This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission and the High Representative have proposed to EU Member States the ‘Preserving Peace – Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030‘, a comprehensive plan to strengthen European defence capabilities. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “The recent threats have shown that Europe […]Commission and High Representative present new Defence Roadmap to strengthen European defence capabilities
October 17, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission and the High Representative have proposed to EU Member States the ‘Preserving Peace – Defence Readiness Roadmap 2030‘, a comprehensive plan to strengthen European defence capabilities. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said: “The recent threats have shown that Europe […]Commission unveils the White Paper for European Defence and the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030
March 20, 2025 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission and the High Representative have presented a White Paper for European Defence – Readiness 2030.The Commission has also presented, as part of the ReArm Europe Plan/Readiness 2030, an ambitious defence package providing financial levers to EU Member States to drive an […]European defence industry: Commission welcomes political agreement on the support to ramp up the production capacities of ammunition and missiles
July 10, 2023 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission welcomes the political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union on the Regulation on supporting ammunition production (ASAP) with a budget of €500 million. ASAP will ensure that the EU can efficiently ramp up its production […]Commission unveils significant actions to contribute to European Defence, boost innovation and address strategic dependencies
February 16, 2022 by 1 Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission puts forward a number of Commission-led initiatives in areas critical for defence and security within the European Union. These comprise a Contribution to European defence, covering the full range of challenges, from the conventional defence industry and equipment on land, sea […]EU defence gets a boost as the European Defence Fund becomes a reality
April 29, 2021 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. Today, the Commission welcomes the adoption of the European Defence Fund (EDF), following the European Parliament’s approval. The EDF, with a budget of €7.9 billion, is the Commission’s flagship instrument to support defence cooperation in Europe. EDF will co-finance collaborative research and capability development […]European Defence Fund on track with €525 million for Eurodrone and other joint research and industrial projects
March 19, 2019 by Leave a Comment
This article is brought to you in association with the European Commission. The Commission has today adopted work programmes to co-finance joint defence industrial projects in 2019-2020 worth up to €500 million. A further €25 million have been earmarked to support collaborative defence research projects in 2019, with calls for proposals launched today. The Juncker Commission […]
