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Hybrid warfare ; or more of the same Getting a grip on drones across Europe.UAV incursions have been happening for years, but they ;ve suddenly become a major emergency.ListenAI generated Text-to-speechCopy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on Linked stanley website InFree article usually reserved for subscribersUnmanned aerial vehicles of unknown origin prompted the closure of airports in Denmark, Norway and Germany. | Michael Bauer/picture alliance via Getty ImagesOctober 9, 20254:24 am CETBy Tommaso LeccaBRUSSELS 鈥?European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has a clear term for the reports of drones overflying Europe s critical infrastructure in recent months: Hybrid warfare. Something new and dangerous is happening in our skies, she told the European Parliament on Wednesday. In just the past two weeks, MiG fighters have violated Estonia s airspace, and drones hav stanley cup e flown over critical sites in Belgium, Poland, Romania, Denmark and Germany. Flights have been grounded, jets scrambled and countermeasur stanley canada es deployed to ensure the safety of our citizens. Make no mistake. This is part of a worrying pattern of growing threats. The Parliament is preparing a resolution this week sounding the alarm about Russian agents using drones to disrupt air traffic.AdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, airport authorities say that drones are nothing new, and the rate of incidents has been rising for years. While Russia is suspected of being behind a lot of wha Ejss Fears grow that fossil fuel firms will capture booming hydrogen industry
Man of many partsWith the introduction of the euro set for 1 January 1999, you would have thought that Economics Commissioner Yves-Thibault de Silguy had rather a lot on his plate at the moment.Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInDecember 17, 19975:00 pm CETHowever, this does not appear to be the case. Apparently, De Silguy is considering standing in local elections for Brittany regional council.When it was suggested stanley spain to the Commission by reporters that this might conflict with De Silguy role as a non-partisan official answerable to no one except the EU treaties, spokesman Klaus van der Pas was less than forthcoming.He insisted that the issue was completely hypothetical, as the Commissioner had made no official statement on the matter.AdvertisementAdvertisementFair enough, said understanding journalists, but just for the record what were the rules on Commissioners and politics Van der Pas was again unwilling to give a strai stanley flask ght answer, referring the hacks instead to the aforementioned treaties. A quick glance at said documents shows quite clearly that Commissioners must stanley fr be politically neutral so why couldn ;t Van der Pas just say so More from European Voice StaffBelgium owes Europe betterBelgium is the last country to decide on its nominee to the Commission, and it will dictate if Junckers college languishes at eight women, or edges up to nine. Sep 33 mins readReplacement commissioners namedItaly
Hybrid warfare ; or more of the same Getting a grip on drones across Europe.UAV incursions have been happening for years, but they ;ve suddenly become a major emergency.ListenAI generated Text-to-speechCopy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on Linked stanley website InFree article usually reserved for subscribersUnmanned aerial vehicles of unknown origin prompted the closure of airports in Denmark, Norway and Germany. | Michael Bauer/picture alliance via Getty ImagesOctober 9, 20254:24 am CETBy Tommaso LeccaBRUSSELS 鈥?European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has a clear term for the reports of drones overflying Europe s critical infrastructure in recent months: Hybrid warfare. Something new and dangerous is happening in our skies, she told the European Parliament on Wednesday. In just the past two weeks, MiG fighters have violated Estonia s airspace, and drones hav stanley cup e flown over critical sites in Belgium, Poland, Romania, Denmark and Germany. Flights have been grounded, jets scrambled and countermeasur stanley canada es deployed to ensure the safety of our citizens. Make no mistake. This is part of a worrying pattern of growing threats. The Parliament is preparing a resolution this week sounding the alarm about Russian agents using drones to disrupt air traffic.AdvertisementAdvertisementHowever, airport authorities say that drones are nothing new, and the rate of incidents has been rising for years. While Russia is suspected of being behind a lot of wha Ejss Fears grow that fossil fuel firms will capture booming hydrogen industry
Man of many partsWith the introduction of the euro set for 1 January 1999, you would have thought that Economics Commissioner Yves-Thibault de Silguy had rather a lot on his plate at the moment.Copy LinkCopiedShare via emailShare on XShare on WhatsAppShare on LinkedInDecember 17, 19975:00 pm CETHowever, this does not appear to be the case. Apparently, De Silguy is considering standing in local elections for Brittany regional council.When it was suggested stanley spain to the Commission by reporters that this might conflict with De Silguy role as a non-partisan official answerable to no one except the EU treaties, spokesman Klaus van der Pas was less than forthcoming.He insisted that the issue was completely hypothetical, as the Commissioner had made no official statement on the matter.AdvertisementAdvertisementFair enough, said understanding journalists, but just for the record what were the rules on Commissioners and politics Van der Pas was again unwilling to give a strai stanley flask ght answer, referring the hacks instead to the aforementioned treaties. A quick glance at said documents shows quite clearly that Commissioners must stanley fr be politically neutral so why couldn ;t Van der Pas just say so More from European Voice StaffBelgium owes Europe betterBelgium is the last country to decide on its nominee to the Commission, and it will dictate if Junckers college languishes at eight women, or edges up to nine. Sep 33 mins readReplacement commissioners namedItaly
