NATO

Terrorism, deterrence and the future of transatlantic relations will top the agenda of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly talks in Turkey next week, the North Atlantic Alliance said in a statement on Nov. 17.

Four months after the coup attempt in Turkey, several Turkish soldiers have requested political asylum in Germany.

These are Turkish officers at NATO's military base in Ramstein.

Globalization has brought many economic benefits to the world but needs a "course correction" to address growing inequality, U.S. President Barack Obama said Nov. 16 on his European farewell tour.

BELGRADE - EU Foreign Ministers have agreed to set up a rapid reaction force that will involve EU Battlegroups, "air security operations" and "maritime security or surveillance operations," to work alongside NATO, which is facing serious questions following criticisms from US President-elect Donald Trump.

A strong and unified Europe is "good" for the United States and NATO is "absolutely vital" for U.S. security and prosperity, U.S. President Barack Obama said Nov. 15 as he launched his final European trip.

President Barack Obama is praising Greece for its financial commitment to NATO - specifically, for being one of five NATO allies that dedicated at least 2 percent of its gross domestic product to defense spending.

Obama says Greece has met that threshold despite difficult times, and if it can do so, so should all NATO allies.

Britain urged the EU Nov. 14 to treat U.S. president-elect Donald Trump's election as an "opportunity," exposing a rift with much of the rest Europe as it debated boosting the bloc's military role amid fears of an isolationist America.

President-elect Rumen Radev "struck a chord with voters by attacking the status quo and stressing issues like national security and migration," AFP agency writes after the presidential vote on Sunday.

It compares him with "other anti-establishment politicians" and dubs him "Russophile" in the headline and later "seen as more sympathetic to Russia".

In a wide-ranging interview with Kathimerini, US President Barack Obama insisted that he will continue to urge the country's creditors to take the necessary steps that will ensure Greece returns to growth, including "meaningful debt relief."

Former NATO chief Anders Fogh Rasmussen believes that Russian President Vladimir Putin "only respects a firm and steady hand."