Tag: Foreign Office
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Humanitarian aid: After Austria and EU, Germany might also stop projects in Palestine
Several politicians are calling for the end of German-Palestinian development cooperation. Following this logic, the Federal Police would also have to be withdrawn from the West Bank and Gaza. After the large-scale attack by the Islamist Hamas on Israel, the millions in aid from the German federal budget for the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel […]
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Italy’s Foreign Minister in Berlin: Sea rescue becomes a top priority
The German Foreign Office has finally allocated funds for civilian sea rescue. This is causing attacks on the chancellor. Italy’s foreign minister is coming to Berlin on Thursday. There is no “debate” within the governmental coalition yet, as the “Handelsblatt” reports, but the parties are at odds: The Greens defend the allocation of public funds […]
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EU sends military cyber force to Moldova, second deployment of these CRRTs after Ukraine
The EU wants to “mitigate” digital threats from Russia with cyber units in Moldova. A security mission with secret service elements is now to follow. The European Union is preparing a “Cyber Rapid Response Team” (CRRT) for the Republic of Moldova. It is intended to support the government in Chisinau in militarily “securing its national […]
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Strategic Compass: Secret services help determine EU’s military course
Member states’ foreign and defence ministries are today discussing future European Union military capabilities, including how to respond to “cyber threats”. The fodder for this “Strategic Dialogue” comes from the domestic and foreign intelligence services. MEPs are not allowed to see any of the top-secret documents. The EU member states are working on new guidelines […]