The European Commission has put forward a draft EU annual budget for 2026.
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The Commission welcomes the agreement in the Council on the Security for Action for Europe (SAFE) instrument. The Commission will raise up to €150 billion on the capital markets, providing financial levers to EU countries to ramp up investments in key defence areas.
The European Commission welcomes today’s agreement in the Council of the EU on the Security for Action for Europe (SAFE) Instrument.
The European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) announced a €40 million investment deal with Keen’s European Defence and Security Tech Fund
As Europe faces an unprecedented level of security threat, innovation in defence, security, and space technologies has become…
On 12 May 2025 was held the first meeting of the EU–Ukraine Task Force on Defence Industrial Cooperation, in the framework of the second EU–Ukraine Defence Industry Forum. Announced in the White Paper for European Defence Readiness 2030, this Task Force aims to foster Ukraine’s integration into the
The participants at the first-ever strategic dialogue with the European defence industry underscored its crucial role in safeguarding European security in a rapidly evolving landscape. President von der Leyen stressed that Europe’s defence industry must be capable to respond at scale and at speed.
The second EU-Ukraine Defence Industry Forum took place in Brussels on 12 May to bolster cooperation and integration between the Ukrainian and EU defence industries.
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS Diehl Stiftung & Co. KG Aerospace, Security and Defence Industries of Europe (ASD EU) Kitron…
New targeted amendments to existing EU funding programmes will support faster, more flexible and coordinated investments in Europe’s defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB).
