Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/10419/329906 
Year of Publication: 
2025
Series/Report no.: 
SWP Comment No. 38/2025
Publisher: 
Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP), Berlin
Abstract: 
The member states of the European Union are once again arguing about money. More specifically, they are arguing about how much they want to spend on defence, where this money should come from and whether they should spend it jointly. That Europe needs to defend itself better is not in dispute in Brussels or the national capitals. However, despite many discussions, summit decisions, documents and initiatives, it is still unclear what goals the EU should pursue or how it should spend money to improve European defence capabilities. In addition to fresh funding, what is needed above all is agreement on shared European objectives. This would enable the continuation and strengthening of military support for Ukraine, the creation of a single market for armaments and services and the financing of these from the EU budget.
Subjects: 
European Defence Industry Programme (EDIP)
Europe's defence capabilities
military support for Ukraine
single market for armaments
US President Donald Trump
NATO
US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth
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Document Type: 
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