2+ week, 6+ day ago   (753+ words) In just the last decade, the EU has spent almost €118 billion in maritime defence, with a sharp 23.6 percent increase in 2022 after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Data from the EU Blue Economy Observatory show a sharp rise in domestic maritime defence…...

3+ week, 10+ hour ago   (249+ words) Euronews.com Around 80 percent of global trade travels by ship, while most of the EU's imports and exports arrive or leave by sea Meanwhile, more than 95 percent of international digital communications pass through submarine fibre-optic cables stretching across the ocean…...