Plan to speed tanks and armies across Europe in case of war with Russia 19. November 2025 (16:46) European Commission seeks to ease rules on cross-border movements to create ‘military Schengen’ zoneEurope live – latest updatesThe EU executive has pledged to ease red tape to speed up the movement of European armies and tanks across the continent, describing it as “a critical insurance policy for European security”.A military mobility plan announced by the European Commission on Wednesday is part of an effort to ensure Europe is ready to defend itself by 2030, in line with warnings from security services that Russia could be able to attack an EU member state within five years. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Denmark announces one of the world’s most ambitious climate targets, while the rest of the EU looks away 19. November 2025 (16:44) Governments across the continent have attacked green rules with increasing ferocity – all while professing their commitment to existing climate targets• Don’t get This Is Europe delivered to your inbox? Sign up hereTo little fanfare and few international headlines, Denmark just announced one of the world’s most ambitious climate targets.The unusually wind-powered and cycle-friendly Nordic nation – whose ruling Social Democrats suffered a setback in elections on Tuesday – promised on Monday to cut planet-heating pollution by at least 82% by 2035 from 1990 levels. The goal inches past the UK’s landmark 81% target for that year and races ahead of the EU’s rather wide goal of 66.3% to 72.5%. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Ex-police officer David Carrick guilty of raping ex-partner and molesting girl 19. November 2025 (16:02) Former Met officer convicted of offences in pattern of ‘horrific’ offending dating back 35 yearsThe former police officer and convicted sex offender David Carrick has been found guilty of further offences including molesting a 12-year-old girl and raping an ex-partner.Carrick, 50, who served as an armed officer in the Metropolitan police, sexually assaulted the child in the late 1980s. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
