Despite advances in gender equality, women remain outnumbered by men in international security and defence positions, ambassadors and experts have told Euronews. This is especially true when it comes to … Read More
France signed an agreement this week to provide Poland with two reconnaissance satellites and a receiving station to help the government better detect early threats through satellite imagery. The deal … Read More
Defence investments in Europe are increasing but stockpiles are “almost empty” and critical defence capabilities are lacking, the European Union’s top diplomat said on Thursday. “The war in Ukraine has … Read More
EU countries are planning to increase their defence expenditure by €70 billion by 2025 in order to fill existing capability gaps, according to the EU’s foreign policy chief. Speaking in … Read More
The European Commission on Thursday unveiled proposals to boost the bloc’s cyber defence capacities and make it easy and quicker for armed forces to cross internal borders. “The security environment … Read More
Germany is ready to become a leader on European security and must become the “best equipped armed force” in Europe, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Friday. “As the most populous … Read More
“Any Frenchman is a soldier and owes himself to the defence of the nation,” declared the Jourdan Act of 1798, pioneering the concept of universal military service. Almost two centuries … Read More
What’s two per cent of GDP? Ever since NATO defence ministers agreed to spend that quota on their military budgets annually, it’s been a stick with which the big spenders … Read More
Just like NATO, the European Union has its own mutual defence clause. Yet Sweden and Finland’s decision to join the transatlantic alliance in the wake of Russia’s war in Ukraine … Read More
Sweden’s ruling party has joined Finland in confirming its desire to join NATO after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine sparked a surge of support for joining the security alliance. But what is … Read More
