Aurélie Pugnet Archives
Aurélie Pugnet
Chief Defence Correspondent
Aurélie is the Chief Defence Correspondent at Euractiv. She joined as a Global Europe and Defence reporter in the spring 2023 from Bruxelles2, where she had also followed the EU foreign policy and defence as well as NATO for several years. In the spring of 2024, she took over the Politics team, guiding the coverage of the European Elections, which saw a surge in far-right movements across the continent. Aurélie studied International law and relations before jumping into journalism at Lille’s journalism school. She is French, and also speaks English and German.
- Location: Brussels
- Languages: French, English, German
- Expertise: ’Strategic autonomy', security and defence policy, defence industry, NATO, European and American geopolitics
- Location expertise: Europe, France, USA
Latest posts from this author
Defence
US Patriot missile maker counts on Europe to increase missile production
19/06/2025
3 min. read
Defence
Last-minute objections raised over buy EU rules EU defence industry programme
18/06/2025
2 min. read
Defence
EU nears deal on defence industry plan after foreign arms stalemate broken
17/06/2025
4 min. read
Politics
The Brief: The Israeli enclave steals the Paris Air Show
16/06/2025
4 min. read
Defence
EXCLUSIVE: EU countries chip in to extend ASAP ammo production subsidies
16/06/2025
2 min. read
Defence
FIREPOWER: Jets in Paris, EIB invests in defence, big bucks for ammo and more
13/06/2025
12 min. read
Defence
Saab CEO warns EU there’s a ‘premium to pay’ for long-term defence
13/06/2025
3 min. read
Defence
Ukraine’s drone war successes are driving European defence industry interest
12/06/2025
5 min. read
Defence
EU grapples over buy European rules in Commission’s big defence industry proposal
11/06/2025
4 min. read
Defence
NATO needs 400% increase in air and missile defence, alliance chief says
09/06/2025
2 min. read
Defence
FIREPOWER: D-Day! NATO, EU leaders prep for crunch talks
06/06/2025
12 min. read
Defence
NATO’s defence spending obsession eclipses other strategic discussions
05/06/2025
3 min. read
Defence
EU Commission pitches using unspent Covid funds for defence industry
05/06/2025
2 min. read
Defence
NATO countries would count Ukraine military aid toward new 5% defence spending target
03/06/2025
3 min. read
Defence
Eastern and Nordic NATO countries push for 5% of GDP in defence spending
02/06/2025
2 min. read
Defence
Canada wants defence partnership with EU amid US spat
30/05/2025
2 min. read
Defence
Swedes settle into NATO’s Brussels headquarters
30/05/2025
2 min. read
Defence
EU military chiefs urge rethink of NATO relationship
28/05/2025
4 min. read
Economy
Trump delays 50% EU tariff until 9 July
26/05/2025
2 min. read
Politics
Council of Europe leader decries ‘political pressure’ on human rights court over migration
24/05/2025
2 min. read
Economy
Trump’s latest tariff threats appear to pour cold water on hopes for EU-US deal
24/05/2025
4 min. read
Defence
Cash from EU’s €150 billion defence loan scheme to flow by winter
22/05/2025
2 min. read
Defence
European Investment Fund puts €40m into defence tech venture fund
22/05/2025
2 min. read
Defence
INTERVIEW: Russia’s Arctic frontier should be NATO’s concern, Norwegian foreign minister says
22/05/2025
4 min. read
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