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The European Union is discussing how to finance a sharp increase in its defence readiness to deter any possible future attack from Russia and become less dependent for security on the United States.
Defence spending by NATO's European members and Canada was 20% higher in 2024 than the previous year, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte said on Friday, ahead of a meeting in which they are likely ...
Europe should wake up and build its own defence policy following a dramatic shift by the United States over Ukraine and geopolitical developments in recent months, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos ...
Pointing to Poland, which plans to spend 4.7% of GDP on defence this year, as a model ally, Hegseth doubled down on Washington's demands that European NATO allies take on more of the financial ...
As of November 2024, the European Union has signed security and defence pacts with six countries: Albania, Japan, Moldova, North Macedonia, Norway, and South Korea.. Rather than concluding treaties or alliances with external partners, the European Union's approach towards security and defence has mostly been focused towards what has proven to be a slow and gradual internal consolidation since ...
The European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI) is a project to build a ground-based integrated European air defence system which includes anti-ballistic missile capability. [1] As of 2025, [update] 23 European states participate in the initiative.
The European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) is a document released on 5 March 2024 by the von Der Leyen Commission, [1] which suggested to switch to "war economy mode" due to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine and fears over Donald Trump's rumoured withdrawal from NATO. [2]
European countries will not create one unified army in response to threats from Russia, Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski said in an interview with state TV broadcast late on Saturday.