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Aurélie Pugnet

Chief Defence Correspondent

Aurélie is the Chief Defence Correspondent at Euractiv. She joined as a Global Europe and Defence reporter in the spring 2023 from Bruxelles2, where she had also followed the EU foreign policy and defence as well as NATO for several years. In the spring of 2024, she took over the Politics team, guiding the coverage of the European Elections, which saw a surge in far-right movements across the continent. Aurélie studied International law and relations before jumping into journalism at Lille’s journalism school. She is French, and also speaks English and German.
  • Location: Brussels
  • Languages: French, English, German
  • Expertise: ’Strategic autonomy', security and defence policy, defence industry, NATO, European and American geopolitics
  • Location expertise: Europe, France, USA

Latest posts from Aurélie Pugnet

FIREPOWER: You can't fight a war naked

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Defence

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7 minutes

FIREPOWER: You can't fight a war naked

Moody’s credit boss warns EU leaders to think carefully about defence spending

Defence

We don’t care whether you spend on defence or on farmers, but focus on growth. That, in a nutshell, is...

3 minutes

Moody’s credit boss warns EU leaders to think carefully about defence spending

FIREPOWER: High North meeting says it's hybrid war

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Defence

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7 minutes

FIREPOWER: High North meeting says it's hybrid war

Don’t tell us how to make weapons: 500-year old gunmaker Beretta to EU

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Defence

The EU should push defence companies to innovate to replace harmful materials rather than calling for bans that could jeopardise...

3 minutes

Don’t tell us how to make weapons: 500-year old gunmaker Beretta to EU

FIREPOWER: Over 20 countries back NATO PURL initiative

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Defence

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7 minutes

FIREPOWER: Over 20 countries back NATO PURL initiative

EU preparing to train soldiers in post-ceasefire Ukraine, says top General

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Defence

European military officials are drawing up plans to move the EU's training of Ukrainian soldiers from Europe to Ukraine once...

3 minutes

EU preparing to train soldiers in post-ceasefire Ukraine, says top General

FIREPOWER: Interview with EU's top General, and the week ahead

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Defence

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FIREPOWER: Interview with EU's top General, and the week ahead
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