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The hypocrisy of some states regarding a more consolidated defence industry is obvious. By invoking national sovereignty to protect their 'champions', they are compromising collective capacity.
At the end of 2025, the European Commission (EC) presented the new Bioeconomy Strategy, an ambitious framework that aims to accelerate the transition to a clean, resilient and competitive economy while strengthening the strategic autonomy of the European Union (EU). This initiative places the bioeconomy at the core of what will be Europe’s response to dependence on materials ...
Leaders will meet on 12 February to discuss reducing the EU's dependencies in certain sectors, strengthening strategic autonomy and European competitiveness.
Jorge Rodrigues believes the European Union needs to strengthen its common foreign policy. He also adds that the agreement with India is a decisive step to ensure autonomy and security.
In an article signed by more than 50 public figures, it states that concessions to the US have exposed Europe's vulnerability and argues that a more productive and competitive Europe is needed.
In the European Parliament in Strasbourg, the President of the European Commission urged the Union to speed up its path to independence so it can defend itself in a world she says is already 'lawless'.
At 09:00, Ursula von der Leyen said Europe must move towards independence.
