Daily Memo: EU Defense Plan, Undersea Cables Update

The bloc is proposing major investments in the European defense industry.

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European defense. The European Commission released its first Defense Industrial Strategy, aimed at making the EU’s industrial base more competitive and boosting weapons production to fend off Russian aggression. The plan is also meant to decrease the bloc’s dependence on U.S. military support. It proposes investing 1.5 billion euros ($1.6 billion) in European industries and […]

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