The latest issue of the ENAAT newsletter ‘News from the Brussels’ Bubble’ is now available here.
Summary:
EU funding for the arms industry
- EC proposes fivefold increase for the military in 2028-2034 EU budget
- EDIP and “defence sovereignty”
- SAFE: €127bn in loan request, possible violation of EU treaties?
- EDF benefiting Israeli Aerospace Industries
- EP and Council included “defence capabilities” in Cohesion policy
- EIB Triples Defence Lending with €3 Billion Boost
Other aspects of EU militarisation
- European Council: NATO hangovers and defence bank idea
- Defence Readiness Omnibus unveiled, still not enough for arms industry
- EU-Canada Defence partnership and possible access to SAFE, more to come?
EU Peace Facility and related news
- Ukraine: more military support while exporting?
- EPF to support Senegal and Cabo Verde
- EU on Israel: too little too late, legal case against EU