Charles Cohen Archives | Euractiv https://www.euractiv.com/authors/charles-cohen/ News & EU policy from Europe, for Europe Wed, 12 Nov 2025 17:41:52 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.euractiv.com/content/uploads/sites/2/2025/09/Amended-Avatar-Logo-_-RGB-black-and-white_small-1-150x150.png Charles Cohen Archives | Euractiv https://www.euractiv.com/authors/charles-cohen/ 32 32 FIREPOWER: What’s next for Europe’s defence push? https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-whats-next-for-europes-defence-push/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:26:56 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2324923 Explainer: What’s next for Europe’s defence push? https://www.euractiv.com/news/explainer-whats-next-for-europes-defence-push/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 05:00:55 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2324646 FIREPOWER: The Commission goes deep south https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-the-commission-goes-deep-south/ Fri, 07 Nov 2025 08:53:01 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2323635 FIREPOWER: Omnia omnibus https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-omnia-omnibus/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 07:31:52 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2323048 EU agrees to open Horizon research fund to defence projects https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-parliament-and-council-opens-horizon-europe-to-dual-use-projects/ Thu, 06 Nov 2025 05:02:49 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2322941 FIREPOWER: Long-term perspective means EU jobs, says Patria https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-long-term-perspective-means-eu-jobs-says-patria/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 09:42:57 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2322448 EU poised to back dual-use rule for research funds https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-poised-to-back-dual-use-rule-for-research-funds/ Wed, 05 Nov 2025 05:00:28 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2322046 FIREPOWER: Ex-NATO chief Rasmussen enters guns vs butter debate https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-ex-nato-chief-rasmussen-enters-guns-vs-butter-debate/ Tue, 04 Nov 2025 08:22:28 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2321819 FIREPOWER: Biodefence catches the EU’s eye https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-biodefence-catches-the-eus-eye/ Mon, 03 Nov 2025 08:39:28 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2321330 FIREPOWER: The Europeans keeping their US troops https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-the-europeans-keeping-their-us-troops/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 07:06:42 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2320767 Borders, bottlenecks, and bureaucracy: the barriers to moving troops from Lisbon to Lviv https://www.euractiv.com/news/borders-bottlenecks-and-bureaucracy-the-barriers-to-moving-troops-from-lisbon-to-lviv/ Fri, 31 Oct 2025 05:00:03 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2319423 FIREPOWER: You can’t fight a war naked https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-you-cant-fight-a-war-naked/ Thu, 30 Oct 2025 07:48:45 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2320152 FIREPOWER: High North meeting says it’s hybrid war https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-high-north-meeting-says-its-hybrid-war/ Wed, 29 Oct 2025 08:12:08 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2319520 FIREPOWER: Over 20 countries back NATO PURL initiative https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-over-20-countries-back-nato-purl-initiative/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 07:36:38 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2318907 FIREPOWER: Interview with EU’s top General, and the week ahead https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-interview-with-eus-top-general-and-the-week-ahead/ Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:08:14 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2318394 FIREPOWER: National leaders move to fill defence potholes exposed by the roadmap https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-national-leaders-move-to-fill-defence-potholes-exposed-by-the-roadmap/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 07:37:51 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2317819 National leaders to Commission: We’ll plug the defence gaps – see you in 2026 https://www.euractiv.com/news/national-leaders-to-commission-well-plug-the-defence-gaps-see-you-in-2026/ Fri, 24 Oct 2025 04:02:00 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2317706 Spain joins NATO initiative to buy US weapons for Ukraine https://www.euractiv.com/news/spain-joins-nato-initiative-to-buy-us-weapons-for-ukraine/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 09:16:18 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2317292 FIREPOWER: What to expect from today’s EUCO https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-what-to-expect-from-todays-euco/ Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:02:56 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2317190 FIREPOWER: SAFE spending plans