Defence and security Archives

Kyiv is looking for European Union funds to boost support for its domestic arms industry and tap into additional non-contracted capacities,  Ukraine's Minister of Strategic Industries, Oleksandr Kamyshin, told Euractiv. "[Our] objective is to find more funds to procure from Ukrainian …

The European Union decided Wednesday (8 May) to not renew the mandate of a military training mission in Mali, given the "evolving political and security situation", the commission said in a statement.

The EU’s multi-billion lending arm announced on Wednesday (8 May) changes to its long-standing policy not to invest in military products, by waiving restrictions on dual-use investments.

Romanian President Klaus Iohannis said on Tuesday (7 May) he was open to discussing sending a Patriot missile system to Ukraine after German appeals to European Union and NATO member states to bolster Ukraine's air defences.

The future of the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Security and Defence (SEDE) has become the source of horse-trading between several political groups, with some arguing the institution would lack the competencies and skills for its upgrade.

EU countries and European institutions must do much more to share and centralise sensitive data, to better apprehend economic security risks and more efficiently protect supply chains from increasingly predacious geopolitical actors, writes Mathieu Duchâtel.

The EU and NATO on Friday (3 May) condemned "malicious cyber activities" against Germany and Czechia, which they say were likely carried out by a Russian cyber espionage group.

France and Japan agreed on Thursday (2 May) to start formal talks on a reciprocal troop access deal, strengthening military cooperation in amid rising maritime tensions in the Indo-Pacific region and the war in Ukraine.

A senior US official on Thursday (2 May) urged China and Russia to match declarations by the United States and others that only humans, and never artificial intelligence, would make decisions on deploying nuclear weapons.

Credit rating agency Moody’s is ready to look into the potential credit score implications of the European Investment Bank's expected expansion into a broader range of defence and military assets, Euractiv understands.

Authorities in Latvia called on residents to use Saturday's annual "Big Clean-up Day" to turn basements into air-raid shelters, with many in the Baltic country concerned they could be Russia's next target.

French President Emmanuel Macron is ready to "open the debate" about the role of nuclear weapons in a common European defence, he said in an interview published Saturday (27 April).

Berlin and Paris, in a non-paper seen by Euractiv, argue to streamline the project management phase across capitals, lessen the administrative burden and avoid misuse of EU funds.

Despite the European Commission’s hopes to launch a brand new European defence industry programme (EDIP) by 2025, the first rounds of negotiations and exchanges have pushed the deadline by at least six months, people involved in the discussions told Euractiv.

Poland is ready to host nuclear weapons on its territory, President Andrzej Duda announced on Monday (22 April), confirming he had been in talks on the matter with the US administration during a recent visit.

Western military aid to Ukraine has narrowed the spending gap between Ukraine and Russia to $10 billion, as an investment race is spreading globally, according to the latest data on military spending released by SIPRI

NATO Secretary-General pushed Kyiv's allies to dig deeper in stockpiles to support Ukraine militarily, while three European leaders said they will look into missile defence systems, on Wednesday (17 April).

One year after EU member states promised Ukraine one million rounds of ammunition within twelve months and delivered half the deal, other channels to supply Kyiv outside the EU framework also struggle to show success.

The EU defence market must be more integrated, create champions, get access to cash and give the Commission overseeing powers, Enrico Letta’s audit says, going fiercely against member states’ protectorship.

It’s the same drones and almost the same missiles. But Israel’s outstanding air defences and the decisive help it got from a mighty coalition of allies, including the US, wildly surpass anything Ukraine can hope for.

Britain's defence ministry on Friday (12 April) said it would install lasers on warships designed to cheaply shoot down drones from 2027, five years earlier than previously expected, under reforms designed to speed up the deployment of new technology.

It often happens that news flying below the radar ends up being quite significant. Case in point: The announcement that two dozen German soldiers arrived in Vilnius on Monday, with a further 150 due to join them later this year, barely made headlines outside Lithuania.

The EU has put together a framework document, based on the bloc's existing and ongoing efforts, to give Ukraine lasting security commitments, according to a draft by the bloc’s diplomatic service (EEAS), seen by Euractiv.  The draft document, dated 8 April, …

Finland's new President Alexander Stubb said on Wednesday (10 April) he wants a clear distinction between EU and NATO on defence matters, with industrial policy and funds on one side, and military planning and threat countering on the other.