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While the EU 🇪🇺 is readying its final decisions on a €90 billion loan for Ukraine 🇺🇦 , the @EU_Commission is getting ready for swift implementation.
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Brussels, Belgium Katılım Şubat 2009
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Ukraine has a clear strategy for victory & a just peace.
Europe supports 🇺🇦 victory strategy with Ukraine Support loans.
We’re working w Minister @FedorovMykhailo to ensure 🇺🇦 has enough drones, ammunition & missiles from 🇪🇺 industries for Ukraine to prevail in air, land & sea!
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🇪🇺 Big milestone for European defence.
#EDIP is here⬇️
€1.5bn to boost defence capacity in Europe & Ukraine, scale up joint procurement, and reduce fragmentation.
This is how Europe steps up, faster and more united.
Calls open from 26 March: ec.europa.eu/info/funding-t…
#EUDefence
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‘AGILE’: the proposed name of the new programme proposed today by Commissioner Andrius Kubilius and the Commission to encourage fast, disruptive, short term results-oriented innovation!
Andrius Kubilius@KubiliusA
Today we propose a “booster” for innovative SMEs & scale-ups —#AGILE: ✅€115M to scale up innovation ✅Faster funding ✅Grants in just 4 months ✅High-risk, high-impact projects ✅Full integration of Ukraine 🇺🇦 Our militaries need more disruptive low-cost solutions!
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We need to be ready to win the wars of tomorrow: to adapt - very quickly, to ramp up production - immediately.
We need to be smarter & quicker than our adversaries.
SMEs & startups can help if we ‘boost’ them with speedy support - the proposed #AGILE programme is exactly that!
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Today in 🇩🇪 engaging in detailed discussions with @BMVg_Bundeswehr &🇪🇺 missiles producers - Diehl Defence and @MBDADeutschland
Our immeadte & longterm goal - 🇪🇺#DefenceReadiness & support for 🇺🇦
Ramp-up is possible&is happening, but more efforts needed at 🇪🇺 &national level
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Great meeting with Minister Reiche @BMWE_ 🇩🇪 We have same objectives - bring more innovative & disruptive defence start-ups/scale-ups to the market & militaries. By better connecting civil & defence sectors & working on reskilling, 🇪🇺 will develop ecosystem for surge in defence.
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When we strengthen European defence capabilities as EU Member States, we strengthen at the same time capabilities of NATO. Strong European pillar of NATO is also beneficial for our Transatlantic relations.
#europe20xx Conference in Berlin 🇩🇪⬇️
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Today at the European House 🇩🇪 - engaging discussion w prominent experts #MarioBaumann, #ChristianCalliess, #PiaFuhrhop, @MairStef, @nicolange_, #LinnSelle, @FundaTekin17 on defence industry, Institutional #DefenceReadiness, European pillar of NATO & European Security Council.
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Start of my #MissileTour- in Poland, key missile producer in the EU.
With DPM Minister @KosiniakKamysz - on how to ramp up missile production in the EU, for & with Ukraine 🇺🇦, how #SAFE will boost 🇵🇱economy and defence industry.
Press conference 🔗⬇️
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Getting ready for the missile tour!
Today I hosted a roundtable of European defence industry representatives. The industry is readying to ramp-up, indicating bottlenecks & importance of long term contracts.
🇺🇦 heroes in the front can not wait, we need to deliver super fast!
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Happy Birthday, Lithuania! 🇱🇹
Long live freedom, democracy and independence!
We declared it in 1918, we regained it 1990, and that’s for ever!
That is not only a celebration, that is also - a promise!
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Thank you @EnricoLetta for important discussion on building European Defence Union.
Defence readiness starts with material readiness, but does not end here. We need political & institutional readiness.
Defence industry fragmentation is economic & national security issue.
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On a critical path to joint successes!
Andrius Kubilius@KubiliusA
Historic day!🇪🇺🤝🇨🇦 Amidst global shifts, Canada and the EU are strengthening ties when needed most. Pleasure to sign important agreement under the #SAFE instrument this morning! It will boost our industries & security, strengthen our defence cooperation & economic ties.
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Impressed with the potential of 🇩🇪 start-ups & new defence companies to make Europe strong.
Thank you, @bundeskanzler Merz, Ministers Pistorius, @DoroBaer for the discussion.
🇪🇺 is ready to support defence start ups to scale with EU funded programs.
#MSC2026
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"We need to see strategic shifts in American geopolitical thinking," EU Defense Commissioner @KubiliusA told us in the #POLITICOPub at #MSC2026.
As the U.S. looks to shift more of their attention to deterring China, "we [Europe] need to accept that rationally," he said.
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Starting #MSC2026 with MSC Breakfast on defence innovation
Full house for @EU_Commission initiatives to support defence innovators, SMEs, start-ups via 🇪🇺 instruments #EUDIS #BraveTechEU
We need to catch up as in the EU only 4% defence budget goes to R&D, while US allocate 16%
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Stockpiles + diversified suppliers + surge capacity = credible European defence - @KubiliusA opening the first Security of Supply Board @defis_eu @CY2026EU #EDIP
Andrius Kubilius@KubiliusA
Defence readiness will be reached and European might will be built if security of supply in defence is ensured. With 🇪🇺 Member States, EU institutions we’re launching today the Security of Supply Board. Defence supply chains are not only a national concern 🇪🇺 #EDIP @CY2026EU
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