European countries should 'absolutely' introduce conscription, Latvia's president says

EU's infant mortality rates paint an unexpectedly bleak picture across bloc

EU's infant mortality rates paint an unexpectedly bleak picture across bloc Romania, France and Spain have some of the highest infant mortality rates in the EU between 2023 and 2024, while Latvia and Sweden have the lowest rates. READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/06/04/eus-infant-mortality-rates-paint-an-unexpectedly-bleak-picture-across-bloc Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

Shooting training at schools and dragon teeth at the border: Latvia is preparing for an emergency

Shooting training at schools and dragon teeth at the border: Latvia is preparing for an emergency To protect themselves from unpleasant surprises, Poland and the Baltic states are fortifying their EU external border with tank barriers and minefields. And Latvia has introduced “military lessons” as a compulsory subject in schools. READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/28/shooting-training-at-schools-and-dragon-teeth-at-the-border-latvia-is-preparing-for-an-eme Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

Starmer meets Norwegian PM Gahr Støre at security summit

Sir Keir Starmer met his Norwegian counterpart Jonas Gahr Støre at the Joint Expeditionary Force (JEF) Summit in Oslo. The prime ministers then sat at a roundtable for discussions over regional security challenges with other European heads of state. The JEF coalition consists of the UK, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, the Netherlands, Sweden and Norway. Report by Brooksl. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn