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Parliamentary elections on Sunday are extremely tight among the three biggest parties, with the prime minister's Social Democrats in a tough fight to lead the next government. At a recent [...]

Finland and Sweden had hoped to join NATO together. But Turkey voted Thursday to approve Finland's bid, clearing the last hurdle for that country. Finland and Sweden, its neighbor and [...]

Parliamentary elections on Sunday are extremely tight among the three biggest parties, with the prime minister’s Social Democrats in a tough fight to lead the next government. At a recent [...]

Finland's entry into the military alliance after Turkey formally signed off is a significant defeat for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. BRUSSELS -- Finland won final approval on Thursday [...]

BRUSSELS — Finland won final approval on Thursday to join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a major shift in the balance of power between the West and Russia that was [...]

Finland and Sweden had hoped to join NATO together. But Turkey voted Thursday to approve Finland’s bid, clearing the last hurdle for that country. Finland and Sweden, its neighbor and [...]

Finland’s entry into the military alliance after Turkey formally signed off is a significant defeat for President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia. BRUSSELS — Finland won final approval on Thursday [...]

China is trying to improve relations with the European Union just as the United States is pushing the bloc to pick sides. BRUSSELS -- Germany's chancellor, Olaf Scholz, went in [...]

BRUSSELS — After months of postponements and delays, Hungary’s Parliament on Monday approved Finland’s bid to join NATO, leaving one final hurdle before Finland becomes the 31st member of the [...]

BRUSSELS -- Even with Western arms pouring into Ukraine to support its war effort, only seven of the 30 member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are meeting the [...]

BRUSSELS — Even with Western arms pouring into Ukraine to support its war effort, only seven of the 30 member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization are meeting the [...]

European leaders adopted a plan to provide Ukraine with badly needed shells, while replenishing their own national stocks. BRUSSELS -- European Union foreign and defense ministers agreed on Monday to [...]

Byline: Edward Wong and Steven Erlanger Chinese officials say Xi Jinping's upcoming trip to Moscow is a peace mission. But U.S. and European officials say he aims to bolster Vladimir [...]

European leaders adopted a plan to provide Ukraine with badly needed shells, while replenishing their own national stocks. BRUSSELS — European Union foreign and defense ministers https://www.consilium.europa.eu/media/63170/st07632-en23.pdf to spend up [...]

Chinese officials say Xi Jinping's upcoming trip to Moscow is a peace mission. But U.S. and European officials say he aims to bolster Vladimir V. Putin. WASHINGTON -- As Xi [...]

With a difficult election coming in May, the Turkish president keeps insisting that Sweden is harboring alleged Kurdish terrorists and other dissidents. BRUSSELS -- President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey [...]

Turkey announced on Friday that it would move to ratify Finland’s application to join NATO, clearing a significant hurdle for the Nordic nation’s bid to join the alliance but leaving [...]

With a difficult election coming in May, the Turkish president keeps insisting that Sweden is harboring alleged Kurdish terrorists and other dissidents. BRUSSELS — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey [...]

BRUSSELS — European Union defense ministers discussed the urgent need to get Ukraine more artillery ammunition at an informal meeting on Wednesday in Stockholm, but decisions on how to do [...]

Ukraine is firing artillery shells faster than manufacturers can make them. Brussels is working on a plan to increase production by guaranteeing big advance purchases. BRUSSELS -- So desperate is [...]

Byline: Steven Erlanger The European Union and NATO have promised a path to membership for the embattled country. But real partnership will hold risks and benefits for both sides. BRUSSELS [...]

The European Union and NATO have promised a path to membership for the embattled country. But real partnership will hold risks and benefits for both sides. BRUSSELS -- When the [...]

Byline: Erika Solomon, Steven Erlanger and Christopher F. Schuetze The struggle to deliver on promises to provide Leopard 2 tanks for use against Russian forces has exposed just how unprepared [...]

The Nordic partners wanted to join together, but with Turkey holding up Sweden's application, Helsinki will reluctantly enter alone to ensure its security. BRUSSELS -- Finland's Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly [...]

BERLIN — Nearly a month after Berlin gave European allies permission to send German-made tanks to Ukraine, the flow of tanks so many leaders vowed would follow seems more like [...]

