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CAESAR vehicles with self-propelled howitzers at an artillery demonstration day at the French Army camp of Canjuers, south-eastern France, on October 20, 2025.

EU Goes into Debt To Arm Ukraine—and Shores Up Its Own Industrial Complex

Javier Villamor February 5, 2026

The €90 billion loan to Kyiv channels joint EU debt into the defence industries of member states under the guise of military aid.

Danish soldiers patrol the area of the port of Aarhus, Denmark where military vehicles of the U.S. army are parked, on January 16, 2023.

European Security Situation “Dangerous,” Says Danish PM

TEC News / AFP July 1, 2025

Denmark is taking over the European Union’s rotating presidency today, vowing to be tough on security and migration.

Ukrainian explosives experts and police officers examine parts of a Shahed 136 military drone following an air-attack in Kharkiv on June 4, 2025.

Kyiv Think Tank: “Cuts to U.S. Support Will Strengthen European Cooperation”

TEC News June 25, 2025

The KSE report highlights that military investment to counter Russia will allow actions outside the Ukraine war.

Brussels Lifts Military Spending Restrictions as Berlin Shuts Off EU Budget Tap

Javier Villamor June 18, 2025

Defence is advancing in Brussels on the back of national debt, but the common project still lacks financial muscle.

An armoured breaching vehicle Keiler NG manufactured by German Rheinmetall displayed during the International Defence and Security Fair (FEINDEF) in Madrid on May 12, 2025.

EU Activates €150 Billion Rearmament Megafund

Javier Villamor May 22, 2025

The fast-tracked method to fund rearmament without significant parliamentary oversight will in practice mean bypassing checks and balances.

The European Space Agency (ESA) satellite launcher Ariane 6 rocket is seen prior to its maiden launch at the Guiana Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana, on March 3, 2025.

European Space Agency Seeks Strategic Defence Role

Javier Villamor April 16, 2025

The ESA Director General wants to propel Europe to a prominent position in the global space race with an investment of 21 billion euros.

European Defence Should Not and Need Not Entail Debt or Centralisation

Pieter Cleppe March 28, 2025

There are ample opportunities to find savings in Europe’s bloated welfare states, making it entirely feasible to find the resources to bolster the military.

U.S. Vice President JD Vance (R) and President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen during a bilateral meeting held at the Chief of Mission's residence at the U.S. embassy in Paris on February 11, 2025.

Signal Leak: Trump Is Serious About Making European Defence Self-Sufficient

Michael Curzon March 25, 2025

White House officials caught accurately deriding European “free-loaders”—will this more direct message finally sink in?

Tag: European defence

EU Goes into Debt To Arm Ukraine—and Shores Up Its Own Industrial Complex

European Security Situation “Dangerous,” Says Danish PM

Kyiv Think Tank: “Cuts to U.S. Support Will Strengthen European Cooperation”

Brussels Lifts Military Spending Restrictions as Berlin Shuts Off EU Budget Tap

EU Activates €150 Billion Rearmament Megafund

European Space Agency Seeks Strategic Defence Role

European Defence Should Not and Need Not Entail Debt or Centralisation

Signal Leak: Trump Is Serious About Making European Defence Self-Sufficient

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