Opinion | European defense
Published on: 17. October 2025

Europe’s budget battle: Why defence cannot come at the expense of climate action

Mats Engström and Tiago Antunes are Senior Fellows at the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). (Hakan Malbäck, Clara Azevedo)

Negotiations on the MFF are due to take place at the upcoming EU summit. Spending on defence is set to increase significantly. However, defence readiness must not – and must not – come at the expense of climate protection.

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Tiago Antunes
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Mats Engström

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Last updated: 17. October 2025

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