
Europe ‘Not Ready’ for Russian Drone Threat, EU Defence Chief Warns
Kubilius urges Europe to integrate Ukraine’s capabilities as fresh mystery drone activity shuts down a Danish airport.

Kubilius urges Europe to integrate Ukraine’s capabilities as fresh mystery drone activity shuts down a Danish airport.

Under the banner of security, the European Commission moves toward a military integration that many member states firmly reject.

Despite the Commission pressuring frugal countries to give up their opposition to joint debt for the sake of Ukraine, ten member states declined the offer.

Can €130 billion fix European defense? Not sure. But can Brussels use it to make it worse? Absolutely.

An incursion by a homemade Belarusian aircraft into Lithuania has triggered calls for a new high-tech border defence plan across the Baltic states.

Defence is advancing in Brussels on the back of national debt, but the common project still lacks financial muscle.
The so-called Simplification Omnibus includes measures to fast-track permitting for defense companies.
Investors looking to support defense projects in Europe are turned away by the staggering amount of bureaucracy compared to other projects elsewhere in the world.

A global “axis of authoritarian countries” is uniting against the West, so Europe must be ready too, Kubilius said.