Innovation and competitiveness in the European defence sector
European leaders realise that providing European security is best done together as individual Member States cannot handle today’s security threats on
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Industry
EU must adapt to new threats to its security
After years questioning if defence really mattered, Europeans are now experiencing a kind of a strategic awakening. Defence and security issues
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A strengthened European Defence: Swedish perspectives
Last year brought significant momentum to the European defence domain. In a short time, the EU launched three major initiatives: PESCO,
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Airbus and European Defence
The European Union’s involvement in defence programmes for the development of capabilities which complement national investment, has finally been recognised
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The European Defense Fund: ensuring industrial independence in Europe
The European Defense Industrial Development Programme (EDIDP), as a forerunner to a full-fledged European Defense Fund is a first step
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Financing R&D for Europe’s Defence and Security
Terrorism, cyberattacks, war in Ukraine. In recent years there are crises all around us that pose a threat to Europe’s
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The European Union is becoming a significant actor in defence and security
At a time when terrorism, cyber and hybrid threats, climate change, economic volatility and energy insecurity endanger European people and
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The competitiveness of Europe’s defence industry is the keystone to EU’s strategic autonomy
The concept of strategic autonomy is interpreted quite differently in various parts of Europe and in the US. So a
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