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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

Saab CEO: NATO should give defence industry targets for war readiness

Defence

NATO should establish capability targets for the defence industry, not just its member states, Micael Johansson, the CEO of the...

2 minutes

Saab CEO: NATO should give defence industry targets for war readiness

FIREPOWER: What's next for Europe's defence push?

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Defence

Take a free trial of Euractiv Pro to get FIREPOWER in your inbox. Good morning and welcome to FIREPOWER. This morning,...

9 minutes

FIREPOWER: What's next for Europe's defence push?

Stoltenberg memoir reveals a NATO orchestra tightly conducted by Washington

Defence

Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg's new memoir lays bare how Washington choreographed almost every step the Western military alliance has...

5 minutes

Stoltenberg memoir reveals a NATO orchestra tightly conducted by Washington

UK follows France and Germany in boosting Belgium’s anti-drone efforts

Defence

The UK's new military chief announced on Sunday that London is deploying a drone defence team to Belgium, which saw...

2 minutes

UK follows France and Germany in boosting Belgium’s anti-drone efforts

France backs Belgium amid unprecedented drone sightings

Defence

Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken announced that Paris will send an anti-drone team to the country, which saw unprecedented drone...

3 minutes

France backs Belgium amid unprecedented drone sightings

FIREPOWER: The Commission goes deep south

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Defence

Take a free trial of Euractiv Pro to get FIREPOWER in your inbox. Good morning and welcome to FIREPOWER. This morning,...

11 minutes

FIREPOWER: The Commission goes deep south

FIREPOWER: Omnia omnibus

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Defence

Good morning and welcome to today's issue of FIREPOWER. Technical talks on the mini-omnibus went on late into the evening yesterday,...

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FIREPOWER: Omnia omnibus
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