EU leaders at a ‘Coalition of the Willing’ summit in Paris declared their readiness to commit to politically and legally binding guarantees for Ukraine which would be activated once a ceasefire enters into force.
The EU has launched a ‘Preparedness Union Strategy’ to enhance Europe’s capability to prevent and respond to emerging threats.
The EU Commission has announced an ambitious defence package to boost Europe’s defence capabilities including the raising up to EUR 150 billion on the capital markets.
The EU’s foreign policy chief and the Commission have presented a Joint Communication introducing a range of measures to strengthen the security and resilience of submarine cables.
The fifth annual Work Programme under the European Defence Fund, adopted Thursday by the EU Commission, has allocated over €1 billion to defence collaborative research and development projects.
The EU Council has added three Russian foreign military intelligence officers to the list of sanctions against Russia for conducting a series of cyberattacks against the Republic of Estonia in 2020.
The Commission gave a boost to Europe’s defence readiness Thursday announcing the first-ever EU-funded projects supporting common procurement of critical defence products by the EU Member States.
