EU Defense Funding
EU and NATO Defense Funding Glossary: SAFE, EDIP, PESCO Explained
SAFE, EDIP, PESCO, DIANA. A plain-language glossary of the EU and NATO defense funding instruments and programs currently active, kept updated as new ones launch.
Pesco
Bulgaria
Bulgaria Joins Eight EU Defense Projects Under Permanent Structured Cooperation
Bulgaria is set to participate in eight new European Union defense initiatives under the PESCO framework. The projects span areas including military mobility, cyber defense, and unmanned systems. The move reflects Sofia’s continued alignment with EU capability development efforts.
EDA
Anders Sjoborg Appointed Deputy Chief Executive of European Defence Agency
The European Defence Agency has appointed Anders Sjoborg as its new Deputy Chief Executive. The move reinforces the agency’s leadership at a time of expanding EU defense cooperation initiatives. Sjoborg brings extensive experience from European security and defense policy roles.
Austria
Bundeskanzler Stocker Calls for Stronger EU Defense Readiness: “We Cannot Be lulled into False Security”
Bundeskanzler Stocker Urges Stronger EU Defense Readiness in Copenhagen.