ED Position Paper: EWG 18 - 30 Strengthen European defence – some perspectives
EWG 18 - 30 Strengthen European defence – some perspectives 30 March 2023 On 18 May 2022, the European Commission published a Communication analysing, at the request of the Council, deficits in defence investment and possible remedies to overcome them. This document clearly highlights the need for Europeans to better work together, especially at a time when military expenditures will increase sharply in response to the war in Ukraine and draws some perspectives.