EU Foreign Policy Chief Calls for Faster Arms Production as Ministers Meet in Brussels

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EU member states provide funds, but production is not keeping up with the required dynamics.

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Kallas acknowledged that Brussels still does not understand why the European military industry is not accelerating its production despite the funding and stimulus programmes approved in recent months by the Community institutions and national governments. “Let us speed up our own defence production and joint acquisitions to develop for ourselves the capabilities we need,” the Estonian leader said, insisting on the need to strengthen European str…

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Brussels - EU member states need to be pushed towards more joint defence procurement and innovation, said EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas. According to her, the EU still has a lot to learn from Ukraine. Kallas said this before the start of today's meeting of EU defence ministers. The ministers will discuss, among others, their Ukrainian counterpart Mykhailo Fedorov. The Czech Republic is represented at the meeting by Deputy Minister Radovan …