Daniel Fiott
@danielfiott.bsky.social
Professor and Head, Defence and Statecraft, CSDS - VUB; and Non-Resident Fellow, Real Instituto Elcano.
More on me: https://linktr.ee/danielfiott
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There is nothing that matches the zeal of a convert… and so it seems with those now calling for (converted to?) European strategic autonomy.
Never fear, it’s just as foretold by the prophecy… 😉
Never fear, it’s just as foretold by the prophecy… 😉
A big thank you to the Chairman of the EUMC for giving me the opportunity to share my views on European defence and NATO’s 5% target for “EU Military Forum”. Pleased to share the pages with @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu and many more!
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This week, at an event, we debated whether Europe was a “player”, “playground” or “plaything”… but a new category emerges: we might not even been on the pitch. “Sidelined” is a word I’m hearing a lot and it’s not just about “the Plan”…
Just keep in mind that European leaders have had three years now… the war has been going on long enough for Europe to get its act together, but we have not done so.
We in Europe can blame Trump all we want… some self-reflection is in order. We have wasted so much time.
How will history judge us?
We in Europe can blame Trump all we want… some self-reflection is in order. We have wasted so much time.
How will history judge us?
We are possibly at a “Poos Moment”, again. Do you remember his line: “This is the Hour of Europe”? How will history write about Europe’s leaders in future…
#Ukraine
#Ukraine
Unless you’ve spoken about European defence in front of a green screen, have you really made it in life? That is the question. Thank you for furnishing me with the answer today @ludovicameacci.bsky.social!
Bon weekend, everybody.
Bon weekend, everybody.
🪄Set up a sector-specific EU Defence Industry Talent Platform to support traineeships in dual-use and defence SMEs, small mid-caps, startups and scaleups, through vouchers, especially for the youth. Explore the establishment of a standalone EU Defence Industry Skills Academy.
🛠️ Set up a Skills Guarantee pilot, that will help workers at risk of unemployment or in professional transition from the automotive sector and its related supply chains move into jobs in strategic and growing sectors such as defence.
📜 Support the transformation of defence procurement by revising the Directive 2009/81/EC Defence and Sensitive Security Procurement. The revision will contain measures to facilitate Member States investments in defence.
📈 Encourage Member States to allocate at least 10% of armament procurement budgets to EDTs.
🥼 Launch EU Defence Innovation Scheme Tech Alliances to network defence startup/scaleups and end-users (armed forces) around priority capability areas, aligning with SAFE’s investment priorities and defence flagships.
🔢 In line with the Data Union Strategy, propose the establishment of a trusted, secure, and interoperable data environment with the creation of a European Defence Data Space.