The European Council has extended on Monday (12 May) its sanctions regime targeting cyber-attacks for an additional year, until 18 May 2026. Furthermore, the legal framework...
European cyber defences are weak and vulnerable. In this age of geopolitical tensions, our continent’s computer systems are sitting ducks for hackers and hostile nations. We...
To date, 12 member states have submitted a request in writing to the Commission to activate the national escape clause under the Stability and Growth Pact, as...
New targeted amendments to existing EU funding programmes will support faster, more flexible and coordinated investments in Europe's defence technological and industrial base (EDTIB). Under a new Regulation...
In 2023, the EU countries’ general government expenditure on defence amounted to €227 billion, representing 2.7% of total general government expenditure. This is equivalent to 1.3% of GDP. At EU...
The Commission will allocate €1.3 billion for the deployment of critical technologies that are strategically important for the future of Europe and the continent's tech sovereignty...
Ursula von der Leyen’s proposal for European rearmament represents both a transformative bid to alter Europe’s military structure and a response to the new geopolitical realities....