Nearly two-thirds of foreign-made components in Russian weapons are produced in or re-exported from China, a senior Ukrainian official said on Tuesday (24 September).
Mario Draghi called for a division of labour across the continent, for cash on projects of European interest and a buy-European preference, as member states mull reforming the bloc's defence industry.
A more right-wing European Parliament could mean fewer regulatory initiatives in the area of tech, a weakened push for market integration, but more support for defence tech, according to party manifestos and an interview with an expert.
Kyiv is looking for European Union funds to boost support for its domestic arms industry and tap into additional non-contracted capacities, Ukraine's Minister of Strategic Industries, Oleksandr Kamyshin, told Euractiv. "[Our] objective is to find more funds to procure from Ukrainian …
The EU defence market must be more integrated, create champions, get access to cash and give the Commission overseeing powers, Enrico Letta’s audit says, going fiercely against member states’ protectorship.
The European Commission's preparatory reflection for the EU Defence industry strategy includes setting up and securing bloc-wide supply chains of defence products with mapping, monitoring, prioritisation of orders and facilitated intra-EU exports, according to a document seen by Euractiv.
Increasing ammunition production in Europe is in the hands of national governments, who can re-prioritise orders, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said on Tuesday (21 November), amid concerns that the EU may fail to send the planned one million rounds of ammunition to Ukraine by March.
The European Commission on Wednesday (18 October) published its first call for industries to benefit from EU funds to ramp up their production capacities of ammunition and missiles.
With Western countries calling for a ramp-up of the defence industry's production capacity, supply chains are becoming a risk factor, several European defence industry sources told EURACTIV.
Companies caught out by China's decision to restrict exports of two metals widely used in semiconductors and electric vehicles were racing to secure supplies on 4 July as some industry suppliers worried that curbs on rare earth exports could follow.
Ukraine is in negotiations with Western arms manufacturers to boost production of weapons, including drones, and could sign contracts in coming months, a Ukrainian minister told Reuters.
A meeting between defence industries and NATO on Thursday (15 June) has caused a serious backlash, mainly from those who were not invited, potentially jeopardising the military alliance’s drive to support a badly needed ramp-up of production.
NATO defence ministers meeting in Brussels on Thursday (15 June) are expected to increase the alliance's ammunition stockpiles and production capabilities and review its defence plans as Russia's war in Ukraine rages on.
NATO defence ministers are expected to meet with the heads of 25 major Western defence companies on Thursday (15 June), EURACTIV has learnt, as efforts to ramp up ammunition production continue.
India and the United States have concluded a roadmap for defence industry cooperation for the next few years, the two countries said on Monday (5 June), a landmark move expected to bolster New Delhi's defence manufacturing ambitions.
As EU member states consider boosting the production capacity of the bloc's defence industry, they must also decide how much power they are ready to cede to Brussels.
A new French defence bill aims to create a personnel reserve for the country's defence industry in a bid to counter worries over lacking human resources should there be a need to increase defence equipment manufacturing, particularly in emergency situations.
After weeks of talks, EU member states reached on Wednesday (3 May) a preliminary agreement on a plan which aims to spend €1 billion on joint procurement of ammunition and missiles over the next year.
The allies are considering setting a new defence industry investment pledge to boost production capacity and replenish their stockpiles, several NATO sources told EURACTIV.
Romania is able to play a more significant role in Europe's defence industry, Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton said during a visit to Bucharest on Wednesday (11 April).
While EU member states agreed to jointly procure ammunition for Ukraine last month, they still have not decided on legal details, such as who the contracts should be awarded to. EU ambassadors met on Wednesday (5 April) to discuss legal details …
The European Commission is expected to know in two to three weeks how to proceed with plans to ramp up European arms production, which would also help secure a quick and steady supply to Ukraine, the EU's Internal Market Commissioner Thierry Breton told EURACTIV Slovakia.
**Updates with comments upon arrival in Stockholm. The EU could move closer to a landmark decision on joint procurement of ammunition to aid Ukraine and replenish domestic stockpiles as EU defence ministers meet on Wednesday (8 March) to look at joint …
In a bid to speed up the supply of ammunition to Ukraine, EU's chief diplomat Josep Borrell is proposing to use an additional €1 billion to boost ammunition production in Europe, according to an options paper sent to member states, seen by EURACTIV.
