The European Commission decided to open an infringement procedure by sending a letter of formal notice to Denmark, the Netherlands, Slovenia, and Finland for failing to transpose into their national legislation the Directive (EU) 2024/242 amending Directive 2009/43/EC as regards the updating of the list of defence-related products.
Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmerman (Renew Europe, Germany) will serve as the Chair of Parliament’s Subcommittee on Security and Defence for the next two and a half years.
Cluster munitions kill and maim civilians and military personnel indiscriminately. Civilians are to be protected. But nonetheless, some 90 % of victims of cluster munitions are civilians. Norway was one of the initiators of the Convention on Cluster Munitions when it was adopted in Oslo in 2008.
“Die Vereinigten Staaten haben beschlossen, Präzisionsraketen in Deutschland zu stationieren – ein guter Beschluss, der zu dem passt, was wir bereits beschlossen haben. Schon auf der Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz hatte ich darauf hingewiesen, dass wir solche Präzisionsflugkörper angesichts der verschiedensten von Russland in Europa installierten Waffensysteme brauchen” – Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz beim NATO-Gipfel in Washington D.C.
NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg welcomed President Zelenskyy to a meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council at the Washington Summit. He underlined NATO’s “robust package of practical support for Ukraine, including a pledge of long-term security assistance”. He added that “NATO’s support is built to last”, and that “Ukraine’s future is in NATO”.
A new U.S. ballistic missile defence site in Redzikowo, Poland is now operational and available for the defence of the Alliance. Dubbed “Aegis Ashore”, the site is part of a larger NATO missile shield and is designed to detect, track and intercept ballistic missiles in flight.
“For us, it is a matter of strategic responsibility. We know, we are fully aware, we are convinced that we have to improve the capacity of our armies, of our defence, in order to be able to defend ourselves. Not as an alternative to NATO – there is no alternative to NATO for the territorial defence of Europe – but to make NATO stronger and to share the burden” –
Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz ist zum 75-jährigen Bestehen der Nato nach Washington, D.C. gereist. Sein Pressestatement am Morgen des ersten Gipfeltages finden Sie hier im Wortlaut als Mitschrift der Pressekonferenz.
“Transatlantic defence industrial cooperation is a critical part of NATO’s deterrence and defence. Our defence industry provides us with the equipment we need to fight, strengthens our technological edge, and plays an important role in increasing the readiness and interoperability of our forces” – NATO Industrial Capacity Expansion Pledge.
In a conversation with Frederick Kempe, President & CEO of the Atlantic Council, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said that Allied leaders will make critical decisions for NATO’s future security, including on deterrence and defence, support to Ukraine and global partnerships.
The United States will host a NATO Summit in Washington DC on 9-10-11 July 2024. The meetings will be chaired by the NATO Secretary General, and will take place at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center.
“Russia’s economy is currently growing strongly thanks to the defence boom; however, in the long term, the sanctions could act like a slow working poison”, says Vasily Astrov, Russia expert at the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (wiiw).
Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg previewed next week’s Washington Summit, stressing that support to Ukraine will be NATO’s “most urgent task. I expect heads of state and government will agree a substantial package for Ukraine,” he said.
A visit of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to Russia has triggered tensions between the European Union and Hungary that had just taken over the EU Council Presidency on 1 July 2024. According to newly appointed EU High Representative Kaja Kallas, Orbán “is exploiting the EU presidency position to sow confusion. The EU is united, clearly behind Ukraine and against Russian aggression”.
Ukrainian President Zelenskyy expressed his gratitude to Hungary for its humanitarian support for Ukraine, underlining that he believed that saving lives was the most important consideration.
“In einer volldigitalisierten Welt wird kein Auto, kein LKW, kein Job in Zukunft ohne Mobilnetz funktionieren. Deswegen müssen wir den digitalen Raum als das zentrale Nervensystem unserer Gesellschaft schützen. Auf dieses Ziel haben wir uns mit der Nationalen Sicherheitsstrategie geeinigt” – Bundesaußenministerin Annalena Baerbock.
“Some Member States have already done it on their side, but these security commitments cover the military, the financial, and the diplomatic domains – and, in particular, it will be the way of channelling the resources coming from Russian frozen assets. It is good that we could take this money and provide more military support to Ukraine” – EU High Representative Borrell.
The Secretary General praised France’s key role in the Alliance, including its contributions to collective defence on the eastern flank with deployments in Romania and Estonia. He also thanked President Macron for France’s contributions to NATO’s air policing in the Baltic skies and in the maritime domain, where “French naval ships keep our sea lanes open and safe”. He further underlined that France’s nuclear forces contribute to the overall security
Commissioner Breton and Greek Minister of National Defense Níkos Déndias will discuss strengthening the European defense technological and industrial base, the European Defense Industrial Strategy (EDIS) and the European Defense Industry Program (EDIP) associated with it.
The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) has launched its annual assessment of the state of armaments, disarmament and international security. According to the SIPRI Yearbook 2024, the number and types of nuclear weapons in development have increased as states deepen their reliance on nuclear deterrence.
NATO collects defence expenditure data from Allies (2014 – 2024) and publishes it on a regular basis. Each ally’s Ministry of Defence reports current and estimated future defence expenditure according to an agreed definition.
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