All articles tagged with #european autonomy
Ursula von der Leyen argues the next seven-year EU budget (about €2 trillion) should finance Europe’s independence from foreign powers, backing investments in strategic sectors from research to defense; however Germany and five allies are pushing for hundreds of billions in cuts, complicating a compromise as leaders balance cohesion and farming policy with new priorities.
NATO’s procurement arm reportedly chose Saab and Canada's Bombardier to replace Boeing's E-3A Sentry with Saab-Bombardier's GlobalEye, potentially making this the first non-Boeing common airborne-surveillance backbone since 1982 if formalized. The plan targets 10–12 aircraft at about €550 million each (over €5 billion including sustainment), with France already signing for two and interest from Germany, Poland, and Canada; a contract has not yet been signed.
ASML is investing €1.3 billion in French AI startup Mistral to enhance European digital sovereignty, reduce dependence on US and Chinese AI models, and integrate AI into its lithography systems, with strategic ties to Nvidia and a focus on controlling the AI layer for future chip manufacturing advancements.