Europe
Pressure will mount on Germany’s Scholz over missiles
There is growing support among Germany’s mainstream parties to send Taurus missiles to Ukraine
GermanyGermany will struggle to meet its defence objectives
There are strong doubts regarding Germany’s capacity to maintain current levels of defence spending after 2026
GermanySolutions struggle to cut EU small-firm funding woes
Lack of financing for smaller firms drags more on innovation and GDP in Europe than in the United States
InternationalEU extends Russia sanctions and will add more
The European Council today announced that it has extended sanctions against Russia for another year
EULockBit disruption will unsettle ransomware market
An international law enforcement operation has seized the servers of the ransomware group LockBit
InternationalDefence is key to combatting North Korean hacking
South Korea and Germany have jointly warned of North Korean hacking activity targetting military technologies
North KoreaLong office market downturn to hit bank balance sheets
Fears are rising about the impact of the long commercial real estate downturn on bank health
United StatesHungary may stop delaying Sweden joining NATO soon
Hungary seems about to concede to growing Western pressure and agree to Sweden joining NATO, the last member to do so
Hungary
