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Germany Approves Draft 2027 Budget to Rapidly Ramp Up Defence Spending

Parliament will decide whether special‑fund borrowing to rebuild the Bundeswehr, alongside commitments of multiyear aid to Ukraine, goes ahead.

France‑Germany Combat Jet Project Ends as Tank Program Faces Funding Test

France and Germany End Trilateral FCAS Fighter Project

Poland and Germany Clash Over Use of €6.6 Billion EU Peace Fund for Ukraine

France and Germany Abandon Joint SCAF Manned Fighter

Italy Set to Submit Mini-Request From EU SAFE After Cabinet Split

Poland Becomes First to Draw EU SAFE Loans With €44 Billion Defense Deal

Ex-NATO Chief Calls for New European Defense Bloc as Merz Reaffirms NATO

MEPs Push for Rapid EU Defense Union to Operate Without NATO

Experts Unveil ‘Sparta2’ Plan to Cut Europe’s Reliance on U.S. Defense

Youth Lift Pro‑EU Sentiment in Catalonia as Support Grows for Joint Security

Macron Says U.S., Russia and China Are ‘Dead Against’ Europe as France and Greece Renew Defense Pact

Macron and Mitsotakis Renew Franco‑Greek Defense Pact, Add Broader Strategic Deal

France and Germany Order Fresh FCAS Talks After Mediation Fails

Macron and Tusk Cement Franco-Polish Defense Ties in Gdansk

Mattarella in Prague Calls NATO More Vital, Presses Fast-Track EU Defense

USS Gerald R. Ford Diverted to Crete After Onboard Fire Halts Middle East Mission

Polish President Vetoes Law Enabling €44 Billion EU Defence Loan

Germany Rebukes French Defense Effort as Berlin Rejects EU Borrowing Push

German Industry Leaders Press FCAS Split as Macron Moves to Save the Fighter Program