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The year 2020 has been a challenging year not only under a health, social and economic perspective, but also in relation to EU defence. The level...

06/01/2021

11 November, IAI organized, jointly with the Centro Studi sul Federalismo and the Scuola di Applicazione dell’Esercito, a closed-door round-table with the title "Europe of defense in a new world (...

17/12/2020

The 2016 EU Global Strategy delineated the level of ambition of the Union, but four years later the EU still struggles to reach this level in the...

30/11/2020

The EU directives on defence market (2009/81) and intra-EU transfers (2009/43) were adopted after a delicate process led by the European Commission and influenced by the member...

14/10/2020

Collective EU capabilities are fundamental for effective defence and deterrence. A new Main Battle Tank could add momentum if developed by more than two countries...

02/09/2020

The Covid-19 crisis could be an opportunity for the EU to implement more pragmatic and efficient solutions not only in the economic field, but...

16/07/2020

In partnership with the Istituto Affari Internationali (IAI), Friends of Europe is launching its study on Italy and the future of European defence and Mediterranean security in Rome and Brussels....

24/02/2020

Europe is divided regarding the future of European air forces and aerospace industries. The Franco-German FCAS project and the British "...

23/03/2019

Conference with Nathalie Loiseau, French Minister in charge of European Affairs

"International talks" organized by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) and La Stampa to discuss the...

11/03/2019


This workshop will give MPs an opportunity to discuss threat perceptions among societies and political leadership in Europe – with the aim to create a closer mutual understanding of the...

11/02/2019