Brussels will boost the arms industry with joint purchases, compatible arsenals and emergency warehouses. The new European defense strategy calls for a modification of the rules of the European Investment Bank so that it finances manufacturers of lethal material.
The strategy also includes the gradual integration of the Ukrainian defense industry into European programs. Russia's war against Ukraine was a wake-up call for the EU, waking up a continent in crisis, with open war and a defense industry that had been neglected for many years.