Three Ways to Build EU Defense

Three Ways to Build EU Defense

As the US prepares to cut support for “free-loading” Europeans, the continent has a plan to rapidly scale-up its defenses.

Western Europeans deprived of defense

The possible withdrawal of the United States from its preeminent position in NATO, even if it does not withdraw from the Atlantic Alliance, sends the political West back to its own devices. How can peace be ensured on the continent? The European Defense project, developed by François Mitterrand and Jacques Chirac, does not allow for the defense of the European space, but only provides the EU with the means to intervene in the event of a massacre…

Europeans are said to dream of the EU "playing a bigger role". But EU bureaucrats themselves commissioned and carried out the survey, which is dismissed as a pure "influence operation".

66% of Europeans want stronger EU role in their protection

Defense, security emerge as top policy priority, with 36% of respondents saying EU should focus most on this area - Anadolu Ajansı

The European Parliament’s research organisation, Eurobarometer, has published its Winter 2025 report. The survey, which was conducted between 9 January and 4 February 2025, assesses the attitudes of EU citizens towards membership of the organisation, their priorities and demands. According to the Eurobarometer results, 66% of EU citizens support an increased role for the EU in defending against global crises and security risks. This view is part…

Eurobarometer: Less importance given to defense and security in Slovenia

Brussels, March 25 (STA) – Most European citizens want the EU to protect them in light of global crises and to act unitedly when facing challenges, according to the latest Eurobarometer, a public opinion survey by the European Parliament. Compared to the European average, respondents in Slovenia attributed much less importance to defense and security. On the sub-question of which three aspects the EU should focus on the most, Europeans on averag…