shaping up in line with Commission vision https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-safe-spending-plans-shaping-up-in-line-with-commission-vision/ Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:27:17 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2316602 The quest to bolster EDIP’s budget https://www.euractiv.com/news/the-quest-to-bolster-edips-budget/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 17:46:00 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2315883 Cyprus drops defence as a Council Presidency priority https://www.euractiv.com/news/defence-lies-low-in-cyprus-priorities/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 15:25:44 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2315967 FIREPOWER: EUCO presumes smooth-sailing for EDIP https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-euco-presumes-smooth-sailing-for-edip/ Tue, 21 Oct 2025 07:20:21 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2315768 FIREPOWER: Indra set to grow in Europe, but what about the Brits? https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-indra-set-to-grow-in-europe-but-what-about-the-brits/ Mon, 20 Oct 2025 06:53:44 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2315266 FIREPOWER: White smoke for EDIP https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-white-smoke-for-edip/ Fri, 17 Oct 2025 07:46:05 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2314571 Co-legislators break months-long EDIP impasse https://www.euractiv.com/news/co-legislators-break-months-long-edip-impasse/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 20:50:02 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2314476 Defence Readiness Roadmap: ideas rich but cash poor https://www.euractiv.com/news/defence-readiness-roadmap-ideas-rich-but-cash-poor/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 15:36:53 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2314262 FIREPOWER: Readiness Roadmap today, but where’s the money? https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-readiness-roadmap-today-but-wheres-the-money/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 06:47:20 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2314006 Over half of NATO countries commit to buying US weapons for Ukraine  https://www.euractiv.com/news/over-half-of-nato-countries-commit-to-buying-us-weapons-for-ukraine/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 13:58:17 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2313629 Finland to revert and make PURL contribution, Defence Minister says https://www.euractiv.com/news/finland-to-revert-and-make-purl-contribution-defence-minister-says/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 10:15:42 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2313438 FIREPOWER: Taking you through defence ministers’ 14-hour day https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-taking-you-through-defence-ministers-14-hour-day/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 06:14:07 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2313363 Pressure heats up on NATO countries to buy US weapons for Ukraine https://www.euractiv.com/news/pressure-heats-up-on-nato-countries-to-buy-us-weapons-for-ukraine/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:00:54 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2313142 A new push to free NATO missions of national constraints https://www.euractiv.com/news/a-new-push-to-free-nato-missions-of-national-constraints/ Wed, 15 Oct 2025 04:00:20 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2313010 FIREPOWER: New French defence minister redux https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-new-french-defence-minister-redux/ Tue, 14 Oct 2025 09:25:10 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2312846 FIREPOWER: Pressure to pay into PURL mounts https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-pressure-to-pay-into-purl-mounts/ Mon, 13 Oct 2025 07:21:42 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2312212 FIREPOWER: Get ahead of next week’s NATO and FAC meetings https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-get-ahead-of-next-weeks-nato-and-fac-meetings/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 07:28:22 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2311493 The mountain to move to make headway on EDIP  https://www.euractiv.com/news/the-mountain-to-move-to-make-headway-on-edip/ Fri, 10 Oct 2025 04:00:09 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2311323 FIREPOWER: Auditors tool up for future defence scrutiny https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-auditors-tool-up-for-future-defence-scrutiny/ Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:08:10 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2310842 Drone wall turns a ‘littoral’ corner as EU eyes southern flank https://www.euractiv.com/news/drone-wall-turns-a-littoral-corner-as-eu-eyes-southern-flank/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:51:27 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2310636 FIREPOWER: Mini omnibus goes to Coreper today https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-mini-omnibus-goes-to-coreper-today/ Wed, 08 Oct 2025 07:19:32 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2310074 Council and Parliament ditch EDIP talks with