidarity with the Ukrainian people. We will extend our protection to millions of Ukrainian refugees for another yea