Procurement

There’s pressure to quickly agree on the spending rules for the Ukrainian loan, but countries are also fiercely fighting for their domestic arms industries.

Relying on foreign tech “can be weaponized against us,” says Commission’s Henna Virkkunen.

A controversial Whitehall gas contract is up for renewal. MPs and Ukrainian campaigners want the British state to change its supplier.

Both Kyiv and London stand to gain from the Project Nightfall program to develop a ballistic missile.

“We look like fools,” Croatia’s commander-in-chief fumes after Serbia nabs new jets.

Kyiv needs the money to keep the country functioning and its military fighting as the Russian invasion nears its fifth year.

A majority of countries oppose Paris’ push to restrict Ukraine’s spending to EU defense firms.

The two countries’ relationship is “incredibly valuable in the kind of dangerous and turbulent world in which we live,” Canada’s High Commissioner to London, Ralph Goodale, tells POLITICO as he steps down.

The tangled relationship between Cyprus and Turkey will cast a shadow over Nicosia’s efforts to steer defense issues.

Departures are five times higher than arrivals in Cyprus’ revamped migation policy.

Countries gobbled up €150 billion of cheap loans for defense in the fall and the Commission president said they are clamoring for more.

Shared capabilities and funding for Ukraine will be top of the agenda for next week’s European Council summit.

A rebellion against Ursula von der Leyen’s calls for a European “preference” in public procurement reveals dueling visions of how to compete against the U.S. and China.

Andrius Kubilius tells POLITICO the bloc needs to be more proactive on its own defense, “in case Article 5 suddenly is not implemented.”

Washington is unhappy that some European arms programs limit U.S. participation.

Some non-NATO countries like Australia and New Zealand plan to chip in to the PURL scheme, while other allies are doing much less.

Global revenues of weapons companies soared to a record $679 billion in 2024 driven by wars in Ukraine and Gaza and Europe’s rearmament.

The package includes drones, long-range missiles, soldier systems, logistics vehicles and critical radar upgrades.

London and Brussels clashed over how much the U.K. would have to pay to take part.