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EU backs €38bn in first defence investments under €150bn SAFE scheme

Three member states that have asked for funding under SAFE have yet to have their national plans greenlit by the European Commission, the first of two required steps.

11 February 2026

Europe News

NATO rejects claim ‘Arctic Sentry’ is a rebrand to appease Trump

A NATO military officer argued that Arctic Sentry shows the alliance is "trying to get ahead" of threats in the region.

11 February 2026

Europe News

NATO allies are increasingly using reservists. Here's why

For governments, reservists come with three key benefits: they create mass, carry skills that can be difficult to find in the military, and build a bridge to civilian society. The goal? Boosting resilience.

10 February 2026

Europe News

EU Parliament pushes for European preference in military mobility plan

MEP François Kalfon says that transport infrastructure would also benefit from a European preference, and that the bloc should jointly procure certain assets to facilitate the fast movement of troops and equipment.

6 February 2026

Europe News

Melting ice, rising risks: Why the Arctic is key to Europe's security

Western allies lack military capabilities that can withstand the harsh conditions of the Arctic and keep Russia in check in an area that spans about 4% of the Earth's surface.

5 February 2026

Europe News

EU and UK to ramp up talks on closer ties 10 years after Brexit vote

A volatile geopolitical context has spurred the European Union and United Kingdom to deepen their collaboration on areas including defence and trade after a fraught decade.

3 February 2026

Europe News

Airbus defence chief: Red tape hinders EU's 'quantum leap' in space

The EU's answer to Elon Musk's Starlink system will only be operational in 2029. As the CEO of Airbus Defence and Space sees it, the EU went about it completely the wrong way.

30 January 2026

Europe News

EIB spending on security and defence quadrupled to €4bn in 2025

Since 2024, the EIB has revised its lending policy several times to allow for greater financing of security and defence as EU member states looked at ways to prepare for a possible Russian attack.

29 January 2026

Europe News

China orchestrating 'dogfight' in space against EU assets – Germany

It is possible Europe's adversaries are carrying already on activities to destablise the bloc's space assets in preparation for a future conflict, Jens Plötner also said.

28 January 2026

Europe News

'Time is of the essence' for a made-in-Europe space policy – ministers

France is championing a preference European-made space assets related to defence, which some member states will probably be wary of given the need to rapidly ramp up the bloc's space capacity.

27 January 2026

Europe News

EU's own satellite communication system now operational – Kubilius

Eight satellites from five different member states are currently being pooled as part of GOVSATCOM. The Commission hopes this is the first step towards less dependence on the US - whose own communication systems are a lot more mature.

27 January 2026

Europe News

Commission approves eight SAFE defence investment plans worth €74bn

SAFE is one of the biggest prongs of the EU's Readiness 2030 package, which aims to inject hundreds of billions of euros into defence before the end of the decade – by which time many intelligence agencies estimate Russia could attack another European country.

26 January 2026

Europe News

NATO military planners 'waiting for direction' on Greenland framework

Little has yet filtered out about the deal, although it has apparently satisfied Donald Trump enough for him to withdraw his tariff threat against eight European countries.

22 January 2026

Europe News

EU to 'defend itself 'against any form of coercion', Costa says

EU leaders gathered in Brussels to discuss relations with the US after a diplomatic roller-coaster of a week that saw Donald Trump threaten, then withdraw, plans to impose additional tariffs on European nations to force the sale of Greenland.

22 January 2026

Europe News

Trump says US takeover of Greenland would be 'good' for Europe

Donald Trump urged Europeans to promptly negotiate a sale of Greenland to the United States during an hour-long speech in Davos. The Danish foreign minister said Trump's ambitions remained "intact".

21 January 2026

Europe News

We can negotiate anything but our sovereignty, says Danish PM

European leaders have vowed to hit back at the US if Donald Trump goes ahead with his threat to impose a 10% tariff to force the sale of Greenland. Denmark's prime minister said sovereignty was not up for grabs.

20 January 2026

Europe Today

US-Denmark tensions over Greenland 'not the end' of NATO, Sprūds says

In an interview Euronews' flagship show Europe Today, Latvian Defence Minister Andris Sprūds sought to dispel concerns the NATO military alliance is in crisis over Greenland, saying he would "not over-dramatise" the situation.

16 January 2026

Europe News

Commission greenlights national defence investment plans worth €38bn

SAFE is one of the biggest prongs of the EU's Readiness 2030 package, which aims to inject hundreds of billions of euros into defence before the end of the decade – by which time many intelligence agencies estimate Russia could attack another European country.

15 January 2026

Europe News

Brussels urges MEPs, EU states to approve €90 billion loan for Ukraine

The European Commission is aiming to pay out the first tranche of funds for Kyiv as soon as April. The proposal replaces a plan to issue a reparations loan based on immobilised Russian assets.

14 January 2026

Europe News

Eastern flank must be prioritised for EU defence funding, leaders say

The Eastern Flank Watch is one of four flagship projects pitched by the European Commission to boost Europe's defence, but EU leaders have yet to endorse the proposal, which is currently light on details.

16 December 2025