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Gabriel Bub

Arms industry: Macron and Merz talk up European cooperation

At the Munich Security Conference, French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz pledged to deepen European defense integration. Yet recent procurement decisions – still largely shaped by national industrial interests – sit uneasily with the rhetoric.

Von Gabriel Bub

Merz sets the direction in Munich

Chancellor Merz opens the 62nd Munich Security Conference at midday. There is great concern about the cohesion of Europe – in view of Franco–German disagreements and uncertainty about the direction US Secretary of State Rubio’s speech will take.

Von Markus Bickel, Gabriel Bub und Wilhelmine Stenglin

Merz gibt in München die Richtung vor

Bundeskanzler Merz eröffnet am Mittag die 62. Münchner Sicherheitskonferenz. Die Sorge um den Zusammenhalt Europas ist groß – angesichts deutsch-französischer Verstimmungen und Unsicherheit über die Schlagrichtung der Rede von US-Außenminister Rubio.

Von Markus Bickel, Gabriel Bub und Wilhelmine Stenglin

What civilian companies could achieve in the defense industry

High defense budgets are attracting more and more civilian companies, with the BDSV reporting a huge increase in membership. More competition could also curb inflation in the defense sector, says one expert. However, not everyone in the industry is happy about this.

Von Gabriel Bub