In his Zeitenwende-speech, Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz emphasised the importance of Europe as the central framework for action for the announced realignment of foreign and security policy. However, there has been a lack of clear European orientation in the implementation of the measures so far. The progress made is currently not sufficient to meet the even greater challenges.
In the latest issue of Berlin Perspectives, Dr Nicole Koenig, Head of Policy of the Munich Security Conference (MSC) describes how short-term agreements with partners outside Europe, the cautious German reaction to new European defense initiatives or the sceptical attitude towards debt-financed solutions undermine the long-term goal of a unified European defence industry. She shows how the European Defence Union could be made fit for the road in the long term, for example by renewing the Strategic Compass, creating a European internal market for defense and expanding joint European investments.
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