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Czech Republic leads initiative to buy artillery shells from outside EU
Weapons makers are boosting production after decades of under-investment
Also in this newsletter: HSBC profits plummet, Navalny jail bosses sanctioned, hedge fund makes $1bn from interest rates bet
Also in this newsletter: A closer look at the bloc’s green spending gap
Ursula von der Leyen’s plans to use common funding for arms contracts meets resistance
It is reasonable to ask if US support has made Europe neglect its security
Concerns about Donald Trump would be ‘much less relevant’ if all alliance members met spending target, says Grant Shapps
President welcomes long-term military aid after Russian invasion as ‘new security architecture’
Also in this newsletter: Euroclear thrown into the spotlight
Western defence figures warn of Moscow’s capabilities and heightened threat beyond Ukraine
Brussels must fortify sector for a ‘rougher world’, commission president warns in interview with FT
Berlin is taking a more muscular approach to national security, but concern is growing over how it will maintain the necessary spending
Eighteen of 31 countries are set to spend 2 per cent of GDP on defence
Also in this newsletter: Kosovo pushes out Serbian dinar for the euro
IISS says Asian defence spending exceeds western Europe’s and is growing faster despite Ukraine war
Intelligence says Moscow will beef up troops near Finland and Baltic states as it prepares for future conflict
EU foreign policy chief and German chancellor denounce threats against Nato from Republican frontrunner
Trump is undermining its safety and the continent must respond
Also in this newsletter: can AI help the EU wean itself off China?
Danish defence minister is latest western official to sound the alarm about Moscow’s continued appetite for war
The UK needs to rebuild its ability to fight, and deter, a wider war
Also in this newsletter: Europe’s right-wing reshuffles ahead of elections
Also in this newsletter: Why is Serbia considering reinstating military conscription?
War in Ukraine and tightening national budgets prompt bloc’s funding priorities to change
Also in this newsletter: Von der Leyen lands in Bosnia and is likely to both raise and damp hopes of accession to the union
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