Breaking taboos on European defence

With the war raging at its doors and the prospect of a second Trump presidency in the US, the EU will finally have to walk the talk about strategic autonomy and give some substance to the ambition to realise a defence Union. The pressures in this respect are mounting, as shown by the latest EUCO summit on 27 June 2024, when the Heads of State and Government addressed security and defence issues and adopted a new Strategic Agenda for 2024-2029. [...]