NBB 2025-6: Roadmap to war under national leadership

The latest issue of the ENAAT newsletter ‘News from the EU Bubble’ is now Available here

Summary:

EU funding for the arms industry

  • MEPs & Council reach deal on EDIP: EU Military Sales mechanism to boost arms exports?
  • SAFE loans: negotiations open with UK and Canada
  • Next EU-long term budget: military focus a given, divergences on degree and scope
  • EIB: more money and faster decision-making on military projects
  • EU-Israel: no sanctions and EU draft strategy, Elbit out! campaign

other aspects of European militarisation

  • Defence readiness roadmap: Europe ready for war by 2030?
  • Governments regain control over “Europe of defence” plans
  • Drone Wall becomes EDDI and go South
  • ‘Omnibus for defence’: deregulation for the arms industry in progress
  • Kyiv open for arms exports
  • Military objectives officially enter the EU’s AI strategy
  • EU-India Security and Defence Partnership in the pipeline

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ENAAT at the Emergency Festival 2025 Reggio Emilia, Italy.

10 October 2025

ENAAT at the Emergency Festival 2025 Reggio Emilia, Italy. On 5,6,7 October 2025, Emergency Festival took place in Italy. During the event organized by the international NGO, Laëtitia Sédu was invited to speak about arms trade and lobbying activities on EU budget by Claudio Jampaglia, journalist at Radio Popolare. The full interview is available online (in Italian). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_xyeDmjpwM

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