EU plans to ‘spend more, spend better, spend European’ have rung alarm bells among UK executives
Also in this newsletter: How student protests against Israel’s attack of Gaza are spreading across Europe
Now in Nato, Helsinki disperses military supplies beyond its borders and hones economy for resilience
Also in this newsletter: why immigration is reopening old Brexit wounds in Ireland
French president calls for huge investment push and EU reforms in Sorbonne speech
War in Ukraine and tensions in Middle East and Asia lead to 7% increase in worldwide defence expenditure, says think-tank
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Comments from head of one of region’s biggest arms makers come as bloc debates first defence industrial strategy
Fears grow in the region that Putin could test Nato’s resolve with provocations or the ‘nightmare scenario’ of an outright attack
Also in this newsletter: EU citizens care more about security and defence than climate
Also in this newsletter: the far-right politicians descending on Brussels
Germany has sent two Patriot systems to Ukraine but is reluctant to give more
Thanks to the turbulent geopolitical environment, weapons manufacturers are having a moment
Also in this newsletter: The ECB drags its feet on lowering interest rates
Alexander Stubb urges allies to refrain from ‘belligerent’ rhetoric about Russia attacking soon
Josep Borrell says Russia threatens the continent beyond the conflict in Ukraine
Also in this newsletter: why EU businesses complain they are drowning in red tape
Pan-European weapons maker has overcome national interests to compete with Lockheed Martin and Raytheon
Danish military failed to report malfunction of missile system during Houthi drone attack
Restructuring aims to make armed forces better prepared to defend Nato territory
Armin Papperger says EU states need to spur consolidation to rival US groups
French president rebuilds ties in Baltic region with vow to defeat Russia
Warsaw investigates ‘personal security clearance’ of Jarosław Gromadziński after his dismissal as commander of Eurocorps
Decades of under-investment in defence have left the region vulnerable
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