The Sussexes are unlikely to join the royal family at Sandringham for Christmas, with a friend describing a reunion as...
Read More
International-News
Poland at the helm of the EU: security and transatlantic relations the priorities
From 1 January 2025, Poland takes over the presidency of the EU Council, focusing on security and relations with NATO. Challenges ahead on the energy and agricultural fronts, with a focus on EU enlargement and the protection of the eastern border
Poland inaugurates its presidency of the EU Council tomorrow, 1 January 2025, taking over from Hungary and preceding Denmark. The country takes up the challenge of leading European discussions in a crucial six-month period, with the new von der Leyen bis Commission ready to present its first legislative proposals.
At the heart of Poland’s programme is the concept of security, declined in seven key dimensions: external, internal, cyber, energy, economic, food and health. Poland, which will spend 4.7 per cent of GDP on defence in 2025, intends to strengthen transatlantic relations with NATO countries and other partners such as the United States and the United Kingdom.
Another priority will be EU enlargement, with a focus on Ukraine, although Warsaw will have to balance strong support for Kiev with domestic economic concerns, especially in the agricultural sector, which opposes the suspension of duties on imports from Ukraine.
On the energy front, Poland, historically dependent on coal, may seek to use the presidency to lower the ambitions of the European Green Deal, focusing on energy security rather than ecological transition.
THE LATEST NEWS
NATO Will ‘Destroy’ Any Force That Attacks the Alliance, Commander Warns
12 October 2026
In a stark address in Warsaw, NATO's top military commander coupled a forceful deterrence message to potential adversaries with an...
Read More
European Intelligence Warns of Russian Threats Against Defense Executives
11 October 2026
Financial Times report cites officials from five intelligence agencies as concerns grow over Moscow's expanding hybrid warfare campaign linked to...
Read More
White House TV Pool Boycott Triggers DOJ Antitrust Investigation
11 October 2026
Five of America's biggest television networks now face federal scrutiny after collectively refusing to cover President Donald Trump ahead of...
Read More
Putin’s Return Flight Disrupted by Drone Attack That Closed Moscow Airports
10 October 2026
Flight-tracking data showed Russian government aircraft circling over the capital and diverting to St. Petersburg as airport operations were suspended...
Read More
Christa Pike Returns to Prison After Surviving Execution Attempt
10 October 2026
Christa Pike returns to prison after surviving a lethal injection attempt, leaving Tennessee officials facing unprecedented uncertainty over whether her...
Read More
Erie Shooting Leaves Eight Dead, Including Two Children, in Pennsylvania
10 October 2026
Authorities in northwestern Pennsylvania are investigating a mass killing that left eight people dead, including two children, after a gunman...
Read More
Hurricane Isaias Strengthens as Gulf Coast Braces for Landfall
9 October 2026
Evacuation orders are in effect in parts of the Southeast, with storm surge, torrential rain and possible tornadoes threatening coastal...
Read More
(Photo: © AndKronos)
