US EditionThe Meaning of Germany’s Dramatic Rearmament
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The Meaning of Germany’s Dramatic Rearmament
For decades, some in Europe talked up the need for “collective European defense,” a policy to sharply reduce dependence on Washington for military protection. The debate never got far because Britain and Germany saw no reason to jeopardize transatlantic ties with a drive for security independence. When Russia launched a full-on invasion of Ukraine in 2022, it quickly became clear that Europe’s dependence on America for military muscle was deeper…
This is the SAFE (Support to defence industry through common procurement of European arms) instrument, with up to EUR 150 billion in loans, which can be used by the Member States for joint purchases of military equipment, with a clear priority towards the Community industry.The agreement, reached at the level of ambassadors to the European Union (Coreper) and pending only formal ratification by the Ministers of the Twenty-Seven, states that the …
"The United States considers itself to be overcommitted to Europe," the European Commission said in a rearmament plan presented in March. As Washington announces that it will reduce its military support, Brussels has decided to accelerate funding to increase its military capacity. According to the Rearmament Europe plan, the United States wants to stop being a "security guarantor", and therefore the 27 member states of the European Union "will h…
This is a newly created position in the European Commission. The new Defense Commissioner, Andrius Kubilius, provided an in-depth analysis of the current situation in Europe in Public Agenda: “We cannot complain that 340 million Americans do not want to continue defending 450 million Europeans against 140 million Russians,” he states.
With "ReArm Europe" the continent should be able to react to the new threats and the changing world situation. The goal of the EU is ambitious. But despite all the problems, the potential for this is available. An analysis by Ferdinand Vogel. This article Good times for weapons producers "ReArm Europe" – how the EU tried the arms policy turn was published on Young Freedom.
The European Union's newly approved €150 billion loan program - designed to strengthen the continent's defense capacity - could represent a "very important breakthrough" in military support for Ukraine, said EU Defense Commissioner Andrius Kubilius.
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