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Europe strengthens its strategic autonomy; EIB triples defense financing

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Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission and Mark Rutte, Secretary General of NATO giving press statements ahead of the European Security College meeting. (Photo source: https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/)

Eastern Flank drones wall - european leaders' priority

The operationalization of the Eastern Flank Drone Wall of NATO and the EU is the main topic on the agenda of the informal meeting of the European Council to be held today in Copenhagen, Denmark, said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the...

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The EU's State of the Eastern Flank: military surveillance of the Black Sea, drone wall for the Baltics

Ursula von der Leyen announced the launch of a major project dedicated to the defense of Europe's eastern flank, with a focus on the Black Sea area, which she described as "the cornerstone of a credible defense."...

The acquisition of the HISAR corvette passes Parliament, controversies remain

Romania's naval projects, part of the EU plan to strengthen the Eastern Shield

Romania's maritime and naval projects could be included in the joint projects to defend the borders and strengthen the Eastern Shield from Finland to Bulgaria, said Ursula von der Leyen, President of the European Commission, yesterday at the...

Andrius Kubilius argues that stimulating joint military procurement between member states could have a direct impact on the economic efficiency of production: "If member states purchase jointly, which means larger contracts, the average production price drops by 70%. (Photo source: https://audiovisual.ec.europa.eu/)

Europe is vulnerable: Commissioner Andrius Kubilius calls for massive investment in defence

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...

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Berlin and Vienna reset their defense policies

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...

European leaders agreed on the need to accelerate joint projects in priority capability areas, in a logic of complementarity with NATO, also making use of the mechanisms offered by SAFE. The European Defence Agency will play a central role in this effort, by facilitating the aggregation of demand and coordinating Member States' initiatives, and the support of the Commission and the High Representative is essential to turn these plans into reality. (Photo source: https://newsroom.consilium.europa.eu)

Crucial decision of the European Council: EU enters the era of common defense

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...

NATO and EU demand speed of production, scaling and innovation from defense companies

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...

Global Defense Industry Hits Record Stock Market Highs

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...

From Brexit to strategic alliance: EU-UK pact changes the rules of the game in European security

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...

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Achiziţiile militare comune riscă să fie contestate la CJUE

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,...

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Joint military procurement risks being challenged at the CJEU

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,...

Sources: "Beyond official announcements, the real price of the Turkish corvette will far exceed 300 million euros"

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...

Occasional tensions, solid partnership; What do Romanian-American relations look like in the new geopolitical reality?

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

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...

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Ursula von der Leyen: "EU countries must increase their defense spending by 1.5% of GDP"

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...

Volodimir Zelensky and Manfred Weber (Photo source: facebook/Manfred Weber)

EPP calls for a just peace: "Nothing about Ukraine without Ukraine"

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...

The Presidency of Klaus Iohannis - tragedies, crises and political decline

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...

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Rapid replenishment of arms stocks - a priority at European level

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...

Military crisis in Europe: although allocated budgets are increasing, defense remains fragile

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...

Let's win the election by tweaking the budget!

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...

Mars: "From a macroeconomic point of view, the defense effort has no fixed optimal limit, expressed as a percentage of GDP. It all depends on the threats a nation faces and its size. NATO recommends a target of 2% of GDP for defense spending, however, during the Cold War, this value was at least 3%".

Mars analysis: "European states must invest massively in the defense industry"

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...

Nicu Fălcoi stated: "Over time, the defense industry in Romania has been deeply politicized. People who were not only businessmen were put in charge of the companies subordinated to Romarm, who did not know how to bring such a company to profit. That's why most of the state companies in the defense industry are losing money, the Minister of Economy, Radu Oprea, came up with a strategy regarding this field, but it's a statement of good intentions and that's about it".

Nicu Fălcoi: "The only solution is the privatization of state companies in the defense industry"

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...

New financial instruments for financing military expenditure

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...

NATO increases military support to Ukraine, Zelensky wants more

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...

For American investors in our country, the major problem is the lack of fiscal predictability

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...

The German concern Rheinmetall wants to expand its production from Mediaş

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...

President Klaus Iohannis (left) had, on Tuesday evening, a meeting at the White House with American leader Joe Biden.

Iohannis' candidacy for the headship of NATO failed in Washington

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, deficit over 2% of GDP, decision in the Roşia Montana case, air and maritime Schengen

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...

In a post on the official pages on the X and Telegram networks, Maria Zakharova writes: "For the first time, a representative of the Western regimes spoke so openly about the essence of what is happening. It is not a matter of "love for Ukrainians ", which the Westerners practically destroyed and because of the desire of the United States to maintain its hegemony, to maintain its fading role in world affairs. There is no trace of creativity left in the American approach to international relations . The liberal-democrats only know how to destroy, believing that this ability is a guarantee of domination. And the task of the European Union at the current stage is to provide as aid to Ukraine cartridges purchased with the money of its own citizens, whose opinion no one asked them (Photo source: https://mid.ru/)

Russia, dissatisfied with the European application of armaments to Ukraine

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...

Ciolacu buries Dăncilă's corvettes: the Naval Forces remain without battleships

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...

Financial February: Ciolacu throws the Roşia Montană "firecracker" into the public space

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...

SIPRI: The war in Ukraine doubled the import of weapons to Europe

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...

Calendar of sanctions imposed on Russia

• February 23, 2022

Ursula von der Leyen (Photo: facebook / European Commission)

Ursula von der Leyen wants to be reinstated as president of the European Commission

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...

Jens Stoltenberg: "If Putin wins in Ukraine, it would be a message for President Xi and what happens today in Ukraine can happen tomorrow in Taiwan"

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...