Exclusive-EU needs 'decisive change' in 'scale and pace' of defence investment, report says


FILE PHOTO: European Union flags flutter outside the European Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium April 29, 2026. REUTERS/Yves Herman/File Photo

BRUSSELS, Sept ⁠24 (Reuters) - The European Union ⁠is not rearming quickly or ‌effectively enough to meet its goal of being ready to defend ​against Russia by ⁠2030, according to ⁠the executive summary of an ⁠EU ‌report prepared for the bloc's leaders ⁠and seen by Reuters.

“Tackling the challenges ​of ‌a contested and deteriorating security ⁠environment ​and the threat posed by Russia’s aggression requires moving ⁠further and substantially faster ​than now to reach defence readiness by 2030,” the European ⁠Defence Agency wrote.

“To achieve its 2030 readiness objective, Europe needs a decisive change ​in the scale ⁠and pace of defence investment, ​capability development and ‌industrial capacity,” it ​said.

(Reporting by Lili Bayer, editing by Andrew Gray )

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