Netherlands vows to create ‘credible deterrence’ with rapid armed forces expansion
This decision comes after the new cabinet's commitment to increase defence spending to meet NATO’s 2 per cent GDP target, raising the annual defence budget by…
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Serbia signs $3 billion fighter-jet deal with France
Serbia has inked a historic deal with French company Dassault Aviation to buy 12 Rafale fighter jets for a total of €2.7 billion.
Estonia to strengthen borders amid ‘hybrid warfare threats’ from Russia
Estonia's newly elected government has strengthened the country's border security amid hybrid warfare threats from Russia.
In Depth: EU leaders shift to security over environmental concerns
The 2024-2029 Strategic Agenda, crafted in 2023 and endorsed in June 2024 by European Union leaders, has offered a glimpse into the bloc's forthcoming priorities.
Can Europe defend itself ‘without’ the US?
The prospect of a second Donald Trump presidency and, in particular, his recent pick of JD Vance as vice-presidential candidate have further increased the sense…
IN DEPTH: Airbus tries to get a grip after stock market plummet
Aerospace multinational Airbus has said it wanted to avoid further delays in aircraft deliveries and was working with suppliers to avoid supply chain problems.
JD Vance knows Europe must grow up and pay for its own defence
The EU’s liberal-idiots have a new villain in their sights merely for speaking the truth: the Republican Vice-Presidential candidate JD Vance.
IN DEPTH: European countries mull conscription
European countries including Sweden, Germany and the Netherlands are exploring ways to attract new recruits for their armed forces.
IN DEPTH: Ursula von der Leyen’s second term promises ever expanding and encroaching EU
On Thursday, July 18, Ursula von der Leyen won the approval of MEPs for a second term as President of the European Commission.
Starmer uses European forum to press for EU reset
New Prime Minister Keir Starmer will seek to reset Britain's post-Brexit relationship with the European Union and reaffirm support for Ukraine in his role as host…
Airbus and Thales ‘try again to merge space businesses’
Two European space technology giants, Germany's Airbus and France's Thales, are again in talks to merge their space activities, French weekly La Tribune has reported.
‘EU ammunition production vastly overstated,’ report finds
Their research indicated a substantial discrepancy between the EU's reported figures and the actual increase in munitions manufacturing capabilities.
Poland and Baltic countries call for strengthened EU border with Russia
Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia have called upon the European Union to establish a ground defence line along its Eastern border with Russia and Belarus.
EU leaders to agree on top jobs, strategic agenda with focus on defence
European Union leaders are to agree on Thursday on the strategic course for the EU and on the people to run its institutions for the next five years, with a special…
European Investment Bank to boost defence spending
The European Investment Bank (EIB) said it plans to increase its investments in European defence, focusing on elements such as drones, satellites and cybersecurity.
Seven European NATO members still fall short of 2 per cent defence spending target
Seven European NATO member countries are still not fulfilling their 2 per cent of GDP defence-investment commitment, according to the latest NATO figures.
Moldova signs security and defence partnership with EU
Moldova has signed a security and defence partnership with the European Union, the first country to agree such a deal with the bloc, EU foreign policy chief…
Bundesbank chief opposes joint EU borrowing beyond NextGenEU
Germany’s central bank chief voiced doubts over the need for joint European Union debt issuance.
EU overtakes China as military spending surges worldwide
EU countries have collectively overtaken China in terms of military spending, a new report has found, with overall expenditure surging worldwide.
Macron calls for doubling EU budget amid plummeting support
The union needs "between €650 and 1,000 billion per year more" a year to invest in defence and decarbonisation, Macron said, arguing that "we must succeed in doubling…
Outrage as Macron floats putting EU under French nuclear umbrella
The French nuclear arsenal, consisting of roughly 300 operational nuclear warheads, could be shared as part of an EU defence deal, Macron has argued.
European air defence initiative splits Polish PM Tusk and President Duda
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has said his country is ready to take an active part in the German led European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) but President Andrzej…
Six European countries sign deal to protect North Sea systems from Russian sabotage
Six European countries with North Sea coastlines signed an agreement to work together to protect the marine region’s rapidly expanding underwater infrastructure…
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…
Growing concern at EC ‘power grab’ on defence procurement
Pushback is growing among European Union Member States against funding common defence procurement through fresh joint-debt, with Germany, Denmark and the Netherlands…
EU troops depart Mali, giving Moscow free rein in the Sahel
The last EU soldier will leave Mali May 18 following a decision not to extend the mandate of the EU Training Mission (EUTM) there.
Many are demanding a massive rearming of Germany – but is it a good idea?
Bashing Berlin on defence has become a very popular sport among experts and officials across NATO.
The rise of the command economy: French defence minister ‘may force firms to make weapons for Ukraine’
French defence minister Sebastien Lecornu said he was prepared to use his powers to requisition industrial capacities or impose priorities to weapon makers to speed…
The West’s limits: We should back Ukraine to the hilt with money and weapons, but – no Macron – this is not an existential war for Europe
The collective flight of reason triggered by Emmanuel Macron’s bombshell suggestion last month about a possible Western military intervention in Ukraine is only…
NATO can survive the return of Trump – and still deter Putin. It will simply mean Europe paying for more of its own defence
Much has been made recently over the prospective return of Donald Trump and his transactional style of conducting foreign relations.