Donald Tusk could hardly have issued a more urgent warning during his appearance before the EU Parliament: “I would like to tell you that this is a time when Europe cannot afford to save on security.” The head of government and current EU Council President called for every country to spend five percent of its […]
With Donald Trump’s return to the White House, the debate in Europe about greater personal responsibility for defense and higher arms spending is gaining momentum. It is clear to everyone that the two percent target for defense spending is the “absolute minimum,” said David McAllister ahead of a debate in the EU Parliament on the […]
Mit der Rückkehr von Donald Trump ins Weiße Haus nimmt in Europa die Diskussion um mehr Eigenverantwortung bei der Verteidigung und höhere Rüstungsausgaben noch einmal deutlich an Fahrt auf. Allen sei klar, dass das Zwei-Prozent-Ziel bei den Rüstungsausgaben das “absolute Minimum” sei, sagte David McAllister im Vorfeld einer Debatte im EU-Parlament zu den “geopolitischen und […]
Nervousness is mounting ahead of Donald Trump’s inauguration on Monday: those responsible in Brussels are assuming that the new US president will immediately announce higher tariffs, forcing the Europeans to react. However, the EU Commission, member states, and the European Parliament are in the dark as to what exactly Trump will announce, according to reports […]
“We must avoid creating new barriers between allies,” warned Mark Rutte during an appearance before the EU Parliament’s foreign affairs and defense committees. This would only lead to higher costs and complicate production and innovation. The NATO Secretary General thus indirectly criticized discussions by EU states, for example, about favoring “Made in Europe” for joint […]
Andrius Kubilius will almost certainly disappoint. Expectations of the first EU Commissioner for Defense are high, but his powers and scope are limited. The White Paper on the future of European defense, which the Lithuanian is to present within the first 100 days, will be his first test case.For Berlin, the timing alone is problematic […]
Die ungarische Ratspräsidentschaft drängt darauf, zumindest eine Teileinigung beim Europäischen Verteidigungsindustrieprogramm zu erreichen. Allerdings wurde EDIP am Donnerstagabend in letzter Minute von der Agenda des Ausschusses der Ständigen Vertreter (AStV) am Freitag gestrichen – zum zweiten Mal in dieser Woche. Dennoch besteht weiterhin die Chance auf einen Durchbruch bei den Kriterien für die Verteilung der […]
The Hungarian Council Presidency is pushing to reach at least a partial agreement on the European Defense Industry Program. However, at the last minute on Thursday evening, EDIP was removed from the agenda of the Permanent Representatives Committee (Coreper) on Friday – for the second time this week. Nevertheless, there is still a chance of […]
For Josep Borrell, the case is clear: At his last Defense Council on Tuesday, the EU foreign policy chief welcomed the US decision to allow Ukraine to deploy ATACMS missiles with a range of 300 kilometers deeper inside Russia.Specifically, the UK and France are also said to be prepared to lift the restrictions on the […]
Für Josep Borrell ist der Fall klar: Der EU-Außenbeauftragte begrüßt bei seinem letzten Verteidigungsrat am Dienstag die Entscheidung der USA, der Ukraine den Einsatz von ATACMS-Raketen mit einer Reichweite von 300 Kilometern auch tiefer innerhalb Russlands zu erlauben. Konkret sollen auch Großbritannien und Frankreich bereit sein, die Beschränkungen für die Marschflugkörper Storm Shadow, beziehungsweise Scalp, […]