The EU states disagree on whether joint armaments projects are needed and how they should be financed. This emerges from a wire report that Table.Briefings was able to view. Germany is not alone in its opposition to common debt.
Von Eric Bonse
Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk and EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Kaja Kallas are calling for significantly higher defense spending against the backdrop of the threat posed by Russia.
Von Stephan Israel
Polens Regierungschef Donald Tusk und EU-Außenbeauftragte Kaja Kallas fordern vor dem Hintergrund der Bedrohung durch Russland deutlich höhere Verteidigungsausgaben.
Von Stephan Israel
The EU states will discuss how Europe can do more for its security at a special defense summit for the first time. And Mark Rutte makes it clear that the two percent target for arms spending is definitely a thing of the past.
Von Stephan Israel
Die EU-Staaten werden erstmals bei einem speziellen Verteidigungsgipfel diskutieren, wie Europa mehr für seine Sicherheit tun kann. Und Mark Rutte macht deutlich, dass das Zwei-Prozent-Ziel bei den Rüstungsausgaben definitiv Vergangenheit ist.
Von Stephan Israel
Donald Trump will be sworn in as POTUS on Monday. The Europeans are largely in the dark as to what his first steps will be. And yet they are trying to brace themselves for higher tariffs and less backing from Russia.
Von Till Hoppe
Speaking to the EU Parliament's Foreign Affairs and Security Committee, NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned against excluding arms companies from third countries such as the USA from European procurement programs.
Von Stephan Israel
Andrius Kubilius is to present a White Paper on the future of European defense in the first 100 days. However, the EU Commissioner for Defense is battling against high expectations and the red lines of some member states. Which is why even the timing is a problem for Berlin.
Von Stephan Israel
A possible compromise in the dispute over the EU armaments fund EDIP has been postponed. Hungary is pushing for a partial agreement, but the debate over funding criteria is dividing the member states. France warns of dependency, Eastern Europe of conflicts with the USA.
Von Stephan Israel
Möglicher Kompromiss im Streit um EU-Rüstungsfonds EDIP vertagt: Ungarn drängt auf eine Teileinigung, doch die Debatte über Förderkriterien spaltet die Mitgliedstaaten. Frankreich warnt vor Abhängigkeit, Osteuropa vor Konflikten mit den USA.
Von Stephan Israel
