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European armies only have 50% of the means we need today, according to NATO objectives, said European Commissioner for Defence, Andrius Kubilius, in an interview with Euractiv. That is why the European Commission official stresses the urgency of...

Germany and Austria are increasingly taking a clear view of the threat posed by the Russian Federation, and the discourse of officials in the two countries indicates a profound transformation in the strategic mentality of Central Europe. In...

The leaders of the 27 member states of the European Union decided yesterday in Brussels to accelerate the transformation of the community bloc into a credible and effective actor in the field of defense, capable of reacting to the entire spectrum...

Europe must reach a level of complete readiness by 2030, capable of deterring any threat, is the joint message conveyed yesterday by Mark Rutte - NATO Secretary General - and Ursula von der Leyen - President of the European Commission, at the...

Defense companies play a key role in shaping global security, supplying everything from fighter jets and missiles to advanced cyber systems, and in 2025, the valuations of major defense contractors rose to record highs amid ongoing armed...

The representatives of the European Union and Great Britain are to sign a defense and security pact today in London, a gesture with a strong symbolic and strategic charge, at a time marked by global geopolitical turbulence, according to an...

Finanţarea de către Comisia Europeană a achiziţiilor militare comune riscă să fie contestată la Curtea de Justiţie a Uniunii Europene potrivit textului unei scrisori înaintată către Ursula von der Leyen şi către Antonio Costa, de Roberta Metsola,...

The European Commission's financing of joint military procurement risks being challenged at the Court of Justice of the European Union, according to the text of a letter sent to Ursula von der Leyen and Antonio Costa by Roberta Metsola,...

The recent acquisition of a Turkish Hisar OPV corvette by the Romanian state is not just a simple military transaction, but seems to be the opening of a new chapter in the strategic collaboration between Romania and Turkey in the field of...

The recent decision of the Trump Administration to indefinitely suspend the Visa Waiver program for Romania and a series of articles published by American media close to the Republican camp have raised fears among some leaders of political...

Ten years of presidency ended with a resignation, with Klaus Iohannis thus ending his two terms not in glory, but in disgrace. On February 10, the former president announced his resignation in order to avoid a political crisis generated by the...

Europe has entered a new era of rearmament and is ready to massively increase its defense spending, by 1.5% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of each member state of the European Union, said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European...

Any peace agreement must respect Ukraine's sovereignty and be negotiated with its participation on the principle of "Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine, nothing about Europe without Europe", states the final declaration of the...

Klaus Iohannis is leaving Cotroceni today. Definitively, following his resignation, after having served two full terms as president of the country, plus an almost two-month extension granted by the Constitutional Court. Iohannis is leaving...

EU countries that are also NATO members must increase their arms stocks more quickly, said European Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius, yesterday, at the annual conference of the European Defence Agency, according to the Euractiv website. The...

Europe faces a significant shortage of military personnel and an insufficiency of defense capabilities, despite increased spending on this sector since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, according to a report prepared by the British...

The preparation of the campaigns for the presidential and parliamentary elections that will take place on November 24, respectively December 1, led the Government to increase the amount of budget expenditures in the second month of autumn in...

European states living under the threat of the Russian Federation must invest massively in the production capacities of the national defense industry, says an analysis by the think-tank Mars (formerly the 2 March Foundation - 2-Mars) published in...

The only solution is the privatization of the state companies in the defense industry subordinated to Romarm, if we want this sector of economic activity to modernize and become a competitive one, deputy Nicu Fălcoi (USR), vice-president of the...

In the context of the increase in defense spending at the European level and the need to quickly equip the Romanian armed forces with the latest equipment and technology, compatible with those of NATO allies, in order to ensure the stability of...

The representatives of the 32 NATO member states approved yesterday a substantial package of military support for Ukraine, a package that provides, among other things, the sending of 5 Patriot systems, a SAMP-T system, dozens of tactical air...

The lack of fiscal predictability is an acute problem for American investors in our country, the representatives of the American Chamber of Commerce in Romania (AmCham) stated yesterday, during the press conference in which they presented the...

Reporter: I'll start with an awkward question. What prompted the people from Rheinmetall to return to Romania, after the failure of the joint venture they had with Uzina Automecanica Moreni? What attracted Rheinmetall representatives...

Klaus Iohannis was woken up to reality by American President Joe Biden, who did not give him any sign of US support for the candidacy for the position of NATO Secretary General, rather he would have asked him to think about supporting Ukraine by...

Social convulsions have been a constant in the first three months of the current year, with a peak in January, when almost half of the country's major cities were blocked by farmers' and transporters' protests, which lasted for three...

The way in which Brussels officials seek to create all kinds of legislative artifices aimed at allowing derogations from the Treaty on the Functioning of the Union, in order to allow the allocation of funds for common European armament purposes...

In yesterday's meeting, the Ciolacu government repealed HG 48/2018 regarding the multifunctional corvette program through which the Romanian Naval Forces should have been endowed with four marine corvettes and through which the maintenance of...

Traditionally, the second month of the year should be marked by the beginning of the first parliamentary session and less by the visibility of the work carried out by the government, but the electoral year 2024 seems out of the ordinary, in view...

The war in Ukraine doubled the import of weapons in Europe, according to the report published yesterday by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), which shows that in the period 2019-2023 the import of military equipment and...

• February 23, 2022 

Ursula von der Leyen wants a new mandate as president of the European Commission, according to the statement made yesterday by her lordship during the press conference held alongside Friedrich Merz, the president of the CDU (Christian Democratic...

If Vladimir Putin wins the war in Ukraine, it will be a positive message for Chinese President Xi Jinping regarding the actions that the authorities in Beijing are considering for the invasion of Taiwan, Jens Stoltenberg said yesterday in...

Reporter: What is the situation of the defense industry in our country?

Ministerul Apărării Naţionale (MApN) va achiziţiona 200 de rachete pentru sistemele PATRIOT, costul fiind de peste un miliard de euro, demersul făcând parte dintr-un contract aliat, relatează Agerpres.

Comisiile de Apărare din cadrul Parlamentului au aprobat cu unanimitate de voturi solicitarea trimisă de Ministerul Apărării Naţionale privind achiziţia a 200 de rachete Patriot, pentru care ţara noastră va plăti aproximativ 1,08 miliarde euro,...

The Defense Committees of the Parliament unanimously approved the request sent by the Ministry of National Defense regarding the purchase of 200 Patriot missiles, for which our country will pay approximately 1.08 billion euros, excluding VAT. It...

Foreign investments, ensuring a transparent and efficient flow of financial capital and increasing human capital are essential for the reconstruction of Ukraine, argued the participants of the first day of the international conference...

Ministerul Apărării Naţionale doreşte să achiziţioneze 200 de rachete Patriot, pentru aproximativ 1,08 miliarde euro, fără TVA, în scopul consolidării capabilităţii de apărare aeriană cu baza la sol aferentă programului de înzestrare esenţial...

The Ministry of National Defense wants to acquire 200 Patriot missiles, for approximately 1.08 billion euros, excluding VAT, in order to strengthen the air defense capability with the ground base related to the essential endowment program...

The European Commission wants to create a single market in the field of defense, which will include establishing and securing the supply chains of the defense industry at the level of the EU bloc, mapping, monitoring, prioritizing orders, as well...