Not a Defence Ministry — A Force Multiplier 🛡️🇪🇺 | How the EIB Strengthens Europe’s Security! Europe’s security effort needs coordination, not confusion. Speaking in Brussels, Nadia Calviño explains where the European Investment Bank Group fits into Europe’s defence architecture — alongside the European Defence Agency and NATO. The EIB’s role is financial — and highly specific: long-term financing for large-scale defence infrastructure support for major R&D programmes across Europe nurturing

Today, 28 January, the HR/VP Kaja Kallas is participating in the EDA Annual Conference, where she is delivering the keynote address “To be ready for today and 2030, together for Europe’s defence,” sharing her vision on today’s defence and security challenges. Watch it here: | European External Action Service - EEAS

Europe Must Wake the Sleeping Giant – Andrius Kubilius on Defence Readiness, Unity & Fighting as EU! Europe is facing the greatest security crisis of its lifetime — and hesitation is no longer an option. Speaking at the European Defence Agency Annual Conference, European Commissioner for Defence and Space Andrius Kubilius delivers a powerful call to action: Europe must wake the sleeping giant and be ready to defend itself — together. From the war in Ukraine to rising global instability, Kubilius