no deal in sight https://www.euractiv.com/news/council-and-parliament-ditch-edip-talks-with-no-deal-in-sight/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:57:25 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2309913 FIREPOWER: Exclusive poll finds defence support high, but slipping https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-exclusive-poll-finds-defence-support-high-but-slipping/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 07:02:07 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2309397 Co-legislators in Strasbourg to break EDIP budget and eligibility deadlock https://www.euractiv.com/news/co-legislators-in-strasbourg-to-break-edip-budget-and-eligibility-deadlock/ Tue, 07 Oct 2025 04:00:58 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2309144 Le Maire pick suggests defence prioritised amid French political chaos https://www.euractiv.com/news/le-maire-pick-suggests-defence-prioritised-amid-french-political-chaos/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:19:17 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2308918 FIREPOWER: A plenary week plagued by EDIP https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-a-plenary-week-plagued-by-edip/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 07:04:48 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2308820 Commission seeks new funding ideas to surge EU drone production https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-seeks-new-funding-ideas-to-surge-eu-drone-production/ Mon, 06 Oct 2025 04:00:35 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2308599 Commission sticks to French-proposed rules on UK access to €150 billion defence loans https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-sticks-to-french-proposed-rules-on-uk-access-to-e150-billion-defence-loans/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:26:49 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2308249 FIREPOWER: Military mobility next in simplification crusade https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-military-mobility-next-in-simplification-crusade/ Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:47:40 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2308250 French army declares readiness to down drones entering its airspace https://www.euractiv.com/news/french-army-declares-readiness-to-down-drones-entering-its-airspace/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 15:25:26 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2307844 FIREPOWER: Europe’s defence ministers ‘junior’ no more https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-europes-defence-ministers-junior-no-more/ Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:34:07 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2307613 FIREPOWER: EU dual-use research finds consensus with caveats https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-eu-dual-use-research-finds-consensus-with-caveats/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 06:39:57 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2306949 Europe’s ‘drone wall’ only as strong as the armies behind it, industry warns https://www.euractiv.com/news/europes-drone-wall-only-as-strong-as-the-armies-behind-it-industry-warns/ Wed, 01 Oct 2025 04:00:30 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2306034 Zelenskyy wants Europe to commit $1 billion in military aid every month  https://www.euractiv.com/news/zelenskyy-wants-europe-to-commit-1-billion-in-military-aid-every-month/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:37:20 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2306354 FIREPOWER: More meetings, more power, and more drones https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-more-meetings-more-power-and-more-drones/ Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:29:54 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2306364 FIREPOWER: Defence the Chefsache for EU leaders in Copenhagen https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-defence-the-chefsache-for-eu-leaders-in-copenhagen/ Mon, 29 Sep 2025 06:15:32 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2305671 Europe lays foundation for Eastern Flank Watch https://www.euractiv.com/news/europe-lays-foundation-for-eastern-flank-watch/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 15:24:06 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2305292 FIREPOWER: Europe designs its drone wall https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-europe-designs-its-drone-wall/ Fri, 26 Sep 2025 06:35:04 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2305075 Kyiv called in to help Brussels build ‘drone wall’ along eastern flank https://www.euractiv.com/news/kyiv-called-in-to-help-brussels-build-drone-wall-along-eastern-flank/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:39:00 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2304876 FIREPOWER: Trump sells out US European stocks https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-trump-sells-out-us-european-stocks/ Thu, 25 Sep 2025 07:01:29 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2304423 FIREPOWER: Kubilius’ defence Big Bangs https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-kubilius-defence-big-bangs/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 06:35:34 