BRUSSELS — Finland’s Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly passed all of the legislation necessary for joining NATO, subject only to the ratification of its bid by the Parliaments of Turkey and [...]

The Nordic partners wanted to join together, but with Turkey holding up Sweden’s application, Helsinki will reluctantly enter alone to ensure its security. BRUSSELS — Finland’s Parliament on Wednesday overwhelmingly [...]

The struggle to deliver on promises to provide Leopard 2 tanks for use against Russian forces has exposed just how unprepared European militaries are. BERLIN -- Nearly a month after [...]

BRUSSELS — The European Union on Monday welcomed the Northern Ireland trade deal with Britain as a major step toward more cooperative relations, especially with the Ukraine war dominating the [...]

A year after Russia's invasion, Beijing released a paper declaring its position on the war: It called for an end to the fighting but avoided demands that could hurt its [...]

Moscow and Kyiv face daunting challenges in moving forward, with no clear sense of what an attainable victory might look like. At the one-year mark of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, [...]

Leaders from around Europe expressed solidarity with Ukraine on Friday, offering messages of support and resolve on the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion. “People of Ukraine, France stands by your [...]

Jens Stoltenberg, the NATO secretary general, and Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, in effect dismissed a Chinese set of principles for a cease-fire in Ukraine [...]

Moscow and Kyiv face daunting challenges in moving forward, with no clear sense of what an attainable victory might look like. At the one-year mark of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, [...]

A year after Russia’s invasion, Beijing released a paper declaring its position on the war: It called for an end to the fighting but avoided demands that could hurt its [...]

MUNICH — Norway’s prime minister, Jonas Gahr Store, called on his European allies to devise a long-term strategy for handling the Ukraine war and for maintaining dialogue with Moscow. The [...]

As Russia's invasion approaches its second year with no end in sight, Ukraine's supporters faced lingering questions at the Munich Security Conference about how long their resolve will last. MUNICH [...]

MUNICH — Nearly one year into the brutal and costly war in Ukraine, Western leaders pledged to remain steadfast in their support for Kyiv amid worries about whether their unity [...]

BRUSSELS — NATO defense ministers on Wednesday debated new military spending goals in the face of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and threats to European security, with some members under pressure [...]

BRUSSELS -- The chief of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday raised the possibility that the applications of Sweden and Finland to join the alliance might be considered separately, [...]

One of Ukraine's biggest problems in fighting the Russian invasion is a basic one: It is firing artillery rounds much faster than its Western backers are producing them. As Ukraine [...]

As the death toll in Turkey and Syria passed 28,000, Ankara was coming under growing criticism for its slow response and tolerance of shoddy construction. ADIYAMAN, Turkey -- Turkish officials [...]

As the death toll in Turkey and Syria passed 28,000, Ankara was coming under growing criticism for its slow response and tolerance of shoddy construction. ADIYAMAN, Turkey — Turkish officials [...]

Byline: Steven Erlanger Despite expectations that Russia's invasion of Ukraine would force Europe to bolster its military strength, it has instead reinforced dependency on U.S. leadership, intelligence and might. BRUSSELS [...]

Despite expectations that Russia's invasion of Ukraine would force Europe to bolster its military strength, it has instead reinforced dependency on U.S. leadership, intelligence and might. BRUSSELS -- Russia's invasion [...]

As he faces a tough fight for re-election, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has been raising fresh objections to Sweden and Finland's NATO membership bids. BRUSSELS -- Hopes that [...]

As he faces a tough fight for re-election, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey has been raising fresh objections to Sweden and Finland’s NATO membership bids. BRUSSELS — Hopes that [...]

Byline: Steven Erlanger The war has raised the influence of Central and Eastern European countries with negative views of Russia, amplified calls to expand the E.U. and NATO, and dimmed [...]

The war has raised the influence of Central and Eastern European countries with negative views of Russia, amplified calls to expand the E.U. and NATO, and dimmed the power of [...]

BRUSSELS — In August, in Prague, the chancellor of Germany, Olaf Scholz, https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-en/news/scholz-speech-prague-charles-university-2080752: “The center of Europe is moving eastward.” Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been a shock to the [...]