Shea, who has held several posts with NATO since 1980, expressed concern about a “lack of ships” for alliance members.

Leave campaign see 'significant' poll boost amid immigration concerns as campaigners say Brexit would allow government to scrap fuel VAT.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg and Polish President Andrzej Duda met 30 May 2016 in Warsaw to discuss preparations for the Warsaw Summit.

Russian politicians have mocked Ukraine’s decision to appoint a former NATO chief, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, as an aide to Petro Poroshenko.

CSU and CSU are supported by 30%, while SPD has 19% backing. Support has grown for the Greens to 13% and AfD is backed by 15%, while the Left party remains at 9.5%.

Greece has told its creditors it cannot implement some of the extra changes required in exchange for fresh bailout loans.

Hungary said Monday it had begun reinforcing its anti-migrant fence on the Serbian border after more people started arriving.

More than 700 people are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean last week, making it the deadliest seven days for Europe-bound asylum seekers in more than a year.

A third Tory MP has broken cover and said he is ready to demand David Cameron goes unless he tones down attacks in the EU referendum as a leadership coup erupted in public.

Nadine Dorries has formally called for a leadership contest.

NATO is procuring powerful new Global Hawk drones and may seek to deploy them near the Libyan coast.

Patriot missiles are needed in the Baltic states to deter a Russian invasion, Estonia’s defence chief has warned.

It is shocking to see that 74% of the legislation that has been adopted since the first bailout package has never been implemented.

Swedish lawmakers formally backed an agreement that allows the NATO to more easily operate on Swedish territory during training or in the event of a conflict or other crisis.

Merkel on 25 May brushed off concerns about a landmark EU-Turkey deal designed to stem the flow of refugees to Europe after critical comments by her Turkish counterpart.

"Turkey is not asking for favours – what we want is honesty," Erdogan said at the end of the World Humanitarian Summit.

French workers threatened to shut down the country's nuclear power stations on Wednesday as it emerged that the state has been forced to delve into emergency petrol reserves for the past two days.

The agreement will also keep on board the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which called for debt relief. But

The Kremlin’s espionage offensive in Europe came to the surface on Tuesday after a Portuguese spy was arrested in Rome for allegedly passing NATO secrets to a Russian intelligence officer.

Merkel told Erdoрan yesterday (23 May) of her “deep concern” over the state of democracy in Turkey and voiced doubt that a plan to offer Turks visa-free travel to the EU would be implemented on time.

Austria and the European Union were on tenterhooks today as they waited to see whether Norbert Hofer had won an election runoff to become the bloc’s first president from the anti-immigrant extreme right.

The expected triumph of the far-right in Austria on 22 May turned into a cliffhanger, as first results in the presidential election put Norbert Hofer near equal to his opponent Alexander Van der Bellen.

Foreign Ministers agreed on Thursday (19 May 2016) that NATO should do more to project stability beyond the Alliance’s borders. While stressing that NATO must retain the ability to deploy combat forces when needed.

The executive board of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development Party has chosen transport minister Binali Yildirim as its next leader, replacing Ahmet Davutoglu.

Bombings claimed by Islamic State have put political pressure on prime minister’s government

Iain Duncan Smith has criticised the Government for failing to include a ‘Sovereignty Bill’ in yesterday’s ‘Queens Speech’, which outlines the Governments legislative agenda for the year.

Only 177 Syrians have been resettled in EU states under a March deal with Turkey to stem the flow of people seeking international protection in Greece, according to figures presented) by the EU commission.

The British queen stayed neutral on the EU referendum in her annual speech, despite previous controversial reports that she wants the UK to leave.

Athens is not planning to advance talks on the Russia-backed Poseidon pipeline, seen as a direct competitor to the EU-backed TAP pipeline, during a forthcoming visit of Putin to the country.

Tusk has accused Boris Johnson of "demonstrating political amnesia" when comparing the EU's aims to the ambitions of Adolf Hitler.

The far-right candidate for president in Austria has said he does not want an EU membership referendum and has no plans to exit the euro or Schengen areas.

Former London mayor Boris Johnson’s comparison of the EU to Adolf Hitler highlights how Britain’s in/out referendum campaign is growing increasingly bitter, with six weeks to go and polls suggesting a dead heat.

NATO Deputy Secretary General Alexander Vershbow addressed key issues on NATO’s agenda for the Warsaw Summit at the annual Lennart Meri Conference in Tallinn on Saturday (14 May 2016).

Erdogan completely changed Turkey’s long-standing visa policy and said he could wait until October to get an EU visa waiver.

