Good morning. This is Angela Skujins, penning today's newsletter from Brussels. And yes, your eyes don’t deceive you. I was just on Europe Today speaking about unmanned aerial vehicles. I am proof you can have your cake and eat it too.
Before we dive in, news has just come in that the German Chancellor Friedrich Merz wants a “new dynamic” when it comes to the pace and style of negotiations surrounding Ukraine and Moldova's bid to join the European Union (EU).
“Enlargement of the European Union is a geopolitical necessity. However, the enlargement process takes much too long,” the letter, sent to EU heavyweights such as European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and European Council President António Costa, reads. Our journalists will dissect this story later today in further detail, so keep an eye on the Euronews website.
But first: defence, as Thursday’s political agenda is rooted in security. As the Baltics scramble to respond to a spate of drone incursions – at least six since the beginning of May – foreign ministers are meeting in Sweden to discuss the biggest issues facing the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) alliance.
Lithuania’s Defence Minister Robertas Kaunas just said on Europe Today that there was "no panic" on Wednesday regarding the region's latest incursion, and the Lithuanian government aims to allay the anxieties of its citizens through better defence spending and investments. Watch.
