THE REFORMED EU FISCAL FRAMEWORK IN ACTION: PROVIDING SUFFICIENT FUNDS AND INCENTIVES FOR PUBLIC INVESTMENT AND THE GREEN TRANSITION?
Policy Paper by Andreas Eisl - the new central debt sustainability analysis framework, the extension clause and the national escape clause for defense spending provide significant support for maintaining or even raising public investment levels.
TOWARDS A COHERENT EU DEFENCE INVESTMENT FRAMEWORK
Briefing by Sylvie Matelly - The recent White Paper on defence enshrines the urgency by setting very short deadlines for action (2030). It is in this context that the next MFF must be placed.
Blogpost by Sébastien Maillard- The United Kingdom no longer wants to simply move closer to the European Union (EU), but to comply with European rules, in its own interest.
WHAT MIGHT AN 'ALLIANCE OF MIDDLE POWERS' LOOK LIKE?
Blogpost by Guillaume Duval - The current situation now requires Europe to act urgently if it does not want to be crushed by the pincer movement formed by Trump on one side and the Xi-Putin alliance on the other, which is closing in on it
FOR ITS DEFENCE, EUROPE NEEDS AN ARMAMENT SINGLE MARKET
Blogpost by Bertrand de Cordoue - in 2025, EU member states’ expenditure on the development, acquisition, and maintenance of military equipment will have reached a total of around €130 billion.
Defending Europe: Episode 2 – Players and institutions
Infographic by Sylvie Matelly, Nicole Gnesotto and Bertrand De Cordoue - This infographic is part of a series of four entitled Defending Europe, which will be published gradually until June 2026.
The Jacques Delors Institute is a European think tank founded by Jacques Delors in 1996 (under the name Notre Europe) at the end of his presidency of the European Commission. Based in Paris, it is chaired by Enrico Letta.