Europe’s defence industry ‘not ready’ for rearmament push, Estonian MEP warns Estonian MEP and former general Riho Terras backed buying weapons from outside the EU during debate on defence spending. Euronews · Sep 30
'European preference is a risk to healthy supply chains,' EU industries tell Euronews As EU leaders put “Made in Europe” on their agenda at Thursday’s informal summit, industries across the bloc are warning that European preference regulations could upend global supply chains – and questioning how such a policy would work in practice. Euronews · Feb 10
‘Keep on dreaming’: could Europe really defend itself without the US? Nato chief has glibly dismissed prospect of coping without US support, but in the age of Trump the case for autonomy is growing The Guardian - UK · Jan 31
European defence sector's turnover surges 13.8% to €183 billion in 2024 The European sector is growing fast but the industry is urging member states to prioritise home-made equipment over off-the-shelf foreign equipment, arguing that it is a matter of strategic autonomy and "supply chain sovereignty". Euronews · Dec 2, 2025
Armed by America: how Europe’s militaries depend on the US – a visual analysis The EU wants independence on defence but it is buying thousands of weapons from the US each year The Guardian - UK · Jun 24, 2025
Europe Shifts Gears For The Trump Era Barely a month ago, a phone call between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin sent an unmistakable message across the Atlantic: the United States may not be there forever to keep Europe safe from an aggressive Russia. International Business Times · Mar 20, 2025
Mark Rutte takes charge of Nato at a perilous moment for Ukraine But insiders say ‘Trump whisperer’’s years of coalition-building in Netherlands should stand him in good stead The Guardian - UK · Sep 30, 2024
Biden’s health and threat of a second Trump term loom over Nato summit European leaders turn eyes to president as they meet next week and as concerns build for US, their ‘unpredictable ally’ The Guardian - US · Jul 8, 2024
EU defence reforms won't immediately help Ukraine: Former top NATO official Camille Grand The EU’s proposed defence reforms are not going to make a difference to Ukraine in the short term, warns Camille Grand, NATO's former assistant secretary general for defence investment. Both the European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS) and the European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP) "are going to be very useful in… France 24 · Mar 29, 2024
Macron Breaks Taboo On Western Troops In Ukraine French President Emmanuel Macron has smashed a major taboo by floating the possibility of sending Western troops to Ukraine, raising the stakes in a showdown with a nuclear-armed Russia. International Business Times · Feb 27, 2024