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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
EU countries greenlight €150 billion loan plan for joint defence procurement
19/05/2025
4 min. read
Defence
Why the EU’s defence pact with the UK makes sense
16/05/2025
4 min. read
Defence
Rutte says NATO allies ready for big jump in defence spending commitments
15/05/2025
4 min. read
Defence
NATO plans to sideline Zelenskyy at June summit to keep Trump happy
15/05/2025
3 min. read
Defence
Prosecutors probe NATO procurement agency staff over drone, ammo deals
14/05/2025
2 min. read
Defence
NATO’s European foreign ministers brace for defence spending talks with US
14/05/2025
4 min. read
Defence
EU’s €150bn defence loan plan held up by haggling over inclusion of foreign arms makers
13/05/2025
3 min. read
Defence
EU weighs redefining ‘defence’ to turn regional aid into defence cash
08/05/2025
3 min. read
Defence
German NATO ambassador joins Berlin’s new government
07/05/2025
2 min. read
Defence
EU Commission puts more defence texts on overhaul list
05/05/2025
3 min. read
Defence
NATO poised to redefine ‘defence’ to hit Trump’s 5% spending target
04/05/2025
3 min. read
Defence
EU defence loans rules pit member states against industry
01/05/2025
2 min. read
Defence
EU joins forces with Ukrainian drone industry for the first time
30/04/2025
2 min. read
Defence
Kallas moves EU meeting to attend London ‘reset’ summit
29/04/2025
2 min. read
Defence
Von der Leyen to hold strategic defence talks with industry leaders on 12 May
29/04/2025
3 min. read
Defence
EU picks German military man from within for top defence agency job
28/04/2025
2 min. read
Defence
UK, EU to frame partnership as bulwark against Trump turmoil
28/04/2025
2 min. read
Defence
EU to extend ammo subsidy scheme for extra year
25/04/2025
2 min. read
Defence
France says ‘non’ to loosening rules for arms exports in Europe
25/04/2025
3 min. read
Defence
Von der Leyen, Starmer close in on defence deal in London
25/04/2025
3 min. read
Defence
NATO members spent $1.3 trillion on arms last year
24/04/2025
2 min. read
Defence
Seoul comes looking for Europe’s rearmament cash
23/04/2025
3 min. read
Defence
EU Commission reallocates cash to defence, again
22/04/2025
3 min. read
Defence
NATO’s war room in Wallonia to get €1 billion makeover
18/04/2025
3 min. read
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