EU Defense

[Editorial] A Polish presidency that ends in a damp squib

June 30, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EU Defense,  Polish Presidency of the EU,  Sanctions 4 min read

[News] Commission proposes to redirect part of Next GenerationEU towards defence and space

June 6, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EU budget,  Satellite communications,  Voluntary contribution,  EU Defense,  OEDIP,  Galileo,  Govsatcom,  IRIS2,  Next Generation,  Recovery plan 3 min read

The director of the EDA, Jiri Sedivy, the French ministers, Jean-Luis Thiériot, and the Luxembourg minister, Yuriko Backes, during the November 2024 meeting

[Analysis] Defense Ministers in Minor Mode. Until When?

6 April 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Analysis,  Council of Ministers,  Decision,  EU Defense,  informal defense 5 min read

Warsaw Citadel (photo: Polish Presidency of the EU)

[Preview] On the agenda of the informal defense of Warsaw (April 3, 2025)

2 April 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde EU Defense,  Ukraine War 2022,  Kaja kallas,  Defense white paper,  155 mm shell,  Ammunition Plan,  European preference,  Military support for Ukraine,  EU-USA 9 min read

This REARM Europe plan could have been presented after the Versailles summit in spring 2022! (photo: round table of the March 2022 summit, in the Chateau de Versailles)

[Analysis] What should we think of the Commission's 800 billion plan to boost defence?

March 6, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Analysis,  Commission,  EU Defense,  European funding,  Grants,  Ursula von der Leyen 7 min read

Ursula von der Leyen presenting her plan this morning, March 4 (Stream: EBS / Selection B2)

[Decryption] The von der Leyen plan to rearm Europe! Five main proposals (v3)

March 6, 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser AT,  Defense budget,  European Commission,  competition,  EU Defense,  Deficit,  saving,  FEDEF,  European funding,  Structural Funds,  Grants,  STEP,  Ursula von der Leyen 6 min read

(Photo: Council of the EU)

[Preview] On the agenda of the extraordinary European Council (6 March 2025) (V2)

March 5, 2025 Mathis Delamare Russian assets frozen,  European Council,  EU Defense,  Hungary,  NonNotif,  Support for Ukraine,  Veto 13 min read

(photo: Bundeswehr)

[Analysis] European Defense. The Time for Action Has Come! Ten Concrete, Possible Examples

March 3, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Analysis,  Defense budget,  Buy European Act,  military capabilities,  EU Defense,  Long-time care,  European preference,  EU-USA 11 min read

[Analysis] The guilty pleasure of European defense: discussing, planning, and little realizing

March 3, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Analysis,  EU Defense,  FEDEF,  NonNotif,  PESCO,  Projects,  Strategy 2 min read

(photo: DICOD / EMA)

[Analysis] Common European Defense. Ukraine's (Big) Failure (v2)

30th January 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Analysis,  EU Defense,  Defense expenditure,  free,  Ukraine War 2022 9 min read

A. Costa with P. Fiala in Prague on 21 November (Photo: EU Council)

[Confidential] António Costa. His method, his ideas, his priorities

29th November 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Antonio Costa,  Balkans,  European Council,  EU Defense,  Enlargement,  geopolitics,  Support for Ukraine 5 min read

Ursula von der Leyen presents her college (EBS stream / B2 selection)

[News] Von der Leyen Commission II appointed. Kubilius to defense. Suica to the Mediterranean (v2)

17 September 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Commissioners,  Commission 2024,  EU Defense,  Ursula von der Leyen 7 min read

PESCO as it is. Ironic image taken from a patch of the US Technical Air Command Squadron (Photo: US Defense)

[Decryption] PESCO continues on its merry way. With adaptation needs

August 29, 2024 Olivier Jehin Review of,  EU Defense,  PESCO,  PESCO projects 8 min read

Ursula von der Leyen, upon announcement of the result of her election, Thursday July 18 (B2/PE)

[News] Ursula von der Leyen wins a second term at the head of the European Commission. Narrative

July 18, 2024 Emmanuelle Stroesser European Commission,  EU Defense,  democracy,  Rule of law,  foreign interference 6 min read

(photo: German Chancellery)

[News] Defense. Poland and Germany sign their engagement. An alternative engine to the Franco-German couple

July 4, 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde 2nd world war,  Military cooperation,  EU Defense,  Donald Tusk,  Exercices ,  Defense financing,  threat,  Normalization,  Olaf Scholz,  NATO,  Advanced presence 5 min read

[Preview] On the agenda of the European Council (Thursday 27 and Friday 28 June)

June 26, 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde European Council,  EU Defense,  Georgia,  Hybrid threats,  Moldova,  Sanctions,  Top jobs,  Ukraine 8 min read

U. von der Leyen (Photo: European Commission)

[Foreword] Our strategic responsibility (Ursula von der Leyen)

13 May 2024 B2 Writing EU Defense,  Ukraine War 2022,  Opinion 9 min read

(credit: Bundeswehr)

[Memo Sheet] When defense policy becomes common. What the Treaty says

March 24, 2024 Nicolas Gros Verheyde legal basis,  skills,  common defense,  EU Defense,  EU Treaty 2 min read

• ← Previous