Southern Europe in January 2026: the most important developments in security
Southern Europe in January 2026 saw Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani demand on 27 January that the EU add Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to its list of terrorist organisations, citing Iran's crackdown on protests. On the same day Swiss authorities agreed to an Italian request to form a joint investigation team on the recent bar fire disaster. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents were set to take part in security for the US delegation at the Milan-Cortina Winter Games, which drew objections from the mayor of Milan. Greece and Saudi Arabia were in talks on an upgrade to the Patriot air defence system.
by WorldBrief & Maksim Micheliov | AI-generated summary
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