HOW DID THE RENAISSANCE OF WAR IN EUROPE COME ABOUT?

Europe is rearming. As early as an EU summit in March 2025, it was decided – following a proposal by the European Commission – to spend €800 billion on defence projects by 2030. With this ‘Re-Arm Europe Plan’, the Commission aims to allow EU member states to take on new debt for their defence without risking an EU deficit procedure. In addition, a new EU fund with €150 billion in loans for defence investment is planned. This will enable Member States to jointly procure, for example, air and missile defence systems, artillery systems, ammunition, drones or cyber defence systems.