European Union Eyes Defense-Related Research Program Tweaks

EU’s landmark defence programme faces Parliament test

The Monopoly Commission writes a letter of fire to the EU and the German government. It advocates a change of course in the procurement of defence products – and has some demands.

European Union Eyes Defense-Related Research Program Tweaks

The European Union wants to broaden the scope of some technology research funding efforts as part of its push to bolster the region’s defense industrial base.

Durão Barroso says that it is not the increase in GDP for defense that will “solve European defense problems”, since it is necessary to “ensure that the investment is made at the community level”.

The European Union unites defense companies to upgrade tanks

The FMBTech initiative will last three years. It includes 26 participants from the EU and Norway. The project cost is 19 million euros.

With Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the exacerbation of geopolitical tensions since Donald Trump's arrival as President of the United States, there is a strong need to rebuild an independent defence capability, allowing Europe to secure its sovereignty and security. In this context, the financing needs of the European defence sector are massive, amounting to EUR 800 billion over the next decade. The budgets of the states alone cannot cover the…