EIB steps up financing for European security, defence, and critical raw materials
The European Investment Bank (EIB) today agreed a series of measures to further boost investment in security and defence and…
White Book on European Defence: Speech by EU Commissioner Kubilius
EU Commissioner Kubilius said the EU is opening new defence investment channels, with €600 billion in national spending still unregulated.…
European Council conclusions on competitiveness, defence, security, and migration
On 20 March, the European Council adopted conclusions on competitiveness, European defence and security and migration.
European defence: Speech by President von der Leyen at the Royal Danish Military Academy
EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen stated that while Europe has many competitive, world-leading defence companies and innovative SMEs,…
Agenda of the European Council, 20-21 March 2025 (updated)
EU leaders are meeting in Brussels to discuss competitiveness and to follow up on the...
European defence: Closing remarks by EU Commissioner Kubilius at the EU Parliament
"Now at this moment, Russia, during three months, produces more weapons than all NATO Member States, including United States, Canada,…
Defending Europe without the US: Bruegel publishes initial estimates on what it will take
Europe may require up to 300,000 additional troops and a €250 billion annual defence spending increase in the short term…
EU Parliament’s Security and Defence Committee visits the European Defence Agency
Following the hearing of the EDA Chief Executive, Jiří Šedivý, at the then SEDE subcommittee in December 2024 and the…
EPC Policy Dialogue: After Trump’s Victory—Rethinking European Defence
Participation is open to EPC members only, the media, and EU officials Organizer: European Policy...
European Defence & Security Conference: Keynote address by Josep Borrell
"Every time a proposal to increase the quality of our support was put on the table, we spent months discussing…
Keynote speech by Ursula von der Leyen at the EDA Annual Conference 2023
We all you know that the strategic environment around us has fundamentally changed. This creates a new kind of responsibility…
Foreign interventions and the future of European defence – EEAS blog post by EU HR Borrell
27.08.2022 HR/VP Blog – This Summer has given us plenty of food for thoughts on...
Future of European Defence after Afghanistan and Russian invasion of Ukraine
Brussels, 16 May 2022 At a hearing on Tuesday, the Subcommittee on Security and Defence...
Renew Europe calls for genuine EU strategic autonomy
Brussels, March 23, 2022 Speaking in the European Parliament debate in preparation of this week’s...
European Defence: Renew Europe paper calls on EU to take a major step forward
Brussels, February 11, 2022 The Renew Europe Group in the European Parliament today published its...
EP SEDE: Debate on European security with French Armed Forces Minister
On Monday, Parliament’s Subcommittee on Security and Defence will host Florence Parly for a debate...