Germany is considering buying more tanks in the light of the Ukraine crisis and Europe's deteriorating relations with Russia, after years of drastic cuts left the military operating with just 75 percent of the heavy equipment it needs.

• Date: 26.02.2015  |  Published on EGF: 26.02.2015  |  Markets  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russia's military budget may shrink by around 10 percent in 2015, the chief executive of state-owned defense conglomerate Rostec said on Monday.

• Date: 24.02.2015  |  Published on EGF: 24.02.2015  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Russia has offered Iran its latest Antey-2500 missiles, the head of Russian state defense conglomerate Rostec said on Monday according to media reports, after a deal to supply less powerful S-300 missiles was dropped under Western pressure.

• Date: 23.02.2015  |  Published on EGF: 23.02.2015  |  Security  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

The United States and its allies are discussing imposing more sanctions against Russia for undermining a European-brokered truce in eastern Ukraine, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said on Saturday.

• Date: 21.02.2015  |  Published on EGF: 21.02.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

The German parliament could approve a four-month extension to euro zone funding for Greece, on condition Athens presents a list of reforms as promised, a senior ally of German Chancellor Angela Merkel was quoted as saying.

• Date: 21.02.2015  |  Published on EGF: 21.02.2015  |  Markets  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Greece's leftist prime minister said on Friday he was certain euro zone finance ministers would accept Athens' request for an extended loan but Germany demanded "significant improvements" in Greek reform commitments.

• Date: 20.02.2015  |  Published on EGF: 20.02.2015  |  Markets  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Greece's government said it was up to euro zone finance ministers to decide whether to accept or reject its proposal to extend a loan agreement, in a bid to play down German comments rejecting the proposal as insufficient.

• Date: 19.02.2015  |  Published on EGF: 19.02.2015  |  External Relations  |  from http://www.reuters.com/

Moldova's parliament is expected on Wednesday to approve as prime minister 38-year-old businessman Chiril Gaburici, who promises to forge closer ties with Europe, despite fears of a possible Russian backlash.

• Date: 18.02.2015  |  Published on EGF: 18.02.2015  |  Markets  |  from http://www.reuters.com/