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With war at Europe's doorstep and US support uncertain, the continent must focus on military readiness and strategic autonomy. RFI's David Coffey speaks with Serge Stroobants of the Institute for Economics and Peace on whether Europe can defend itself and at what cost.

President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday announced he would discuss extending France's nuclear deterrent to European partners and raised the possibility of sending European troops to Ukraine to enforce a peace deal, as Europe scrambles to respond to Donald Trump's upending of the transatlantic alliance.

Editorial: The chancellor-elect’s proposals for gamechanging spending on defence and infrastructure are the right response to a new era

Electric cars have felt out of reach for mainstream car buyers for years, thanks to the stubbornly high price tags. But in Europe, that’s changing fast.

Chair of Danish wellbeing commission says whole continent should halt digitalisation of children’s lives

The biggest challenge to limiting climate change to 2°C, the upper target of the 2015 Paris agreement, is this: methane emissions are rising very fast.

In February 2020, French President Emmanuel Macron said it was time to reflect on the European dimension of French nuclear deterrence. He proposed a strategic dialogue as well as joint nuclear exercises between European partners. Five years later, Germany’s likely next chancellor, Friedrich Merz, responded to this call, advocating an extension…

Nicholas Soames paints grim picture of fluctuating transatlantic relationship as former ambassador to Washington also criticises Trump administration

Find out which players are in the race for the 2025 European Golden Shoe, including Liverpool's Mohamed Salah, Manchester City's Erling Haaland, and FC Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski.