Awaiting the ‘big bang’ in European defence

Published on February 6, 2025

The second von der Leyen Commission (2024–29) intends to elevate defence to be one of the European Union’s top priorities and we can expect more concrete plans to support this.

New EU institutional structures reflect changes in priorities, including the appointment of the first-ever EU Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, and the upgrade of the Subcommittee on Security and Defence in the European Parliament to a Standing Committee. The current Commission has also committed to building a European Defence Union to help replenish and upgrade European armed forces, increase capacity through flagship defence projects, develop a single market for defence and improve EU–NATO cooperation.

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