The European Commission and the European Investment Fund (EIF) have announced a €40 million investment in Keen Venture Partners’ European Defence and Security Tech Fund.
President Ursula von der Leyen emphasised the urgency of strengthening Europe’s defence capabilities and taking greater responsibility for its own security.
On 25 February 2025, Commissioner for Defence and Space, Andrius Kubilius, chaired a High-Level Roundtable with the representatives of some of the most consequential financial stakeholders in the EU.
In a formal ceremony, the FFPA was co-signed by DG DEFIS Director-General Timo Pesonen and OCCAR Director Joachim Sucker, representing Executive Vice-President Margrethe Vestager.
Speech by President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen at the European Parliament Plenary on strengthening European defence in a volatile geopolitical landscape.
European Commission intensifies its support to the European defence industry with the adoption of the Work Programme foreseen in the Regulation on supporting Ammunition Production (ASAP) for 2023-2025.
DG DEFIS participated to the 54th edition of the Paris Air Show, the annual rendezvous of global stakeholders of the aeronautics, defence and space ecosystems.
The European Commission is enhancing technological sovereignty of the European Union through greater investment and cooperation.
The project “Instantaneous Infrastructure Monitoring by Earth Observation” (IIMEO) has been selected for implementation by the European Commission.
EU and NATO are joining forces to step up the existing cooperation by launching an EU-NATO Task Force on Resilience of Critical Infrastructure.
The changed geopolitical circumstances in Europe since February of last year call for the European Union to be increasingly capable and autonomous in defence industry matters.
The agreements were negotiated between OCCAR and the Commission in a very short timeframe, which is a strong indicator of the very positive cooperation between both organisations. In his speech, the OCCAR-EA Director highlighted this good spirit and emphasized the objective that cooperation between OCCAR and the Commission should grow more and more in order to strengthen …
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