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2303747 EXCLUSIVE: EU defence chief says ‘drone wall’ could be ready in a year https://www.euractiv.com/news/exclusive-eu-defence-chief-says-drone-wall-could-be-ready-in-a-year/ Wed, 24 Sep 2025 04:00:04 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2303684 FIREPOWER: More money for EDIP, but where from? https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-more-money-for-edip-but-where-from/ Tue, 23 Sep 2025 08:00:56 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2303189 FIREPOWER: Today’s EDIP talks challenge EU unity on defence https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-todays-edip-talks-challenge-eu-unity-on-defence/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 07:18:10 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2302574 Budget and eligibility rows loom over EU’s EDIP talks https://www.euractiv.com/news/budget-and-eligibility-rows-loom-over-eus-edip-talks/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 04:00:24 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2302226 FIREPOWER: Eastern Sentry mapped, but what’s in a drone wall? https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-eastern-sentry-mapped-but-whats-in-a-drone-wall/ Fri, 19 Sep 2025 07:39:55 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2301988 Commission given green light for talks on UK, Canada entry into SAFE defence loans scheme https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-clears-commission-talks-on-uk-canada-entry-into-safe-defence-loans-scheme/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 15:17:40 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2300985 FIREPOWER: Greenlighting SAFE access https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-greenlighting-safe-access/ Wed, 17 Sep 2025 06:55:06 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2300829 Sweden to boost defence spending to meet NATO target https://www.euractiv.com/news/sweden-to-boost-defence-spending-to-meet-nato-target/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 16:27:02 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2299992 FIREPOWER: Greece and Cyprus come out against Turkey joining SAFE https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-greece-and-cyprus-come-out-against-turkey-joining-safe/ Mon, 15 Sep 2025 05:51:21 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2299748 EU countries push France to accept UK and Canadian access to €150bn defence scheme https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-pushes-france-to-accept-uk-and-canadian-access-to-e150bn-defence-scheme/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 16:01:59 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2299241 Denmark revamps air-defence in record €7.7 billion investment https://www.euractiv.com/news/denmark-revamps-air-defence-in-record-e5-billion-defence-investment/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 08:38:33 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2299134 FIREPOWER: EDIP technical talks begin as Russia starts military exercise https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-edip-technical-talks-begin-as-russia-starts-military-exercise/ Fri, 12 Sep 2025 06:15:02 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2299081 Drones are Brussels’ new defence priority  https://www.euractiv.com/news/drones-are-brussels-new-defence-priority/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 15:38:35 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2297525 FIREPOWER: SAFE allocated, but France blocking its expansion https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-safe-allocated-but-france-blocking-its-expansion/ Wed, 10 Sep 2025 05:00:38 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2297494 Commission allocates two-thirds of EU’s €150 billion SAFE defence loans to five countries https://www.euractiv.com/news/commission-allocates-two-thirds-of-eus-e150-billion-safe-defence-loans-to-five-countries/ Tue, 09 Sep 2025 16:57:36 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2297028 Denmark stands by Ukrainian arms maker facing corruption probe https://www.euractiv.com/news/denmark-stands-by-ukrainian-arms-maker-facing-corruption-probe/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 16:04:13 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2296597 FIREPOWER: New Ukraine NATO ambassador’s push on PURL https://www.euractiv.com/news/newukrainenatoambassadorpurl/ Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:00:48 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2296452 FIREPOWER: EDIP talks hit supply chain quagmire https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-edip-talks-hit-supply-chain-quagmire/ Fri, 05 Sep 2025 06:20:01 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2295732 FIREPOWER: EDIP is back, and here’s the timeline https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-edip-is-back-and-heres-the-timeline/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 07:35:12 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2294726 Brussels wakes up to long-overlooked military mobility challenge https://www.euractiv.com/news/brussels-wakes-up-to-long-overlooked-military-mobility-challenge/ Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:29:27 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2294364 