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Poland and UK discuss defence spending as Europe moves to re-arm
Finance minister Andrzej Domański calls for smarter funding as continent moves to bolster its military powerFinancial Times - 1d -
Asian defence stocks soar to record highs as Europe prepares to re-arm
Japanese and South Korean contractors gear up after Donald Trump threatens to withdraw US security umbrellaFinancial Times - 2d -
Can Germany spend its way out of industrial decline?
Chancellor-to-be Friedrich Merz wants to expand investment in defence and infrastructure. The race to re-arm could be a much-needed boost for manufacturingFinancial Times - Mar. 8 -
German Arms Maker Rheinmetall Has Record Sales in ‘Era of Rearmament’
Since the start of the war in Ukraine, the company moved quickly to meet Europe’s growing need for military spending.The New York Times - Mar. 12 -
Germany votes for historic boost to defence spending
The move alters the German constitution, allowing the country to increase its military spending.BBC News - 2d -
Why Poland is still pushing for more EU-wide defence funding ideas
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Germany set to vote on historic increase in defence spending
German MPs could pave the way for huge investments to defend Europe against a threatening Russia.BBC News - 3d -
Europe’s defence spending spree risks debt crisis, warns Dutch politician
Pieter Omtzigt says EU’s €800bn military build-up could push up debt and interest ratesFinancial Times - 3d -
Von der Leyen says €150bn defence loans should be spent in Europe
Funds to be used on weapons from EU and like-minded European nations such as UK, Norway and SwitzerlandFinancial Times - Mar. 11 -
Starmer shifts from boots on the ground in Ukraine to air and sea defence
UK prime minister hosts meeting of senior armed forces figures from 31 nationsFinancial Times - 15h -
The costly end of Europe’s ‘peace dividend’
Defence spending at 3.5% of GDP would have cost EU an extra $387bn a year since finish of cold warFinancial Times - 4d -
Germany to reach out to France and UK over sharing of nuclear weapons
But Friedrich Merz cautions such a move could not replace the US’s existing protective shield over Europe. Germany’s chancellor-to-be, Friedrich Merz, has said he will reach out to France and ...The Guardian - Mar. 9 -
EU to exclude US, UK and Turkey from €150bn rearmament fund
Victory for France-backed ‘Buy European’ approach to defence spendingFinancial Times - 1d -
UK Treasury omits defence from National Wealth Fund priority sectors
Decision comes even as government joins other European countries in seeking to raise military spendingFinancial Times - 1d -
Countries must bolster climate efforts or risk war, Cop30 chief executive warns
Ana Toni also criticises the UK’s plans to slash overseas aid to fund defence spending. Countries looking to boost their national security through rearmament or increased defence spending must also ...The Guardian - 3d -
Poland's Tusk plans large-scale military training for all adult males
Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk says his government is working on a plan to prepare large-scale military training for every adult male in response to the changing security situation in EuropeABC News - Mar. 7 -
Watch: Starmer visits UK nuclear-armed submarine
The prime minister pays a rare visit to the crew of HMS Vanguard, as the submarine returns to UK waters after more than 200 days of patrol.BBC News - 1d -
If even Germany is embracing higher spending, why on earth can’t Labour? | William Keegan
Russia has pushed Europe into a quasi-Keynesian approach to the defence budget. Only Britain insists on cutting help to the sick to pay for security. As the president of the US provokes trade and ...The Guardian - 5d -
Europe is crying out for leadership. After years of drift, Germany is finally ready to answer | John Kampfner
A historic vote to boost spending on defence and infrastructure shows the country is shedding its excess of caution – and its complacency. Few people outside Berlin’s political bubble will have ...The Guardian - 4h -
Merz presses Greens to name their terms for German defence spending rise
‘What more do you want from us?’ asks chancellor-in-waiting as he seeks urgent support for fiscal rule changes. Germany’s chancellor-in-waiting has tried to win over the Greens to his ambitious but ...The Guardian - Mar. 13 -
No European defence without Germany
The rapid action by Friedrich Merz in the face of Donald Trump’s disruption highlights how the continent’s leaders need strategy as well as spendingFinancial Times - Mar. 8 -
Boosted defence spending will come at cost of manifesto pledges
Government should level with public about which promises it cannot afford to keepFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
Why Brussels’ €150bn defence pot is a test case for the EU’s arms strategy
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Israelis moving to live in Europe ‘rejuvenating’ Jewish communities
Research shows dramatic reversal of decades of net outflow to Israel, as new arrivals bring cultural influences. Israelis making a new home in Europe have become vital to previously declining ...The Guardian - 3d -
Sweden to expand arms and space capabilities without US
Stockholm still values co-operation with Washington but backs stronger European pillar of Nato, defence minister saysFinancial Times - Mar. 12 -
Germany’s Greens vow to block Merz’s flagship spending package
Party officials reject €500bn infrastructure fund plan and change to debt borrowing rules to fund defence spendingFinancial Times - Mar. 10 -
UK's Starmer convenes 'coalition of the willing' for second meeting to discuss Ukraine
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is convening a meeting of global leaders to discuss the developments regarding the war in Ukraine, following another frantic week of diplomacy aimed at getting ...ABC News - 6d -
3 Bulgarians Found Guilty of Spying for Russia in UK and Europe
The group of Bulgarians, who were living in the U.K., were convicted by a London jury of conducting surveillance operations across Europe on behalf of the Russian state.The New York Times - Mar. 7 -
Poland’s president urges US to move nuclear warheads to Polish territory
Call from Andrzej Duda aimed at deterring future Russian aggression likely to be viewed as highly provocative in MoscowFinancial Times - Mar. 13 -
How Europe can take up America’s mantle
The continent is an economic superpower but it now has to mobilise in defence of democracyFinancial Times - Mar. 11 -
The UK’s ‘quango’ state
Starmer’s push to slash arm’s-length bodies follows in a long line of ‘red tape challenges’ by previous governmentsFinancial Times - 2d -
Call it a defence levy or even a patriot tax – but Labour is going to have to raise taxes, fast | Gaby Hinsliff
The world has shifted and defence spending has to rise. But time is running out for the government to make a case for it. Five years ago this weekend, life as we knew it was suspended overnight. ...The Guardian - 3d -
Two-thirds of arms imports to Nato countries in Europe come from US
Continent’s deep reliance on American-made weapons underscored by Sipri dataFinancial Times - Mar. 9 -
Brussels proposes collective arms purchases for EU member states
Response to Donald Trump’s policies would shift decision-making power in EuropeFinancial Times - Mar. 13 -
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Spain’s Sánchez calls for cyber and climate to count as defence spending
Prime Minister says ‘our threat is not Russia bringing its troops across the Pyrenees’Financial Times - Mar. 13 -
‘Germany is back’: Merz secures Greens’ support for defence spend boost
Backing of Greens is tantamount to approval of chancellor-in-waiting’s proposal to relax debt brake. Germany’s conservative chancellor-in-waiting, Friedrich Merz , has said he has secured the ...The Guardian - 6d -
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Germany OKs huge boost in defense spending as Europe gears up for new era
Germany’s parliament approved plans for a massive spending surge on Tuesday, throwing off decades of fiscal conservatism in hopes of reviving economic growth and scaling up military spending for a ...NBC News - 2d
