« Beaucoup de PME du secteur de la défense ont du mal à accéder aux fonds publics ou privés en raison des rÚgles d'investissement durable qui sont de plus en plus suivies», explique @lscazzieri.bsky.socialbuff.ly/4cfqU0l
La France, l'Allemagne et douze autres Etats membres font pression pour que la Banque européenne d'investissement puisse financer l'industrie de défense, ce que ses statuts lui interdisent aujourd'hui...
đïž Where will the EU find the money for its defence ambitions? Charles Grant and @lscazzieri.bsky.socialbuff.ly/3Iy2stg
As we enter the third year of full-scale war in Ukraine and the possibility of Trump's re-election becomes more likely, Charles Grant, director, and Luigi Scazzieri, senior research fellow, conside...
The EU's proposals to strengthen the defence industry will be hamstrung by limited funding and member-states' doubts. But in the long-term, the EUâs role in defence will probably grow. #EUdefence@lscazzieri.bsky.socialbuff.ly/4cblMKu
Thank you to @cerianbond.bsky.social@lscazzieri.bsky.social and Andrew Wilson for speaking at our CER/UCL European Institute discussion on 'Ukraine's European future: Prospects and possibilities', in Brussels this morning.
Having a defence Commissioner would essentially mean having someone dedicated to overseeing DEFIS + maybe the EPF. In itself that would not make much difference. It's more important to see whether the EU goes deeper into defence industrial matters in its upcoming strategy, and what ÂŁ is available.
The next European Commission should include a dedicated defence portfolio, Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said on Saturday (17 February) - and interest in the idea seems to be growing among...
Great article on European defence by Timothy Garton Ash - linking to this piece www.cer.eu/publications...@lscazzieri.bsky.social
My colleague @lscazzieri.bsky.social looks for ways to avoid further escalation in the Middle East, and even to lay the foundations for progress towards a two-state solution. To start with, focus on getting the West Bank right, not Gaza; that comes later.
Important piece by @lscazzieri.bsky.social . Europe needs to move faster & invest more in increasing defence production. And - in my view - national leaders need to tell Finance Ministers to stop obstructing progress, in the national & European interest.
Europeâs ability to support Ukraine militarily remains constrained, while Russiaâs production capacity is surging. New policy brief by @lscazzieri.bsky.social , senior research fellow, CER buff.ly/3RXhQUo
The EUâs defence industrial policies will help determine whether Europeans can increase their ability to provide support to Ukraine, persuading Russia that its war is unwinnable.
Europeâs ability to support Ukraine militarily remains constrained, while Russiaâs production capacity is surging. New policy brief by @lscazzieri.bsky.socialbuff.ly/3RXhQUo
The EUâs defence industrial policies will help determine whether Europeans can increase their ability to provide support to Ukraine, persuading Russia that its war is unwinnable.