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    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Europe Express
      The challenge of getting all Nato allies to spend more on defence Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Dutch health minister calls for more funds to treat long Covid

    • Monday, 20 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      EU agrees to supply Ukraine with 1mn artillery rounds within a year

      German weapons maker Rheinmetall says more subsidies are needed to ramp up European production

    • Friday, 17 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Turkey drops opposition to Finland’s bid to join Nato

      Move paves way for military alliance to expand its direct border with Russia

    • Wednesday, 15 March, 2023
      Europe Express
      Western officials to probe missing weapons promised to Ukraine Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: a crackdown on EU lawmakers’ sweet post-mandate deals

    • Tuesday, 14 March, 2023
      Deutsche Bundeswehr
      Germany’s military upgrade to take ‘half a century’ at current pace, says report

      Parliamentary commissioner for armed forces says sluggish procurement is hindering improvements

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Thales SA
      Thales targets capacity boost to meet growing military demand

      French group shores up supply chain as European nations boost defence budgets in response to Ukraine war

    • Wednesday, 8 March, 2023
      Europe Express
      EU haggles over more ammunition for Ukraine — and itself Premium content

      Also in today’s newsletter: the widening impact of Italy’s migrant tragedy

    • Friday, 3 March, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Germany seeks to buy Leopard tanks from Switzerland

      Purchase of mothballed vehicles would allow allies to backfill their stocks as they cobble together shipments for Ukraine

    • Thursday, 2 March, 2023
      News in-depthGerman politics
      Scholz struggles to reset German defence policy

      Chancellor under pressure over military spending as reality fails to match newly assertive rhetoric

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      News in-depthAustria
      ‘Austrian neutrality is peace policy in action’: Vienna’s stance leaves it isolated

      Chancellor has reaffirmed country’s position while boosting defence budget but critics say strategy is inadequate

    • Monday, 27 February, 2023
      The Big Read
      Arming Ukraine: how war forced the EU to rewrite defence policy

      Brussels ripped up its playbook with a bold move to use a recently formed fund to send billions of euros in weapons to Kyiv

    • Sunday, 26 February, 2023
      Thales SA
      Thales steps up hiring as defence spending booms

      Chief executive plans to recruit 12,000 workers as European nations arm Ukraine and bolster their own defences

    • Tuesday, 21 February, 2023
      News in-depthHungary
      Orbán expands his grip to Hungary’s military and defence industry

      Budapest’s ambivalence on Russia and deteriorating US ties cause concern among Nato allies

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      EU energy
      Netherlands warns of Russian attempts to sabotage its energy infrastructure

      Dutch military intelligence reports on activities indicating espionage and other potential disturbance

    • Monday, 20 February, 2023
      Europe Express
      Why Europe is finally taking joint arms procurement seriously Premium content

      Also in this newsletter: Dutch kick out more Russians in long-running spy game

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Germany’s bold policy shift remains a work in progress

      Berlin must strengthen its long-term contribution to European security

    • Wednesday, 15 February, 2023
      Global InsightHenry Foy
      A year of war in Ukraine has left Europe’s armouries dry

      Reality of sustaining Kyiv’s army through a long, bloody conflict is dawning on the west

    • Thursday, 2 February, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Ukrainian troops to start training on Leopard 2 tanks next week

      Six-week programme is part of European nations’ pledge to rapidly deploy vehicles to Kyiv

    • Tuesday, 31 January, 2023
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Nato’s weapons stockpiles need urgent replenishment

      Russia’s attack on Ukraine shows western militaries are ill-equipped for war

    • Wednesday, 25 January, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      US and Germany prepare to send tanks to Ukraine

      Delivery of M1 Abrams and Leopard 2 vehicles would be significant policy shift for Washington and Berlin

    • Tuesday, 24 January, 2023
      German reluctance over tanks threatens arms sales, officials warn

      European defence co-operation at risk, say Polish, Slovak and industry representatives

    • Monday, 23 January, 2023
      War in Ukraine
      Poland to seek Berlin’s approval to send tanks to Ukraine

      German foreign minister says Warsaw is yet to ask permission but will ‘not stand in the way’

    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      France
      Macron to boost French defence spending in response to Ukraine war

      Military budget increase aims to bring France in line with Nato spending commitments

    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      German politics
      Defence minister faces ‘Herculean task’ of making Germany combat-ready

      Boris Pistorius will be under pressure from allies to step up help to Ukraine

    • Friday, 16 December, 2022
      Sylvie Kauffmann
      Now could be Poland’s moment — but it needs to play by the rules

      Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has given the country an opportunity, if it can only let go of its old hostilities

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