Latest ENAAT Newsletter “News from the Brussels’ Bubble”

The latest Newsletter of the ENAAT EU project is available here: ENAAT NBB 2021-4_-29.11.2021

Main news items:
– EU Defence Fund updates: state-of-play and industry-focused experts

– Outcomes of the Defence Council meeting (15-16/11/21): Strategic Compass, PESCO, EDA, EIB …

In short:
– 5 countries to receive “military assistance” (weapons) through the Peace Facility

– EC Work 2022 programme “Making Europe stronger together”
– EU Summit on Space (and a bit on Defence), February 2022 in France (Toulouse)
– Subjective list of interesting links

2021-2022 EU Calendar: main meetings to come

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The competitiveness trap: How EU ‘simplification’ fuels a global arms race

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NBB 2026-1: Quiz, which of the EU institutions is the most arms-industry friendly?

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