Five Nordic countries are to sign a joint declaration to bring Sweden and Finland closer to their NATO-member Nordic neighbours.

Christian Kern, the head of Austria's railways, is to become the next Austrian chancellor on Tuesday (17 May).

EU countries approved a six-month extension of border controls in Austria, Germany, Denmark, Sweden and Norway.

Turkish minister for EU affairs Volkan Bozkir said it is "completely impossible" to change his country's anti-terror law, a condition for visa liberalisation.

More migrants trying to make their way into Europe are arriving in Italy than Greece for the first time in a year, according to the latest UN figures.

NATO Deputy Secretary General Vershbow opened the twelfth annual NATO Conference on Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) Arms Control, Disarmament, and Non-proliferation in Ljubljana, Slovenia on 9 May 2016.

NATO’s purpose is clear: to protect our citizens and territory against any threats.

An adviser to Turkish President Erdoрan threatened that if the European Parliament votes against lifting the visa requirement for Turkish citizens, his country would send refugees on its territory to the European Union.

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borissov lost his majority in parliament 10 May after the resignation of his deputy Ivailo Kalfin, a member of the ABV party which withdrew its backing for the centre-right coalition.

The bill, which makes lay offs and longer working hours easier has triggered demonstrations and is opposed by MPs within the majority.

MEPs have stopped work on plans to give Turks visa-free access to the EU’s Schengen zone, putting a wider migrant deal in doubt.

Eurozone finance ministers yesterday (9 May) gave themselves until 24 May to reach a deal on debt relief and unlocking bailout cash for Greece as they lauded Athens for passing tough reforms.

54% of businessmen and women were in favor of staying, down from 60% in February, while support for leaving the EU rose from 30% to 37%.

Austrian chancellor Werner Faymann resigned on Monday and quit his position as head of the Social Democratic Party.

But barring a last minute breakthrough, the eurozone finance ministers will only discuss the state of the discussions and try to set political conditions for progress in the coming days or weeks.



Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan hardened his stance against the EU and announced new steps to strengthen his power.

Merkel yesterday urged European leaders to protect EU borders or risk a “return to nationalism” as the continent battles its worst migration crisis since World War II.

The European Union is unsure how the departure of Turkey’s PM will affect the deal he struck with the EU to curb migration, the EU’s foreign affairs chief said 5 May, as Brussels watched events in Ankara with unease.

United States Army General Curtis M. Scaparrotti took over command of NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe from General Philip M. Breedlove during a handover ceremony in Mons, Belgium on 4 May 2016.

Donald Trump's landslide victory in Indiana sealed the Republican nomination in his favour as Ted Cruz, his chief rival, dropped out of the race.

Hungary will hold a referendum in September or early October on whether to accept an EU quota system for resettling migrants.

France says "no" to the EU-US TTIP free-trade agreement "at this stage", president Francois Hollande has said.

U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense says buildup is response to Moscow’s military activity near the Baltics.

The European Commission will say this week that Turkey has broadly met conditions for visa-free travel, despite some missing elements.

The German right-wing party Alternative for Germany (AfD) has adopted an explicitly anti-Islam platform, saying Islam is not a part of Germany.

a Croatian expert told an EU committee on enlargement that his country did not agree with a document prepared by the European Commission ahead of discussions to open two chapters of Serbia's accession process.

As these nations prepare to gather for the G-7 summit this week in the Japanese city of Ise-Shima, the enlightened order their predecessors built is fraying badly.

When asked in testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee whether the Army was “outranged” by any adversary, General Mark Milley said: “Yes … the ones in Europe, really Russia.”

So what’s to be done with that first building block of the America-friendly world order?

Putin on 27 May warned Romania and Poland they could find themselves in the sights of Russian rockets because they are hosting elements of a US missile shield that Moscow considers a threat to its security.

The Austrian Freedom Party’s (FPЦ) candidate in the presidential election, Norbert Hofer, has conceded defeat to his independent rival, Alexander van der Bellen.

The European Union is pursuing a similar goal to Hitler in trying to create a powerful superstate, Boris Johnson says.

Syrian government forces and their allies fought insurgents near Aleppo yesterday (9 May) and jets conducted raids around a nearby town seized by Islamist rebels.

NATO has a new supreme commander, whose job is to strengthen it as a defense force after years of reductions of U.S. troops in Europe.

The NATO is weighing rotating four battalions through Eastern European member states, US Defense Secretary Ash Carter said on 2 May, in the latest proposal by allies to guard against aggressive behavior by Russia.