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Defence commissioner role needs industrial policy focus - analysts
The puzzle of who will get the EU's next top jobs is still unfolding, as is the reshuffling of portfolios for the coming mandate, which could include a European defence commissioner - but what powers could this figure get? Could it clash with the foreign policy chief?
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Economy
Is Europe on the right footing for a war economy?
The concept of a "war economy" has resurfaced in European political and economic discourse. The term, historically associated with the mobilisation of a nation's resources towards a full-scale military conflict, now finds relevance in the context of geopolitical tensions.
Euronews Witness
Fearing Russian invasion Estonia's civilians heed their country's call to arms
EU member Estonia feels threatened by neighbour Russia. This year, the small NATO country will invest over 3% of its GDP to beef up its defence capabilities. It has also been hosting NATO exercises and training civilians in trench warfare, as EuronewsWitness reporter Hans von der Brelie discovered.
Euronews Witness
Poland: Europe's defence sentinel?
The Ukraine war and uncertainty about future US funding of NATO have rekindled fears about Europe's defence. Witness reporter Valerie Gauriat went to Poland to assess the potential for a spillover of the conflict into other parts of Europe and to gauge expectations of EU and NATO allies.
