Von der Leyen’s mission impossible one-fits-all defence programme

Commission outlines how EU defence industry policy will be streamlined into a single document.

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Aurélie Pugnet and Charles Cohen and Kjeld Neubert Euractiv Jul 17, 2025 17:50 3 min. read

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