ReArm Europe Plan: European response to European problems

The EU Commission wants to upgrade the Union with huge spending by 2030. But from countries like Spain and Italy there is clear criticism of the plans. A conversation with the Belgian left-wing politician Marc Botenga.

The leader of the Movement also focuses on company tours to broaden consensus

Rearm Europe: More of a Political Move Than a Military One

Impakter Rearm Europe: More of a Political Move Than a Military One Since her first speech as President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen has taken a bold stance on military issues. Following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, she has worked to strengthen defence integration among EU member states. Then came Donald Trump. In his early weeks as the 47th President of the United States, […] The post Rearm Europe: More of …

The governance and funding of European rearmament

European Union finance ministers will discuss this week the creation of a joint intergovernmental defence fund that would buy and own defence equipment. The UK and Ukraine could join, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Reuters. The document, prepared by the Bruegel think tank, was commissioned by the Polish EU presidency and should provide large-scale defence funding without increasing the level of public debt that worries many highly indebted countrie…

The philosopher Jürgen Habermas calls for more armaments in Europe. In a guest article for the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" he advocates a rapid militarization of the EU. Despite its economic dominance, the United States has given up its political claim to be a hegemon, Habermas writes. The US government under President Trump has also sought rapprochement with Russia. Habermas testifies to divisions in the West and warns against an increasingly authori…