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Defence spending by the countries represented in the European Defence Agency (EDA) will total €198 billion in 2020, five per cent more than in 2019.
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The Strategic Compass is soon to become a fundamental document of the EU and its common defence. The EU wants a stronger mandate for its own missions and operations, better command, but also a rapid deployment force of five thousand troops.
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NATO's increased military presence in the Eastern bloc is a direct consequence of Russia's use of force against Ukraine. In an interview with EURACTIV, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is ready to defend all allies.
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The Ministry of Labour has published an action plan to combat violence against women. The inter-ministerial comment procedure draws particular attention to the need for better prevention. The Ministry of Education, for example, lacks sex education, while the Fenestra organisation warns police officers against giving advice on how not to become a victim.
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Human societies are not immune to the temptation to exclude the inconvenient beyond just their own reasoning. But it is precisely the exclusion of the inconvenient that is the pillar of authoritarianism. LUCIA NAJŠLOVÁ writes about the problem of "too clear boundaries".
