EU countries spent €343.2 billion on defence in 2024, with Germany and France together accounting for 44% of this total.View ...

The president of France says the European Union’s ongoing push to bolster its own defensive capabilities isn’t intended to spawn an alternative to the NATO alliance but to answer a long-standing U.S.

Europe is supposed to be collaborating more on defense in response to Trump. But German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has signaled his country may exit the FCAS flagship deal to jointly build a warplane ...

Analysts told Euronews Next that Germany, France, Ukraine and the United Kingdom stand out as countries that have done the ...

France has pledged expanded military cooperation with Ukraine, including work on anti-ballistic defence systems, following ...

A new paper identifies "ten central capability gaps" Europe needs to plug to be able to act autonomously, without U.S.

Menaced by an aggressive Russia and no longer able to count on the United States for its security, the European Union is scrambling to chart a way forward. For decades, Europe assumed that its U.S.

Representatives from the EU's 27 countries are simulating how to collectively respond to a variety of threats spanning hybrid ...

Germany and France have indicated different timelines for the future of their joint next-generation fighter jet programme, casting fresh doubt over Europe's largest defence initiative.

Members to plan how to assist each other in event of attack as transatlantic alliance faces worst crisis in its history Brussels officials will draw up a plan on how to use the EU’s little-known ...

Belgian soldiers demonstrate combat techniques during a military training showcase as part of National Day celebrations in Brussels, July 21, 2025. (Yuval Molina Obedman/Courthouse News) BRUSSELS (CN) ...