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Donald Trump, Mark Rutte and Dick Schoof at the Hague summit

[Verbatim] What to remember from the Hague summit (June 24-25, 2025)

June 26, 2025 Olivier Jehin Article 5 NATO Treaty, Defense expenditure, Defense industry, defense investments, Investment pledge, NATO, The Hague Summit, Ukraine 11 min read

[News] EIB triples its funding for SMEs in the defence sector

June 12, 2025 Olivier Jehin Access to financing, European Investment Bank, AT, Defense industry, Small & Medium Entreprises 2 min read

Boguslayev during his arrest - Source: SBU via Militarnyi.com

[Jurisprudence] Former Ukrainian military-industrial magnate, Russian collaborator, cleared by the Tribunal

June 10, 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Donbass, freezing of assets, Russia-Ukraine War 2022, Defense industry, itself, Court of the EU 7 min read

(Photo: BEI)

[In Brief] EIB and five national financial institutions join forces to increase support for the defence industry

June 9, 2025 Olivier Jehin Access to financing, European Investment Bank, AT, Brief, Defense financing, Defense industry 1 min read

[Notebook 27.05.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

27 May 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Albania, Green cap, Chinagate, SEDE Commission, European political community, Israel-Palestine conflict, Conseil de l'Europe, Development Council, European Council, COPS, European court of human rights, air defense, Belgrade Pristina Dialogue, Spain, United States, European Peace Facility, Gaza, Genocide, Russian war in Ukraine, Defense industry, Mauritania, Membership negotiation, Membership negotiations, Norway, Peacekeeping operations, Pact for the Mediterranean, European Parliament, Prisoners of war, DR Congo, Romania, sanctions, Sipri 11 min read

[Notebook 13.05.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

13 May 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Germany, Macro-financial assistance, Russian frozen assets, Balkans, India-Pakistan conflict, Israel-Gaza conflict, COPS, Cyberattacks, Tariffs, OEDIP, Space, European Peace Facility, Finland, Russian war in Ukraine, India, Defense industry, Foreign direct investment, Iran, Kurdes, Danish model, PKK, Russia, Sanction, Turkey 13 min read

Directing cohesion funds towards military mobility made easier (Photo: NATO / B2 Archives)

[News] A budget realigned with the priorities of the white paper on defense

23 April 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde ASAP, EU budget, FEDEF, European funding, Cohesion Fund, European horizon, Defense industry, Mechanism for interconnection, STEP 3 min read

According to the report's authors, Europeans have no modern means, neither aircraft, nor maritime logistics, nor nuclear deterrence. A very US vision! (Photo: Army General Staff):

[Analysis] Are the Bruegel report and its European defense mechanism interesting? Answer: No

10 April 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde State aid, Analysis, Battlegroup, C2, defense capabilities, EDA, funding, Defense industry, European preference, United Kingdom, Treaty 13 min read

Informal meeting of the 27 defence ministers in Warsaw (photo: MOD Czech Republic)

[Verbatim] We will support Ukraine at all costs. What to remember from the informal defense of Warsaw (April 3, 2025) (v2)

3 April 2025 Nicolas Gros Verheyde Strategic autonomy, EUMAM Ukraine, Defense industry, Kaja kallas, Ammunition Plan, Small & Medium Entreprises, Polish Presidency of the EU, Security of supply 10 min read

[Notebook 03.04.2025] European geopolitics – Defense. Diplomacy. Powers

3 April 2025 Emmanuelle Stroesser Budget 2026, China, COPS, European Court of Auditors, Denmark, Human rights, Egypt, Ukraine Facility, Finland, Georgia, Ramstein Group, Russian war in Ukraine, Hungary, Defense industry, Israel, Jordan, Anti-personnel mines, Mistral, NATO, Homeland, CFSP report, CSDP report, Trade sanctions, homeland security, Taiwan, Space telescope, Turkey 12 min read

[News] The Commission's action plan for the European steel and metals sector

March 18, 2025 B2 Writing acier, Aluminium, Defense industry 3 min read

Thumbs up from A. Kubilius after the intervention of the ecologist Reinier Van Lanschot in plenary session on the white paper, Tuesday March 11, 2025 (credit: capture B2)