EU defence agency warns rising budgets still undermined by fragmentation https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-defence-agency-warns-rising-budgets-still-undermined-by-fragmentation/ Tue, 02 Sep 2025 03:24:10 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2293941 FIREPOWER: Kallas’ struggle with member states as von der Leyen, Kubilius tour them https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-kallas-struggle-with-member-states-as-von-der-leyen-kubilius-tour-them/ Mon, 01 Sep 2025 08:45:22 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2293807 Von der Leyen: the Commission will disburse all €150 billion in SAFE defence loans https://www.euractiv.com/news/von-der-leyen-the-commission-will-disburse-all-e150-billion-in-safe-defence-loans/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:37:31 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2293254 FIREPOWER: Europe’s summer of turning money into munitions https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-europes-summer-of-turning-money-into-munitions/ Fri, 29 Aug 2025 13:27:53 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2293304 Who’s in and who’s out of Ukraine’s ‘reassurance force’ https://www.euractiv.com/news/whos-in-and-whos-out-of-ukraines-reassurance-force/ Thu, 28 Aug 2025 04:00:10 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2292269 How non-EU firms can tap into Brussels’ €150 billion defence plan https://www.euractiv.com/news/how-non-eu-firms-can-tap-into-brussels-e150-billion-defence-plan/ Tue, 26 Aug 2025 04:00:01 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2291649 Nearly half Europe’s aid for Ukraine coming from procurement rather than stockpiles, says think tank https://www.euractiv.com/news/nearly-half-europes-aid-for-ukraine-coming-from-procurement-rather-than-stockpiles-says-think-tank/ Tue, 12 Aug 2025 13:53:20 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2289094 Europe’s wind farm army https://www.euractiv.com/news/europes-wind-farm-army/ Mon, 11 Aug 2025 04:00:53 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2284568 FIREPOWER: Why European arms makers are in Ukraine https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-why-european-arms-makers-are-in-ukraine/ Fri, 08 Aug 2025 14:39:50 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2288631 Croatia to tap EU’s €150 bln defence loan pool to arm Ukraine  https://www.euractiv.com/news/croatia-to-tap-eus-e150-bln-defence-loan-pool-to-arm-ukraine/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 12:15:42 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2287574 SAFE: Where the EU27 stands on the Commission’s €150 billion defence loans https://www.euractiv.com/news/safe-where-the-eu27-stands-on-the-commissions-e150-billion-defence-loans/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 10:07:30 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2285705 How a fertiliser crunch made Europe’s defence industry more vulnerable https://www.euractiv.com/news/how-a-fertiliser-crunch-made-europes-defence-industry-more-vulnerable/ Wed, 06 Aug 2025 03:41:34 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2280348 Sweden follows the Netherlands in sending multi-million military package to Ukraine https://www.euractiv.com/news/sweden-follows-the-netherlands-in-sending-multi-million-military-package-to-ukraine/ Tue, 05 Aug 2025 13:52:33 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2287042 Bids for Commission’s defence loans programme ‘well above’ €150 billion https://www.euractiv.com/news/bids-for-commissions-defence-loans-programme-well-above-e150-billion/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 10:15:33 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2286460 FIREPOWER: Trump sparks NATO surveillance aircraft rethink https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-trump-sparks-nato-surveillance-aircraft-rethink/ Fri, 01 Aug 2025 16:37:33 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2286290 Eighteen countries draw on EU’s €150 billion SAFE defence loans scheme https://www.euractiv.com/news/eighteen-countries-draw-on-eus-e150-billion-safe-defence-loans-scheme/ Wed, 30 Jul 2025 10:47:21 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2284848 EU Commission still waiting on military lending proposals ahead of midnight deadline https://www.euractiv.com/news/eu-commission-still-waiting-on-military-lending-proposals-ahead-of-midnight-deadline/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 13:16:10 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2284469 FIREPOWER: France and friends in for EU’s €150bn SAFE defence fund https://www.euractiv.com/news/firepower-france-and-friends-in-for-eus-e150bn-safe-defence-fund/ Fri, 18 Jul 2025 16:09:22 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2280852 Von der Leyen’s mission impossible one-fits-all defence programme https://www.euractiv.com/news/von-der-leyens-mission-impossible-one-fits-all-defence-programme/ Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:50:15 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2280004 France positions itself as ‘driving force’ behind Europe’s rearmament https://www.euractiv.com/news/france-positions-itself-as-driving-force-behind-europes-rearmament/ Mon, 14 Jul 2025 12:33:43 +0000 https://www.euractiv.com/?post_type=news&p=2278375