Petr Fiala says power balance is shifting in response to Russian threat and US pressure
Even Eurosceptics and Britain-bashers should acknowledge the advantage of smooth weaponry supply chains
Adolfo Urso praises Berlin’s decision to slash ‘two taboos in one fell swoop’ — on debt and on military spending
Swedish defence contractor expected to benefit from European wariness of US military products
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UK, France, Germany and Nordics among countries engaged in informal discussions over a managed transfer
Finance minister Andrzej Domański calls for smarter funding as continent moves to bolster its military power
Talk of Donald Trump bringing the continent together is absurdly premature
Victory for France-backed ‘Buy European’ approach to defence spending
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen proposes central arms reserve capitals could draw from
Macron may not yet be bragging about it, but his crusade for strategic autonomy seems at long last to be vindicated
Japanese and South Korean contractors gear up after Donald Trump threatens to withdraw US security umbrella
Nato members say they need to defend ‘vulnerable eastern flank’ with Russia and Belarus
France’s president opens debate over using country’s atomic arsenal as a deterrent against Russia if US scales back its presence
Pieter Omtzigt says EU’s €800bn military build-up could push up debt and interest rates
Chancellor-in-waiting needs two-thirds majority in emergency session of outgoing Bundestag
The collaboration dividend will bring pay-offs
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Defence spending at 3.5% of GDP would have cost EU an extra $387bn a year since finish of cold war
New defence minister calls for closer links to Nato and EU neighbours
Donald Trump’s temporary withdrawal of sharing information with Ukraine has galvanised Brussels’s efforts
Bundeswehr has a high dropout rate and the number of conscientious objectors is rising
Agreement paves way for flagship defence and infrastructure package to be adopted by parliament next week
Also in this newsletter: Hungary takes it to the wire, again
Prime Minister says ‘our threat is not Russia bringing its troops across the Pyrenees’
