European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of military expenditure. On December 12th, the Financial Times reported that some European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of national defense expenditure in their gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 2% to 3%, which will bring budgetary pressure to many European countries.Iraqi Prime Minister: No party is allowed to invade Syrian territory. When meeting with visiting US Secretary of State Blinken in Baghdad on the 13th, Iraqi Prime Minister Al-Sudani said that no party is allowed to invade Syrian territory.The U.S. military said that drones were found over the U.S. military base in Germany. A spokesman for the U.S. Air Force said that drones were found flying over the U.S. air base in Ramstein, Germany, in early December, and the residents, facilities or assets of the base were not affected. A source said that the German authorities did not find the operator of the drone, but ruled out the possibility that the drone was operated by amateurs.
Germany, France, Britain and other foreign ministers issued statements in support of Ukraine's accession to NATO, and European foreign ministers and European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Karl á s issued a joint statement in Berlin, Germany on the 12th, expressing support for increasing military, economic and financial assistance to Ukraine and continuing to support Ukraine's accession to NATO and the European Union. According to German media reports, the meeting was convened by German Foreign Minister Berber and attended by foreign ministers from France, Britain, Italy, Spain and Poland. The purpose of the meeting is to discuss how the United States should respond if it reduces its aid to Ukraine. The German Foreign Ministry said on its official website that many foreign ministers said at the meeting that Europe would mobilize more resources to help Ukraine and commit itself to providing unbreakable security guarantees to Ukraine, including providing reliable and long-term military and financial support.European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of military expenditure. On December 12th, the Financial Times reported that some European members of NATO are considering increasing the proportion of national defense expenditure in their gross domestic product (GDP) from the current 2% to 3%, which will bring budgetary pressure to many European countries.European natural gas futures fell by more than 11% this week, and the EU carbon tax fell by about 6%. At the end of the European market on Friday (December 13th), ICE UK natural gas futures fell by 3.41% to 102.560p/kcal, with a cumulative decline of 11.49% this week. TTF benchmark Dutch natural gas futures fell 3.57% to 41.030 Euro/MWh, down 11.67% this week. ICE EU carbon emissions trading license (futures price) fell 2.80% to 64.25 euros/ton, down 5.94% this week.
Fitch: Adjust the outlook of Uzbekistan to negative.Liquid, an artificial intelligence (AI) startup, received a valuation of $2.3 billion in the latest round of financing.GBP/USD fell more than 0.50% in the day, and now it is reported at 1.2611.
Strategy guide
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Strategy guide 12-14