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Europe must prepare to defend itself before it is too late
Despite massive efforts to ramp up production, the European defence industry is nowhere near matching the output of Russia.
EU leaders to call for swift presentation of defence funding options
Several options, all somewhat controversial, have been suggested including Eurobonds or the post-pandemic recovery fund.
Hungary: The EU’s two-faced defense champion
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has railed against Western aid to Ukraine while spending big on defense at home.
How to navigate Hungary’s EU presidency policy agenda like a pro
The country’s Council stint will be marked by political change in Brussels following the EU election.
Negotiations for EU defence industry programme likely to face delay
Despite the European Commission’s hopes to launch a brand new European defence industry programme (EDIP) by 2025, the first rounds of negotiations and exchanges have pushed the deadline by at least six months, people involved in the discussions told Eu…
Letta gives way to Commission’s push to create common defence market
The EU defence market must be more integrated, create champions, get access to cash and give the Commission overseeing powers, Enrico Letta’s audit says, going fiercely against member states’ protectorship.
EDIS vote in ECON: Ignoring consequences of rush is careless
The European Deposit Insurance Scheme is back on Parliament’s banking union agenda, but key regulatory issues remain unresolved, and premature ‘compromise’ may have a far-reaching impact on upcoming European elections.
EU defence reforms won’t immediately help Ukraine: Former top NATO official Camille Grand
The EU’s proposed defence reforms are not going to make a difference to Ukraine in the short term, warns Camille Grand, NATO’s former assistant secretary general for defence investment. Both the European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) and the Euro…
EU Commission announces €2 bn defence projects for armaments production, joint purchases and research
The EU’s executive announced on Friday (15 March) a series of deals and subsidised projects for the defence industry, in a bid to boost ammunition production and joint procurement to speed up deliveries to Ukraine.
EU’s future defence industrial strategy to face difficult debates
The EU’s new defence industrial strategy and subsidy programme are set to face tough negotiations with the bloc’s member states and the European Parliament over the next few months.
EU Commission tables ambitious defence single market programme, but with modest funds
The European Commission tabled a modest fund on Tuesday (5 March) to start up its first defence production programme and strategy, to increase industrial output, give the sector more visibility, and prepare for potential shortages in crisis times.
Estonia, France, Poland call for more cash for the defence industry
France, Estonia and Poland are calling on the European Commission and other EU member states to pledge larger sums to Europe’s defence industry as the EU executive is set to propose a re-industrialisation strategy for the sector.
European Commission wants Ukraine to join bloc’s defence crises production scheme
Ukraine should become a full member of the EU’s defence industry support scheme, which would also help use the country’s expertise and bring Kyiv closer to membership, according to a European Commission draft proposal seen by Euractiv.
EU Commission plans to fund ‘sustainable, war-ready’ defence production
The European Commission plans comprehensive measures to develop the bloc’s military-industrial complex and increase war readiness, with subsidies to boost production capacity, build reserves, and encourage investment, according to a draft text seen by …
Commission ready to place arms orders for member states, von der Leyen says
In a speech to the European Parliament, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen pushed to prioritise “joint defence procurements” to reassure Europe’s defence industry that it will be able to find buyers for its increased production.
EU’s new defence programme looks to revamp bloc’s industrial strategy
With its long-awaited defence industry programme, the European Commission looks to use the bloc’s budget to restructure its defence industrial base, showing determination to ramp up sustainable production across the continent and become more independen…
2024: A make-or-break year for European defence?
With war fatigue threatening and half the world’s population heading to polls this year, European defence faces a fight for a place on top of 2024’s agenda.
EU ‘ready to take risks’ to boost defence production, Breton says
The EU should invest upfront into the bloc’s defence industry production capacity as a means to de-risk their investments, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton told a group of international media, including Euractiv, on Thursday (11 January).
Breton pitches €100 billion fund for defence industry cooperation
Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton wants a 100 billion euro fund to boost EU defence industry production in a cooperative way, he said as the EU executive is drafting the bloc’s brand new defence industry strategy (EDIS).
LEAK: European Commission readies ‘single market’ scheme for defence
The European Commission’s preparatory reflection for the EU Defence industry strategy includes setting up and securing bloc-wide supply chains of defence products with mapping, monitoring, prioritisation of orders and facilitated intra-EU exports, acco…
LEAK: EU Commission queries member states, defence industry on draft industrial strategy
European Commission defence experts are asking EU countries and the arms industry how it can make the latter more flexible, cooperative and less dependent on third countries ideas on mapping production capacity, setting up a one-stop shop, and securing…
EU going cold on extra €20B Ukraine arms fund?
SNEAK PEEK — EU leaders look unlikely to agree easily on a four-year €20 billion fund to help Ukraine keep sourcing arms and training its soldiers. — The Commission has opened a consultation on its long-promised European Defence Industrial Strategy. — Sweden has suggested cutting EU spending on space by €1 billion until 2027 in […]
Breton confirms delay of EU defence strategy proposal to 2024
The European Commission is set to delay the presentation of its European Defence Industry Strategy (EDIS) towards the beginning of 2024 over budgetary and regulatory framework questions, Euractiv has learnt.
EU defence production strategy ‘on track’, Breton says
The European Commission said on Tuesday (10 October) it was ‘on track’ to lay out its defence strategy next month, a long-term approach to boosting defence investment and production after the urgency created by Russia’s war in Ukraine.