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EU unveils €1.5 billion defence programme as Ukraine war persists

EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and EU Internal Markets Commissioner Thierry Breton unveiled an ambitious proposal to massively boost weapons production and procurement in the bloc to shift from a reliance on US arms and in reaction to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Tuesday 5 February 2024. © European Commission

The European Commission has announced an unprecedented defence package for the EU to boost its arms industry, allowing the bloc to shift to "war economy mode" in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

This Tuesday, European Commissioner for the Internal Market, Thierry Breton, unveiled the European Defence Industrial Strategy in Brussels – an extensive project aimed at encouraging EU countries to buy more weapons together from European companies, and to help European firms increase production capacity.

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