Ireland to deploy military attaches in embassies for first time
Ireland said today that it will send senior military officers to key foreign embassies for the first time, the latest step by the EU member to beef up its modest…
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“Bonsai armies” no more: EU chief wants standing military force
The European Commission is urging member states to consider establishing a standing military force of 100,000 troops.
More drone sightings at strategic sites in Germany and Belgium
Unidentified drones have been reported over key sites in Germany and Belgium.
European arms suppliers set to miss out on EU defence budget surge
Foreign weapons and defence technology makers seem poised to cash in on Europe's defence boom, side-lining the continent’s own industry despite soaring military…
EU defence procurement model is broken, conference hears
EU procurement rules are too hard to implement and should be abandoned, conference-goers heard on April 14.
EC Vice-President Kallas: EU at risk of direct Russian attack ‘as soon as 2028’
The European Union is at risk of a direct attack from Russia as soon as 2028 if it fails to shore up its own defence, the bloc's foreign affairs tsar Kaja Kallas…
For Europe to be a world player, it needs to be a military power. The continent’s leaders may be waking up to this
The last two years of European involvement in the Ukraine war have revealed an uncomfortable truth: The EU may be a global economic and political power, but its…
Danish PM Frederiksen extends military draft as other EU nations mull same
With a number of European Union Member States attempting - but generally struggling - to revive the idea of military conscription recently, Denmark's Prime Minister…
EU agrees creation of emergency force to counter cyber-attack threats
European Union institutions have reached a provisional agreement regarding the creation of an emergency force for fighting cyber attacks.
‘EU in no shape to deal with a continental war,’ say experts
A growing number of military experts are sounding the alarm on an apparent lack of preparedness for continent-wide war in Europe.
Post-Ukraine, everything has changed and there is no return to normal: Reconfiguring the State to deal with recurring crises is now a matter of survival
Much of European public attention is riveted on internal issues such as net zero and deindustrialisation, the cost of living crisis, illegal migration or indeed…
Leaked EPP manifesto promises EU ‘Cyber Brigade’
The centre-right European People's Party (EPP) is promising the creation of a European Union “Cyber Brigade”.
EC ‘aims to create single market for defence’
The European Commission wants to create a "single market for defence" to better prepare the European Union for times of crisis, according to a leaked document.
Doubts cloud first joint military exercise of ‘EU army’
The European Union is holding its first-ever joint military exercise in Spain, as 2,800 military personnel, 25 aircraft, and six naval vessels from nine nations…
Seven countries order ammunition under EU scheme to aid Ukraine
Seven EU countries have ordered ammunition under a landmark European Union procurement scheme to get urgently needed artillery shells to Ukraine and replenish depleted…